Tulare County, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Tulare County Ordinance Code § 3-03-1126 (Curb Marking), added by Ord. No. 3561 effective June 20, 2019, authorizes the Director of Transportation, subject to Board findings about public safety and convenience, to place standard curb markings on county roads to indicate stopping, standing, and parking regulations. The defined colors are: (1) Red — no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code (a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone); (2) Yellow — loading zone for freight or passengers; (3) White — passenger loading zone or postal mail zone; (4) Green — standing or parking for a limited time as posted; (5) Blue — parking limited exclusively to vehicles of disabled persons and disabled veterans. Subsection (b) prohibits any person other than the Director of Transportation from painting any curb surface unless granted permission to do so by the Road Commissioner. Subsection (c) makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle in violation of curb markings or signs placed pursuant to this section.