San Diego, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Homeowner cost
- free, done at own expense
- Solicitor permit fee
- $25 one-year registration card
- Number spec
- 4-inch black on yellow
- Citation
- SDMC §62.0701
Summary
San Diego lets a homeowner paint their own street number on the curb for free, but no one else may do it without the occupant's permission, and paid solicitors must register with police and pay a $25 permit fee first.
The occupant of a residence may at his own expense paint or have painted the street number of such residence on the curb. No person other than the occupant shall paint street numbers upon the curb unless he shall first have permission of the occupant of the residence for which the numbers are proposed to be painted.
No person shall solicit for the painting of street numbers on curbs unless he has registered with the Police Department as a solicitor and paid the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) permit fee to obtain a special one-year registration card. All solicitors shall comply strictly with the provisions of Section 33.1410 of this Code.
Street numbers painted upon curbs shall meet the following specifications:
(a) Street numbers may be painted only upon the vertical face of the curb abutting the residence.
(b) Numbers shall be block numbers and shall be four inches in height with a stroke width of not less than one-half inch. The numbers shall be black and shall be painted on a yellow background. The background shall be of sufficient dimensions to provide a one-inch margin around all figures.
(c) All paint used for painting of street numbers on curbs shall be of good quality
Full Breakdown
Under Municipal Code §62.0701 (Division 7: Curb Painting), only the occupant of a residence may paint that address's street number on the curb without anyone else's consent; anyone else needs the occupant's permission first. Anyone soliciting curb-painting business must register with the Police Department as a solicitor and pay a $25 one-year permit fee, and must also follow the peddler rules in §33.1410. The numbers themselves must be 4-inch black block numerals on a yellow background, painted only on the curb's vertical face with City-standard traffic paint; the City is never responsible for maintaining or replacing them.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting curb-number painting without a police-issued permit, or painting curb numbers without the occupant's consent or outside the required specifications, violates §62.0701 and §62.0702's ban on unauthorized curb painting.
Frequently Asked Questions
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