Curb Color Rules: Apex vs Cary

Can I paint the curb red in front of my Apex driveway?

No. Curb paint and other official markings on Apex public streets are installed and maintained only by Town staff (Apex Public Works) under federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards, with the Traffic Engineering Manager (Sajid Hassan, PE, sajid.hassan@apexnc.org, 919-372-7360) coordinating with Police, Fire, and Public Works to designate parking restrictions. Painting a curb yourself, even in front of your own driveway, is unauthorized work in the public right-of-way and may require you to restore the curb at your own expense. To request a new or additional parking restriction, follow the documented request flowchart and form on the Town's Traffic Control & Parking Ordinances page. To report someone blocking your driveway, call Apex Police non-emergency at (919) 362-8661 - blocking a private driveway is independently prohibited under NCGS 20-162.

How close to a fire hydrant can I park in Apex?

NCGS 20-162(a) prohibits parking 'within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station,' though 'local authorities may by ordinance decrease the distance within which a vehicle may park in either direction of a fire hydrant.' The same statute prohibits parking 'upon a highway in front of a private driveway,' or 'within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines or if none, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways.' In Apex, the Traffic Engineering Manager coordinates with the Fire Department on hydrant siting and any local distance ordinance under Chapter 20 of the Town Code. Parking that blocks a fire hydrant is one of the most heavily enforced parking violations because of the immediate public-safety risk - call Apex Police non-emergency at (919) 362-8661 to report.