landscape gravel vers. driveway

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CherieH (Arizona)
Posts: 19

Posted:

Our front & sideyards must be covered with rock where not covered with plants. We allow parking in the back (screened from view). Since we live in AZ 99% of us have no lawn just rock. If the rock is changed in color or size in front of and through the double gate, does this become a driveway? You drive on it to get to the back. If you can park a veh. in the driveway, can you park on this rock in front of the gate? Or is all of the rock considered 'landscape' rock? Does the driveway have to be concrete to be a driveway? Because the only issue in our CC&R refer to the concrete in front of the garage.It doesn't mention the area that you drive over to get into the backyard.

DonnaS (Tennessee)
Posts: 5,671

Posted:

Cherie,

I don't think that the type of rock is the issue but what you are doing with it will define it. And NO, a driveway does not have to be concrete unless again, do you have restrictions on driveway materials?

You will need to look at your restrictive covenants to find the answer as to installing a driveway. It becomes a driveway once a vehicle uses it for ingress or egress. You would not be driving on your landscape area would you?

Are you allowed to install additional parking areas? Can you park in the back yard according to your restrictions or have homeowners just started to park there??

CherieH (Arizona)
Posts: 19

Posted:

We have an owner who has been parking in the back for 6 years, behind a screened gate. His driveway to it is a different color rock than the landscape and is bordered. He has gotten a violation for not being screened. As we can park in the driveway and in the street, he has decided to park in his rock driveway. PM is saying ALL rock is considered landscape rock and cannot be parked on.

BarbaraB10 (California)
Posts: 117

Posted:

Cherie

Some cities prohibit parking on anything other than asphalt and concrete, even in a backyard. Check your local city municiple codes and ordinances or ask your PM to clarify.

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