Temecula, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- TMC § 10.12.050
- Authorization required
- city authorization to paint curb/street
- Exception
- compliant curb-number painting
- Official curb colors set by
- city traffic engineer, § 10.16.250
- General misdemeanor penalty
- $1,000 fine / 6 months jail
Summary
Temecula Municipal Code Section 10.12.050 bars anyone from painting a street or curb surface without city authorization. The only carve-out is painting street numbers on a curb by someone who has complied with the city's applicable resolution or ordinance on that practice.
No person, unless authorized by this city, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provision of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4862229; v11 updated 2026-04-14).
Full Breakdown
12 (Traffic Control Devices), states that no person, unless authorized by the city, shall paint any street or curb surface. It then narrows that ban with one exception: it does not apply to painting numbers on a curb surface by a person who has complied with the requirements of any city resolution or ordinance covering that activity, which is how address-number curb painting by licensed vendors operates legally in Temecula. 250, which reserves red, yellow, white, green and blue curb colors for specific meanings the city traffic engineer applies (red for no stopping, yellow for time-limited loading, white for passenger loading or mail drop-off, green for short-term parking, and blue for disabled parking). 050 ban unless the city itself authorized it.
Violations & Fines
Section 10.12.050 does not carry its own penalty clause, so a violation is enforced as a general Municipal Code violation under Chapter 1.20, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in county jail, or as an infraction carrying escalating fines from $100 to $500 for repeat violations within a year under Section 1.20.030(B). The city may also pursue an administrative citation under Chapter 1.21.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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