Maricopa, AZ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Required parking and loading spaces, maneuvering areas, and driveways shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, paving stone, or masonry to a sufficient thickness to withstand repeated vehicular traffic. The zoning administrator, in collaboration with the city engineer, may establish alternative standards for porous surface paving.

2. Required parking spaces shall be permanently marked and shall be accessible from a street or alley by a driveway or aisle such that all vehicles shall approach the street or alley in forward motion, except for single-unit dwellings and agricultural uses.

C. Compact Parking. On a site with at least 10 required parking spaces, up to 20 percent of the total required parking spaces may be compact spaces; provided, that the following standards are met:

1. Where covered parking is required all covered parking spaces shall be standard size;

2. All compact spaces are to be designated with a sign or pavement marking; and

3. Compact spaces shall be distributed throughout the parking area, with no more than eight compact spaces in a single row. No more than four compact parking spaces placed end-to-end shall make up any cluster of 10 parking spaces.

D. Accessible Parking. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided and maintained pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Arizonans with Disabilities Act of 1992.