Commerce City, CO Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Revised Municipal Code § 11-2102, Oversized vehicles in residential areas, makes it unlawful to park, keep, or store, or allow the parking, keeping, or storing of, any vehicle with a carrying capacity over one ton on private property that sits in a residentially zoned district, or on or directly adjacent to property that is legally used for residential purposes regardless of its zoning, unless the owner holds a valid city permit. The ban exempts pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, sport utility vehicles, and camp trailers outright, so the rule targets larger commercial trucks and equipment rather than everyday personal vehicles.

Property owners who need to keep an oversized vehicle can apply to the city manager for a parking permit; the city manager grants it only upon finding the parking will not harm the health, safety, or welfare of the neighborhood or the public, and can attach conditions, set a fee, and revoke the permit at any time. Enforcement escalates with repeat violations: if a vehicle is found parked in violation of § 11-2102 more than twice within any 12 consecutive months, the city can order the vehicle towed and handled through the same public-tow process used for abandoned vehicles under Article III of Chapter 11, in addition to any other penalty available under the Code or state law. As with the residential parking rules in Division 2, § 11-2102 leaves private covenant enforcement, such as an HOA's own truck-parking restriction, untouched.