Parking Rules in Mesa County, CO (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Mesa County, Colorado.
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RV & Boat Parking
Mesa County limits residential lots to one occupied RV, camper, or temporary shelter at a time, bans them from required setbacks, and requires a 10-foot gap from buildings, under Section 6.04(F) of the Land Development Code; the code's own definition of Recreational Vehicle folds in boats and trailers.
Mesa County RV and Camper Occupancy Rules
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 6.04(F)(1)(a)(3), (F)(2), (F)(4)(b)(2); Ch. 12 Definitions
a. A Recreational Vehicle (RV) or a temporary shelter may be occupied for recreational or vacation purposes on property located within a Rural or Urban Residential zoning district. ... (3) RVs and temporary shelters shall be prohibited in the required setbacks. ... 2. Number Allowed. One (1) RV or temporary shelter may be occupied on a single property at a time. ... (2) RVs and temporary shelte...
Driveway Rules
Off-street parking areas in Mesa County's Urban Zoning Districts must be paved and striped, so gravel alone doesn't satisfy the lot's primary parking area. Rural Communities only trigger the paving requirement once a lot has more than five spaces, and unpaved parking in the Rural Zoning Districts within the Grand Valley Airshed must control dust.
Mesa County Driveway Paving Requirements
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 8.01(F)(3)
3. Paving and Striping a. All required off-street parking areas within the Urban Zoning Districts shall be striped and paved with concrete, asphalt, pavers, or other material approved by the Director. Within Rural Communities, parking areas with more than five (5) spaces shall be paved and striped. b. In the Rural Zoning Districts, dust suppression shall be required for all non-paved off-street...
Abandoned Vehicles
Mesa County's Land Development Code, Section 6.02.M.2, lets unincorporated property owners keep one inoperable or unlicensed vehicle outdoors in plain view without a permit; any additional junk vehicles must be screened from ordinary view, and screened storage is capped at 5 percent of the parcel up to 22,000 square feet.
Mesa County Junk & Inoperable Vehicle Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 6.02.M.2
Accumulation and storage of junk and/or unlicensed/inoperable vehicles may be allowed without planning approval when all of the applicable criteria below have been met: a. No more than one (1) intact inoperable/unlicensed vehicle can be kept or stored outdoors in ordinary view upon any property that is not approved as a junk yard, salvage yard, industrial storage, or has a use permit that allow...
Loading Zones
Mesa County requires commercial and multi-family loading areas to be screened from view and sized for real trucks, not just parking-lot leftovers. Section 8.05.A applies in every Nonresidential and Multi-Family Residential zoning district: truck parking and loading areas must be screened with structures and evergreen landscaping, and must provide enough on-site room for delivery and trash vehicles to maneuver.
Mesa County Commercial Loading Area Rules
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 8.05.A(1), (6)
1. Areas for truck parking and loading shall be screened by a combination of structures and evergreen landscaping, to minimize visibility from adjacent streets and neighboring urban residentially zoned properties. ... 6. All trash collection and loading areas shall be located and designed to ensure adequate on-site maneuvering area for delivery and trash collection vehicles.
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