Paramount, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Paramount Municipal Code § 10.08.120 authorizes the City Council, the Public Works Director or the City Engineer to designate and place curb markings for public benefit or public safety, subject to Chapter 10.08 and the California Vehicle Code. The section was last printed with the history note Ord. 1205, 10/14/2025.

The colors mean the following. Red is no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the California Vehicle Code, with the exception that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. Yellow is no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or materials, and passenger loading cannot consume more than three minutes nor materials loading more than twenty minutes. White is loading or unloading of passengers only, not exceeding three minutes. Green is no standing or parking for longer than the time designated by signs or markings at the location. Blue limits parking exclusively to vehicles of physically disabled persons as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5, consistent with Section 10.08.100, and applies at all times.

There is a request path for private parties. Under subsection B, the City Council reviews for approval all requests for green curb markings initiated by a city business owner or resident. It also reviews all requests for red curb markings that are not necessary to identify areas where parking is prohibited by the California Vehicle Code. The Council, not staff, makes those calls.

For accessible spaces, § 10.08.100 directs the Director of Public Works to place blue paint markings at each designated on-street space, as specifically set forth in the State Vehicle Code, and allows signs or other suitable means in addition.

Subsection C is the enforcement hook: once markings have been placed, no person can stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of the section. Section 10.12.030 requires the City to employ parking enforcement officers who issue citations and enforce all parking and non-moving traffic regulations.