Gwinnett County, GA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Surface required
- Hard-surfaced driveway, carport, or garage
- Detached-home paving cap
- 35% of front yard
- Attached-home paving cap
- 75% of front yard
- Side/rear yard vehicles
- 15 ft from property line
Summary
Unincorporated Gwinnett County bans parking on unpaved ground in residential districts, requiring a hard-surfaced driveway, carport, or garage, and caps front-yard paving at 35 percent for detached homes.
240-10.3 Parking surfaces. B.In a residential district, the parking of any motor vehicle except on a hard-surfaced driveway or in carport or garage with hard-surfaced flooring is prohibited. Any recreational vehicle or non-motor vehicle may only be parked in a carport, enclosed structure, or in the side or rear yard on a paved surface or approved porous or grassed paving system.C.Maximum allowable paved parking or hard surface area in the front yard of single-family residential development... Single-family detached development - not more than 35 percent.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
The UDO's parking-surfaces standard prohibits parking a motor vehicle anywhere except a hard-surfaced driveway or a carport/garage with hard-surfaced flooring. RVs and non-motor vehicles may only sit in a side or rear yard on paving or an approved porous/grassed system, at least 15 feet from the property line. Front-yard hard surface is capped at 35 percent of the yard for single-family detached homes and 75 percent for attached units.
Violations & Fines
Parking on grass, dirt, or gravel outside an approved porous system in a residential front yard, or exceeding the front-yard paving cap, is a code violation subject to Planning and Development enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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