Loveland, CO Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- 30-min max, 2 a.m.-6 a.m., on signed streets
- Governing section
- § 10.04.020 (amends MTC § 1202)
- Exception
- Physicians, emergency-call responders
- Applies
- Only where 'no all-night parking' is posted
- Related rule
- § 10.20.030 sets a 72-hr RV/camper limit
- No surcharge
- Parking violations exempt, § 1.12.010.C
Summary
Loveland, Colorado limits overnight parking on streets posted against all-night parking: under Loveland Municipal Code § 10.04.020, amending Model Traffic Code Section 1202, no vehicle may sit on a signed street for more than 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., except physicians or other persons on emergency calls.
L.Section 1202 of the Model Traffic Code is amended by renumbering the provisions of said section to be subsection (1) and by the addition of a new subsection (2) to read as follows: 1202. Parking or abandonment of vehicles. (2)No person, except physicians or other persons on emergency calls, shall park a vehicle on any street signed to prohibit all-night parking, for a period longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of any day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
020. , with the sole exception of physicians or other persons responding to emergency calls. 020, rather than as a blanket ban on every residential street. 030 imposes a distinct 72-hour cap specifically on trailer coaches, camper coaches, camper trailers and motor homes parked on any public street or alley regardless of signage, and bars using such a vehicle for sleeping while parked there. 040. 28.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left more than 30 minutes on a street posted against all-night parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. is subject to a parking citation issued by Loveland Police, punishable under the general penalty clause § 1.12.010; parking offenses are exempt from the $15.00 surcharge that applies to other ordinance violations. Repeated or obstructive violations can trigger towing under Chapter 10.28.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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