Denver, CO Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Size trigger
- 6,000 lbs or 22 ft
- Time limit
- 2 cumulative hours per 7 days
- Reset distance
- must move 700+ feet
- Exemption
- actively rendering services nearby
Summary
Denver caps parking of vehicles over 6,000 pounds or 22 feet long, plus unattached trailers and truck-tractors, to two cumulative hours in any seven-day period on public rights-of-way.
A vehicle exceeding six thousand (6,000) pounds empty weight or twenty-two (22) feet in length, a trailer not attached to a licensed vehicle, or a truck-tractor or semitrailer for a period of time longer than two (2) hours during any seven-day period on a public right-of-way; except where such vehicles are actively engaged in rendering services in the immediate area, or where such vehicles are parked adjacent to a zone lot on which is located a motel or hotel being used by the operator of such vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Under DRMC § 54-464(a), it is unlawful to park a vehicle exceeding 6,000 pounds empty weight or 22 feet in length, a trailer not attached to a licensed vehicle, or a truck-tractor or semitrailer on a public right-of-way for more than two hours during any seven-day period. The exception: vehicles actively engaged in rendering services in the immediate area, or parked adjacent to a zone lot with a motel or hotel the operator is using. The two-hour limit is cumulative across the whole week, and the vehicle must be moved at least 700 feet away to reset compliance, idling or waiting for a business to open does not count as rendering services.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the cumulative two-hour limit, or failing to move the vehicle at least 700 feet, is a parking violation subject to citation under DRMC § 54-464.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does circling the block reset the two-hour clock?
Sources & Official References
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