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Red Bluff Municipal Code Div. 2 Regulating Parking by Use of Different Colors

Red Bluff Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Red Bluff

Cite as: Red Bluff Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-03

§ 13.21 COLORS TO BE USED AND THEIR MEANINGS.

(A) The following parking regulations shall be indicated by the use of paint upon curbs, the following colors only shall be used and the colors shall control the time limit and conditions under which vehicles may be parked:

(1) Red indicates no stopping, standing or parking whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signposted as a bus loading zone;

(2) Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading freight for a period of time not to exceed twenty minutes;

(3) White indicates stopping only for loading or unloading of passengers for a period of time not to exceed twenty minutes or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox for a period of time not to exceed five minutes;

(4) Green indicates stopping, standing or parking not to exceed 24 minutes.

(B) (1) There is hereby set aside an area on the north side of Sycamore Street adjacent to the St. Elizabeth Hospital which is hereby reserved for the parking of vehicles used by physicians, surgeons and dentists while attending patients at St. Elizabeth Hospital for the period of time as the attendance upon their patients may reasonably require.

(2) The curb in this area shall be painted green and shall be appropriately signposted to indicate its use.

(`61 Code, § 13.21) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957; Am. Ord. 386, passed 7-19-1960)

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§ 13.22 TIME APPLICABLE; RED ZONES.

The parking restrictions in red zones shall be effective 24 hours a day on all days of the week, including Sundays and holidays.

(`61 Code, § 13.22) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957)

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§ 13.23 YELLOW ZONES.

Parking restrictions in yellow zones shall be effective from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days of the week, except Sunday.

(`61 Code, § 13.23) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957)

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§ 13.24 WHITE ZONES.

Parking restrictions in white zones shall be effective 24 hours a day on all days of the week, including Sunday and holidays.

(`61 Code, § 13.24) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957)

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§ 13.25 GREEN ZONES.

Parking restrictions in green zones shall be effective between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., including holidays, Monday through Saturday. The green zone reserved for the use of physicians, surgeons and dentists as set forth in § 13.21(A)(4), however, shall be so restricted 24 hours a day, each day of the week, Monday through Sunday, including holidays.

(`61 Code, § 13.25) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957)

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§ 13.26 CHANGING REGULATIONS GENERALLY.

The City Council may, by resolution, from time to time designate as traffic conditions warrant additional parts of the public streets of the city to be zoned as herein provided and it shall be the duty of the Director of the California Department of Transportation to cause the same to be painted in the color designated by the City Council. The City Council may, by resolution from time to time, as traffic conditions warrant, change or remove existing zones.

(`61 Code, § 13.26) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957; Am. Ord. 798, passed 8-2-1988)

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§ 13.27 CHANGING WHITE ZONE REGULATIONS.

The City Council may, by resolution from time to time, increase or decrease the period of time which a vehicle may stand or be parked in any designated white zone and may also require that a driver be in attendance in the vehicle in certain designated white zones. In such instances, appropriate warning signs shall be placed in the designated area.

(`61 Code, § 13.27) (Ord. 321, passed 1-7-1957)

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