Roseville, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Required surface
- Asphalt, Portland cement, or approved hard all-weather surface
- Max front-yard paving for parking
- 50% of required front setback
- Gravel driveway grandfather date
- Pre-May 6, 2016 gravel exempt
- Landscaped setback parking
- Prohibited regardless of surface
- Enforcement tool
- Vehicle removal/towing at owner's expense
Summary
Roseville bans parking any vehicle on an unimproved surface: driveways and parking areas must be asphalt concrete, Portland cement concrete, or another hard all-weather surface under RMC § 11.20.110 and § 19.26.040(D). Front-yard paving for parking is also capped at 50 percent of the required setback.
B. It is unlawful for any person to park, permit to be parked, or allowed to be parked any vehicle upon any unimproved surface. For purposes of this section "unimproved surface" means any surface which does not comply with Section 19.26.040(D) of this code. Properties having driveways composed of gravel prior to May 6, 2016 are exempt from the driveway surfacing requirements for purposes of parking as defined in this section. ... D. Surfacing of Parking Areas. Required parking and circulation areas shall be surfaced with asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete, or other approved all-weather, hard, non-eroding surface. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to insure that the surface is maintained free from significant cracks or holes. ... a. Setback Area Paving Restrictions. A maximum of 50 percent of the required front yard setback may be paved for off-street parking, driveways, walkways, or uncovered patio use.
Full Breakdown
040(D), the citywide parking-surfacing standard. That standard requires all required parking and circulation areas to be surfaced with asphalt concrete, Portland cement concrete, or another approved all-weather, hard, non-eroding surface, and puts the burden on the property owner to keep that surface free of significant cracks or holes. 110(B) grandfathers any driveway that was already composed of gravel before May 6, 2016, exempting it from the surfacing requirement for parking purposes, but gravel laid after that date does not qualify. 030(F)(1)(a) limits how much of a single-family or two-family front yard setback can be paved at all: a maximum of 50 percent of the required front yard setback, and separately a maximum of 50 percent of the required street side yard setback, may be paved for off-street parking, driveways, walkways, or uncovered patio use, with the unpaved remainder required to stay landscaped, irrigated and maintained under subsection F(1)(b). 110, and may not be parked within the landscaped portion of the setback area at all, regardless of surface.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked on an unimproved surface, or on any part of a landscaped front or street-side setback, violates § 11.20.110 and § 19.10.030(F)(1)(d). Under § 11.20.120, any regularly employed, salaried city police officer, or the property owner or their authorized agent, may have the offending vehicle towed at the owner's expense; § 11.20.130 makes whoever wrongfully caused a rightfully-parked vehicle's removal liable for the towing and storage charges.
Frequently Asked Questions
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