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Colorado Springs, CO Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Priority parking area
Private driveway used first
Overflow option
Street parking, where permitted
Prohibited areas
Front yard, parkway, rear yard
Applies to
Owners and short-term tenants alike
Enforcement link
Repeat violations risk permit revocation

Summary

Short Term Rental guests in Colorado Springs must park in the private driveway first, with overflow only on the street where street parking is permitted. City Code § 7.3.301.C.5.b bans parking anywhere else on-site, front yards, parkways, or rear yards, even on the renter's own lot.

Parking in private driveways shall be used first, with overflow parking on the street where permitted. Parking on-site in non-driveway areas (i.e., front yard areas, parkways, and rear yards) shall be prohibited.

Source: Colorado Springs Municipal CodeView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).

Full Breakdown

5 sets Operating Requirements that every Short Term Rental owner and tenant must follow while the permit is active, and Subsection b addresses parking directly: 'Parking in private driveways shall be used first, with overflow parking on the street where permitted. ' The rule sequences where vehicles may go, driveway capacity must be used before anyone parks on the public street, and street parking is only available where it is otherwise permitted under the City's separate on-street parking rules. What the rule forecloses is using the rest of the lot as informal overflow parking: guests cannot park in the front yard, on a parkway strip between sidewalk and curb, or in the back yard, regardless of how much unpaved or grassy space is available. a.

Violations & Fines

Guests or owners parking in a front yard, parkway, or rear yard instead of the driveway violate § 7.3.301.C.5.b, an Operating Requirement that must be met at all times the permit is active. Repeated Operating Requirement violations can trigger repeat- or chronic-offender classification under § 7.5.907, which disqualifies the owner from holding a Short Term Rental Permit under § 7.3.301.C.3.f and bars a new permit for two years after any revocation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can guests at a Colorado Springs short-term rental park?
In the private driveway first. Section 7.3.301.C.5.b requires driveway parking to be used before anything else, with overflow allowed on the street only where street parking is otherwise permitted under City rules.
Can a short-term rental guest park on the front lawn if the driveway is full?
No. Section 7.3.301.C.5.b expressly prohibits on-site parking in non-driveway areas, listing front yard areas, parkways, and rear yards by name. Once the driveway is full, the only remaining lawful option is permitted street parking.
Does the STR parking rule apply to the owner too, or just renters?
It applies to the property's use generally as an Operating Requirement under § 7.3.301.C.5, which governs how the Short Term Rental is used while the permit is active: it is not limited to short-term tenants and covers however the driveway and yard areas are used during a rental period.

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