Hawthorne, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Hawthorne sets out the meaning of painted curb colors in Chapter 10.24 (Curb Markings) of its municipal code, and the colors track the standard California scheme but are adopted as the city's own rules. Red means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, except as permitted by the state Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. Yellow means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or materials, with passenger loading limited to three minutes and material loading to twenty minutes. White means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers, not to exceed three minutes, generally between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; in front of a hotel the restriction applies at all times, in front of a theater at all times the theater is open, and a white zone marked as a taxicab stand is for taxis only. Green means no parking longer than twenty minutes between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Curb markings are official traffic-control devices established by the city; residents and businesses may not paint or repaint curbs themselves to create or remove parking restrictions, and only city-authorized markings carry legal effect.