Loveland, CO Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Loveland follows the standard Colorado practice that all official curb markings and signage on public streets - red (no parking / fire lane), yellow (loading zone), green (time-limited parking), white (passenger loading), and blue (accessible parking) - are placed by City of Loveland Public Works staff and the Traffic Engineering Division under the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards referenced through Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Loveland Municipal Code. Loveland adopts the 2003 Model Traffic Code by reference for the underlying rules. Residents and adjacent property owners may not paint, repaint, or alter a public curb; the city has not adopted a permit program for private red-curb requests in front of driveways. Even where curb paint has faded or is missing, the state-law no-parking distances apply by default through C.R.S. 42-4-1204 (Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places): no parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within an intersection itself, on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, or in any space where official signs prohibit stopping. Blocking a fire hydrant is among the most heavily enforced parking violations because of the immediate public-safety risk. To report missing or faded curb markings or sign damage, contact City of Loveland Public Works; for active parking enforcement, contact the Loveland Police Department non-emergency line at 970-667-2151. Unauthorized painting of a public curb is unauthorized work in the public right-of-way and may require restoration at the property owner's expense plus penalties.