Oxnard, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 16-333(A) states the rule plainly: no person shall park or store a vehicle on any portion of residential property visible from a public street unless the vehicle is parked on a driveway. Subsection (B) supplies the two definitions that make the rule enforceable. A 'driveway' is a solid or continuous slab of concrete or asphalt at least three inches thick, or another surface approved by the Community Development Director, sized to fully encompass the vehicle parked on it, with access from the public right-of-way through an authorized curb cut or other approved means.

'Residential property visible from a public street' means any residential property that can be seen while standing in a public street and that is not shielded behind a six-foot-high opaque fence. That fence height ties directly to the side and rear yard fence limit in Section 16-309, meaning a property owner who builds a compliant six-foot opaque fence removes the area behind it from this section's reach entirely. The rule also dovetails with the home vehicle repair exception in Section 16-302(B)(4), which separately bars storing a vehicle under repair on an unpaved driveway area, closing off dirt, gravel, or lawn parking as a workaround for either provision.