Unincorporated Sacramento County requires residential vehicles to be parked on a surfaced area, not on bare ground in the required yard. Front and side-street yards generally must be improved with an impervious surface (asphalt or concrete) on parcels under 15,000 square feet; larger parcels may use permeable surfaces.
The Sacramento County Zoning Code controls where vehicles may be parked on a residential lot. Section 5.2.4.C.6 requires that vehicles — automobiles, boats, campers, trailers, and other recreational vehicles — be parked on a surfaced area in conformance with the Code (cross-referencing the parking standards at Section 5.9.3.C) and not within the required landscaped area. The County Code Enforcement Division explains that front and side-street yards used for parking generally must be surfaced with an impervious material such as asphalt or concrete for parcels under 15,000 square feet; on larger parcels, permeable surfacing options may be allowed. This means parking on dirt, lawn, or in the required landscaped setback is typically not permitted. Inoperable or unregistered vehicles may not be stored in the front or side-street yard at all, and outdoor storage of such vehicles is restricted to limited circumstances behind screening. These rules keep residential parking on improved driveways and approved surfaced areas rather than on bare ground in yards.
Parking on an unsurfaced yard area, in the required landscaped setback, or storing an unregistered/inoperable vehicle in the front or side-street yard is a Zoning Code violation handled by Code Enforcement through notices, abatement orders, and administrative fees until corrected.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Sacramento County, CA
Outdoor music in unincorporated Sacramento County is held to the Chapter 6.68 exterior noise standards, with the residential limit reduced 5 dBA because it i...
Sacramento County, CA
County Code Section 6.68.070 sets exterior noise standards for unincorporated Sacramento County: 55 dBA during the day (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 50 dBA at nigh...
Sacramento County, CA
Sacramento County recognizes solid walls, semi-open picket, open chain link or woven wire, and open ornamental wrought iron as fence types, each with its own...
Sacramento County, CA
In unincorporated Sacramento County, an interior-yard fence may sit on a retaining wall up to 4 feet under Zoning Code Section 5.2.5.B.4. Taller retaining wa...
Sacramento County, CA
Sacramento County's Zoning Code does not assign cost between neighbors. Shared boundary fences are governed by California's Good Neighbor Fence Law (Civil Co...
Sacramento County, CA
Animal hoarding in unincorporated Sacramento County is addressed through the County's four-dog/four-cat pet limit and animal-care duties plus California's cr...
See how Sacramento County's driveway rules rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.