Dallas Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules Rules (2026)

Under Texas Transportation Code Section 544.011, official traffic-control markings include painted curb colors that must be obeyed as if they were posted signs. Dallas City Code Chapter 28 authorizes the Transportation Department to designate no-parking, loading, and passenger zones with red, yellow, white, or green curb paint. Red means no stopping or standing at any time. Yellow indicates a commercial loading zone with time limits posted. White denotes passenger pickup, typically three-minute limits. Green is short-term parking. Private property owners and businesses may not paint public curbs themselves; unauthorized markings have no legal effect and may be removed. Faded curb paint near schools, fire hydrants, and bus stops still reflects underlying statutory restrictions independent of paint condition.