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

Lakewood Municipal Code § 5.55.030(B)(5) requires a notarized affidavit as part of every complete STR license application. Subsection (5)(c) is the operative parking provision: "All renters will be informed of applicable City laws and rules concerning noise, vehicle parking, garbage and common area usage, and all sleeping areas will contain a posted notice containing the phone numbers for both emergency services and to report safety concerns identified at the accommodations." The same affidavit block requires the Owner/Applicant to swear the application contains no false, misleading or fraudulent statements (§ 5.55.030(B)(5)(f)) and that the applicant has read and understood the entire STR Code, including enforcement and penalty provisions (§ 5.55.030(B)(5)(g)).

Because the affidavit is the licensing mechanism rather than a standalone parking standard, a Lakewood STR's on-site vehicle parking is instead governed by the City's general traffic and zoning parking rules that apply to every residential property; the STR chapter's job is to make sure guests are actually told those rules apply. A false affidavit is treated seriously: § 5.55.120(B) makes it unlawful to knowingly make a false statement or give false information on an STR application, subject to the general penalty in § 1.16.020 and, separately, Colorado's false-statement statute, C.R.S. § 18-5-114.