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

Hemet City Code § 78-117(a) authorizes the chief of police to designate and mark curbs to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the code gives four colors a defined meaning. A curb painted red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except as the state Vehicle Code permits, and a bus may stop in a red zone only if it is marked or signed as a bus zone. A yellow curb bans stopping, standing or parking between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. every day except Sundays and holidays, unless the driver is loading or unloading.

Passenger loading on yellow cannot consume more than three minutes, and loading or unloading of materials cannot consume more than 20 minutes. A white curb allows nothing except loading or unloading of passengers, which cannot exceed three minutes, and that restriction applies at all times, including Sundays and holidays. A green curb is a time-limit zone: no standing or parking for longer than the time specified on the curb marking or sign, which cannot exceed 30 minutes, and the limit runs between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. every day except Sundays and holidays.

Outside those hours, and all day on Sundays and holidays, the green limit does not apply. Section 78-117(b) closes the loop: once the chief of police has caused signs or curb markings to be placed, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any legible sign or curb marking in violation of the section. The loading zone rules in § 78-113 add that where curb marking is used, a loading zone is a yellow paint line stencilled with black letters reading LOADING ZONE, and a passenger loading zone is a white line stencilled with black letters reading PASSENGER LOADING ZONE.

Under § 78-113(b), no more than one-half of the total curb length in any block can be reserved for loading zones. Section 78-114 limits yellow-zone materials loading to commercial vehicles making commercial deliveries, or delivering or picking up express and parcel post packages and United States mail.