Whittier, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

030(A)(2) sets the core driveway rule for residential lots: no person shall park any vehicle, or any component of one, for any purpose, in any front or side yard area on an R-zoned lot, except in a permitted driveway or in a parking facility. The section's definitions in (A)(1)(g) sweep broadly, covering motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, motor trucks, passenger vehicles, station wagons, and truck tractors as defined in the State Vehicle Code, plus "all similar types of vehicles," so the restriction is not limited to standard passenger cars.

The rule applies across every residential zone the section covers, including R-1, R-E, and H-R, and it works alongside the separate bans on boat/trailer storage in required yards (subsection (B)) and on vehicle dismantling or repair outside an enclosure (subsection (A)(3)). Because the exception is written for a "permitted driveway," parking on an unpaved strip of yard next to the actual driveway, or on a widened area that was never approved as part of the driveway, does not satisfy the exception; the vehicle has to sit within the driveway surface itself or in an approved parking facility on the lot.