Roseville, MN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 703.04(b) of the Roseville City Code sets the standards for driveways and parking lot aisles. For single-family and duplex principal structures in the LDR and LMDR districts, the maximum width at the property line is 26 feet, and three-foot flares are permitted on each side where the driveway meets the street. All other uses get a 36-foot maximum with 10-foot flares. Public safety facilities that are publicly owned and operated are exempt from the width limits. Driveway edges at the front property line must be at least ten feet apart, except in planned unit developments where the development agreement sets the distance.

On LDR and LMDR lots, no driveway can sit within 30 feet of a street intersection right-of-way. In every other zone the distance is 40 feet, measured along the property line from the corner right-of-way line. The minimum driveway angle is 60 degrees from a two-way access street and 30 degrees from a one-way street.

Surfacing is a hard-surface rule. Driveways must be concrete, asphalt, brick pavers or other hard surface pavement approved by the public works director, and Section 1013.11(f) repeats that all off-street parking areas and driveways must be bituminous asphalt, concrete, pavers, or other material approved by the city engineer. Where a concrete approach has no concrete curb or gutter, it is held back two feet from the roadway edge and the remaining two feet is hot mixed bituminous. The owner or builder must obtain a permit from the community development director before starting approach work. The driveway elevation at the property line must be no more than ten inches nor less than four inches above the street centerline.

Residential driveways must keep the edge nearest the side lot line a minimum of five feet from that line. One- and two-family dwellings with driveway access onto county or state roads must be designed so cars do not have to back into the street.

Section 703.03 adds process rules. Work in the street right-of-way must be done by a licensed contractor, but the community development director can waive that for an owner who builds or repairs a driveway and signs a hold harmless agreement. The director must be notified at least 24 hours before construction starts.