Palm Coast, FL Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Most Palm Coast residential streets follow the city's master-planned design: a paved travel lane bordered by grass swales rather than continuous vertical concrete curbs, so colored curb paint is rare outside commercial corridors, government facilities, and a small number of intersections. Where official markings do exist - red (no parking / fire lane), yellow (loading), blue (accessible), white (passenger loading) - they are installed and maintained by the City of Palm Coast under Chapter 44 (Traffic and Vehicles), and residents and property owners may not paint, repaint, or alter a public curb or right-of-way marking. Unauthorized painting in the right-of-way is enforced as right-of-way encroachment and the city can require restoration at the owner's expense. Even where the curb is unmarked, Florida Statute 316.1945 (adopted by Chapter 44) sets the baseline: no stopping, standing, or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal/stop sign/yield sign/traffic-control signal at the side of a roadway, within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station, or on a controlled-access highway. Section 44-33 separately bans parking in the paved right-of-way of city roads at all times (except defined emergencies) and in unpaved swales or medians from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., with $25 / $50 / $100 escalating civil penalties. Accessible (blue) zones are governed by Florida Statute 316.1955 and FS Chapter 553. To report a faded or damaged marking or to request a new traffic marking, contact Palm Coast Public Works through palmcoast.gov; to report a parking violation in a marked zone or in a swale, contact Code Enforcement at (386) 986-3764 or the Flagler County Sheriff's Office for immediate safety issues.