Parking Rules in Colorado (2026)

City Code prohibits parking a recreational vehicle on any public right-of-way (street, alley, or roadway) longer than…

El Paso County's Land Development Code bars outdoor storage or parking of any inoperable vehicle or recreational…

Fort Collins bars parking an unsheltered RV, trailer or boat trailer in a residential yard unless it sits on an…

Longmont bars off-street parking spaces from being used for long-term storage of recreational vehicles, boats, motor…

Manitou Springs bans parking oversized vehicles and trailers on public streets outright, and forbids using any RV…

Weld County bans parking any 'oversized vehicle' longer than 30 feet or wider or taller than 7 feet on a…

In unincorporated Adams County, RVs, boats, boat trailers, campers, fifth-wheels and motor homes may be stored on…

Arvada City Code § 54-174 limits how long a boat, travel trailer, motor home, tent-trailer, or hauling trailer can sit…

Aurora bars leaving an RV, camper, trailer, or boat on any public street or right-of-way for more than 24 hours in a…

Boulder lets homeowners store travel trailers, boats and boat trailers, motorized dwellings, and similar recreational…

Boulder County sets no blanket ban on storing your own RV, trailer, or boat on your private lot, but you cannot live in…

A recreational vehicle (including boats, campers, motor homes, and off-highway vehicles) may not sit on a public street…

In Denver's Protected and Master Planned residential zone districts, RVs up to 33 feet may only be stored behind the…

Fountain lets residents park a recreational vehicle, camper, motor home, trailer or boat trailer on their own property…

Greeley bans RVs, boats and trailers from residential setbacks, limits storage to one per lot in the rear, interior…

Jefferson County limits a "Major Recreational Vehicle" or trailer parked on a county highway to 72 hours within any…

On single-family and duplex lots, Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance bars parking trailers, campers, camper shells or RVs on…

In Fort Collins, RVs, boats and trailers may not be parked or stored on residential streets except for loading or…

Littleton bars parking a recreational trailer or mobile home on any street, alley, or right of way for more than 48…

Loveland, Colorado lets residents park or store an RV, camper or boat on private property, but Loveland Municipal Code…

Mesa County limits residential lots to one occupied RV, camper, or temporary shelter at a time, bans them from required…

Pueblo bars boats, travel trailers and other major recreational equipment from sitting on any street except to load or…

Thornton bars parking a recreational vehicle, motor home or trailer in a residential right-of-way except while loading…

Westminster caps street parking of RVs, boats, mobile homes and trailers under 35 feet at 72 hours within any seven-day…

In residential zone districts of unincorporated Adams County, all storage of vehicles must sit on an approved hard…

Driveway regulations in unincorporated Arapahoe County are governed by the Land Development Code Chapter 4 development…

Arvada restricts front-yard parking to paved driveways for single-family and duplex lots and bans gravel or recycled…

Aurora caps front-yard driveways at 40% of the front yard (50% on wedge lots) and requires paving on streets with a…

Boulder bars parking in a required landscaped setback abutting a street. Homes in the RR, RE, RL, A, or P districts get…

You may not park within 5 feet of any public or private driveway or junction on an unincorporated county street. New…

All vehicles, including boats, trailers, and recreational vehicles, must be parked on a driveway, parking lot, or other…

Centennial bars parking that blocks a driveway approach or a public sidewalk, and bans parking or loading in a way that…

City Code § 9.6.504 bars most outdoor vehicle storage on residential property unless it fits a listed exception, and…

Castle Rock requires all vehicles, including boats, trailers and RVs, to be parked on a driveway, parking lot or other…

Fort Collins bans parking unsheltered vehicles, trailers or RVs in residential yards unless the surface is paved…

Every off-street parking area in Fountain, Colorado must be graded for drainage and surfaced in portland cement…

Greeley requires every off-street parking area and driveway to be graded and paved with asphalt or concrete, and a…

Lakewood requires every driveway and vehicle parking area to be an all-weather improved surface, gravel, asphalt, or…

In unincorporated Larimer County urban districts and growth management areas, single-family and duplex driveways must…

Littleton confines front-yard parking on single-family lots to the driveway itself, and every driveway or parking…

Longmont requires any front or side yard where a vehicle is parked to be surfaced in asphalt, concrete, or at least…

Loveland bans parking in a required front setback except on a single-family, duplex, townhome or multiplex driveway or…

Manitou Springs decides whether a strip of private property counts as a real driveway, not just yard, using a…

Off-street parking areas in Mesa County's Urban Zoning Districts must be paved and striped, so gravel alone doesn't…

Pueblo requires every residential off-street parking space and driveway to be permanent and paved with asphalt…

The county's parking design standards, including paving requirements, exempt driveways and parking serving…

Unincorporated Arapahoe County lets a resident lawfully park an ordinary commercial vehicle at or near their own home…

