Hesperia, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Under HMC §16.20.085, required off-street parking must be on the same site as the use it serves, must be located outside the ultimate street right-of-way, and must be restricted to paved areas designated for vehicle parking unless authorized through a temporary special event permit, site plan review, or conditional use permit. This means expanding a driveway onto the unpaved desert soil of a Hesperia residential lot - or parking habitually on the front yard - violates the development code even where no on-street parking ban applies. Residential parking standards in HMC §16.20.090 require single-family dwellings to provide off-street covered parking (typically a two-car garage or carport) and set additional limits on the storage of commercial vehicles, oversized vehicles, and RVs in front and side yards. California Vehicle Code §22500(e) makes it unlawful for anyone other than the resident served by a driveway to stop, park, or leave a vehicle in front of that driveway; §22500(f) prohibits parking on the sidewalk. Curb cuts and driveway encroachments on public streets require a Public Works encroachment permit. In the WUI/high-fire-severity portions of Hesperia (PRC 4291 applies), driveways must also preserve emergency apparatus access widths.