Yuba County, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Yuba County does not maintain its own curb-color code; instead, regulatory curb markings in the unincorporated area follow the statewide scheme set by California Vehicle Code Section 21458. Under that section, when local authorities paint curb markings to indicate parking or stopping limits, the colors mean: red, no stopping, standing or parking, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended (except a bus at a marked bus loading zone); yellow, stopping only to load or unload passengers or freight for the time specified by local ordinance; white, stopping only to load or unload passengers or deposit mail in an adjacent box, for the time specified by local ordinance; green, time-limited parking specified by local ordinance; and blue, parking limited exclusively to vehicles of disabled persons and disabled veterans displaying proper placards or plates. Because these colors are regulatory traffic devices, only the county or state may authorize and apply them on public roads; a private resident painting a curb red or otherwise to reserve street parking in front of a home is not enforceable and may itself be improper. Time limits attached to yellow, white and green curbs are set by local ordinance or signage where the county chooses to establish them.