San Mateo County, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies in
- Broadmoor Police Protection District only
- Allowed area
- Improved driveway to garage/carport
- Covers
- Vehicles, boats, boat trailers, camper shells
- Violation class
- Infraction
Summary
Front-yard vehicle, boat and camper-shell parking is banned outside the driveway in the Broadmoor Police Protection District.
No person shall park or store a vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle Code, or a boat of any type, or any boat trailer, or camper shell(s), in the front yard of a lot, whether improved or unimproved, including the lawn area thereof, in any residential zone within the territory of the Broadmoor Police Protection District, except upon that improved area which shall comprise the driveway to a garage or carport; provided that this section shall not cover abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or vehicle parts within the scope of chapter 7.60. For the purposes of this section "front yard" shall not have that definition established in section 6102.85 but shall mean that space on a lot which is not covered or obstructed by any structure and is visible from the street. The violation of this section shall be an infraction.
(Prior code § 3731.21; Ord. 3096, 02/17/87; Ord. 3301, 03/12/91)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 47).
Full Breakdown
Ordinance Code § 7.28.190 bars parking or storing a vehicle, boat, boat trailer or camper shell in the front yard of any residential lot within the Broadmoor Police Protection District, except on the improved driveway area leading to a garage or carport. "Front yard" here means the unobstructed space visible from the street, not the zoning-code definition. This is a narrow geographic rule tied to the small Broadmoor district near Daly City, not a county-wide driveway standard; it excludes abandoned/wrecked vehicles, which fall under the separate Chapter 7.60 abandoned-vehicle rules.
Violations & Fines
Violating this section is an infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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