Tigard, OR Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Tigard Community Development Code Chapter 18.410 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) requires that off-street parking areas serving residential and other uses be paved with asphalt, concrete, or pervious paving surfaces, with limited exceptions for temporary or overflow parking uses such as parks. As a practical matter, residential vehicles driven on a daily basis are expected to be parked on a paved driveway, garage, or carport rather than on lawn, landscaping, or bare dirt. Driveway approaches and curb cuts that connect the private driveway to the public street are governed by TMC Chapter 15.10 (Driveway Approaches and Curb Cuts), which requires a public works permit from Tigard Engineering for new or modified curb cuts and sets construction standards consistent with the Tigard Public Improvement Design Standards. The Tigard Community Development Code also limits the location of driveways and the configuration of garages, carports, and parking pads on residential lots: under Chapter 18.290 (Small Form Residential), an accessory or principal-structure vehicle entry must comply with the setback and design rules in Table 18.290.1 so that garages and carports do not unduly project forward of street-facing living-area facades. On the street, TMC Chapter 10.28 prohibits parking or storing a vehicle for more than 72 continuous hours, and TMC 10.28.130 prohibits parking in a manner that blocks a driveway, alley, or fire lane. Routine driveway parking, daily commuter vehicles, and licensed-and-operable family vehicles on a paved residential driveway are permitted; storage of junked, wrecked, or unlicensed vehicles is enforced under the nuisance provisions of TMC Title 6 and TMC Title 7.