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

Curb colors in Milpitas are set exclusively by the City under Section V-100-11.02 of the Municipal Code, which authorizes the City Manager or designee to place curb markings indicating parking and standing regulations. The defined colors are: red, meaning no stopping, standing, or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code (a bus may stop in a red zone marked as a bus zone); yellow, meaning no parking from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than loading or unloading, with passenger loading limited to three minutes and material loading to 20 minutes; white, for loading or unloading passengers or depositing mail not exceeding three minutes during the same hours (all hours in front of a hotel or mailbox, and at theaters except when closed); green, meaning no parking longer than 20 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays; and blue, indicating parking limited exclusively to vehicles of physically handicapped persons. Section V-100-11.02-2 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park adjacent to any legible curb marking in violation of these meanings. Bus zones additionally use a red stencil with white 'NO STANDING' and 'BUS ZONE' lettering under Section V-100-11.07-6. Because curb marking is a City function, residents and businesses should not paint curbs themselves; requests go through the City. Disabled-parking blue curbs are also referenced in Section V-100-10.17.