Shelby, NC Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 42-167
- Marking method
- Curb painted yellow or red
- Effect
- Same as a posted sign
- Applies
- At all times unless hour-limited
Summary
In Shelby, curbing painted yellow or red substitutes for a sign: parking there is banned at all times without one posted.
When signs are placed, erected or installed giving notice, or the curbing has been painted yellow or red in lieu of such signs, no person shall park a vehicle at any time in any zone designated as a no parking zone, as provided in section 42-41. If parking is prohibited in such zone only between certain hours, this section shall apply only between such hours, as indicated on the signs erected in such zone.
(Code 1985, § 12-110)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Shelby's traffic code lets the city mark no-parking zones either with signs or by painting the curb yellow or red. Once the curb is painted, that paint carries the same legal force as a posted sign: parking in that zone is prohibited at all times the marking is in effect, with no separate sign required to make the ban enforceable. Zones painted for only certain hours apply only during those hours if posted that way.
Violations & Fines
Parking against a painted red or yellow curb is a citable parking violation, prosecuted criminally or civilly at the city's election under Shelby's traffic ordinance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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