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

020 authorizes the city traffic engineer to place curb markings with defined legal meanings. A red curb means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as the Vehicle Code allows, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked as a bus zone. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or materials, and that loading may not exceed 3 minutes for passengers or 20 minutes for materials. A white curb bars stopping, standing or parking except to load or unload passengers or to deposit mail in an adjacent mailbox, capped at 3 minutes, with the restriction running at all times except that a white zone in front of a closed theater is not restricted while the theater is closed.

010 are marked with yellow paint and passenger loading zones with white paint on the curb, and no more than half of a block's total curb length may be reserved for loading purposes. 080 makes it unlawful for anyone but the city traffic engineer to paint any street or curb surface, with a narrow exception for house-number stenciling done under a city resolution and with city council permission. 040 bars using a yellow zone for any purpose besides loading or unloading.