North Las Vegas, NV Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No parking, § 10.48.230.A.1
- Yellow curb
- Freight loading zone
- White curb
- Passenger loading zone
- Green curb
- 12-minute parking limit
- Curb-paint violation fine
- $35 + $15 late
- Handicap-space fine
- $250 + $50 late
Summary
North Las Vegas paints curbs in four colors under Municipal Code § 10.48.230, each with a fixed legal meaning: red bars all parking, yellow marks a freight loading zone, white marks passenger loading, and green caps parking at twelve minutes. An unpainted curb doesn't guarantee parking is allowed, the paint only flags some restrictions, not all of them.
10.48.230.A: The City may, in its discretion, mark curbs with the following colors which shall have the following meanings: 1.Red—No parking; 2.Yellow—Freight loading zone; 3.White—Passenger loading zone; and 4.Green—Parking for no more than twelve (12) minutes. The absence on any curb of any of the above-listed paint colors does not signify that parking is otherwise allowed. The painting of curbs is intended to assist operators of motor vehicles in identifying areas where parking is prohibited or restricted, not to identify all places where parking is prohibited or restricted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
A gives the City discretion to mark curbs with four colors, each carrying a fixed meaning under the code: red means no parking at all; yellow marks a freight loading zone; white marks a passenger loading zone; and green allows parking for no more than twelve minutes. The same subsection warns that the absence of paint on a curb doesn't mean parking is unrestricted there, the color scheme is meant to flag some prohibited or restricted areas, not to serve as the complete list of where parking is barred.
C applies the same standard to spaces reserved for vehicles with side-loading wheelchair lifts. D and carries the code's steepest curb-marking fine. 140 civil fine schedule. 13 two-level hearing process.
Violations & Fines
Parking, standing or stopping anywhere restricted or prohibited by official curb painting brings a $35 civil fine plus $15 for each of the first two late payments, under the § 10.13.140 schedule's 'official signs or curb painting' line. Parking in a blue-painted handicap space without a qualifying plate or placard is far steeper: a $250 fine with $50 late penalties under § 10.48.230.C.
Frequently Asked Questions
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