Apple Valley, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

The Town of Apple Valley sets parking-surface standards in two places. For everyday residential parking, Municipal Code section 6.30.030(F)(8) requires that all vehicles in the front-yard area between the home and the public right-of-way be parked on a driveway or a concrete, asphalt or gravel parking surface — gravel is expressly allowed, reflecting the Town's rural desert lots. That section also caps operative vehicles at six per single-family lot, with exceptions for fully screened vehicles, employer-provided vehicles, motorcycles, garaged vehicles, and visitor vehicles parked under 24 hours. For development-standard parking, section 9.72.060(B)(6) requires permanent parking, loading, maneuvering and driveway areas to be paved with asphalt, concrete or another all-weather surface approved by the Town Engineer, permanently maintained dust-free and clear of debris; garage and carport floors must be portland cement concrete. Importantly, that same section allows the paving of single-family driveways to be waived where paved streets are not installed, a practical accommodation for unpaved rural roads. Additional single-family parking may be placed in a side or front setback alongside a driveway at least 20 feet long if paved to standard (9.72.040(A)(1)).