Loveland, CO Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Under the Unified Development Code's parking location and surfacing standards, Loveland residents cannot park vehicles anywhere within a required front setback unless the vehicle sits on a legitimate residential driveway or parking pad serving a single-family detached, duplex, townhome or multiplex unit that extends through that front setback. C. D is equally direct: all parking, loading, maneuvering and driving areas citywide must be paved with asphalt, concrete, or a similar permanent material approved by the City of Loveland. Dirt, gravel or turf driveways for standard residential or commercial parking do not meet this standard.

The Code carves out only one exception: the Director may waive the surfacing requirement specifically for extraction and agricultural uses, provided appropriate dust control measures are in place, recognizing that farms, ranches and mineral-extraction sites operate differently from typical residential and commercial lots. 04, Parking and Loading Design, which also sets backing, turning, curbing and striping standards for larger lots. The rules were most recently amended by Ordinance 6636, Section 31, adopted September 5, 2023 and effective September 19, 2023, replacing earlier language in the same subsections.

Because the standard sits inside the Unified Development Code rather than the general municipal code, enforcement runs through the City's Development Services and Code Compliance functions rather than police traffic enforcement, and violations are typically addressed as zoning code compliance matters requiring the property owner to remove the unpaved parking use or pave the surface to standard.