Redwood City, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping/standing/parking anytime (Sec. 20.109)
- Yellow curb
- Loading only, 7am-6pm (Sec. 20.109)
- White curb
- Passenger loading, 3 min max (Sec. 20.109)
- Green curb
- 20-min max standing, 7am-6pm (Sec. 20.109)
- Blue curb
- Disabled-placard vehicles only (Sec. 20.109)
Summary
Redwood City's curb-marking scheme under Sec. 20.109 assigns a specific meaning to each paint color: red bars stopping entirely, yellow and white allow only timed loading between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., green caps standing at 20 minutes, and blue reserves the space for disabled placard holders.
A.Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code of this State, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.B.Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes. ... D.Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty (20) minutes at any time between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. of any day except Sundays and holidays. E.Blue shall mean no stopping, standing or parking except for vehicles of physically handicapped persons; provided, however, that such vehicles shall be subject to all other parking regulations contained in this Chapter regulating parking on those streets upon which such zone has been designated.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Zoning Code: Supplement 29 | City Code: Supplement 61 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
109 authorizes the City Manager to place curb markings indicating parking or standing regulations, and fixes what each color legally means. Red curbs mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except as the state Vehicle Code allows or for a bus stopping in a signed bus zone. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for anything other than loading or unloading, with passenger loading capped at 3 minutes and materials loading capped at 20 minutes. window, except that restrictions run at all times in front of a hotel, at all times a theater is open (or during posted hours if more restrictive), and only during posted school hours in front of a school.
on non-Sunday, non-holiday days. Blue curbs are reserved for vehicles of physically handicapped persons, who remain subject to all other parking regulations on that street. The City Manager may use posted signage instead of or in addition to painted curbs, and once markings or signage are in place, it is unlawful to stop, stand or park adjacent to them in violation of the posted or painted restriction. State law separately authorizes local curb markings for parking regulation under Vehicle Code Section 21458.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking against a curb color in a way that conflicts with its designated meaning (for example, more than 20 minutes at a green curb, or any parking at all at a red curb) violates Sec. 20.109 and is enforced as a standard parking citation by police officers or parking enforcement staff, following the same citation process used throughout Chapter 20.
Frequently Asked Questions
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