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

132 governs where residents may park in front of their homes. Subsection A prohibits parking anywhere within the minimum required front yard or street-side side yard, motorized or not, unless the vehicle is on a paved driveway that leads to a covered or uncovered parking space required by the zoning chapter. Subsection B lets an owner add paved parking area beside that driveway, but only if it is built and maintained to City Engineer design and construction standards, and the combined paved driveway plus added parking area does not exceed 50 percent of the lot's width or 30 feet, whichever is less, measured at the front setback line.

Subsection C caps all paving and other impervious surfaces in the required front yard, including walkways and vehicular access, at 50 percent of the setback area. The Community Preservation Ordinance backs this up: San Leandro also lists vehicles parked on a lawn or other unpaved surface within a front or street corner side yard, and vehicles parked in a required setback on a surface never approved for parking, as unlawful property nuisances under § 3-1-205(h). A property found in violation of either section can be cited by a Code Enforcement Officer and ordered to remove the vehicle or repave to standard, with the cost of any City-performed abatement charged back to the owner.