New Haven, CT Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who may authorize curb painting
- the Traffic Authority
- Traffic Authority is
- Board of Police Commissioners
- Governing section
- Code § 29-3(9)
Summary
New Haven's traffic code limits authority over curb markings to the Traffic Authority, the city's Board of Police Commissioners, so a curb isn't legally painted or marked until that body has authorized it.
Curb marking shall mean that portion of a curbing, the painting of which has been authorized by the traffic authority.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
New Haven's traffic code defines a 'curb marking' as the portion of a curbing whose painting has been authorized by the Traffic Authority, which the same section (§ 29-3(25)) defines as the city's Board of Police Commissioners. The code doesn't set out a separate color scheme or process here; it establishes only that curb paint used to signal loading zones, no-parking areas, or similar restrictions is a recognized traffic control device solely once the Traffic Authority has authorized it. Curb-specific parking restrictions like loading zones are separately posted and marked under § 29-49.
Violations & Fines
The code doesn't set a distinct fine for unauthorized curb painting in this definitions section; related posted parking and traffic-control violations fall under Chapter 29's general parking penalty schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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