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

Petaluma Municipal Code § 11.48.050, Curb Markings Generally, authorizes the city traffic engineer to place the curb markings defined in the following sections, and makes clear that once placed, those markings carry the meanings set out in the chapter. Section 11.48.060 defines red: no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except as the state Vehicle Code permits and except that a bus may stop in a red zone signed or marked as a bus zone. Section 11.48.070 defines yellow: no stopping, standing or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading, capped at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for materials.

Section 11.48.080 defines white: no stopping except to load or unload passengers or deposit mail, capped at three minutes, applying 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except at a hotel, mailbox, or church where it applies at all times, and at a theater whenever it is open. Section 11.48.085 separately governs blue curb markings for spaces designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans: a disabled parking space must be identified by a posted disabled-person sign together with either a blue curb or a painted wheelchair-profile outline, and it is unlawful to park there without displaying the state-issued placard or plate required by California Vehicle Code Sections 5007, 22511.55 and 22511.59.

Section 11.48.090 makes it a violation to stop, stand or park adjacent to any legible curb marking placed under §§ 11.48.050 through 11.48.085 in a manner inconsistent with that marking's meaning.