Loveland, CO Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

The core RV/boat rule sits in Loveland Municipal Code Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic), which 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 a pickup, delivery, or service call at a premises abutting such street, or for actively performing construction services. A parallel provision prohibits 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 from parking on a public right-of-way within a residentially zoned area for longer than one hour. A separate Title 10 abandonment provision originally limited motorized and non-motorized vehicles constructed or designed for sleeping or dwelling purposes (camper coaches, camper trailers, and motor homes per the 2003 Model Traffic Code adopted by reference) to twenty-four hours of right-of-way parking; the 2018 Loveland Police Department ordinance revision raised that to seventy-two hours and introduced a factors-based 'deserted, discarded, or inoperable' standard, also extending LPD's reporting window to the Colorado Department of Revenue. On private property, the Unified Development Code (Title 18) and zoning standards govern outdoor storage of RVs and boats in residential districts; vehicles must be operable and currently registered. State-law no-parking distances under C.R.S. 42-4-1204 (within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, etc.) apply to RVs and trailers as well. Enforcement: Loveland Police Department non-emergency 970-667-2151.