Orem, UT Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping, standing, or parking, ever
- Yellow 'Restricted Zone' curb
- No parking except as posted
- Yellow curb exception
- Sundays and legal holidays
- Marking curbs yourself
- Requires prior City approval
- Fire lane color
- Red curb or red pavement writing
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Orem's parking code assigns fixed meanings to painted curbs: a red curb bars stopping, standing, or parking at any time, and a yellow curb marked 'Restricted Zone' bars parking except as the posted sign allows, though that yellow restriction lifts on Sundays and legal holidays. Marking a City-owned curb without prior City approval is itself unlawful.
It shall be unlawful to disobey signs or markings erected by the City which prohibit parking or regulate the hours thereof. It shall also be unlawful to park in violation of curb markings designated by the City. Such curb markings shall have the following meanings: Red: No stopping, standing or parking at any time. Yellow: With the words "Restricted Zone" stenciled thereon, shall mean no stopping, standing or parking except as stated on the signs or markings giving notice thereof, except that this provision shall not apply on Sundays and legal holidays. ... It shall be unlawful to erect any signs or to mark publicly owned curbs, in such a manner that prohibits parking or attempts to regulate the flow of traffic without prior City approval.
Full Breakdown
' The section then fixes what each color means: a red curb means 'no stopping, standing or parking at any time,' with no time-of-day exception. A yellow curb stenciled 'Restricted Zone' means no stopping, standing, or parking except as stated on the accompanying sign, but the code carves out a standing exception for 'Sundays and legal holidays,' when the yellow restriction does not apply. The same section makes it unlawful to park across painted angle-parking lines, and separately bars any private party from marking a publicly owned curb or erecting parking-control signs 'without prior City approval,' so a business cannot paint its own curb red to keep others from parking there.
Elsewhere in Article 19-3, Section 19-3-10 uses the same red-curb convention for fire lanes, defining a 'designated fire lane' as any area in front of a commercial or public building 'marked with a red curb, or red writing on the pavement or signs posted' prohibiting parking, and a vehicle parked in one is declared a hazard to public safety subject to removal.
Violations & Fines
Curb-marking violations fall under Chapter 19's blanket penalty: Section 19-1-6 makes any violation of the traffic chapter, including Section 19-3-1's curb rules, a Class B Misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both. A vehicle parked in a red-marked fire lane under Section 19-3-10 is separately declared a public-safety hazard and may be towed at the direction of a public safety officer.
Frequently Asked Questions
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