Grand Rapids, MI Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Chapter 164 of the Grand Rapids City Code prohibits parking or storing motor vehicles in a front yard within a residential district (§ 9.502). Vehicles may still be parked on a driveway, but the driveway itself must be surfaced with concrete, asphalt, gravel, or similar material and must run from an authorized curb cut to a garage, carport, or required parking space (§ 9.505). Circular driveways and surfaced turnabouts are capped at 50% of the front yard area and must be built of concrete, asphalt, brick, or six-inch solid concrete block (§ 9.506).