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

San Jacinto Municipal Code § 17.330.100 limits where vehicles can sit and turn on single-family lots in the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, California. The base rule: parking and maneuvering in the front yard is limited to the space within a carport or garage plus a paved driveway between that garage or carport and the street serving it, and the driveway cannot exceed the width of the garage. Recreational vehicles are carved out because Section 17.330.040 (Limitations on Parking/Storage of Vehicles) regulates them separately.

The section then lists extra front and side yard areas that can also be paved. With an attached garage, the paved space between the driveway and the nearest side property line can extend as far as the rear of the residential structure and cannot exceed twenty feet in width beyond the driveway serving the garage. With a detached garage served by the adjacent street, the same 20 feet applies, running as far as the rear of the garage. With a detached garage served from an alley, one paved space no wider than 20 feet can sit adjacent to a side property line and extend no further than the space between the street and the rear of the house; that driveway is subject to approval of a curb cut by the Public Works Department.

Subsection B ties the rule to a percentage. Under § 17.330.100(B) and the matching text in § 17.215.035(A), paving for driveways in residential zones cannot exceed 35% of the required total front yard area, and the Director can approve deviations from that standard for parcels of 50 feet or less in width. Section 17.215.035 adds two more front yard caps: paved walkways and hardscape cannot exceed 25% of the required front yard area, and a minimum of 40% of the front yard must consist of pervious surfaces for landscaping. Subsection C of § 17.330.100 and subsection D of § 17.215.035 require a zoning clearance issued under Chapter 17.655 (Zoning Clearances) before any new driveway paving goes in, and § 17.215.035(D) extends that clearance to new hardscape features such as walkways and patios.