Parma, OH Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $25 payable on issuance
- Cash bond
- $500 required
- Application lead time
- 3 business days minimum
- Permit issued within
- 3 business days
- Permit expires
- December 31 each year
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor 3rd degree, up to $500/60 days
Summary
Painting street addresses on Parma's curbs for pay, profit or voluntary donations requires a permit from the Director of Public Service. Applicants pay a $25 fee, post a $500 cash bond, and must apply at least three business days before painting starts.
(a) No person shall engage in the enterprise of painting street addresses on City street curbs for pay or profit, or with the intention of soliciting voluntary contributions therefor, unless he or she has first obtained a permit to do so from the Director of Public Service... A permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid upon issuance of the permit. (c) An applicant under this section shall, at the time of filing, also post with the Director a cash bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) as a guarantee that the applicant will: (1) Paint street addresses with accuracy; (2) Paint street addresses without damaging public or private property; (3) Paint only street addresses along City curbs; and (4) Refrain from painting a street address at any location where asked to do so by the resident before the painting has been done.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-30: Local legislation current to August 3, 2026 | State legislation current to June 25, 2025).
Full Breakdown
06(a) bars anyone from painting street addresses on City curbs for pay or profit, or while soliciting voluntary contributions for doing so, without first getting a permit from the Director of Public Service. Subsection (b) requires the applicant to file an application at least three business days before painting begins, listing the applicant's name, permanent and current residence if different, current employer, and the specific streets to be painted; a $25 permit fee is due when the permit issues. Subsection (c) requires the applicant to post a $500 cash bond guaranteeing accurate painting, no property damage, painting only street addresses, and stopping at the request of a resident before the work is done; the Director can charge repair costs against the bond, and any costs beyond $500 can still be pursued through other legal means.
Subsection (d) gives the Director three business days to issue the permit once the application and bond are filed, and the permit runs for the balance of the calendar year unless the Director revokes it for a bond-condition violation. Subsection (e) terminates every permit on December 31 or earlier at the holder's request, and releases the cash bond thirty days after termination.
Violations & Fines
Painting curbs for pay without the Section 905.06 permit, or breaking a bond condition such as damaging property or painting over a resident's objection, is a violation of Chapter 905 punishable by up to a $500 fine and up to sixty days in jail as a misdemeanor of the third degree under Section 905.99, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. The Director can also revoke the permit outright and apply the $500 cash bond to cover any repair costs.
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