In Durham, colored curb and pavement markings are official traffic-control devices placed only by the city under Chapter 66; residents may not paint curbs to reserve or restrict parking in front of their homes.
Under Durham City Code Chapter 66, curb and pavement markings and parking signs are official traffic-control devices installed and maintained by the city. Painted curbs and no-parking markings must be legible and are placed by the City of Durham to designate where stopping, standing or parking is limited. Private residents cannot paint or mark public curbs to reserve street parking or create restrictions; doing so is unauthorized and unenforceable. Report faded or needed curb markings to the city rather than painting them yourself.
Unauthorized marking of public curbs or signs is prohibited; only city-installed curb markings and signs are enforceable under Chapter 66.
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