Turlock uses standard California curb colors. The city installs green curbs (24-minute parking), white curbs (3-minute passenger/mail loading), and yellow curbs (3-minute passenger/freight loading) by application. Red and blue curbs follow state Vehicle Code rules. Private painting of public curbs is not authorized.
Curb-color markings in Turlock follow the statewide California Vehicle Code color scheme, with the city installing certain time-limited colors on request. Through the city's Time Limited Parking program, commercial property owners can apply for a green curb (24-minute parking), a white curb (3-minute loading/unloading of passengers or mail), or a yellow curb (3-minute loading/unloading of passengers or freight); approval requires neighbor signatures and a city review, with a one-time $90 per 20-24 foot stall fee covering installation and lifetime maintenance. Red curbs (no stopping, standing, or parking) and blue curbs (disabled/accessible parking) are governed by the California Vehicle Code, which the state controls, and are installed by the city, not by residents. Because painted curbs are official traffic-control markings on the public right-of-way, residents and businesses cannot lawfully paint or alter public curbs themselves; new colored zones must go through the city's application and review process. Curb addresses/house-number painting is a separate, unregulated cosmetic matter and does not create any enforceable parking restriction.
Parking in violation of a curb color (e.g., stopping at a red curb, exceeding the 3-minute white/yellow limit, or parking at a blue curb without a disabled placard) is cited by the Police Department and processed by the Parking Management Bureau. Unauthorized painting of a public curb is not a sanctioned way to reserve parking and confers no enforceable rights.
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In Turlock's residential (R) districts, barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing are prohibited (TMC 9-3-203). In commercial/industrial districts, ra...
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Beyond height, Turlock fences must meet TMC 9-3-203: 7 ft maximum (3 ft solid / 4 ft non-solid in front and corner side yards), no safety/visibility hazard, ...
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Turlock's zoning code does not publish a separate numeric retaining-wall height standard; the fence/wall provisions of TMC 9-3-203 set the 7-foot wall limit....
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The City of Turlock has no ordinance using the term 'animal hoarding,' but its code controls hoarding-type situations through pet-number limits (three dogs /...
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The City of Turlock's Municipal Code has no general ordinance banning the feeding of wild animals such as coyotes, deer, raccoons, or waterfowl. Its only fee...
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The City of Turlock limits a dwelling to three (3) cats over six weeks old without a kennel permit (Municipal Code Section 6-1-105) and bars breeding cats wi...
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