In unincorporated Weld County, parking a commercial vehicle (semi-tractor, dump truck, box truck, construction…

Arvada City Code § 54-173 makes it unlawful to park or store a large vehicle, one 8 feet or wider, 25 feet or longer…

Boulder prohibits parking a commercial vehicle on any street in every residential zone, from RR-1 through RH-7, MH, P…

Centennial bars parking campers, RVs, trailers, and manufactured homes on residential rights-of-way except for 48 hours…

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.25.102(A)(11) makes it unlawful to park any commercial vehicle rated 10,001 pounds…

In unincorporated El Paso County, only one tractor-trailer or over-the-road semi-truck may be kept with a residential…

Fort Collins bars parking any vehicle over 6,000 pounds empty weight or 20 feet long, plus any motor coach, RV, trailer…

Greeley bans parking vehicles over 6,000 pounds on residential street rights-of-way for more than 48 hours, and blocks…

Jefferson County bans parking any "Major Motor Vehicle", a truck or trailer 8 feet or more wide, 25 feet or more long…

Lakewood bars parking commercial vehicles, commercial trailers, and trucks over 6,000 pounds empty weight on the public…

Littleton City Code Section 9-1-6 bans parking a dump truck, a truck over 16,000 pounds empty weight, or a commercial…

Pueblo bans any vehicle rated over one ton, dump trucks, semis, tow trucks and similar commercial equipment, from…

Thornton bars parking a commercial, non-passenger vehicle of 8,000 pounds or more gross vehicle weight in a residential…

Westminster bars trucks, buses, semi-tractors, truck trailers and construction equipment from parking on any public…

Unincorporated Adams County caps how many vehicles you may store outdoors by lot size: two total on lots under one…

Aurora, Colorado bars parking heavy trucks, trailers or farm tractors over 6,000 lbs or 22 feet on city streets outside…

Boulder County's parking ordinance sets no special weight or size ban aimed at commercial trucks on county roads; the…

The Town restricts large vehicles on residential rights-of-way to keep sightlines clear. Trucks of 10,000+ lb GVW…

Denver caps parking of vehicles over 6,000 pounds or 22 feet long, plus unattached trailers and truck-tractors, to two…

Fountain Municipal Code § 10.04.020(G) bans operating or parking a truck, defined as a vehicle over 26,000 pounds GVWR…

Fort Collins bans parking oversized vehicles on public streets: anything over 6,000 pounds empty, over 20 feet long…

Longmont bars parking semitrailers and truck-tractors on residential streets except while loading or unloading, and…

Loveland, Colorado caps how long an oversized vehicle can sit on a residential street: under Loveland Municipal Code §…

In designated Residential Parking Permit Districts near high schools, state parks, or major venues, Centennial requires…

Adams County's Designated Residential Parking Districts Ordinance lets the Community Safety and Well-Being Department…

Aurora requires vehicles on two-way streets to park within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, facing the direction of…

Boulder Revised Code Sections 7-6-8 and 7-6-13 require vehicles to park facing the direction of travel on the near curb…

On unincorporated county roads you may not park within 5 feet of a driveway or junction, within 10 feet of a fire…

Castle Rock generally allows on-street parking along public streets as long as it is safely accommodated. Posted signs…

City Code makes it illegal parking to leave a vehicle in the same place (or within 100 feet of it) on a street…

Denver bars parking within five feet of any driveway or alley, ten feet of a fire hydrant, in intersections and…

Fort Collins' core on-street parking rule, Traffic Code Section 1204, bans stopping, standing or parking on sidewalks…

Fountain Municipal Code § 10.12.020 makes it unlawful to park or leave a vehicle unattended in any of the ways listed…

Greeley bars parking on sidewalks, in intersections, within 5 feet of driveways or fire hydrants, and requires cars to…

Jefferson County's Operation and Parking of Vehicles Ordinance bars standing, parking or stopping any vehicle on a…

Lakewood bans stopping or parking within five feet of any driveway and within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on top of…

Ordinary cars may park on public streets, but Fort Collins prohibits parking large or oversized vehicles on any street…

Longmont's amended Section 1204 of the model traffic code, codified at Municipal Code § 11.04.102, bars stopping or…

Loveland, Colorado bars stopping, standing or parking in ways that block traffic, cut clearance too tight, or overstay…

Manitou Springs runs paid, metered on-street parking citywide, with the 0-99 block of Ruxton Avenue capped at two…

Thornton adopts the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities and locally amends Section 1204 to bar parking in…

Westminster's traffic code bars parking on any street in ways that block driveways, choke traffic flow, or crowd…

Arvada has no blanket overnight parking ban; instead Sec. 54-155(c) makes it unlawful to violate a posted 'no overnight…

Aurora enforces posted parking time limits with a 24-hour move rule: leave a vehicle within 100 feet of the same spot…

