Pleasanton, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- PMC § 9.28.020(G)
- Required parking surface
- driveway or city-approved improved surface
- Applies when
- vehicle visible from a public street
- Correction notice period
- up to 15 days (§ 9.28.040)
- Unpaid abatement cost
- becomes a lien on the property
- Enforcing office
- city manager, with city council appeal
Summary
Pleasanton makes it a public nuisance to park or store a vehicle in a residential district anywhere on the property other than a driveway or other city-approved improved surface, if the vehicle is visible from a public street.
G. Vehicles parked or stored in residential zoning districts on property, other than on driveways or other improved surface designed for parking as reasonably determined by the city, and visible from a public street;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
28, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, not in the zoning title. 020, 'Unlawful property nuisances,' lists conditions that are unlawful for an owner, lessee, tenant or occupant to maintain on their property, and subsection G targets parking surface directly: vehicles parked or stored in residential zoning districts on property other than on driveways or other improved surface designed for parking, as reasonably determined by the city, and visible from a public street. The same section separately bars, in subsection F, vehicles, boats, trailers or vehicle parts left in a state of partial repair for an unreasonable period in front yards, side yards, driveways, sidewalks or walkways when visible from the street.
020 is declared a public nuisance subject to abatement. 090. 180. 200 separately makes maintaining the nuisance, or violating an abatement order, a chargeable infraction.
Violations & Fines
Under § 9.28.200(A), an owner or person in control who maintains a property in violation of § 9.28.020 or defies an abatement order is guilty of an infraction. If unabated after the § 9.28.040 notice and § 9.28.050 hearing, the city can abate the parking surface itself under § 9.28.130 and bill the owner, with unpaid costs becoming a lien on the property under § 9.28.180.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park on the grass or dirt in my Pleasanton yard?
What happens after the city notices an unpaved-surface parking violation?
Is this a zoning rule or a nuisance rule?
Can unpaid abatement costs turn into a lien?
Sources & Official References
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