Tustin, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Nuisance condition
- Vehicle/boat/camper shell on unpaved surface
- Also a nuisance
- Blocking access to a required parking space
- Enforcement process
- Written notice and order to abate
- Appeal window
- 10 days to request consideration
- Enforcement officer
- Director of Community Development
Summary
In the City of Tustin, leaving a vehicle, boat, camper shell or similar item parked on an unpaved surface, or in a spot that blocks a required parking space, is a declared public nuisance. Tustin City Code Section 5502k lets code enforcement order the condition abated at the owner's expense.
It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance for any property owner or other person in control of said property to keep or maintain said property, including adjacent sidewalks, streets and/or parkways, in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist: ... (k)Any vehicle, boat, camper shell or other similar item parked or stored on an unpaved surface or which blocks access to a required parking space;
Full Breakdown
Tustin City Code Section 5502k is one clause in the City's Property Maintenance Nuisances list, which also separately declares abandoned or wrecked vehicles and boats stored in view a nuisance, and bars using a parked vehicle, boat, camper shell or trailer as living space. Subsection (k) targets surface, not condition: any vehicle, boat, camper shell or similar item parked or stored on an unpaved surface anywhere on the property, or that blocks access to a required parking space, is itself a nuisance regardless of whether the item is otherwise in good repair.
This dovetails with the separate zoning standard in Section 9267c, which requires paved parking and driveway areas to use an impervious material such as concrete, brick, slate, stone tile, or stamped concrete, and expressly bars decomposed granite, gravel, or other loose material. When the Director of Community Development, acting as enforcement officer, finds a Section 5502 condition, Section 5503 requires a written notice and order describing the violation and setting a deadline to correct it, filed with the County Recorder. A property owner who disagrees may request consideration of the notice within ten days.
If the work is not done in time, the City may perform the abatement itself and bill the owner, or record the cost as a lien against the property.
Violations & Fines
A first violation triggers a written notice and order to abate under Section 5503, identifying the unpaved-surface condition and setting a deadline; owners have ten days to request consideration of the order. If the condition is not corrected, the City may abate it directly and bill the property owner for the cost, or record the abatement expense as a lien against the property in the Office of the County Recorder, in addition to any other remedy the enforcement officer chooses to pursue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my car on the dirt or gravel side yard in Tustin?
What happens if I ignore the notice to abate?
Does my driveway have to be paved with concrete?
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