Terrebonne Parish, LA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Terrebonne Parish Code § 28-136 governs how off-street parking must be built and used within the zoned areas of Terrebonne Parish (the Houma area), where Chapter 28 applies. Under subsection (b), required off-street parking for a dwelling cannot occupy any part of the required front yard, with one narrow exception: in R-1 and R-2 Districts, the driveway itself may count as one of the two parking spaces a dwelling must provide, effectively allowing one car to sit in the front-yard driveway while the second space must be elsewhere on the lot.

In R-3 zones the code is stricter still, stating flatly that "the front yard may not be used for parking" at all. Subsection (c)(1) then sets the surfacing standard for every off-street space, in any district: it must be "properly graded for drainage, surfaced and maintained in good condition, free of weeds, dust, trash and debris," which forecloses parking on bare dirt or an overgrown, unmaintained yard. " Each required space itself must measure at least 180 square feet net, exclusive of maneuvering area. Because this is a zoning requirement rather than a traffic offense, the parish's planning department and zoning administrator, not the Sheriff's Office, handle compliance, typically at the certificate-of-occupancy or building-permit stage rather than through roadside citation; land outside the zoned areas, where Chapter 29's land use provisions apply instead, is not covered by this section.