Stanislaus County, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- No-parking distance
- 100 feet from a bus/transit stop
- Adopting ordinance
- Ordinance CS 1200 §1, 2017
- Who may mark it
- County public works staff or director's written consent
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Stanislaus County only
- Enforcement
- Misdemeanor/infraction under § 1.36.030
Summary
Stanislaus County bars parking within 100 feet of any bus or transit stop marked with a red curb or posted sign, under County Code § 11.08.140. Only county public works staff, or someone with the public works director's prior written consent, may install those signs or paint those curbs on unincorporated county roads.
Parking is prohibited in the public right-of-way up to one hundred feet in any direction of a bus or other transit stops where signs have been posted and/or curbs have been marked with the color red to indicate that no vehicle may park in such zone as marked. All installation of signs or painting of curbs shall be performed by Stanislaus County public works staff or by those with prior written consent from the director of public works, or their designee.
Full Breakdown
140 of the Stanislaus County Code, adopted by Ordinance CS 1200 in 2017, protects transit access on unincorporated county roads by prohibiting parking in the public right-of-way up to one hundred feet in any direction of a bus or other transit stop once the zone has been marked with red paint and/or signage. That distance runs in every direction from the stop, so it can restrict parking on both the approach and departure sides of the curb, keeping the loading area clear for buses and other transit vehicles to pull in and out.
The section also locks down who may create these zones: installation of the signs or the red paint must be done by Stanislaus County public works staff themselves, or by a private party who has first obtained written consent from the director of public works or the director's designee. That control keeps residents or businesses from painting their own red curb near a stop simply to keep the area clear for personal use, only the county, acting through public works, or someone the director has authorized in writing, may mark the zone.
130, and like the rest of the chapter it reaches only unincorporated Stanislaus County; transit stops inside Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, or the county's other cities are governed by each city's own curb-marking ordinance, not this section.
Violations & Fines
County Code § 1.36.030, Traffic Violations, makes it a misdemeanor or an infraction to violate any code provision adopted under the Vehicle Code, punishable the way the California Vehicle Code punishes it. Parking within the marked 100-foot transit-stop zone is enforced the same way as any other red curb violation: a citation issued under the Vehicle Code, with no separate transit-specific penalty written into § 11.08.140 itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How close can I park to a bus stop in unincorporated Stanislaus County?
Can a business near a bus stop paint its own curb red?
Does the 100-foot transit stop rule apply in Modesto or Turlock?
Sources & Official References
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