Glendale, AZ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard paving cap (under 8,000 sf lot)
- 50 percent, § 24-68(c)
- Front-yard paving cap (8,000+ sf lot)
- 40 percent, § 24-68(d)
- Dustproof surface thickness
- 3 inches minimum
- Side property line clearance
- 1 foot minimum
- Minimum fine
- $100.00
Summary
Glendale requires every residential driveway to be a dustproof surface at least 3 inches thick, and caps how much of the front yard can be paved for parking: 50 percent on lots under 8,000 square feet, 40 percent on larger lots. Vehicles may not overhang a sidewalk or sit within a foot of the side property line.
(a)All residential lots shall provide a dustproof driveway between a public street or private drive and all required parking spaces... (c)For lots less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area...(1)No more than fifty (50) percent of the front yard area portion of a property that is located on the street side of an approved solid wall, fence, or gate may be improved with a dustproof driveway, parking, or maneuvering area... (e)(1)All visible vehicles shall be parked, stored or maneuvered on a dustproof surface such as concrete, pavers, asphalt, or crushed rock or aggregate that is a minimum of three (3) inches thick.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 115).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 24-68(a) requires all residential lots to provide a dustproof driveway between the public street or private drive and required parking spaces, extending to the alley if access runs through one. Subsection (c) caps the pavable share of the front yard at 50 percent for lots under 8,000 square feet, and subsection (d) drops that cap to 40 percent for lots 8,000 square feet or larger; both subsections cap the maximum continuous driveway or parking-area width at the lesser of 30 feet (40 feet on larger lots) or 50 percent of the lot's front width, and forbid paving in front of any living space except to reach a garage or carport or to place a semi-circular drive.
Subsection (e)(1) specifies the dustproof surface itself: concrete, pavers, asphalt, or crushed rock or aggregate at least 3 inches thick, with crushed rock or aggregate contained by a permanent border, and it must stay free of weeds and grass. Parking in landscaped or hardscaped areas is banned under (e)(2), and (e)(5) bars any parked vehicle from overhanging a sidewalk, street or alley, requiring at least one foot of clearance from the side property line. Corner lots get special allowances: the front yard used for the calculation may spread across both the front and street-side yards, per (c)(2) and (d)(2).
Violations & Fines
Section 24-68(j) makes a violation of any paragraph of § 24-68, including the dustproof-surface and coverage-percentage rules, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00, unless the city designates the specific offense a civil violation instead. Section 24-70 gives the code official and city prosecutor discretion to deem a provision unenforceable against a specific property when the property's original design or construction makes literal compliance functionally impossible.
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