Santee, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Number size
- 4 inches high, half-inch stroke
- Colors
- Black numbers on white background
- Placement
- Vertical face of the curb
- Business requirement
- City business license and regulatory permit
- Homeowner rule
- Exempt from permit, same standards apply
- Consent required
- Written approval from property owner first
Summary
In the City of Santee, anyone who paints house numbers on street curbs needs an encroachment permit and must follow strict formatting standards under Municipal Code § 8.02.200(B). Homeowners painting their own curb are exempt from the permit itself but must still meet the same size, color, and placement rules.
B. Except as provided in Section 8.02.205, no person is permitted to paint or cause to be painted house numbers on curbs on, along or over a highway without first obtaining an encroachment permit and meeting the standards listed below. 1. All numbers must be four inches high with a one-half-inch stroke. 2. Numbers must be black in color, painted on a white background. 3. House numbers must be painted on the vertical face of the curb. 4. The previous numbers must be completely painted over or removed. 5. Any business involved in painting house numbers on curbs must first obtain a City business license and regulatory permit and must not obstruct traffic, including bicycles and pedestrians, in any way while paining house numbers. 6. Notices distributed by curb painting companies must be approved by the City. The notice must state that house number painting is not mandatory and must contain the name and telephone number of the company. 7. No business may paint house numbers on curbs without the prior written approval of the affected property owner.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.02.200(B) sets exact specifications: numbers must be four inches high with a half-inch stroke, painted black on a white background, on the vertical face of the curb, and any previous numbers must be completely painted over or removed first. A business that paints curb numbers must hold a City business license and regulatory permit, and must not obstruct traffic, bicycles, or pedestrians while working. Any notice a curb-painting company distributes to solicit customers must be City-approved and must state that the painting is not mandatory, plus give the company's name and phone number.
No business may paint a curb without the affected property owner's prior written approval. Section 8.02.205(C) exempts homeowners who paint their own curb from needing the encroachment permit itself, but they still must follow the same size, color, and location standards. These rules grew out of Santee's broader encroachment-permit chapter, which treats curb painting as a use of the public right-of-way requiring City oversight, distinct from ordinary driveway or utility encroachments covered elsewhere in § 8.02.200.
Violations & Fines
Painting curbs commercially without the required business license and regulatory permit, or without the property owner's written consent, is a misdemeanor under § 1.04.050 and can also draw an administrative citation under Chapter 1.08 reaching $5,000 per violation; a business without a valid license additionally risks having that license revoked under Title 4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I paint my own house number on my curb without a permit?
Can a curb-painting company go door to door in Santee?
What if the old house number is still visible under the new paint?
Sources & Official References
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