Dublin, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Marked-space rule
- DMC § 6.04.220
- Wrong-way parking
- DMC § 6.04.090
- Marking authority
- City Manager (white lines)
- Enforcement
- Dublin Police Department
- Origin ordinance
- Ord. 55-87 §§ 7, 22
Summary
Dublin requires vehicles parked on a city street to sit wholly within a marked parking space, and bars parking or driving the wrong direction on posted one-way streets. Both rules sit in DMC Chapter 6.04 and are enforced by the Dublin Police Department under the city's general infraction authority.
6.04.220 Proper parking in spaces required. The City Manager may cause parking spaces on streets to be marked with white lines designating such parking space. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle on a street in any manner other than wholly within a parking space so designated... 6.04.090 Driving or parking in wrong direction on one-way streets. It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive or park such vehicle on any street listed in the traffic code as a one-way street, except in the direction indicated in the traffic code, when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2-26, passed March 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
' That means straddling a line, blocking part of an adjacent space, or parking outside marked stalls where markings exist is a violation. 090 makes it unlawful to drive or park a vehicle in the wrong direction on any street the traffic code lists as one-way, once signs giving notice of the designated direction are erected; the City Council designates one-way streets and their direction of travel by resolution. Both sections trace to Ordinance 55-87 (§§ 7 and 22), which recodified the city's original 1982 traffic ordinance (Ord.
13). 290 defines the meaning of red, yellow, white, green, and blue curb markings citywide. Together these sections form Dublin's baseline on-street parking framework: park only within a marked space, respect posted one-way direction, and obey whatever curb color or sign is posted for that block.
Violations & Fines
Parking outside a marked space or against posted one-way direction is enforceable as a municipal code infraction under § 1.04.030, and a vehicle left in violation where signs are posted may be cited or, under § 6.04.210, removed by a Dublin police officer or peace officer.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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