Centennial, CO Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Min. loading bay width
- 12 feet
- Min. length (standard)
- 25 feet
- Min. length (semi-trailer)
- 60 feet
- Min. vertical clearance
- 14 feet
Summary
Centennial requires off-street loading bays with set minimum dimensions and bars trucks from extending into the public right-of-way while loading.
B.Dimensions.1.Minimum width of loading bay (side to side): 12 feet.2.Minimum length of loading bay (front to back):a.For semi-trailers: 60 feet.b.All other loading spaces: 25 feet.3.Minimum vertical clearance: 14 feet.C.Use of Rights-of-Way. Where off-street loading areas are required, at no time shall any part of a truck or van be allowed to extend into a public right-of-way while the truck or van is being loaded or unloaded.D.Maneuvering Space. Adequate off-street truck maneuvering space shall be provided on-site (and not within any public street right-of-way or other public land) so that trucks can maneuver to the docking area.E.Location. All loading areas are required to be located on the same lot as the building or lot served by the loading area. Loading areas shall be located such that no part of a truck extends into right-of-way or interferes with parking access while it is loading or unloading.F.Fire Exit or Emergency Access. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed so as not to interfere with any fire exits or emergency access facilities to either a building or site.
Full Breakdown
The Land Development Code sets loading bay dimensions city-wide: 12 feet minimum width, 25 feet minimum length (60 feet for semi-trailers), and 14 feet minimum vertical clearance. No part of a loading truck or van may extend into a public right-of-way while being loaded or unloaded, and loading areas must sit on the same lot as the building they serve.
Violations & Fines
Loading facilities that fail to meet the dimensional standards, or trucks that block the right-of-way while loading, are a Land Development Code compliance issue enforced through the City's development review and code enforcement process.
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