Neither Larimer County nor Fort Collins lets residents paint the curb to reserve or restrict parking. Curb markings are official traffic-control devices installed only by the government; unauthorized curb painting is not recognized and can be treated as defacing public property.
Curb color markings (red for no parking, yellow for loading, etc.) are official traffic-control devices under Colorado's uniform traffic rules and the Fort Collins Traffic Code, and only the city or county may install or authorize them. There is no local ordinance permitting a homeowner to paint the curb in front of their house to reserve a space, and a resident-applied color has no legal effect and would not be enforced. Painting or marking a public curb without authorization can be treated as damaging or defacing public property or right-of-way. In unincorporated Larimer County, rural roads generally have no painted curbs; parking control there relies on signage and the abandoned-vehicle rules.
Unauthorized curb markings carry no enforceable parking effect and may be removed by the jurisdiction; defacing public right-of-way can draw a nuisance or property-damage citation.
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