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Rohnert Park, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
RPMC § 10.24.090
Only exemption
Compliant curb address numbers
Curb color authority
City traffic engineer, § 10.40.030
Red curb meaning
No stopping/standing/parking at any time
Yellow curb hours
7 a.m.-6 p.m., loading only
Max penalty
$500 fine and/or 6 months jail

Summary

Rohnert Park Municipal Code Section 10.24.090 bars anyone but the city from painting any street or curb surface. The single exception covers curb address numbers, and only for someone who has already complied with the city's own numbering resolution. Every other curb color, from a red no-parking stripe to a yellow loading strip, is reserved for the city traffic engineer.

No person, unless authorized by this city, 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 resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).

Full Breakdown

24, Traffic Control Devices, and bars unauthorized curb or street painting outright: no person may paint a street or curb surface unless authorized by the city. The only carve-out is for painting curb address numbers, and it applies solely to someone who has already complied with whatever resolution or ordinance the city has adopted governing that numbering. 030, who may mark no stopping zones, no parking areas and restricted parking areas either with signs or with paint on the curb; once those markings are in place, no vehicle may stop, stand or park against them.

except for loading, capped at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for materials; and white is reserved for passenger loading or mail drop-off, generally limited to three minutes in the same daytime window but running around the clock outside a hotel, a mailbox or an open theater. 5. A resident who paints their own curb red to keep guests' cars off the frontage, or a business that paints its own loading zone yellow, is painting without city authorization and gets no exemption just because the color matches an official meaning.

Violations & Fines

Painting a curb or street surface without city authorization is enforced under the general penalty clause for Title 10, Section 10.04.040: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars, up to six months in jail, or both. The city traffic engineer and Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety are the officials who apply and enforce authorized curb markings under Sections 10.40.030 and 10.44.020.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I paint my own curb red to stop people parking in front of my house?
No. Section 10.24.090 makes it unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface, and the only exemption is for compliant curb address numbers. Only the city traffic engineer may designate a red no-parking curb under Section 10.40.030, and doing it yourself is a misdemeanor under the Title 10 penalty clause, Section 10.04.040.
What does a yellow curb in Rohnert Park mean?
Under Section 10.44.020, a yellow curb bars stopping, standing or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading. Passenger loading is capped at three minutes and material loading at twenty minutes.
Am I allowed to paint curb numbers on my own property?
Yes, but only after complying with the city's own resolution or ordinance covering curb numbering; Section 10.24.090 carves that use out of the general ban on curb painting. Painting any other marking, including a color that mimics an official zone, is still prohibited.

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