Loveland, CO Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

Loveland has one of the more concrete oversized-vehicle frameworks among northern Colorado Front Range cities. Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Loveland Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any person to park, station, or store any truck in excess of one-ton load capacity, trailer, semi-trailer, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle, motor home, boat, trailer, or any construction equipment on any portion of any street, highway, or alleyway within residential zoning districts and in other districts where a residential use is principally or conditionally permitted, except where parking is necessary for the purpose of making a pickup, delivery, or service call at an abutting premises, or for actively performing construction services on any such premises. A parallel provision sets a strict one-hour cap on residential right-of-way parking for any truck or bus exceeding six thousand pounds empty weight, any truck-tractor, any trailer or semitrailer, any trailer coach or mobile home, or any detached camper unit. Loveland adopts the 2003 Model Traffic Code by reference for vehicle definitions and other underlying rules. State law C.R.S. 42-4-1204 (Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places) applies citywide regardless of vehicle size, prohibiting parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within an intersection itself, on a sidewalk, or in front of a public or private driveway. The 2018 Loveland Police Department-recommended ordinance revision separately addresses sleeping/dwelling vehicles (camper coaches, camper trailers, motor homes), raising the right-of-way time cap from 24 to 72 hours and shifting to a 'deserted, discarded, or inoperable' standard. On private property, Title 18 (Unified Development Code) restricts outdoor storage of oversized vehicles, RVs, and boats in residential zoning districts. Enforcement: Loveland Police Department non-emergency 970-667-2151.