Corona, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Nuisance
- unpaved/deteriorated driveway or parking lot
- Defects covered
- potholes, cracks, uneven surface, drainage
- Duty holder
- property owner or occupant
- Hearing body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Penalty
- infraction or misdemeanor, Ch. 8.32
Summary
Corona treats an unpaved or deteriorated driveway or parking lot as a public nuisance once it develops uneven surfaces, potholes, cracks, drainage problems or another hazardous condition. Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.32.030(M) puts the fix on the property owner and lets the city order repair or repaving through its standard nuisance abatement process.
(M) Unpaved or deteriorated driveways or parking lots that contain uneven surfaces, potholes, cracks, drainage problems or that are hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
030(M), part of the property maintenance chapter's nuisance list, targets driveway and parking-lot surfaces directly: any unpaved or deteriorated surface with uneven ground, potholes, cracks, drainage problems, or any condition otherwise hazardous to public health, safety or welfare is a declared public nuisance. 020 places the maintenance duty on the owner, lessee or occupant regardless of any private agreement assigning upkeep to someone else. 170 if the owner still doesn't comply.
Violations & Fines
Continuing to allow a deteriorated driveway nuisance after a Notice of Intention to Abate is an infraction under § 8.32.180(B); ignoring a final Board of Zoning Adjustment repair order is a misdemeanor under § 8.32.180(A), with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Corona require driveways to be paved?
What if my driveway has potholes but I don't fix them?
Who has to fix a cracked driveway, the owner or the tenant?
Sources & Official References
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