Parker, CO Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Parker Municipal Code § 7.02.100 lets a single-family neighborhood limit on-street parking when a nonresidential use, called a special generator, floods nearby streets with vehicles that should be parked on its own premises.

How an area is created: any property owner may file a request with the Director of Engineering. A request for a proposed area is considered no more than once every two (2) years. The Director sets the boundaries and mails notice to owners in the area with a map, the proposed time restrictions, and a consent form. With consent from at least seventy percent (70%) of property owners in the area, the Director presents the findings to Town Council at a public hearing, and Council may designate the area by resolution.

The Code sets hard qualifying tests. The area must be no more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from the special generator's property line. The Chief of Police must find a consistent parking shortage, meaning seventy percent (70%) of available on-street spaces in front of five (5) or more homes are occupied for at least two (2) hours per day, three (3) days per week. Multiple complaints or violations must have been received within the last twelve (12) months. Collector and arterial roads are excluded, areas must cover entire block lengths or end at an intersection, and a street or cul-de-sac with fewer than ten (10) dwellings does not qualify unless extended to adjacent streets.

Permits: the Chief of Police, or designee, issues them to eligible owners and residents. No more than three (3) permits are issued per property address. They are valid for two (2) years, beginning January 1 of the year the resolution is adopted, at a biannual fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), prorated quarterly. Permits are for owners, residents and their guests and cannot be assigned or transferred. The Town Administrator, or designee, may suspend or revoke a permit for noncompliance.

The Director of Engineering has signs erected stating that parking is prohibited during specified days and times unless an authorized permit is displayed. Council can later remove a designation by resolution after a public hearing, with written notice mailed at least ten (10) days ahead.