Glenn County, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Glenn County Code § 15.61.050
- Two-way driveway minimum
- 18 feet wide
- Absolute driveway minimum
- 10 feet wide
- Small-lot exemption
- 10 or fewer spaces: no paving/landscaping
- Adopted
- Ordinance 1183, 2006
Summary
In unincorporated Glenn County, a two-way driveway serving a new building or major alteration must be at least eighteen feet wide, and any driveway, one-way or two-way, must measure at least ten feet under Code Section 15.61.050. Small lots catch a break: a parking lot or addition serving ten vehicles or fewer is exempt from the chapter's paving and landscaping requirements.
The minimum width of a driveway for two-way traffic shall be eighteen feet; The minimum width of any driveway shall be ten feet; Exception. Any parking lot or parking lot addition designed to serve ten or less vehicles shall be exempt from the paving and landscaping requirement.
Full Breakdown
61: eighteen feet of width for two-way traffic, and a ten-foot floor for any driveway regardless of direction of travel. 020. 030 requires parking areas used year-round to be surfaced in asphaltic concrete or its equivalent, with gravel allowed only for low-intensity or periodic-use lots, and requires stalls of at least eighteen feet by nine feet for standard cars. 050 works alongside that surfacing rule: a lot with ten parking spaces or fewer does not have to pave or landscape its lot at all, easing the cost of small commercial or accessory uses.
040 separately requires a five-foot landscape planter along any public road frontage except where a driveway crosses it, plus one tree for every twenty parking spaces. All grading and drainage for the driveway and parking area must conform to the public works director's requirements.
Violations & Fines
Building or altering a driveway narrower than the ten-foot absolute minimum, or narrower than eighteen feet where two-way traffic is intended, fails to meet the standard required for the off-street parking approval tied to a building or use permit under Chapter 15.61, and can hold up final inspection or occupancy. As with other Title 15 land-use standards, enforcement runs through the general code violation provisions: a first offense is an infraction, with repeat violations of the same requirement within 12 months escalating to a misdemeanor under Sections 1.12.010 and 1.13.010.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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