Alhambra, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping, standing or parking at any time
- Yellow curb
- Loading only, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. except Sunday
- White curb
- 3-minute passenger loading, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Green curb
- 24-minute limit, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. except Sunday
- Blue curb
- Disabled placard or plate only
Summary
Alhambra's Director of Public Works paints curbs in five colors, each with its own parking restriction: red bars stopping entirely, yellow and white limit loading times on weekdays, green caps standing at 24 minutes, and blue reserves the space for disabled placards.
(A) Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time; except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. (B) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., of any day except Sunday for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes... (D) Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than 24 minutes at any time between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., of any day other than Sunday...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
080 authorizes the Director of Public Works, after consulting the Chief of Police, to place curb markings with fixed legal meanings. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except as the Vehicle Code permits and except that a bus may stop in a red zone signed as a bus zone. on any day but Sunday for anything other than loading or unloading, capping passenger loading at three minutes and material loading at 20 minutes, though a taxicab may stand in a yellow zone designated as a taxi stand.
except Sunday, but a white zone in front of a hotel or mailbox is restricted at all times. m. Blue reserves the space exclusively for vehicles displaying a distinguishing disabled-persons license plate or placard under Cal. Veh. 5 or for disabled veterans under Cal. Veh. Code § 9105. The section was adopted under Ordinance 2479 and amended three times, most recently by Ordinance 3733, all under the 1986 Code.
Violations & Fines
Parking in violation of a posted curb color is enforced under § 11.28.090 (Parking in Violation of Curb Markings) as a civil penalty under § 11.28.160, following the Chapter 11.38 administrative procedure with the fine amount set by City Council resolution. The Director of Public Works and the Chief of Police jointly determine where and how each color is applied.
Frequently Asked Questions
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