Farmington Hills, MI Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Farmington Hills follows the standard Michigan municipal practice that all official curb markings and signage on public streets - red (no parking / fire lane), yellow (loading zone), green (time-limited parking), white (passenger loading), and blue (accessible parking) - are placed by the City of Farmington Hills Department of Public Services traffic operations staff under the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards as adopted through Chapter 30 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) of the City Code. Residents and adjacent property owners may not paint, repaint, or alter a public curb. The City does not maintain a public-facing permit program for private red-curb requests in front of residential driveways; the underlying Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.674 distance setbacks already prohibit parking in front of a public or private driveway whether or not the curb is painted. Even where curb paint has faded or is missing, the state-law parking restrictions apply by default under MCL 257.674: no stopping, standing, or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within thirty feet of a flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic-control signal at the side of a roadway, or at any place where official signs prohibit stopping. Blocking a fire hydrant is among the most heavily enforced parking violations because of the immediate public-safety risk. Report missing or faded curb markings, sign damage, or other right-of-way concerns to the City of Farmington Hills Department of Public Services; for active parking enforcement, contact the Farmington Hills Police Department non-emergency line at (248) 871-2600. Unauthorized painting of a public curb is unauthorized work in the public right-of-way and may require restoration at the property owner's expense plus penalties.