Santee, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Chapter 1.10's list of public nuisances singles out unpaved parking as its own violation, separate from the City's off-street parking requirements. Section 1.10.030(F) names vehicles, motor vehicles, campers, camper trailers, trailers, unmounted campers, trailer coaches, motorcycles, boats and similar conveyances stored on unpaved surfaces, so a truck, travel trailer or boat left on a dirt yard, an unpaved side strip or an ungraded gravel pad qualifies. This runs alongside Section 1.10.030(O), which separately makes a failure to maintain the off-street parking required by Chapter 13.24 a nuisance, so a property can violate both the parking chapter and this vehicle-storage rule at once.

Enforcement follows Chapter 1.10's standard path: the Director of Planning and Building or an enforcement officer mails a notice of violation, the owner or occupant gets not less than 10 days to move the vehicle onto a paved surface voluntarily under Section 1.10.050, and if it is not moved the City serves a written notice of intent to abate under Sections 1.10.060 and 1.10.070. Unlike a weed or rubbish nuisance, this vehicle-storage nuisance is not exempted from Section 1.10.190, so the property owner can file a written appeal of the hearing officer's decision to the City Council within two calendar days of the hearing. If the City ultimately has the vehicle removed, the owner is billed for the cost plus a 25 percent administrative surcharge.