Auburn, AL Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Auburn does not authorize residents to paint curbs to reserve or restrict parking; regulatory curb markings and signs are installed by the city. Curb-color and marking enforcement flows from Alabama Code Section 32-5A-137, which Auburn applies: a driver may not stop, stand, or park where official signs or markings prohibit it, on or near a crosswalk, in a marked no-parking area, in front of a driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Where the city marks a curb yellow or otherwise designates it for no parking, loading only, or other use, those markings carry the force of the traffic code. Painting, defacing, or placing unauthorized markings on a public street, curb, or sidewalk is treated as an interference with the public way and is not a permitted way for a property owner to create a private parking restriction in front of their home. Downtown, numbered and metered surface spaces are marked and managed by the city's parking program. Residents who believe a curb should be marked for no-parking (for sight-distance or safety reasons) should request it through the city's traffic engineering/public works channels rather than painting the curb themselves.