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Chapter 12 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Colusa County Municipal Code Art. II Stopping, Standing and Parking

Colusa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Colusa County

Cite as: Colusa County Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-19

§ 12-17. Stopping at through streets and intersections; stop signs generally.

(Ord. No. 248, art. 3, § 1)

Whenever any provision of this chapter or other ordinance or resolution of this county designates and describes any street or highway or portion thereof as a through street, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, the road commissioner shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows:

Stop signs shall be erected at every street or county road intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated, and at those entrances of other intersections where the stop is required, and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and be placed as provided in Section 21355 of the Vehicle Code of the state.

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§ 12-17.1. Through streets.

(Ord. No. 469, § 1; Ord. No. 754; Ord. No. 772, § 1)

The following routes are designated “through streets” pursuant to Section 21354 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California:

(1) Almond Avenue, (C.R. No. 150), between Hillgate Road and Gail Avenue.

(2) Boles Road, (C.R. No. 158).

(3) Central Street, (C.R. No. MW15), between Old Highway 99W and East Avenue.

(4) Clay Street, (C.R. No. GE03), between State Route 20 and its easterly terminus.

(5) College City Road, (C.R. No. 178) Segment 1-Tule Road to Friel Road, Segment 2-Friel Road to White Road.

(6) Danley Road, (C.R. No. 21), between Maxwell-Sites Road and Freshwater Road.

(7) Delevan Road (C.R. No. 27), between McDermott Road and Old Highway 99W, and between Old Highway 99W and Four Mile Road.

(8) Dodge Road, (C.R. No. 81)

(9) Dry Slough Road, (C.R. No. 16).

(10) E Street, (C.R. No. 235), between State Route 20 and City of Williams.

(11) East Camp Road, (C.R. No. 127), between Walnut Drive and State Route 20.

(12) Fairview Road, (C.R. No. 22), between Old Highway 99W and Danley Road;

(13) Four Mile Road, (C.R. No. 28).

(14) Fourteenth Street, (C.R. No. CE02).

(15) Fouts Springs Road, (C.R. No. 43A).

(16) Freshwater Road, (C.R. Nos. 19, 19A, 19B), between Old Highway 99W and Manor Road.

(17) Gail Avenue, (C.R. No. 148A), between Almond Avenue and Putnam Way.

(18) Grant Avenue, (C.R. No. 157).

(19) Greenbay Road, (C.R. No. 163), between Ligget Avenue and Wildwood Road, and between Wildwood Road and Old Highway 99W.

(20) Gridley Road, (C.R. No. 5).

(21) Grieve Road, (C.R. No. 183).

(22) Grimes-Arbuckle Road, (C.R. No. 4), between Hahn Road and State Route 45; and between Old Highway 99W and Tule Road, and between Tule Road and Hahn Road.

(23) Hahn Road, (C.R. No. 15), between Old Highway 99W and Grimes-Arbuckle Road.

(24) Hall Street, (C.R. No. AR03), between Almond Avenue and Seventh Street, between Seventh Street and Old Highway 99W, and between Old Highway 99W and First Street.

(25) Hankins Road, (C.R. No. 121), between East Camp Road and George Road, and between George Road and Zumwalt Road.

(26) Harrington Avenue, (C.R. No. 165), between Wyer Road and Wildwood Road, and between Wildwood Road and Old Highway 99W.

(27) Hillgate Road, (C.R. No. 12).

(28) Husted Road, (C.R. No. 117), between State Route 20 and Old Highway 99W.

(29) Johns School Road, (C.R. No. 184).

(30) Laurel Street, (C.R. No. AR01), between Old Highway 99W and Ohm Road.

(31) Leesville-Lodoga Road, (C.R. No. 33).

(32) Leesville Road, (C.R. No. 34).

(33) Lenahan Road, (C.R. No. 25), between Old Highway 99W and Two Mile Road.

(34) Leven Street, (C.R. No. GR07), between State Route 45 and Grimes-Arbuckle Road.

(35) Lodi Road, (C.R. No. 144).

(36) Lodoga-Stonyford Road, (C.R. No. 32).

(37) Lone Star Road, (C.R. No. 131).

(38) Lurline Avenue, (C.R. No. 68), between State Route 45 and Old Highway 99W, and between 99W and Danley Road.

(39) Marine Avenue, (C.R. No. 164), between Wyler Road and Wildwood Road.

(40) Maxwell Road, (C.R. No. 3).

(41) Maxwell-Sites Road, (C.R. No. 23).

(42) McDermott Road, (C.R. No. 24), between West Glenn Road and Maxwell-Sites Road.

(43) Meyers Road, (C.R. Nos. 17, 17A), between Old Highway 99W and East Camp Road.

(44) Norman Road, (C.R. No. 30).

(45) Ohm Road, (C.R. No. 134), between Laurel Street and Hahn Road, and between Hahn Road and Abel Road.

(46) Old Highway 99W, (C.R. No. 216), between Glenn County and Maxwell Road, between Maxwell Road and City of Williams, between City of Williams and Hall Street, and between Hall Street and Hillgate Road, and between Hillgate Road and Grimes-Arbuckle Road.

