Berks County sets no driveway-parking rule; it's municipal. Statewide, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353 bars anyone from parking in front of a public or private driveway, so blocking your own or a neighbor's driveway apron is a citable offense.
How you use your own driveway (surfacing, front-yard parking, RV storage) is governed by municipal zoning under the Municipalities Planning Code, not by Berks County. But one rule applies everywhere: 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353 prohibits stopping, standing or parking in front of a public or private driveway. In the City of Reading, § 576-404 separately prohibits blocking a garage or rear-yard parking-area entrance. Front-yard and driveway parking standards — how many vehicles, on what surface — vary by municipality, so check Reading's zoning code or your township ordinance for specifics.
Blocking a driveway under § 3353 is a summary traffic offense; Reading blocking-entrance violations are ticketed under § 576-404.
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