Bradenton, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 5.1.2.5 of the Bradenton Land Use Regulations treats driveways and parking areas as accessory structures of residential buildings. Subsection b states that driveways and parking areas are permitted in the front yard, and subsection a requires them to comply with sections 4.1.4.3 and 4.1.4.4.

Section 4.1.4.3 controls the curb cut. Curb cuts in public rights-of-way are subject to the review and approval of the director of public works and, on a state or county right-of-way, to the approval of those bodies. A residential building with up to six dwelling units is limited to one access point or driveway per street frontage. Circular drives are the exception, with a maximum width of 12 feet per curb cut and a minimum of 25 feet between curb cuts. Single access points are limited to 24 feet in width, and curb cuts must sit at least two-thirds of the distance of the lot frontage or 100 feet, whichever is less, from any intersecting roadways. Multi-family dwellings with more than six units follow the business standard: one 36-foot-wide or two 24-foot-wide vehicular access points per street frontage, with a minimum distance of 30 feet between any two access points serving one property. Gasoline service stations are limited to two 24-foot-wide access points per street frontage, at least 50 feet from any intersection.

Section 4.1.4.4 requires landscaping for parking and vehicular use areas, but exempts those serving single-family and two-family houses.

What can be parked in the front yard is narrower than where a driveway can go. Schedule 5.1.1 says recreational vehicles, boats or trailers shall not be parked in the front yard except for loading, unloading, and cleaning, and that unregistered or inoperable vehicles or trailers shall not be stored at residential properties. A maximum of one commercial vehicle may be parked on a parcel containing a residential dwelling unit, and only if it meets the definition of a commercial vehicle in chapter 10 solely due to the criteria in subsections (f) or (g) of that definition. The text read does not set a paving requirement for a one- or two-family driveway. Section 2.2.1 requires a zoning permit for parking areas.