Brentwood, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BMC § 17.620.016(C)(4)(a)
- Front yard surface required
- Impervious paved driveway area or matching extension
- Qualifying vehicles
- Passenger vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, light trucks only
- Excluded from front yard
- Trailers, boats, motorhomes, RVs
- Size limit
- 20 ft length, 12 ft height max
- Visibility triangle
- No parking per Section 17.640.004
Summary
Vehicles parked in a Brentwood front yard or unfenced side yard must sit entirely on a paved driveway area or matching driveway extension, and only passenger vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and light trucks qualify; trailers, boats and RVs are excluded from that space entirely.
C. Residential District. ... The parking or storage of a vehicle or similar equipment is permitted in any residential district subject to these regulations. The vehicle or equipment must: ... ... 4. Comply with the following: a. If parked or stored within a front yard or an unfenced side yard, the vehicle must be a passenger vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or truck (excluding a truck tractor or a vehicle exceeding a maximum six thousand pounds base pound weight), and: i. Not be a trailer, boat, motorhome, or RV, ii. Be entirely located on the designated paved driveway area that provides direct access to the garage from the street; or on a driveway extension (the area of the front yard between the driveway and its nearest side yard property line, that is improved in a manner substantially similar to the driveway). In this section, "paved driveway area" includes any impervious surface, including concrete, brick, pavers or asphalt, iii. Not exceed twenty feet in length and twelve feet in height,
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
016(C)(4)(a) sets the front-yard parking standard. A vehicle parked or stored in a front yard or an unfenced side yard must be a passenger vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or truck, and it cannot be a truck tractor or any vehicle exceeding a six thousand pound base weight. Trailers, boats, motorhomes and RVs are barred from the front yard and unfenced side yard outright; the code addresses those separately under the side and rear yard rules. The vehicle must sit entirely on the designated paved driveway area that runs from the street to the garage, or on a driveway extension, defined as the strip of front yard between the driveway and the nearest side yard property line that is improved in a manner substantially similar to the driveway itself.
The code defines paved driveway area broadly: any impervious surface qualifies, including concrete, brick, pavers or asphalt, so a gravel or bare-dirt parking pad in the front yard does not meet the standard. 004, which protects sightlines at intersections and driveway approaches. 13 and the California Vehicle Code.
Violations & Fines
Code enforcement can cite a front-yard vehicle parked on unpaved ground, on a mismatched surface, or one that is oversized or blocks the visibility triangle, as a violation of Section 17.620.016. Repeat or unresolved violations are processed as municipal code violations, and vehicles parked in the right-of-way beyond 72 hours are separately subject to towing under the California Vehicle Code and Chapter 10.13.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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