Lawrence, KS Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

9 and its subsections to govern where vehicles may sit on a residential lot. 1, is direct: motor vehicles are not permitted to be parked or stored within a front yard, side yard, or rear yard, unless located on an approved driveway constructed in accordance with the city Code, as amended. That means grass, gravel yard areas, or any unpaved surface outside a built driveway is off-limits for parking a car, truck, or motorcycle, whether the vehicle is running or not. 9 itself provides that off-street parking spaces required under Sections 20-902 and 20-903 of the land development code cannot be used to store vehicles, recreation vehicles, trailers, or their components, though there is no cap on vehicles kept inside an enclosed garage or accessory structure.

1 singles out motor vehicles specifically, as opposed to recreation vehicles and trailers, which are governed by their own detailed subsections, a resident who parks a personal car on the lawn beside the driveway, rather than on the paved surface itself, is in violation even if a driveway exists on the property. The rule applies citywide to any residential lot and is enforced by the Director of Planning and Development Services as code official under the property maintenance code.