Rancho Cucamonga, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

030 sets the parking-surface rule for every residential lot in the city: subsection (A) requires vehicles to be parked inside an enclosed garage or carport, or on a required or authorized off-street area paved with asphalt or concrete, and subsection (B) extends that paving requirement to any parking area visible from the street, the public right-of-way, or an adjacent property, which must be kept usable, free of potholes and loose material, and clear of oil and grease so it doesn't wash into the storm drain system.

090(C) sets the matching construction standard for the driveway itself: residential driveways must be at least 19 feet long and paved with concrete, asphalt, grasscrete, or a similar material built to city specifications. 030 doesn't stop at surfacing. Subsection (C) allows extended vehicle storage in a side, corner-side, or rear yard only if there's a principal use the storage supports, no one lives or runs a business out of the stored vehicle, the parcel's required parking is still met, and the storage area is screened from the street and neighbors by a fence, wall, or equivalent screen at least five feet tall; subsection (D) caps that side and rear yard storage area at five percent of the lot or 500 square feet, whichever is larger.

Subsection (E) limits vehicles parked in a front, corner-side, or side yard within public view to five consecutive days, and subsection (G) bars any vehicle over 7,000 pounds curb weight, 80 inches wide, seven feet tall, or 25 feet long from parking on a residential lot at all unless it's actively making a delivery, performing a service on-site, or covered by a home occupation permit.