In unincorporated St. Clair County residential districts (RR, SR, MHP, MR), the zoning ordinance forbids parking spaces within any required yard that abuts a street, so you generally cannot pave a front-yard parking pad in the required setback. Cities set their own driveway rules.
St. Clair County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 40-6-10(F) states that parking spaces shall not be permitted within any required yard abutting a street in the 'RR', 'SR', 'MHP', and 'MR' districts, effectively barring front-yard parking within the required setback in most residential zones. Parking aisles and spaces must be entirely within lot lines, and no vehicle may overhang the public right-of-way or lot line (Sec. 40-6-10(C)). Off-street parking areas in business, industrial, and multi-family districts must be paved with an all-weather surface and properly drained (Sec. 40-6-10(E)). Single-family and two-family dwellings must provide two off-street parking spaces per unit (Sec. 40-6-16). Municipalities govern driveways inside their limits.
Parking within a required street-abutting yard or letting a vehicle overhang the right-of-way is a zoning violation enforced by the Zoning Administrator.
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