Boulder bars leaving any vehicle parked on a city street for more than 72 hours without moving it, whether the purpose…

There is no flat overnight parking ban on unincorporated Boulder County roads, but a vehicle left in one location for…

Castle Rock has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary passenger vehicles. However, large vehicles…

Colorado Springs has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary cars, but several overnight rules apply…

Denver bans leaving any vehicle in the same curbside spot for more than 72 consecutive hours, overnight included; the…

Fort Collins doesn't ban overnight street parking citywide; Section 1215 only kicks in on streets specifically signed…

Fountain Municipal Code § 10.12.010 lets police and code enforcement tow any vehicle left unattended on public property…

There is no blanket overnight on-street parking ban in unincorporated Jefferson County, but parking on the Clear Creek…

Lakewood doesn't impose a citywide overnight parking ban; it only restricts streets the city has specifically posted…

Fort Collins has no blanket overnight ban on passenger cars, but RVs and trailers may sit in front of your own home for…

Longmont makes it unlawful to leave most vehicles parked on any street, alley, or other public right-of-way for 48…

Loveland, Colorado limits overnight parking on streets posted against all-night parking: under Loveland Municipal Code…

Colorado law prohibits HOAs and common-interest communities from banning electric vehicle charging stations and…

Fort Collins lets a resident without off-street parking charge an electric vehicle at the curb by draping a cord across…

In unincorporated Arapahoe County, an EV charging facility can be an accessory use almost anywhere or a stand-alone…

Arvada's Land Development Code, not just state law, sets where EV chargers can go: inside a garage or carport for…

Boulder reserves parking spaces marked for electric vehicle charging, on both public and private property, exclusively…

Centennial's Land Development Code permits accessory EV charging stations in every zone district and sets equipment…

Only plug-in electric vehicles actually charging may occupy a marked EV charging space in Lakewood under Municipal Code…

The Larimer County Land Use Code requires new parking areas in urban districts and growth management areas with more…

Littleton allows electric vehicle charging as an accessory use in any zoning district without a site plan, but a…

Longmont requires new buildings and major parking renovations after March 1, 2024 to provide EV-ready, EV-capable, or…

Loveland allows accessory DC fast-charging (DCFC) EV stations in every zone district under UDC § 18.04.07.03, reviewed…

New homes and apartments built in Manitou Springs with garages must wire a 240-volt, 40-amp outlet within five feet of…

Westminster lets EV charging stations go in as an accessory or primary zoning use under Municipal Code Section…

Colorado law (CRS 38-12.6-102) bars HOAs from prohibiting Level 2 EV chargers at owner-occupied properties. Aurora…

Colorado Springs encourages EV charging through zoning incentives in City Code Chapter 7, with Level 2 chargers…

Denver's zoning code waives the normal zoning permit for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), letting homeowners…

Thornton regulates electric vehicle charging infrastructure for residential and commercial properties. Building codes…

Weld County lists EV charging stations as a use allowed by right, with no zoning permit, site plan review or special…

Colorado defines and regulates abandoned vehicles under a uniform statewide statute that controls tow authorization…

Under CRS 42-4-1806 and Aurora City Code, a vehicle left on public property for more than 72 hours or on private…

Colorado law (C.R.S. §42-4-1802) treats a vehicle left on public property outside city limits for 48 hours or more as…

Boulder treats any vehicle left in one spot on public or private property for 24 hours past a posted limit, or 72 hours…

Centennial bans keeping a junk or inoperable vehicle anywhere visible on public or private property, allowing it only…

Fort Collins treats a vehicle as abandoned after 24 hours unattended on private property without the owner's consent…

Longmont bans abandoning or publicly keeping any vehicle in the city under LMC § 11.12.040, covering vehicles left on…

In unincorporated Adams County, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles may not be stored or parked outdoors, and never on a…

Arapahoe County Code Section 12 and CRS 42-4-1803 authorize removal of abandoned vehicles. Vehicles left on public…

Arvada makes it unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle on any street, right-of-way, or public property, or on private…

Boulder County treats any vehicle left on public property without the owner's consent for more than 72 straight hours…

A vehicle standing on a street or highway right-of-way, or in a public parking lot, for more than 72 hours is…

Colorado Springs defines abandoned vehicles under City Code Chapter 10 Article 8 as any motor vehicle left unattended…

Denver authorizes police, the sheriff, and the transportation department to remove any 'vehicle junker', inoperable or…

Under Colorado law, a motor vehicle left unattended on public property outside incorporated town limits for 48 hours or…

El Paso County enforces Colorado's abandoned vehicle law (C.R.S. §42-4-1802 through 1805). Vehicles left on public…

Fountain's Chapter 8.20 bans outdoor storage of any inoperable vehicle on a lot of 5,000 square feet or smaller unless…

