Eugene, OR Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- Up to $500 (EC 5.990(2))
- Trigger
- Yellow paint on street or curb (EC 5.225(2)(g))
- Signage
- Not required, paint alone controls
- Enforced by
- Police, parking control officers
- Impoundment
- Authorized (EC 5.225(6))
Summary
Eugene prohibits parking anywhere the street or curb is marked with yellow paint, under EC 5.225(2)(g). The paint itself creates the restriction; no separate sign is required. A violation is treated the same as any other prohibited stopping or standing under EC 5.225(2): a fine up to $500 and possible impoundment.
(2) Except to momentarily pick up or discharge a passenger, no person shall stand or park a vehicle in such a manner or location that it constitutes a hazard to public safety or an obstruction to vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian traffic on the street, which shall include, but not be limited to, standing or parking: ... (g) Within an area marked by yellow paint on the street or on the curb;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 20739, passed June 8, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" Because the prohibition attaches to the paint itself, it functions like the code's other automatic hazard markers, fire hydrants (10 feet, subsection (2)(c)), crosswalks (20 feet, subsection (2)(d)), and fire station driveways (15 feet, subsection (2)(f)), none of which require a posted sign to be enforceable. 225(2)(g). A "Tow-Away Zone" sign, addressed separately in subsection (2)(h), can layer an additional towing consequence on top of a marked area. 698.
Violations & Fines
Parking within a yellow-painted curb or street area is punishable by a fine up to $500 under EC 5.990(2), which applies to violations of EC 5.225(2) as a whole. The vehicle may also be impounded under EC 5.225(6), with the city required to give notice under EC 5.695 and 5.697 and to allow a hearing under EC 5.698 to contest the impoundment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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