Phoenix Chapter 24 and Arizona Revised Statutes §28-873 establish standardized curb color meanings: red for no stopping, yellow for loading, white for passenger pickup, green for short-term, and blue for accessible parking. Only the city may paint regulatory curbs.
Phoenix City Code Chapter 24 (Parking and Traffic) incorporates state-level curb color conventions defined in ARS §28-873. Red curbs prohibit stopping, standing, or parking. Yellow curbs are commercial loading zones with time limits posted on signs. White curbs allow passenger loading and unloading only. Green curbs designate short-term parking for the time shown. Blue curbs reserve spaces for vehicles displaying valid disability placards or plates. Only the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department or its contractors may paint or modify regulatory curbs in the public right-of-way. Property owners cannot paint curbs to reserve parking adjacent to their homes or businesses.
Parking against a colored curb in violation of its meaning draws a citation under Chapter 24, with fines varying by color. Painting curbs without authorization is a code violation that may trigger restoration costs and civil penalties.
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