Apple Valley, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Curb colors on Town of Apple Valley streets follow the uniform statewide system in California Vehicle Code section 21458, which gives legal effect to painted curb markings only when applied by local authority. Under section 21458: a red curb means no stopping, standing or parking, whether attended or unattended; a yellow curb means stopping only to load or unload passengers or freight for the time a local ordinance specifies; a white curb means stopping only for loading or unloading passengers or depositing mail; a green curb means time-limited parking as specified by local ordinance; and a blue curb means parking limited exclusively to vehicles displaying disabled-person or disabled-veteran plates or placards. Because these markings carry legal force only when placed by the public authority, residents and businesses cannot lawfully paint public curbs (for example, red 'no parking' in front of a driveway) to create their own restrictions; only the Town may designate and mark such zones, and the Town's own no-parking and no-stopping zones are enumerated in Municipal Code Chapter 12.37. On-street curb violations are enforced by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Apple Valley Station. Driveway access itself is protected separately, since blocking a driveway is independently prohibited under the Vehicle Code.