Ventura County, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Fully operative, licensed and registered motorized vehicles may be parked in the front or street-side setback when located in a driveway leading to a garage, carport, or other required parking space for single- and two-family dwellings. Said motorized vehicles and operative non-motorized vehicles (e.g., bicycles, boat or vehicle trailers), accessory to a dwelling, may be parked on a paved area (no wider than ten (10) feet) adjacent to the driveway, except as provided elsewhere in this Chapter.b.No required setback may be used for the provision of required parking spaces, except as specifically provided in this Chapter.c.In the M1 and M2 Zones, required off-street parking spaces may be located in required street-side setbacks, provided that such parking spaces are located behind required landscaping and screening and any other required improvements, such as sidewalks.d.On interior lots, a minimum three-foot-wide area adjacent to one (1) side lot line shall be kept free of operative motorized vehicles and open storage. (See Section 8107-1.6 of this Chapter.) (Am. Ord. 3730—5/7/85; Am. Ord. 3749—10/29/85; Am. Ord. 3810—5/5/87; Ord. No. 4407, § 4, 10-20-2009; Ord. No. 4618, § 3, 7-25-2023)