Littleton, CO Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned in residential zones
- Dump trucks, trucks over 16,000 lbs, commercial trailers
- Oversized vehicle threshold
- Over 7 feet wide or 22 feet long
- Service exception
- Actively working within 200 feet of the parked truck
- Oversized-vehicle loading limit
- Max 48 hours while loading or unloading
- Violation type
- Civil traffic infraction, Littleton Municipal Court
- Effective
- 3/13/2025, Ord. 01, Series of 2025
Summary
Littleton City Code Section 9-1-6 bans parking a dump truck, a truck over 16,000 pounds empty weight, or a commercial trailer, semitrailer or truck tractor anywhere in a residential zone district, and bars oversized vehicles from residential streets except brief loading or unloading. A narrow exception covers vehicles actively working within 200 feet.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [Repealed] 10-4-9(A)3 of this code, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand a dump truck, truck exceeding sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds' empty weight, commercial trailer, semitrailer or truck tractor, or to permit same to be parked anywhere within the City in any residential zone district, except when said vehicles are being expeditiously used to render services, such as, but not limited to, deliveries, pickups or construction activities, to property located within two hundred feet (200') of where said vehicle is parked. C. It shall be unlawful to park or stand an oversized vehicle upon any street in any residential zone district, except when said vehicle is parked for the purposes of loading or unloading and so long as it is not so parked for periods in excess of forty eight (48) hours.
Full Breakdown
Under Section 9-1-6(B), it is unlawful to park or stand a dump truck, a truck exceeding 16,000 pounds' empty weight, a commercial trailer, semitrailer, or truck tractor anywhere within the city in any residential zone district, unless the vehicle is expeditiously rendering a service, such as a delivery, pickup, or construction activity, at property within 200 feet of where it is parked. Section 9-1-6(C) separately bars an 'oversized vehicle,' defined in subsection (H) as any car, truck, van, recreational vehicle or other motorized vehicle exceeding seven feet in width or twenty-two feet in length, from parking on any residential-district street except while loading or unloading, and even then for no more than 48 hours.
Subsection (A) applies the same commercial-trailer restriction citywide on any public street, highway, road, alley or right of way, not just residential districts, again except an actively-working trailer within 200 feet. The code builds in its own proof rules: a certified state registration copy is prima facie evidence of a vehicle's ownership and empty weight, and a truck bearing its company name, weight, and Public Utilities Commission or Interstate Commerce Commission number is likewise prima facie evidence of ownership and weight. Definitions in subsection (H) tie 'commercial trailer,' 'dump truck,' 'semitrailer,' 'truck,' and 'truck tractor' to their Model Traffic Code sense. The section was last amended by Ordinance 01, Series of 2025, effective March 13, 2025.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 9-1-6 is a traffic infraction under Section 9-1-12, a civil matter, not a criminal offense. Cases are heard by a judge in Littleton Municipal Court without a jury, and a defendant found liable cannot be imprisoned. If a defendant fails to appear for a hearing, the code bars issuing a bench warrant; instead it results in an outstanding judgment against that person.
Frequently Asked Questions
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