Chatham County sets no ordinance letting residents paint curbs; curb colors and no-parking markings are official traffic-control devices. The county adopts the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices by reference, so only the county controls curb markings.
The county sets no rule permitting private curb painting. Instead, Chatham County Sec. 12-601 adopts the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) by reference for unincorporated county roads, meaning pavement and curb markings that regulate parking are official traffic-control devices installed and maintained by the county, not homeowners. Painting a curb to reserve a parking space or imitate a no-parking marking is unauthorized. The county's Uniform Rules of the Road (Sec. 12-501) adopt Georgia's Chapter 40-6 traffic law, which controls stopping, standing and parking near painted curbs and markings. Cities such as Savannah maintain their own curb markings.
Ignoring an official curb or pavement no-parking marking is enforced as a parking violation, with the $5.00 to $100.00 fine under Sec. 12-701.
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