Parking Rules in Weld County, CO (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Weld County, Colorado.
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RV & Boat Parking
Weld County bans parking any 'oversized vehicle' longer than 30 feet or wider or taller than 7 feet on a county-maintained street in a residential area, covering most RVs, campers, boats on trailers, and horse trailers. The only exception is active loading and unloading. The rule targets the sight-line and emergency-access hazards created when big rigs sit at the curb long-term.
Oversized RV & Trailer Street Parking Ban in Weld County
Significant RestrictionsWeld County Code § 6-1-30(A)
The Model Traffic Code, Section 1204, Parking, is hereby amended to add the following subsections (9) and (10): "1204. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places. "(9) As the unregulated parking of oversized vehicles in residence districts within the County creates a public safety hazard and a public nuisance in that the parking of such vehicles diminishes parking availability...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Weld County, parking a commercial vehicle (semi-tractor, dump truck, box truck, construction equipment) at a residence requires a zoning permit and the lot must be a legal lot of at least one acre. Uses allowed by right in the Agricultural zone are exempt.
Commercial Vehicle Parking in Weld County
Heavy RestrictionsWeld County Code §23-4-950
The property upon which the commercial vehicle is located is a legal lot of at least one acre.
EV Charging
Weld County lists EV charging stations as a use allowed by right, with no zoning permit, site plan review or special hearing required. Section 23-3-20 places them among the by-right uses in the A Agricultural Zone District, and the same by-right listing carries into the C-1, C-2, C-3 and I-1 commercial and industrial districts.
EV Charging Stations Allowed by Right in Weld County
Few RestrictionsWeld County Code § 23-3-20(E)
No BUILDING, STRUCTURE, or land shall be used and no BUILDING or STRUCTURE shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged, or maintained in the A (Agricultural) Zone District on LOTS outside of SUBDIVISIONS and HISTORIC TOWNSITES except for one (1) or more of the following USES. ... E.EV CHARGING STATIONS.
Abandoned Vehicles
Colorado law (C.R.S. §42-4-1802) treats a vehicle left on public property outside city limits for 48 hours or more as abandoned; in Greeley the threshold on city streets is 72 hours, and 24 hours on private property without consent (§16-669). Abandoned vehicles are tagged and towed.
Abandoned Vehicles in Weld County
Heavy RestrictionsC.R.S. §42-4-1802(1)(a)
"Abandoned motor vehicle" means: (a) Any motor vehicle left unattended on public property, including any portion of a highway right-of-way, outside the limits of any incorporated town or city for a period of forty-eight hours or longer.
Loading Zones
Weld County requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial buildings over 10,000 square feet, sized at least 35 feet long and 10 feet wide. Sec. 23-4-50 also requires the spaces to be screened from residential zones and surfaced to prevent drainage problems.
Off-Street Loading Space Rules in Weld County
Some RestrictionsWeld County Code § 23-4-50(A), (B)
Sec. 23-4-50. - Off-street loading required. A.Off-street loading spaces shall be required for LOTS in the I and C Zone Districts. Off-street loading spaces shall be located and SCREENED from PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY and ADJACENT properties zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5. One (1) off-street loading space shall be required if the COMMERCIAL or industrial USE is located in a BUILDING containing betw...
Parking Rules by City in Weld County
1 cities in Weld County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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