Corona, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 10.12.060
- Prohibited act
- Painting any street or curb surface without authorization
- Sole exception
- Curb address numbers, per city process
- Curb color meanings
- Set separately at § 10.24.090
- General penalty
- Infraction under § 10.64.010
Summary
It is unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface in Corona, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 10.12.060. The only carve-out lets a property owner paint curb address numbers if they've complied with whatever city resolution or ordinance governs that process. Painting a curb red, yellow, white or blue on your own is prohibited regardless of intent.
No person, unless authorized by this city, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
12, Traffic-Control Devices, Signals and Markings, and puts the City Traffic Engineer, not private residents or businesses, in control of curb color. ; white is for passenger loading or mail drop-off; and blue is reserved for vehicles displaying a disabled placard. 060 backs that up by making unauthorized painting of any street or curb surface unlawful outright. The one exception written into the section is for a person who has complied with whatever city resolution or ordinance governs painting curb address numbers on a residence, since numbering is treated separately from the traffic-control color scheme.
There is no permit process in this section for a resident to paint their own curb red or yellow to keep vehicles away: that authority belongs solely to the City Traffic Engineer acting on Council-authorized markings.
Violations & Fines
Painting a curb or street surface without authorization is a violation of Title 10 under the general penalty in § 10.64.010, which classifies most Title 10 violations as infractions. A curb repainted without authority does not carry the legal meaning of an official marking, so drivers who ignore it are not shielded from other posted parking rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I paint the curb red in front of my house to stop people parking there?
Am I allowed to paint my house number on the curb?
What happens if a curb is painted without city authorization?
Sources & Official References
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