Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 10.28 bars parking on sidewalks, parkways, and medians, and prohibits washing, greasing, or repairing a vehicle in the roadway or parkway. California Vehicle Code Section 22500 also bans blocking a public sidewalk or driveway.
GMC Chapter 10.28 prohibits parking any vehicle on a sidewalk, parkway, or median. The parkway is the landscaped strip between curb and sidewalk, so parking a vehicle there to extend a driveway is not permitted. The same chapter bars parking on any roadway, parkway, or public right-of-way for the principal purpose of washing, greasing, or repairing a vehicle, except for emergency repairs. Front-yard and driveway off-street parking and surfacing standards are set in the zoning code (GMC Title 18, off-street parking and loading). Statewide, California Vehicle Code Section 22500 makes it unlawful to stop or park in a way that blocks a public sidewalk or a driveway, including across your own driveway apron.
Parking on a parkway or sidewalk, blocking a driveway, or repairing a vehicle in the parkway/roadway is subject to citation.
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