Douglas County zoning requires commercial sites to provide off-street loading areas that stay out of fire lanes and setbacks, with no backing maneuvers allowed in the public right-of-way. In Castle Rock, active loading and unloading is the exception that lets otherwise-restricted vehicles briefly stop on a residential street.
Douglas County Zoning Resolution Section 2805.03 requires a loading area to be provided as needed by the owner, kept separate from required off-street parking spaces, kept clear of any fire lane, kept out of setback areas, and designed so no backing maneuvers occur in the public right-of-way. On the enforcement side, Castle Rock Municipal Code 10.16.020 lets otherwise-prohibited trucks, trailers and RVs park briefly on a residential right-of-way only while actively loading, unloading, or rendering services such as deliveries and service calls.
Sites without a compliant loading area fail site-plan review. Vehicles claiming the loading exception but not actively loading revert to Chapter 10.16 fines starting at $100.
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