Antioch, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard paving cap
- 50% of the front yard
- Driveway extension limit
- 3 ft toward yard center
- RV limit
- one per front yard, permit required
- Rear-yard fence
- solid fence/gate, 6 ft minimum
- Vehicle setback
- 3 ft from property line/sidewalk
- Governing ordinance
- Ord. 2218-C-S, passed 8-23-22
Summary
Antioch caps paved front-yard parking at 50% of the yard and only lets residents extend an existing driveway apron toward the property's interior line under Antioch Municipal Code § 9-5.3830(B). Vehicles must sit on the garage driveway or a matching-material extension that reaches no more than three feet toward the yard's center, and RVs parked out front need a city-issued permit.
(B) Front yard. When parked in the front yard, the motor vehicle shall be subject to the following standards:
(1) The motor vehicle may be parked on the driveway to the existing garage or on an attached extension.
(2) The motor vehicle may be parked on an attached extension of the existing driveway apron, subject to the following standards:
(a) The extension shall be paved with concrete or other material similar to the existing paved driveway.
(b) The extension shall only be located within the area between the existing driveway and the nearest interior property line.
(c) The extension may extend inward to the center of the front yard no more than three feet.
(d) A maximum of 50% of the front yard may be paved for parking purposes.
Full Breakdown
3830 of the Antioch Municipal Code, added by Ord. 2218-C-S in 2022, governs where and how vehicles sit on residential lots. S. DOT payload Class 1, 2, or 3 vehicles may park on a residential lot (RVs excepted). Front-yard parking is limited to the existing garage driveway or an attached extension of the driveway apron. That extension must be paved with concrete or similar material matching the existing drive, sit between the driveway and the nearest interior property line, extend no more than three feet toward the yard's center, and the total paved front yard cannot exceed 50%.
202(D), cannot overhang a sidewalk, and must be kept in watertight, operable condition. Only one recreational vehicle may be stored in a front yard, and it requires a residential RV storage permit from the Community Development Department; the permit runs with the property to future owners and tenants but the Zoning Administrator can revoke it for noncompliance, and the City Council may cap the number of permits issued citywide or set a permit fee by resolution. Anyone storing a vehicle in a front yard must prove they live at the property.
As an alternative, a vehicle can be kept in the rear yard behind a solid fence or gate at least six feet tall, parked on brick, concrete, asphalt, or pervious gravel.
Violations & Fines
Under the citywide general penalty, Antioch Municipal Code § 1-2.01, violating any zoning standard including § 9-5.3830 is a misdemeanor unless the City Attorney reduces it to an infraction, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense. An unpermitted or noncompliant RV can also have its front-yard storage permit revoked outright by the Zoning Administrator, and the city may pursue injunctive relief since the code declares any violation a public nuisance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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