Beaverton, OR Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard cap
- 2 spaces in RMA/RMB/RMC/CM-RM
- Overflow
- Must go in side or rear yard
- Other zones
- Driveway-area front parking allowed
- Surface
- Asphalt, concrete, or pervious paving only
- Applies in
- City of Beaverton, Washington County, OR
Summary
In Beaverton's RMA, RMB, RMC and CM-RM residential zones, houses and middle housing can park only two vehicles in the front yard: extra spaces must go in the side or rear yard, and all parking must be paved.
In the RMA, RMB, RMC, and CM-RM zones parking and loading spaces for single-detached dwellings, middle housing, and Multi-dwelling with five or six units may be located in side and rear yards and up to two parking spaces may be located in the front yard of each lot. [ORD 4584; June 2012] [ORD 4822; June 2022] [ORD 4859; January 2025]
C. For middle housing outside the RMA, RMB, RMC, and CM-RM zones, and other types of housing in any zone, parking in the front yard is allowed for each dwelling unit in the driveway area. [ORD 4822; June
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2022] [ORD 4857; October 2024] [ORD 4859; January 2025]
10. Open Air Beaverton. [ORD 4819, January 2022]
A. Businesses that are approved pursuant to the Open Air Beaverton program may utilize an unlimited number of off-street parking spaces for the program, with the parking lot owner's permission. [ORD 4844; August 2023]
11. Compact Cars. Compact car parking spaces may be allowed as follows:
A. For residential uses, proposed vehicle parking spaces shall be provided at standard size pursuant to Section 60.30.10.7. [ORD 4844; August 2023]
Full Breakdown
Development Code § 60.30.10(9)(B) caps front-yard parking at two spaces per lot for single-detached dwellings, middle housing, and small multi-dwelling buildings (five or six units) in Beaverton's RMA, RMB, RMC, and CM-RM zones, additional vehicles must be parked in a side or rear yard. Outside those zones, middle housing and other housing types may park in the driveway area of the front yard without the two-space cap. Either way, § 60.30.05(3) requires all vehicle parking, front yard included, to be paved with asphalt, concrete, or a pervious paving surface, dirt or gravel parking doesn't qualify, in the City of Beaverton, Washington County.
Violations & Fines
Parking more than two vehicles in the front yard of these zones, or parking on an unpaved surface anywhere, violates the approved site design and can draw a Beaverton code-enforcement complaint.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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