Simi Valley, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- no parking/stopping any time (§ 4-9.503(j))
- Fire lanes
- red curb or 'Fire Lane' lettering (§ 4-9.503(m))
- Blue curb
- disabled parking only (§ 4-9.506(d))
- White lines
- designated angle parking (§ 4-9.504(c))
- Who designates colors
- City Engineer (fire district for fire lanes)
- Penalty
- civil fine per adopted citation schedule (§ 4-9.507)
Summary
Simi Valley marks no-parking and fire-lane zones with red curb paint under SVMC § 4-9.503(j) and (m), and reserves blue curb for disabled placard holders under § 4-9.506(d). Angle-parking zones get white lines under § 4-9.504(c) instead. Only the City Engineer, or the fire district for fire lanes, decides where curb colors go.
(j)In any "No Parking" or "No Stopping Any Time Zone" or emergency parking zone determined and designated by the City Engineer; provided, however, such zone shall be designated by red curb painted markings or signs; ... (m)In any lane designated as a Fire Lane by the Ventura County Fire Protection District with such zone being designated by red curb painted markings and signs or white lettering reading "Fire Lane";
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
503(j) bars parking in any 'No Parking' or 'No Stopping Any Time' zone or emergency parking zone that the City Engineer designates, and requires that zone to be marked with red curb paint or signs. 503(m) applies the same red-curb-or-signage rule, or white lettering reading 'Fire Lane,' to any lane the Ventura County Fire Protection District designates as a fire lane. 504(c) has the City Engineer paint white lines at the proper angle on the roadway surface adjacent to the curb once angle parking is authorized for a street. 506(b). 503(c), where parking between the zone and the curb is barred if indicated by a sign or red paint. and 22500 et seq.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a red-curb no-parking or no-stopping zone, or a designated fire lane, violates SVMC § 4-9.503(j) and (m). Parking or stopping in a blue-curb disabled zone without a valid placard, or blocking the adjacent blue cross-hatch loading area even with a placard, violates § 4-9.506. Violations of this article carry a civil penalty plus administrative charges under § 4-9.507, in the amounts set by the City's schedule of parking citation fines, and a contested citation is reviewed under California Vehicle Code § 40215 per § 4-9.508.
Frequently Asked Questions
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