Davis, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping at any time
- Yellow curb
- Loading only, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- White curb
- 3-minute passenger/mail limit
- Green curb
- 20-minute limit, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Taxicab stand
- White curb, red 'TAXICAB STAND' lettering
Summary
Davis assigns a fixed meaning to each curb color: red bars all stopping, yellow allows loading only on weekdays, white is a three-minute passenger or mail zone, and green caps standing at twenty minutes, all set out in Section 22.08.230 of the Municipal Code.
§ 22.08.230. Curb markings. (a) The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth. (1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code of the state, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. ... (4) Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday and holidays, unless the city traffic engineer with the approval of the traffic committee has placed signs indicating that standing or parking for a longer period is permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4915048; v22 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
230 authorizes the city traffic engineer to place curb markings with defined legal meanings. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, with an exception letting a bus stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. on any day except Sunday and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading, capped at three minutes for passengers and thirty minutes for materials. except Sunday and holidays, with two exceptions: a white zone in front of a hotel or mailbox applies at all times, and one in front of a theater applies at all times the theater is open.
except Sunday and holidays, unless the traffic engineer and traffic committee post signs allowing longer standing; one green zone on F Street south of Third Street is specifically carved out to run the twenty-minute limit twenty-four hours a day, every day. 230 to stop, stand or park adjacent to any legible curb marking in violation of these color meanings.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking in violation of a legible curb color marking, for example parking longer than twenty minutes at a green curb or stopping at all in a red zone, violates Section 22.08.230(b) and is citable under the council's civil parking fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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