Apple Valley, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Surface required
- Asphalt, concrete or approved all-weather
- Waiver available
- Single-family driveways on unpaved streets
- Garage/carport floor material
- Portland cement concrete
- Single-family driveway minimum width
- 12 feet
- Governing section
- Development Code § 9.72.060(B)(6)
Summary
Every driveway in Apple Valley must be paved with asphalt, concrete or another all-weather surface under Development Code § 9.72.060(B)(6), kept dust-free and properly graded, though the Town Engineer may waive paving for a single-family driveway where the abutting street itself is unpaved.
Parking and loading spaces and driveways shall be paved and maintained in a good and safe condition and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water run-off and to prevent such run-off from accessing adjacent property without the permission of that property owner. The paving of driveways for single-family residences may be waived where paved streets are not installed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
060(B)(6), Surfacing, requires that permanent vehicle parking, loading, maneuvering and driveway areas be paved with asphalt, concrete or another all-weather surface approved by the Town Engineer, and permanently maintained in a dust-free condition, clear of litter, trash or debris. a). Subsection (b) sets the maintenance and drainage standard: parking and loading spaces and driveways must be paved and kept in good, safe condition, graded and drained to dispose of surface water without letting runoff cross onto a neighboring property without that owner's permission. The same subsection carries the one built-in exception relevant to unpaved rural streets: the paving of driveways for single-family residences may be waived where paved streets are not installed.
c). 070(B): a single-family driveway must be at least 12 feet wide, while driveways serving single-family-attached, multi-family or nonresidential uses must run 16 feet wide for one-way access and 28 feet for two-way access, up to a 36-foot maximum, with minimum spacing of 40 feet from a street corner and 20 feet from another driveway.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining an unpaved residential driveway where the fronting street is itself paved, or letting a paved driveway erode into a dust or drainage nuisance that discharges runoff onto a neighbor's property without permission, violates Section 9.72.060(B)(6) and is enforceable through the town's code compliance process. A driveway narrower than the 12-foot single-family minimum or the multi-family/commercial width standards in Section 9.72.070(B) will also be rejected at Development Permit review.
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