Buena Park, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Buena Park's curb-color scheme is established in Chapter 10.32 of the Municipal Code, which gives each painted color a specific legal meaning. Red means 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. Yellow means no stopping, standing, or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers (up to three minutes) or materials (up to twenty minutes). White means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers, or depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, for up to three minutes, during the same 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window except Sundays and holidays. Passenger loading zones are indicated by white paint on the top of the curb. Because these colors carry the force of the traffic code, only the city, through its authorized traffic-engineering and public works officials, may paint or designate curb colors; a property owner cannot lawfully paint a curb red, yellow, white, or green to invent a parking restriction or to reserve space in front of a home or business. Unauthorized or faded curb paint is not enforceable, and conflicts should be reported to Public Works. Curb colors operate alongside posted signs and the general Chapter 10.24 rules, including the 72-hour limit and street-sweeping schedules.