Kings County, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Blocking a driveway in unincorporated Kings County is governed primarily by California Vehicle Code section 22500, which states no person shall stop, park, or leave a vehicle standing in front of a public or private driveway (with limited exceptions for buses and taxicabs loading passengers when locally authorized). The County Code does not duplicate this rule with its own driveway-blocking section, so the Vehicle Code controls on county roads. Separately, the physical creation and use of driveways are regulated by the County: encroachment permits and access standards through Public Works, and setback and frontage standards through the Kings County Development Code. The Development Code's front-yard setbacks are measured from the public road right-of-way, which must be verified with the Kings County Public Works Department to ensure required setbacks are met; this affects where a driveway and parked vehicles can sit relative to the road. The Development Code also notes that an access gate to a rear yard (for example, to park an RV or boat) does not require an added setback. For driveway parking on your own lot, placement is subject to those zoning standards rather than a dedicated parking-on-driveway ordinance.