Dublin, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- DMC § 6.04.280
- Buffer distance
- Up to 15 feet each side of driveway
- Designating authority
- City Manager
- Origin ordinance
- Ord. 55-87 § 23(d)
- Enforcement trigger
- Posted curb marking or sign
Summary
Dublin's City Manager can post no-parking restrictions up to fifteen feet on either side of a driveway under DMC § 6.04.280. The rule lets the city keep sightlines and driveway access clear on residential and commercial streets citywide once signage goes up.
6.04.280 No parking—Driveway areas. The City Manager is specifically authorized to designate up to fifteen feet (15′) on either side of a driveway as a no parking area. (Ord. 55-87 § 23 (d): Ord. 13 § 1 (part), 1982)
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2-26, passed March 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
280 gives the City Manager specific authority to designate a no-parking zone extending up to fifteen feet on either side of a driveway. 250 requires that no-parking areas be marked with paint or signage before the restriction is enforceable. As with Dublin's other discretionary parking-control sections, the fifteen-foot driveway buffer is not automatic on every driveway in the city; it takes effect where the City Manager has exercised this authority and posted the applicable curb marking or sign. The purpose is functionally the same as in most jurisdictions with a similar provision: keeping the area immediately flanking a driveway apron open so vehicles can see oncoming traffic and enter or exit without a parked car blocking the sightline or the turning path.
Violations & Fines
Parking within a posted fifteen-foot driveway no-parking zone is enforceable as a municipal code infraction under § 1.04.030, and a vehicle left in a marked driveway no-parking area may be cited or removed under the city's general vehicle-removal authority in § 6.04.210.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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