Parker, CO Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)

Section 8.07.110's legislative findings state that intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe passage of a pedestrian or vehicle on a collector or arterial roadway, including causing someone to take evasive action, is a public safety concern regardless of the speech of the person blocking the way. The operative ban makes it unlawful to sit, kneel, recline or lie down on the surface of a public right-of-way, or on bedding, a chair, stool or other object placed there, in a manner that interferes with safe or free passage of a pedestrian, bicyclist or vehicle.

Public right-of-way is defined to include streets, sidewalks, trails, paths, alleys, parkways, curbs, medians, jersey walls and traffic islands. The Section builds in several affirmative defenses: a medical emergency, use of a wheelchair, walker or similar mobility device tied to a confirmed disability, operating or patronizing a Town-permitted commercial establishment located in the right-of-way, attending a permitted parade, festival, rally or similar event, sitting on seating furnished by the Town or another public agency, or waiting at a transit stop on a public sidewalk. Before any enforcement, § 8.07.110(e) requires that a law enforcement officer first notify the person that the conduct violates the Section; only continuing the prohibited conduct after that notice supports a citation or arrest, giving the rule a built-in warning step similar to Parker's unauthorized camping ordinance.