Fairfield, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Self-painting
- Owner may paint own curb address without permit, §16.25
- For-hire requirement
- Business license and solicitor's permit required, §16.27
- Encroachment permit
- Also required, revocable without notice, §16.28
- Insurance
- Minimum $300,000 liability, city named insured, §16.29
- Payment rule
- Written owner consent and agreement required before charging
Summary
Fairfield lets property owners paint their own address on the curb outside their home, but anyone who paints curb numbers for pay needs a business license, a police solicitor's permit, and an encroachment permit from Public Works under City Code sections 16.25 through 16.30.
A property owner shall be permitted to paint or cause to be painted his property's address on the facing of the street curb fronting his property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. ... Any person engaging in the business of painting address numbers on street curbs shall, prior to entering into such business, obtain a business license from the director of finance, and a solicitor's permit issued by the chief of police. ... Encroachment permits for the painting of curbs shall be required. This permit shall be obtained from the director of public works prior to the painting of any property address on the face of any street curb within the city. This permit may be revoked without notice.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-02, passed February 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
26. 27: a business license from the Director of Finance and a solicitor's permit from the Chief of Police. 28 layers on a third requirement, an encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works, obtainable before any painting of a property address on a curb face, and the code allows that permit to be revoked without notice. 29 sets the operating rules for that encroachment permit: the painter must get the property owner's written consent before painting, reach a clear understanding with the owner on cost before the work starts, keep records of every property painted with its owner's name available to the Director of Public Works on request, and carry at least $300,000 in public liability insurance naming the City of Fairfield as an additional insured.
30 protects property owners on the money side: no one may demand or accept payment for painting curb numbers unless the owner gave written consent to the painting and a written agreement to pay the amount requested before the painting happened, and an owner who never signed such an agreement owes nothing.
Violations & Fines
Painting curb address numbers for hire without the business license, solicitor's permit, and Public Works encroachment permit required by sections 16.27 and 16.28 is unlawful, and the encroachment permit itself can be revoked without notice under section 16.28. Demanding or collecting payment for curb painting without the property owner's prior written consent and written payment agreement violates section 16.30, and the owner cannot be held liable for any charge made in violation of that section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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