Tustin, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Tustin uses California's standard colored-curb system, adopted into Tustin City Code 5332. The City's Schedule of Parking Penalties lists these subsections directly: 5332(b)(1)(b) 'Loading or unloading passengers - Yellow paint' and 5332(b)(1)(c) '3 minute limit - passenger or mail - White paint,' both $51 violations, alongside 5332(b)(1)(a) 'No Stopping - Red paint.' A yellow curb in Tustin therefore designates a loading zone limited to active loading or unloading of passengers (and, in standard California practice, freight), while a white curb permits only a brief stop — capped at 3 minutes by the city code — to pick up or drop off passengers or mail. Section 5332(f) separately makes 'Parking in alley' a citable offense, which matters where alleys serve as delivery access. For commercial freight delivery, California Vehicle Code 22507.5 expressly exempts commercial vehicles 'engaged in pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise' from local residential commercial-vehicle restrictions while actively working. Loading-zone curb colors and time limits are posted/painted in the field, and the underlying meanings track CVC 21458.