Ventura, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

415, the off-street parking chapter, and applies to outdoor vehicle display areas and outdoor storage areas as well as ordinary driveways and parking lots, so a car dealer's display lot or a contractor's storage yard is held to the same paving standard as a homeowner's driveway. The section also requires adequate drainage for every surfaced or paved area, to the satisfaction of both the building official and the city engineer, which in practice means a permit applicant must show a drainage plan alongside the paving material.

070: single-family and two-family driveways must be at least 10 feet wide throughout, driveways serving more than two dwelling units need at least 20 feet, and nonresidential driveways need 14 feet for one-way access or 25 feet for combined two-way access. 070(F) separately bars any vehicular parking over a public or private sidewalk, reinforcing that a paved driveway cannot double as unauthorized parking across a sidewalk. 090 was last amended by Ordinance No. 2012-023 to add permeable materials such as block pavers as an approved alternative, an applicant proposing a permeable surface still needs the director's approval rather than assuming it is automatically allowed.