Dearborn, MI Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- No parking at yellow-painted curbs
- Applies
- Citywide, all yellow curb markings
- Penalty
- Civil infraction (§ 18-769(b))
- Enforcement risk
- Towing at owner's expense
Summary
Parking next to any yellow-painted curb is illegal anywhere in Dearborn, whether or not a meter sits nearby: the same paid-parking ordinance authorizes towing at the owner's expense for the violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle alongside any curb painted yellow.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Dearborn Code of Ordinances § 18-762 bans parking alongside any curb the city has painted yellow, full stop, no exception for short stops or loading. The rule sits in the paid-parking division (§§ 18-760, 18-769), so its general enforcement and towing provisions apply: police, ordinance officers, or the city's private parking administrator can ticket a violation, and § 18-768 lets them tow any vehicle parked in violation of the division 'at the risk and expense of the owner.' § 18-769(b) makes an unlisted-penalty violation a civil infraction rather than a criminal charge.
Violations & Fines
Parking alongside a yellow curb is a civil infraction under § 18-769(b); the vehicle can also be towed at the owner's risk and expense under § 18-768.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the yellow-curb rule only apply to fire lanes in Dearborn?
Can Dearborn tow a car parked at a yellow curb?
Sources & Official References
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