Palm Beach Gardens, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 78-186(b)(4) of the Palm Beach Gardens Code governs what can encroach into a required yard, and subsection b addresses front-yard parking specifically: required off-street parking cannot be located in any required front yard in the RL-1, RL-2, or RL-3 zoning districts, the city's low-density single-family districts, except upon an approved driveway serving a single-family residence. That means a homeowner can park in the driveway itself, since a driveway is the approved means of access the code contemplates, but cannot convert additional front-yard lawn or landscaped area into parking or vehicle storage space in those three districts.

The same subsection allows limited encroachments elsewhere in the yard: projecting architectural features such as awnings, hoods, roof overhangs, canopies, or marquees can extend up to four feet into a required setback, and hardscape elements, meaning paved or decorative surface treatments that are not parking, may be permitted in a required yard without triggering this restriction. Because the rule is written into the general yard-encroachment standard rather than a separate parking chapter, Growth Management and code enforcement apply it as part of the same zoning framework that governs setbacks, corner-lot orientation, and fence placement in section 78-186.

The rule targets vehicle storage specifically; it does not restrict a resident's ability to landscape, add walkways, or install hardscape features in the same front yard, only to add parking beyond the approved driveway.