Lynwood, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 25-65-5 states that, per section 25-65-8, parking on unpaved areas is prohibited in all residential and commercial zone districts; industrial zones can use unpaved drives and parking areas only if surfaced with a gravel and dust-control combination approved by the city engineer to prevent wind erosion and dust drift. Section 25-65-8(A) backs this up directly: all parking spaces and associated driveways must be entirely paved with concrete or asphalt-type surfacing to city standards, and parking on areas that do not meet that standard is prohibited outright.

Within a required front yard, section 25-65-5(A) limits parking to a defined 'parking space' under section 25-65-8, and a parked vehicle cannot extend past the front right-of-way line; in a side or rear yard, or within the buildable area, a parked vehicle needs at least four feet of clearance from any wall containing windows. Section 25-65-7(C) governs the driveways themselves: access width must be at least 20 feet for one-way traffic and 25 feet for two-way traffic, a residential driveway must be at least 20 feet long as measured from the sidewalk to the garage door, and the number of driveways is capped at one per 50 feet of lot frontage, or fraction thereof, with a two-driveway maximum per lot (a curved driveway with two entrances still counts as one). Section 25-65-3 requires a building and engineering permit for any parking facility or driveway, reviewed alongside any planning, land use, or engineering application.