Fountain, CO Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Fountain Municipal Code § 10.12.020
- Blocking driveways/sidewalks
- Unlawful under § 10.12.010(B)(4)
- Owner presumption
- Registered owner presumed responsible
- Remedy
- Tow and impoundment at owner's expense
- Hearing right
- 10 days to contest under § 10.12.040
Summary
Fountain Municipal Code § 10.12.020 makes it unlawful to park or leave a vehicle unattended in any of the ways listed in § 10.12.010, including blocking a driveway, obstructing sidewalk pedestrian traffic, or parking so as to create a hazard or obstruction to normal traffic. The registered owner is presumed to be the one who left it there.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended a vehicle in the manner described in section 10.12.010.B.1 through 5. ... 4.Any vehicle left unattended upon a street or parked illegally so as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic, or where left on any public street with the engine running or with the key in the ignition, or both, or when parked in any area designated by the city traffic engineer as a tow-away area or when any vehicle is left unattended or parked so as to block ingress or egress from driveways or to obstruct sidewalk pedestrian traffic.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
020, part of the vehicle removal and impoundment chapter adopted by Ord. No. 1 through 5,' meaning any of the five specific circumstances the impoundment section lists. 020 cover a vehicle left unattended for 72 hours, an unlicensed or inoperable vehicle left on the right-of-way, a vehicle blocking a bridge, viaduct or tunnel, and a vehicle left too close to a railroad track. 020(B) creates a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who left it parked or unattended in violation of the section, which lets the city cite the owner directly without independently proving who was driving.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked illegally under § 10.12.020, including one blocking a driveway or sidewalk, can be towed and impounded under § 10.12.010, with towing and storage costs charged to the registered owner. The registered owner is presumed responsible for the violation, and neither the towing officer nor the city is liable for incidental damage caused by the removal.
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Sources & Official References
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