(47) Old Highway 99W, (C.R. No. 229), between Grimes-Arbuckle Road and Yolo County.

(48) Poundstone Road, (C.R. No. 143), between Grimes-Arbuckle Road and Tule Road.

(49) Putnam Way, (C.R. No. 217), between Hillgate Road and Hall Street, between Hall Street and I-5 Undercrossing Road, and I-5 Undercrossing Road to its northerly terminus.

(50) River Road, (C.R. No. 2).

(51) Seventh Street (C.R. No. AR13), between Hillgate Road and Hall Street.

(52) Sites-Lodoga Road, (C.R. No. 31).

(53) Spencer Road, (C.R. No. 79), between McAusland Road and State Route 45.

(54) Sutton Road, (C.R. No. 63), between Maxwell-Sites Road and Delevan Road.

(55) Sycamore Slough Road, (C.R. No. 137A).

(56) Thirteenth Street, (C.R. No. CE01).

(57) Tule Road, (C.R. No. 8), between College City Road and State Route 45.

(58) Two Mile Road, (C.R. No. 26), between Maxwell Road and Delevan Road.

(59) Wagner Road, (C.R. No. 159).

(60) Walnut Drive, (C.R. No. 126).

(61) Webster Street, (C.R. No. GE05), between State Route 20 and D Street.

(62) Wescott Road, (C.R. No. 103).

(63) White Road, (C.R. No. 180).

(64) Wildwood Road, (C.R. No. 11).

(65) Wilson Avenue, (C.R. No. 96).

(66) Wilson Bend Road, (C.R. No. 10).

(67) Wisconsin Avenue, (C.R. No. 166), between Wyler Road and Wildwood Road, and between Wildwood Road and Harrington Avenue.

(68) Wyer Road, (C.R. No. 160), between Wisconsin Avenue and Wagner Road.

(69) Yolo County Line Road, (C.R. No. 9).

(70) Zumwalt Road, (C.R. No. 18).

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§ 12-17.2. Stop intersections.

(Ord. No. 469, § 2; Ord. No. 772, § 2; Ord. No. 780, § 1)

The following intersections are designated stop intersections pursuant to Section 21354 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California:

(1) Center Street (C.R. No. PR06), at Argo Street (C.R. No. PR08), to stop westbound traffic on Center Street.

(2) College City Road (C.R. No. 178), and Richey Road (C.R. No. 179), at the Tule Road (C.R. No. 8), four-way stop.

(3) Friel Road (C.R. No. 177), at Perkins Road (C.R. No. 176), to stop westbound traffic on Friel Road.

(4) Freshwater Road (C.R. No. 19B), at Manor Road (C.R. No. 50), to stop westbound traffic on Freshwater Road.

(5) George Road (C.R. No. 119), at Hankins Road (C.R. No. 121), four-way stop.

(6) Hahn Road (C.R. No. 15), at Cortina School Road (C.R. No. 14), to stop eastbound and westbound traffic on Hahn Road.

(7) Hall Street (C.R. No. AR03), at Seventh Street (C.R. No. AR13), four-way stop.

(8) Hill Road (C.R. No. 128), at East Camp Road (C.R. No. 127), to stop southbound traffic on Hill Road.

(9) Manor Road (C.R. No. 50), at King Road (C.R. No. 54), to stop southbound traffic on Manor Road.

(10) Ohm Road (C.R. No. 134), at Abel Road (C.R. No. 132), to stop northbound traffic on Ohm Road.

(11) Putnam Way (C.R. No. 217) at I-5 Undercrossing Road to stop northbound and southbound traffic on Putnam Way.

(12) Sutter Street (C.R. No. 118B), at Engrahm Road (C.R. No. 118A), to stop eastbound traffic on Sutter Road.

(13) Sutter Street (C.R. No. 118B), at George Road (C.R. No. 119), to stop westbound traffic on Sutter Street.

(14) Sutton Road (C.R. No. 63), at Finks Road (C.R. No. 60), to stop southbound traffic on Sutton Road.

(15) Wisconsin Avenue (C.R. No. 166), at Wyer Road (C.R. No. 160), to stop westbound traffic on Wisconsin Avenue.

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§ 12-18. Curb markings indicating stopping and parking regulations - Generally.

(Ord. No. 248, art. 1, § 2)

The road commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the authority of the board of supervisors as indicated by ordinance or resolution passed by the board of supervisors, to place, and when required by this chapter shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this section.

(a) Red. Red shall mean, “no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code of the state, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.”

(b) Yellow. Yellow shall mean, “no stopping, standing or parking at any time between eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading and unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes, or the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.”

(c) White. White shall mean “no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, and except as follows:

(1) When such zone is in front of a hotel, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(2) When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.”

(d) Green. Green shall mean “no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes at any time between eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.”

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§ 12-19. Same - Obedience to preceding section.

(Ord. No. 248, art. 1, § 2)

When the road commissioner, as authorized under this chapter, or by resolution of the board of supervisors, has caused curb markings to be placed pursuant to the preceding section, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of such section.

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§ 12-20. through § 12-21. (Reserved)

§ 12-22. through § 12-22.3. Repealed by Ordinance No. 605.

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