Springfield, MO Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

City Code § 54-32 (Fire Code § 503.3.2.1) governs how Springfield marks fire apparatus access roads, the fire lanes required on new construction and other sites the fire code official designates. Where one or both sides of the access road are enclosed by a curb, that curb must be marked red; separately, a 4-inch red stripe runs the full length of the road on each side, and 'NO PARKING, FIRE LANE' must be stenciled in letters at least 12 inches high every 50 feet. Markings must stay clean and legible, with alternative methods (e.g., signage in lieu of striping at apartment complexes) allowed only with fire official approval. This is a fire-lane rule, not a general public-street curb-color code, the instrument has no separate ordinance assigning colors to public-street curbs generally.