Rocklin, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 17.08.132 regulates use and parking in single-family residential zones. Subsection A's permeable surface requirement applies to every lot five thousand square feet or larger in a single-family residential zone: at least forty percent of the combined front yard and street side yard setback area must be preserved with permeable surfaces such as lawn, grass or other landscaping, which limits how much of that area can be converted to driveway, parking pad or hardscape. A property owner facing an unusual lot shape, size or topography can ask the community development director for an exception; the director must find that strict application would deprive the property of privileges enjoyed by similar properties nearby, and must document the findings in writing before granting or denying the request.

Subsection B caps how many vehicles can sit in that same combined front and street side setback area: no more than six at any time, with each additional vehicle beyond six treated as a separate citation. Temporary parking of seven or more vehicles is allowed for up to seventy-two consecutive hours, capped at five days total in any thirty-day period, and parking seven or more vehicles for six days within thirty days is treated as evidence of a violation. A household needing more than six vehicles year-round can apply annually for an exemption from the community development director by showing each vehicle is registered and each driver licensed at the same address.