Blaine requires all driveways and approaches to be hard-surfaced with concrete or blacktop. Driveways cannot exceed 45% of the combined front yard and corner side yard area, with a maximum width of 36 feet beyond the right-of-way. Vehicles in the front and corner side yards must park on paved driveways only.
The City of Blaine regulates driveways through its zoning ordinance (BZO Chapter 29 / standards section) and the Residential Guide to Community Standards. A permit is not required for new driveway construction or improvement. Depending on the zoning district, driveways cannot be constructed closer than three feet (R-1, R-1AA) or five feet (AG, FR, RE, R-1A, R-2) from the adjacent property line. All driveways and approaches must be hard surface using concrete or blacktop. Driveways cannot exceed a total of 45% of the area of the front yard and corner side yard, with a maximum width of 36 feet beyond the public right-of-way. Within the public right-of-way, driveway width cannot exceed 24 feet for single-family lots with less than 70 feet of frontage, or 30 feet for lots with 70 feet or more of frontage. These dimensional limits tie directly to parking: in the front yard and corner side yard, vehicles, RVs, and trailers may be parked on paved driveways only, so the paved surface defines where on-lot parking is legal. Questions on driveway construction are handled by a City Planner at 763-785-6180.
Building an unpaved (gravel or dirt) driveway, exceeding the 45% front-yard coverage limit or the width maximums, violating side-yard setbacks, or parking vehicles off the paved surface in the front or corner side yard are violations. Planning (763-785-6180) and Community Standards (763-785-6146) handle enforcement.
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