Fallbrook, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

There is no distinctive County ordinance dictating how residents may use their own driveways in the unincorporated areas; the controlling rules come from the California Vehicle Code and the County's property and zoning provisions. Under California Vehicle Code Sec. 22500, stopping, parking, or leaving a vehicle in front of a public or private driveway is prohibited, and the Sheriff enforces this on unincorporated streets. On County-owned property, County Code Sec. 73.107 specifically provides that no person shall park, stop, or leave a vehicle in any parking-lot driveway entrance or exit, or aisle, and parking is allowed only in marked spaces. For private residences, vehicles parked in a driveway are still subject to the abandoned/inoperative-vehicle nuisance rules of County Code Division 78 (Sec. 78.102) if they are wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative. The Zoning Ordinance also requires that required off-street residential parking spaces be maintained and properly located, so a driveway used to satisfy required parking cannot be obstructed by other uses. Residents who park their own operable vehicles in their own driveway are generally not restricted by County code beyond these nuisance and zoning requirements.