Environmental Rules in Parker, CO (2026)
5 verified environmental rules for Parker, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
The Town of Parker runs its own Stormwater Management Utility under Parker Municipal Code § 4.08.040, and every property owner in Town pays a monthly stormwater utility fee set in § 4.08.070. Single-family homes currently pay $6.00 a month, while commercial and multifamily parcels are billed by impervious square footage.
Parker Stormwater Utility Fee Rules
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code §§ 4.08.040, 4.08.070, 4.08.100
There is hereby created a Stormwater Management Utility in the Department of Engineering under the control of the Director, who is authorized to implement the provisions of this Chapter.(b)The owner of each parcel of real property in the Town shall pay the stormwater utility fee prescribed in Section 4.08.070 below for the coordination, management, design, construction, management, operation, m...
Erosion Control
The Town of Parker requires a grading permit from the Engineering Department before any grading or earth movement, specifically to minimize soil erosion and sediment movement under Chapter 11.10. Applicants must submit Construction Best Management Practice plans and post cash or letter-of-credit security tied to site size.
Parker Grading Permits Require Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code §§ 11.10.010, 11.10.030
This Chapter provides a mechanism within the Town for the issuance of permits relating to grading and earth movement. Its purpose is to minimize soil erosion and movement of sediment, and to protect the water quality and soil surfaces during and after construction. ... (a)Unless specified in Section 11.10.060 below, no person, corporation, firm or entity shall commence grading and earth movemen...
Flood Zones
The Town of Parker prohibits new buildings and habitable structures inside the designated 100-year floodplain under Land Development Ordinance § 13.08.040(a), requires a Floodplain Development Permit for construction in flood hazard areas, and separately makes it unlawful to camp in any designated floodplain, with the Town authorized to remove unauthorized campsite property under Section 8.07.100.
Parker Floodplain Development Rules and Camping Ban
Heavy RestrictionsParker Municipal Code § 13.08.040(a)(6)
2.Prohibitions on new buildings and lots.a)New buildings shall be prohibited within a designated 100-year floodplain.b)No habitable structures shall be located within a designated 100-year floodplain. ... c.Unauthorized camping prohibited in designated floodplains. ... 2.General.a)It shall be unlawful for any person to camp in a floodplain.b)The Town may remove and store all property found at a...
Defensible Space
Under the Town's amendments to the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, Chapter 11.21 adds Section 104.11 requiring that once wildfire-code work is finished, required defensible space around a Parker property must be continuously maintained, with the duty running with the land to whoever owns or controls it.
Parker Requires Ongoing Defensible Space Upkeep
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code § 11.21.040(6)
(6)Add new Section 104.11, as follows: "104.11 Ongoing Defensible Space Maintenance. Upon completion of any work subject to this code, all required defensible space shall be continuously maintained in compliance with this code. The duty to maintain required defensible space shall run with the land and shall be the responsibility of the property owner, homeowners' association, or other private e...
Flood Elevation Requirements
In Parker's designated special flood hazard areas, new and substantially improved homes must have their lowest floor and mechanical equipment elevated at least two feet above the base flood elevation, and critical facilities need the same two-foot freeboard, under the Town's Floodplain Administrator.
Parker Floodplain Elevation and Freeboard Rules
Some RestrictionsParker Municipal Code § 13.08.040(a)(6)b
1.Residential construction. ... Substantial improvement of any existing residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement), electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment elevated a minimum of two (2) feet above the base flood elevation. ... 3.Critical facilities. All new construction and substantial improvement of, and new additions to critical fa...
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