Clackamas County, OR Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who authorizes curb color
- DTD Director/designee
- Resident-painted curb
- No legal effect
- Yellow curb rule
- Code 7.01.020(E)
- Request markings
- Road concerns 503-557-6391
- Inside cities
- City curb program governs
Summary
Residents cannot paint their own curb to create parking restrictions. Yellow-curb and no-parking markings on county roads are valid only where authorized by the Department of Transportation and Development, and parking against an authorized yellow curb violates Code 7.01.020(E).
No vehicle shall be parked upon any County roadway adjacent to any yellow curb, where the Director of the Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development, or designee, authorizes such curb.
F. No vehicle shall be parked upon any County roadway in a manner such that less than 18 feet of unobstructed roadway width is left available for the passage of other vehicles.
G. No vehicle shall be parked upon any County highway in a manner other than parallel to the roadway and facing in the direction of travel of the nearest travel lane unless specifically designated by signs or markings which are authorized by the Director of the Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development, or designee.
H. No vehicle shall be parked in violation of ORS 811.615 (failure to display disabled parking permit), ORS 811.625 or 811.630 (unlawful use of disabled parking permit).
I. No vehicle shall be parked on any County highway for more than 72 hours without moving at least three vehicle lengths away.
J. No vehicle shall be parked where it is impeding or likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic; where it is a hazard or is likely to be a hazard to vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic; or where it is obstructing the required width of a fire apparatus access road.
K. No vehicle shall be parked or operated on a highway when the vehicle registration
Full Breakdown
Curb color enforcement in unincorporated Clackamas County is a DTD function, not a private one. Code 7.01.020(E) prohibits parking adjacent to any yellow curb 'where the Director of the Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development, or designee, authorizes such curb,' and 7.01.020(D) treats no-parking signs and markings as enforceable only when DTD authorizes them. That means a curb a resident paints has no legal effect; only county-authorized markings restrict parking. Cities run their own curb-color programs inside city limits. To request a marking, contact county road concerns at 503-557-6391.
Violations & Fines
Parking citation for parking against a county-authorized yellow curb; unauthorized markings in the right-of-way are a Ch. 7.03 right-of-way violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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