San Clemente, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

080 governs where boats, trailers, and oversized vehicles can sit on residentially zoned or residentially developed property. Subsection C sets a 20-foot setback: such vehicles, including oversized vehicles parked in driveways, must be parked at least 20 feet from the back of any curb or, if no curb exists, from the edge of any improved street, unless the vehicle sits in a garage, carport, or an enclosure that totally screens it from the street, is required for a disabled resident's daily use, or is there temporarily for loading and unloading.

Subsection D is stricter about the driveway itself, allowing only oversized vehicles that are self-powered and operable to be parked in required driveways, while boats and trailers cannot be parked in required driveways at all; the required driveway is defined as the portion needed to access the garage, carport, or other legally required off-street parking area, under the City Engineer's driveway standards. A boat or trailer kept anywhere else visible from the street must be partially screened by a six-foot fence, wall, or hedge that is at least 50 percent opaque along the street-side property line, under Subsection E, unless the Community Development Director approves a reduced 42-inch screen where a taller one is impractical.

Vehicles for disabled residents displaying a DMV disabled placard are exempt from both the setback and screening rules if the owner files a doctor's written authorization with the City Clerk, and any boat, trailer, or oversized vehicle may sit in a driveway without a permanent screen for up to six round-trip loading and unloading cycles per year, each limited to a 48-hour period.