Compton, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping, ever (bus zone excepted)
- Yellow curb
- Loading only, 7am-6pm except Sunday
- White curb
- 3-min passenger loading, 7am-6pm
- Green curb
- 20-minute parking limit
- Blue curb
- Disabled placard or plate only
Summary
Compton's Traffic Authority marks curbs red, yellow, white, green, or blue under Municipal Code Section 12-3.6, and each color carries its own stopping, standing, and loading restriction. Red bars all stopping except city buses in a marked bus zone; yellow and white limit loading to set time windows on weekdays; green caps parking at 20 minutes; blue reserves the space for disabled placard holders.
Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time; except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. ... Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 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. ... Blue shall mean parking only for the exclusive use of disabled persons and disabled veterans who are issued and who display either a distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to either California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5 or CVC Section 9105.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4952997; v15 updated 2026-07-14; through 07-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
6 authorizes the Traffic Authority to place five curb colors, each with a defined legal meaning. A red curb means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, except that a bus may stop where the red zone is marked or signed as a bus zone. on any day except Sunday for any purpose other than loading or unloading, and even then passenger loading cannot exceed three minutes nor material loading exceed 20 minutes. except Sunday, but the restriction runs at all times in front of a hotel, and at all times a theater is open in front of a theater.
except Sunday. 5 or 9105; parking there without the required plate or placard is a violation regardless of whether the driver actually qualifies for one. 6(b) makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park adjacent to any legible curb marking placed under the section in a manner that conflicts with its meaning, once the Traffic Authority has caused the marking to be placed.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing, or parking against a marked curb color in a manner the color prohibits violates Section 12-3.6(b). Vehicles parked illegally in a red zone, an expired yellow or white loading zone, or a blue disabled-only space are subject to citation and, where authorized signs are posted, towing under California Vehicle Code Section 22651 through the Section 12-3.23 removal authority. The default Section 1-6.3 fine schedule of $100, $200, then $500 applies absent a posted specific amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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