Upland, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Unauthorized painting
- Unlawful for anyone but the city (§ 10.12.090)
- Red curb
- No stopping, standing, or parking at any time
- Yellow curb
- Loading only, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., except Sundays/holidays
- Green curb
- 24-minute parking, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., except Sundays/holidays
- Blue curb
- Reserved for disabled placard or plate holders
Summary
Upland Municipal Code § 10.12.090 makes it unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface. Section 10.48.030 sets the color code the city itself uses: red for no stopping, yellow for loading, white for passenger drop-off, green for short-term parking, and blue for disabled parking.
§ 10.12.090. Unauthorized painting of curbs. 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 provisions of the Upland Municipal Code or any resolution of this city pertaining thereto. ... Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time... Green means no stopping, standing or parking for a period of time up to but no longer than 24 minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
" That means a resident cannot legally paint their own curb red to deter parking, even in front of their own driveway; only city-authorized curb painting, or a permitted address-number painter, is lawful. 040, any painted curb or posted sign is "conclusive evidence" the city authorized it, and the city manager holds delegated authority to add, modify, or remove curb-color designations as traffic conditions require.
Violations & Fines
Painting a curb without city authorization violates § 10.12.090 and, absent a specific fine in that section, defaults to the citywide misdemeanor penalty under § 1.16.010, punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail. Parking against an authorized color-coded curb in violation of its posted purpose violates § 10.48.030(C), which bars stopping "adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section."
Frequently Asked Questions
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