Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 10.24 Curb Markings
Hawthorne Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hawthorne
Cite as: Hawthorne Municipal Code Chapter 10.24 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.24.010. Color meanings designated.¶
The following curb markings shall be used to indicate parking and standing regulations.
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 six a.m. and six p.m. of any day for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor 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 six a.m. and six p.m. of any day, except as follows:
When such zone is in front of a hotel the restrictions shall apply at all times;
When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed;
When such zone is marked or signed as a taxicab stand, it shall be used by taxicabs only, and the restrictions shall not apply.
D. Green. Green shall mean no standing or parking any longer than twenty minutes at any time between six a.m. and six p.m. of any day.
(Prior code § 10-1100; Ord. 1394 §§ 2, 4, 6, 1987)
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