Marietta, GA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

08 of the Marietta Code of Ordinances, part of the Planning and Development article's off-street parking standards, sets out what counts as a legal parking surface on any lot in any zoning district. Subsection A bars parking any vehicle, expressly including trailers and boats, on anything other than a surface 'treated and hardened' to carry vehicles up to 8,000 pounds GVWR. Subsection B spells out three ways to meet that standard: four inches of 2,500 psi concrete with control joints every 30 feet or wire reinforcement, an asphalt binder and topping course at least 3 inches thick, or brick laid on a 2-inch concrete base.

Every use must submit a parking plan with its building plans for review by the Development Services Director and Public Works Director, and a building cannot be occupied until the approved parking is in place; a temporary hard-surfaced sub-base can satisfy the requirement in the interim. Subsection C also limits driveway paving in front yards: no parking or loading area can be established in a required front yard in a residential district except for single-family use, and even then no more than 35 percent of that front yard can be paved or used for parking.

Parking areas must connect to a public street, have marked spaces at least 9 feet by 20 feet, and provide interior drives at least 20 feet wide. Nighttime lighting for parking areas is required if the lot is used after dark, but it cannot glare onto neighboring properties.