Fullerton, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping (bus zones excepted)
- Yellow curb
- 3 min passengers, 20 min goods
- White curb
- 3 min passenger loading only
- Green curb
- 15-minute stop limit
- Blue curb
- Disabled placard or plate required
- Painting authority
- Cal. Veh. Code § 21458
Summary
Fullerton's curb colors carry force of law under FMC § 8.44.120: red bars all stopping except buses at marked bus zones, yellow allows 3 minutes for passengers or 20 minutes for goods, white allows 3 minutes for passenger loading only, green caps stops at 15 minutes, and blue is reserved for vehicles displaying a DMV disabled placard or plate. Cal. Veh. Code § 21458 authorizes the paint.
§ 8.44.120 COMPLIANCE WITH CURB MARKINGS. Whenever curbs are painted pursuant to parking regulations imposed or authorized by this chapter or as authorized by the Cal. Vehicle Code, including Cal. Vehicle Code § 21458, and the colors thereof are clearly visible, no person shall:
(A) Stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, at a red curb, except that a bus may stop at a red curb marked or signposted as a bus loading zone;
(B) Stop, stand or park a vehicle at a yellow curb except to load or unload passengers or personal property for such time as is necessary therefor but not longer than three minutes for the loading or unloading of passengers or 20 minutes for the loading or unloading of personal property, provided that stopping, standing or parking at a yellow curb is not prohibited at any time after 6:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. of any day nor at any time on any Sunday or holiday;
Full Breakdown
120 makes every painted curb in Fullerton enforceable once its color is clearly visible, whether the painting was ordered under this chapter or under the Cal. Vehicle Code, including Vehicle Code § 21458. At a red curb, no one may stop, stand or park at all, attended or not, except a bus using a marked or signposted bus loading zone. and on any Sunday or holiday. mailboxes and whenever a public assembly place is open to the public. and on Sundays and holidays. A blue curb is reserved for a vehicle displaying a DMV-issued disabled person's placard or license plate; the City Traffic Engineer is authorized to paint and maintain these curbs at hotels, mailboxes, auditoriums, theaters and other designated locations. The section traces to Ordinance 996 in 1959, with later amendments in Ordinances 1875 (1973), 2281 (1979) and 2771 (1991).
Violations & Fines
A curb-marking violation is enforced as a Title 8 infraction under FMC § 1.08.020: up to $100 for a first conviction, $200 for a second within one year and $250 for a third or subsequent conviction within that year. Police officers and parking control officers issue the citations, and an overstaying or improperly parked vehicle at any marked curb can be cited on the spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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