Fontana, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Fontana Municipal Code Sec. 16-1(c) states plainly: no motor vehicle shall be parked or stored between the established setback line and the main travelled portion of the street except within and upon a driveway. The rule sits inside Sec. 16-1, "Motor vehicle repair or storage in residential zones," whose stated purpose in subsection (a) is to keep residential properties looking maintained and protect neighborhood property values without stopping homeowners from doing minor maintenance on their own cars, so long as the work does not become a nuisance.

Subsection (b) reinforces the driveway requirement by capping any vehicle parked, stored, or worked on in a residential zone at two hours unless it sits in a garage or a space fully enclosed by a solid fence, hedge, or screen at least six feet high, or unless the vehicle can move under its own power. Read together, the two subsections mean a car cannot simply sit on a dirt or grass front yard, or straddle the space between the sidewalk and the house, outside of a paved driveway or an enclosed area; the only lawful place to park in that front zone is the driveway itself.