Orange, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping/parking, 24/7
- Yellow curb
- 5 min passengers, 20 min materials
- White curb
- 5 min, 24 hours a day
- Green curb
- Time-limited, 7am-6pm
- Blue curb
- Disabled parking only, 24/7
- Governing chapter
- Municipal Code Ch. 10.26
Summary
Orange assigns five curb colors to specific parking restrictions under Chapter 10.26: red bars all stopping, yellow and white limit loading time, green caps parking duration, and blue reserves spaces for disabled placard holders. Each color carries its own time window and penalty exposure.
Red. Red indicates no stopping, standing or parking whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except that a bus may stop in a red zone or sign posted as a bus loading zone. The provisions of this subsection shall be effective 24 hours per day, including Sundays and holidays. ... Yellow. Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials. In any loading zone or alley, the loading or unloading of passengers shall not exceed five minutes, and the loading or unloading of materials shall not exceed 20 minutes... Blue. Blue indicates parking reserved for disabled persons.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796775; v10 updated 2026-01-27).
Full Breakdown
010 of the Orange Municipal Code sets designated colors that indicate parking restrictions citywide. Red curbs mean no stopping, standing or parking whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, effective 24 hours a day including Sundays and holidays, with an exception allowing a bus to stop in a red zone posted as a bus loading zone. , Sundays and holidays excepted. White curbs allow stopping only to load or unload passengers or to deposit mail in an adjacent mailbox, with a five-minute limit enforced 24 hours a day including Sundays and holidays unless the City Traffic Commission designates otherwise by resolution.
unless the Traffic Commission sets different hours by resolution. Blue curbs reserve the space for disabled persons around the clock, including Sundays and holidays. 1 and were most recently amended by Ordinance 03-25 on February 25, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Parking or stopping in violation of the posted curb color, such as exceeding the five-minute white-zone limit or stopping in a red no-stopping zone, is a citable parking violation enforceable under the Orange Municipal Code's general parking-citation and towing authority; officers and the City Traffic Engineer administer curb-color designations under Chapter 10.26.
Frequently Asked Questions
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