Akron, OH Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

31, part of the Parking Regulations chapter of the Traffic Code, prohibits standing or parking a vehicle in the front yard of a residence except on a driveway. The section defines "front yard" as the open, unoccupied space between the front line of the building (extended to the side lot lines) and the front lot line, measured from where the structure actually sits, not from any recorded building-line easement. A separate prohibition in the same section bars parking on a "vacant lot," a parcel in a residence district not occupied by a residence, and "residence district" is defined as street frontage improved with houses, or houses and business buildings, for 300 feet or more.

Together the two bans mean a vehicle can sit legally on a residential lot in Akron only on the driveway or another area that isn't classified as front yard or vacant lot; parking on the lawn, a strip beside the driveway, or an empty buildable lot next door is a citable parking infraction. The rule traces to Ordinance 360-1984 and was carried forward through Ordinance 48-1992 and Ordinance 252-1992. 99. An owner can contest a citation through the Akron Municipal Court's parking violations process within the time printed on the ticket; unpaid fines can be referred for collection.