Westminster, CA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Westminster Code § 8.20.030(P)
- Unpaved front-yard parking
- Prohibited in residential zones
- Paved driveway/garage approach
- Allowed
- RV exception
- Valid permit plus paved surface required
- Correction period
- 30 days, up to two 30-day extensions
- Hearing body
- Planning Commission (nuisance hearing board)
Summary
Westminster prohibits parking or storing vehicles on the unpaved open space of a front yard in any residential zone. Vehicles must sit on a paved driveway approach to a required garage, or a fully paved side-yard strip, and RVs need a valid recreational-vehicle permit plus a paved surface to stay in the front yard.
Parking of Vehicles in Front Yards. To store or park vehicles on the unpaved open space area of front yards in a residential zone. Licensed and operable vehicles parked on a paved drive approach to a required garage or other permitted parking facility or on a fully paved sideyard strip adjacent thereto are allowed. Recreational vehicles parked or stored in the front yards with a valid recreational vehicle parking permit and on a paved surface are exempt from this criterion.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4982734; v10 updated 2026-06-10).
Full Breakdown
030(P). The rule carves out two exceptions: a licensed, operable vehicle parked on a paved drive approach leading to a required garage or other permitted parking facility, or on a fully paved side-yard strip next to it, is allowed, and a recreational vehicle may sit in the front yard if it holds a valid RV parking permit and is parked on a paved surface. 030, which is how the front-yard parking violation is charged. 090. 260.
Violations & Fines
A first violation is charged under the citywide penalty section, Municipal Code Section 1.12.010: as a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail, or, if cited as an infraction, by a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year and $500 for each additional offense. Each day the vehicle remains is a separate violation. Uncorrected nuisances become a lien on the property, and repeat violators within two years can face treble abatement costs by court order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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