Rancho Cucamonga, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 10.16.090, Unauthorized Painting of Curbs
- Permit authority
- City traffic engineer
- Numbering permit bond
- $250.00 completion bond required
- Permit duration
- Valid no more than 90 days
- Misdemeanor penalty
- Up to $1,000.00 fine and/or 6 months jail
- Infraction fines
- $100 / $200 / $500 escalating
Summary
Rancho Cucamonga bans painting any street or curb surface without written authorization from the city traffic engineer under Municipal Code § 10.16.090. The only exception covers numbered curb addresses, and that still requires a separate permit under Chapter 8.36, a $250.00 completion bond, and reflective masonry paint meeting city engineering specs.
No person or agency, unless authorized by the city traffic engineer, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any ordinance or resolution of this city pertaining thereto.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
090 flatly forbids any person or agency from painting a street or curb surface unless the city traffic engineer has authorized it first. 36, Curb Numbering Regulations. 010, no one may paint, mark, inscribe, or affix an address number on a publicly owned or controlled curb, parkway, or street without a permit from the city engineer. 00 completion bond, and agree to indemnify the city. 050). 040 sets the paint standard: numerals must use reflective masonry paint meeting city engineering specifications, in a size, color and style the city engineer approves, placed no more than one inch from the top of the curb face. 010.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 10.16.090 or the curb-numbering permit rule in Chapter 8.36 is charged as a misdemeanor under § 1.12.010 unless the city attorney elects to prosecute it as an infraction. A misdemeanor carries a fine up to $1,000.00 and/or up to six months in county jail; infractions escalate from a $100.00 fine for a first offense to $200.00 for a second within a year and $500.00 for a third. Every day the unauthorized paint remains constitutes a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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