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Victorville, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Who may paint curbs
Only the city, unless authorized
Exception
Curb-number painting complying with city resolution
Penalty
Misdemeanor under §12.12.010
Chapter
Traffic Control Devices and Signals, Ch. 12.16

Summary

Victorville bars anyone but the city from painting a street or curb surface. Section 12.16.090 makes it unlawful to paint any street or curb without city authorization, with a narrow exception for curb-number painting when the painter has complied with a separate city resolution or ordinance covering 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 provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).

Full Breakdown

The prohibition sits in the traffic control devices and signals chapter, which gives the superintendent of streets authority to determine the size, shape, character, and placement of official curb markings, signs and pavement markings used to designate no-parking zones, loading zones, and other regulated curb space, such as the red, white, yellow, blue and green curb colors the city uses to signal parking restrictions. Because only the city may lawfully mark a curb, private property owners, businesses or residents cannot paint their own curb red to keep the space clear, paint it green to signal short-term parking, or repaint a faded official marking themselves, even to match an existing city color scheme.

The only carved-out exception covers curb-number painting, and even that is conditioned on the painter having "complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto," meaning a homeowner or a private curb-painting service must first follow whatever permit or registration process the city has separately adopted for house-number curb painting before doing that specific, narrow category of work. 080 letting the city temporarily suspend or remove signals and other traffic-control facilities.

Violations & Fines

Painting a curb or street surface without city authorization is a misdemeanor under section 12.12.010, which makes it unlawful for any person to fail to perform, or to do a forbidden act under, Title 12. The city can also require removal of unauthorized paint at the responsible party's expense as part of enforcing the traffic-control-devices chapter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I paint my own curb red to keep it clear of parking?
No. Section 12.16.090 bars anyone but the city from painting a street or curb surface, so painting your own curb red, even to discourage parking in front of your driveway, is unauthorized curb painting unless the city itself does the work or specifically authorizes it.
Is painting house numbers on my curb allowed?
It can be, but only if you've first complied with whatever separate city resolution or ordinance governs curb-number painting. Section 12.16.090 carves out that one narrow exception from the general ban on painting streets or curbs, but the exception only applies once the painter has followed the city's process.
Who decides what the curb colors mean in Victorville?
The superintendent of streets, acting under the traffic control devices and signals chapter, determines the size, shape, character and placement of official curb markings and signs, which is why only city-authorized painting under section 12.16.090 is allowed to change what a curb marking communicates.

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