Colorado Springs, CO Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Sec. 10.25.101 / 10.25.102 (Ord. 18-131); 9.6.504(G)
- Right-of-Way Rule
- No RV parking beyond load/unload, citywide
- Private Setback
- 10 ft from inside of sidewalk
- Surface
- Concrete, asphalt, or gravel
- Fines
- $75 / $100 / $125; up to $500
Summary
City Code prohibits parking a recreational vehicle on any public right-of-way (street, alley, or roadway) longer than the time needed to load or unload, citywide; violators face tickets and impoundment. On private residential property, RVs and boats must be stored in a side or rear yard or on a driveway set back at least ten feet from the sidewalk, on an improved surface.
City Code section 10.25.101 (U) currently makes it a parking offense and allows for the impoundment of RVs "parked on a public right of way in a residential area for a period of time greater than that necessary for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers or property." The proposal extends the prohibition on extended parking of RVs and impoundment authority beyond residential areas and includes any "street or highway, alley, public roadway, or other public right of way ..." City Code section 10.1.202 includes a definition of "Recreational Vehicle" as "[a] vehicle designed to be used primarily as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use that either has its own motor power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. 'Recreational Vehicle' includes camping trailers, fifth wheel trailers, motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers, watercraft and snowmobiles." Upon a violation of this section, the Police Department can either issue a ticket pursuant to City Code section 10.25.102 for "Illegal Parking" or can remove and impound the RV. The penalty if a parking ticket is issued under section 10.25.102 (U) is limited to a fine not to exceed $500 ... 1st offense: $75; 2nd offense: $100; 3rd offense: $125; 4th offense: Non-payable.
Full Breakdown
102, as amended by Ordinance No. for a period of time greater than that necessary for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers or property,' and Ordinance 18-131 extended that ban from residential areas to 'any street or highway, alley, public roadway, or other public right of way' across the entire City. 202 defines a 'Recreational Vehicle' to include camping trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers, watercraft and snowmobiles, so boats on trailers fall within the rule. 504(G) requires RVs and similar vehicles in residential zones to be parked or stored in the side or rear yard, or on a driveway at least ten feet back from the inside of the sidewalk, on an improved surface of concrete, asphalt, or gravel.
Front-yard driveway storage is allowed only if the side or rear yard cannot accommodate the vehicle or access to it, and where more than one is stored in the side or rear yard, all but one must be screened by a six-foot opaque screen.
Violations & Fines
RV right-of-way violations are cited under 10.25.102 as Illegal Parking - Recreational Vehicle (10.25.102(A)(12)); the Municipal Court payable schedule is $75 (1st), $100 (2nd), $125 (3rd), with the 4th offense non-payable and a fine not to exceed $500; the vehicle may also be impounded. Private-property storage violations under 9.6.504(G) carry fines up to $100.
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