Union City, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone;

B. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays (and holidays) for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials for more than twenty minutes;

C. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays (and holidays) and except as follows:

1. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times, 2. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed;

D. When the City Traffic Engineer as authorized under Chapters 10.04 through 10.52 has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section. (Ord. 69-67 § 12.1, 1967; amended during 1990 republication; Ord. 727-10 § 3, 2010)