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Do vehicle parking rules apply to your type of home?

These regulations apply to

• Houses
• Duplexes
• Triplexes
• Fourplexes

Driveways

Driveway sizes

Driveways are required to be paved and at least 9 feet wide.

Driveways must lead to parking spaces that are in allowed locations.

Ribbon driveways

It is possible to propose wheel strips that are paved with grass or other materials between them.

The strips must be measured at 9 feet on the outer edges and be at least three feet wide (a configuration of 3 feet of hard surface – 3 feet of grass – 3 feet of hard surface).

Driveway locations

General rule: No more than 40 percent of the land area between the street lot line and the front building line may be paved or used for vehicle areas. See Figure 266-2.

Figure 266-2. Parking area limitations. Diagram of five different parking configurations: a lot with neighboring lots, a corner lot, a lot in a cul de sac, a flag lot, and a lot at a dead-end street. The area of limitations are shown in hash marks.

Alleys: If a lot abuts an alley, all parking and vehicle access to the site must be from the alley.

Corner lots: No more than 20 percent of the land area between the side street lot line and the side street building line may be paved or used for vehicle areas. See Figure 266-2.

Flag lots: If the pole of a flag lot allows vehicle access, the vehicle area may be at least 12 feet wide. This is an exception to the 40% limitation. See Figure 266-2.

Gravel driveways: Gravel surfaces may be approved when the abutting street or alley is not paved and the applicant signs a covenant agreeing to pave the area if the street or alley is paved in the future.

Narrow lots (lots less than 32 feet wide): Driveways are only allowed when they lead to a parking space that is located entirely behind the front and side street (for corner lots) building lines of a primary structure.

Shared driveways: Driveways may extend across a property line onto the neighboring property if the following are met:

• The width of the shared driveway is at least 9 feet; and
• There is a recorded easement guaranteeing reciprocal access and maintenance for all affected properties.