Anaheim, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping, standing or parking
- Green curb
- 1-hour or 20-minute time limit
- Blue curb
- Disabled placard or plate required
- Marking authority
- City Traffic Engineer, Police Chief approval
- Curb marking = sign
- Same legal force as posted sign
Summary
Anaheim marks no-parking zones with red paint on the curb, one-hour and twenty-minute limits with green paint, and disabled parking with blue paint. Sec. 14.32.370 gives the City Traffic Engineer authority to place red curb markings anywhere stopping would be a hazard, and treats a legible curb marking exactly like a posted sign for enforcement purposes.
.010 The following areas are hereby declared to be "No Parking" areas and no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places... .0102 On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface... .020 The City Traffic Engineer, with the approval of the Chief of Police, is hereby authorized to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, all no parking areas as defined and described in this section. Any signs or curb markings placed pursuant to this section shall conform to applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 370 lets the City Traffic Engineer, with the Chief of Police's approval, mark a curb red wherever parking would create a traffic hazard, block a marked crosswalk within 30 feet, sit within 30 feet of a safety zone, or has been declared a no-parking area by Council resolution. Once red paint or a sign is in place, no one may stop, stand or park a vehicle next to it, and any curb marking placed under this section has to conform to the California Vehicle Code.
32: Sec. M. ' in white or aluminum letters, and Sec. 120 uses the same green-paint-and-lettering scheme for twenty-minute zones. Blue curb paint marks disabled parking under Sec. 430: a space is legally reserved for physically handicapped persons wherever blue paint appears on the curb or pavement edge, backed by a sign. Bus loading zones get red-colored curbs with white or silver 'No Standing - Bus Loading Zone' lettering under Sec. 050. The City Traffic Engineer's curb-marking authority under Sec. 020 extends citywide and does not require a separate ordinance for each block once the hazard finding is made.
Violations & Fines
Parking next to a legible red curb marking or sign violates Sec. 14.32.370 and is cited as a parking infraction. Parking in a blue disabled space without a valid placard or plate lets police, cadets or assistant traffic controllers tow the vehicle to the nearest public garage under Sec. 14.32.430. Anaheim Municipal Code Sec. 1.01.370 otherwise makes an uncited Code violation a misdemeanor, with each day a separate offense, unless a section like this one specifies a lesser penalty.
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