Inyo County has no special on-street driveway-parking ordinance unique to the unincorporated area; blocking a driveway is handled under the California Vehicle Code. New or modified driveway connections to county roads require a Public Works encroachment permit, and parking surfaces on private lots are addressed by the Title 18 zoning ordinance.
For everyday parking, Inyo County relies on the California Vehicle Code, which prohibits parking in front of or blocking a public or private driveway. No separate unincorporated-county ordinance identified here adds to that rule. The county's driveway regulation focuses on access and construction rather than parking: connecting a new driveway, or modifying an existing one, to a county-maintained road requires an encroachment permit from the Inyo County Public Works Department, which sets standards for the driveway approach within the public right-of-way. On private property, off-street parking, driveway surfacing and the number of required spaces are governed by the Title 18 zoning ordinance, which varies by district. Stopping, standing and parking on the public road itself remain subject to Chapter 10.36 of the Inyo County Code. Because much of the unincorporated county is rural, many properties take access directly off Highway 395 or state routes, where Caltrans (not the county) controls encroachment permits.
Blocking a driveway on a public road is enforced under the California Vehicle Code (citation and possible tow under CVC 22651). Constructing or altering a driveway approach in the county right-of-way without an encroachment permit is a Public Works/code-enforcement matter under Title 22.
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