Erie, PA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Article 907 of the Codified Ordinances governs every curb cut and driveway in the City. 02 bars anyone from starting to construct, reconstruct or establish a driveway apron, driveway, or curb cut without first getting a written permit from the City Engineer. 03 must list the property owner, the contractor doing the work, the work location, and an attached sketch of the proposed plan. 04 sets the fee schedule: $5 per lineal foot for residential curb cuts and driveways, $10 per lineal foot for commercial.

07 fixes the dimensional standards. Residential lots 50 feet wide or narrower are limited to one driveway and one curb cut; lots wider than 50 feet may add a second driveway only if it serves a circular drive and the two cuts are separated by at least 15 feet. Residential driveway width must fall between 9 and 12 feet at the apron. Commercial driveways cannot exceed 30 feet wide, and an owner is capped at two curb openings per 100 feet of continuous frontage, though the Engineer may grant a variance beyond 30 feet where the site has peculiar conditions and the variance won't harm public safety or convenience.

Curb openings must sit at least 15 feet from an intersection, 5 feet from a fire hydrant, and 15 feet from another driveway, and every driveway must meet the street at a minimum 45-degree angle. 06 a permit lapses one year after issuance if the work isn't done. 11 puts ongoing maintenance of the curb, driveway, apron and abutting sidewalk on the property owner or tenant, with 30 days' written notice from the City Engineer before enforcement follows a failure to maintain.