Prescott Valley, AZ Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 13-10-030 governs where off-street parking can sit in the Town of Prescott Valley. For residential uses on lots of 18,000 square feet or less, subsection B bars parking on any portion of the required front yard unless the vehicle is on a driveway paved with approved material such as masonry, concrete, decorative stamped and/or colored concrete, or asphalt, and that paving covers not more than 50% of the required front yard. Subsection A requires residential parking to be on the same lot or a contiguous residentially zoned lot. On a corner lot, subsection C permits fully screened parking on pavement covering no more than 25% of the lot's length in a required side yard. Subsection D bars any parked vehicle from blocking or encroaching onto a public sidewalk. Commercial and industrial parking, under subsection E, goes on the same lot or a lot within 300 feet with the same or less restrictive zoning.

The dust-free pavement, striping, and driveway-width standards of section 13-10-040 apply to permitted or required parking areas "except parking accessory to dwelling units," so subsection B of 13-10-030 is the residential paving rule. For other parking, 13-10-040 requires a space of not less than nine feet by 20 feet, permanent dust-free pavement maintained to the Town Engineer's satisfaction, and driveways no narrower than 12 feet for one-way and 24 feet for two-way travel.

The building code adds a driveway step. Section 7-01-140(A) requires an applicant for a new building to show the proposed location of culverts for all driveway accesses across roadside bar ditches, and the Town Engineer then issues a culvert installation permit. Under 7-01-140(C), driveways and flat work not exceeding 200 square feet, not more than 30 inches above grade, and not affecting Town right-of-way are exempt from a building permit, but 7-01-140(B) keeps zoning and engineering permit requirements in place. Section 13-10-030 was rewritten by Ordinance No. 2024-947 on December 11, 2024, and amended by Ordinance No. 2026-979 on May 28, 2026.