Leaving any vehicle abandoned on public or private property, or unattended in a Greeley street right-of-way for 72…

State law, not a county code, sets the abandoned-vehicle threshold that applies in unincorporated Jefferson County: a…

Any vehicle left unattended on a Lakewood roadway or right-of-way for 24 hours or more is presumed abandoned, and…

Littleton treats a derelict or unlicensed vehicle as a public nuisance whether it sits on private land or a public…

Loveland, Colorado bars abandoning a motor vehicle on public property and lets police tow any vehicle blocking a…

Manitou Springs bans storing an inoperable, unlicensed or partially dismantled vehicle on any property unless it is…

Mesa County's Land Development Code, Section 6.02.M.2, lets unincorporated property owners keep one inoperable or…

Leaving a vehicle sitting more than 48 hours on a Pueblo street, public lot, or private property without the owner's…

Thornton defines an abandoned motor vehicle as one left unattended on public property, including the right-of-way, for…

Westminster enforces Colorado's state abandoned-vehicle law rather than a separate city ordinance: a vehicle left…

Boulder County controls parking through official signs, painted areas, and other parking control devices. Only the…

Castle Rock does not have a residents' curb-painting ordinance; curb markings and parking-restriction signs are…

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.12.101.Q bars stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle adjacent to any curb painted…

Fort Collins bans painting house numbers on public street curbs without a City Engineer permit. Vendors who get the…

Jefferson County controls curb and roadway markings through official "Traffic Control Devices" placed by the…

Unincorporated Arapahoe County requires off-street loading areas that face a public right-of-way to be screened from…

Arvada makes it unlawful to stop or stand a vehicle in a posted 'loading,' 'unloading,' or 'passenger pick up/drop off'…

Aurora's UDO requires off-street loading spaces sized to gross floor area for most commercial and retail buildings over…

Boulder Revised Code Section 7-6-21 caps loading zone parking at thirty minutes for freight and three minutes for…

In a county loading zone you may load or unload only briefly: up to 3 minutes in a passenger loading zone and up to 30…

Large vehicles otherwise barred from residential streets may stop to load and unload, or while actively rendering…

Centennial requires off-street loading bays with set minimum dimensions and bars trucks from extending into the public…

Nonresidential buildings of 25,000 square feet or more must provide off-street loading spaces under UDC § 7.4.1009. The…

Denver requires rented electric scooters and e-bikes to park in designated corrals within mandatory parking zones…

Douglas County zoning requires commercial sites to provide off-street loading areas that stay out of fire lanes and…

El Paso County requires dedicated truck loading and turnaround areas for any non-residential building of 3,000 square…

Fort Collins caps how long a vehicle may sit in a marked loading zone: three minutes in a passenger-loading zone under…

Mixed-use, commercial and industrial buildings in Greeley must provide off-street loading spaces sized to gross floor…

Under the county parking ordinance, brief stops to load or unload passengers or property are exempt from "parking."…

Lakewood caps freight loading zone stops at 30 minutes and passenger loading zone stops at 5 minutes, restricted to…

The Larimer County Land Use Code requires loading zones and service areas to be designed to minimize interference with…

Littleton's Unified Land Use Code sets exact placement, size and screening rules for commercial loading spaces rather…

Longmont limits loading and unloading in alleys to 25 minutes. Municipal Code § 11.04.108 amends Section 1215 of the…

Loveland's Unified Development Code requires off-street loading spaces for non-residential buildings, sets screening…

Manitou Springs marks loading and passenger loading zones with green curb paint on Manitou, Canon and Park avenues and…

Mesa County requires commercial and multi-family loading areas to be screened from view and sized for real trucks, not…

Vehicles other than licensed trucks can't stop in a marked freight curb loading zone in Pueblo without a permit, and…

Weld County requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial buildings over 10,000 square feet, sized…

Westminster requires all non-parking areas in off-street lots, including loading zones, emergency lanes, and doorway…

Fort Collins lets neighborhoods inside a defined management area petition the City Manager for a residential parking…

Arvada designates certain blocks near senior high schools and public parks as restricted parking areas where on-street…

Aurora, Colorado can designate residential parking permit districts, and parking there without a valid permit is a…

Boulder designates neighborhood permit parking zones under Section 2-2-15 based on an annual Priority Based…

Lakewood runs a two-location pilot letting residential blocks near a school, park, business, or festival petition for a…

Littleton City Code Section 9-1-11 lets residents petition, with signatures from 50% of an area's property owners, for…

Aurora, Colorado bans parking on designated snow emergency routes once the city manager declares a snow emergency…

When the Fort Collins City Manager declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on every street designated a snow…

Arvada does not run an alternate-side or posted snow-emergency parking system; instead, City Code § 26-38(j) lets the…

Greeley bans parking on posted snow-removal routes once public works declares a snow emergency, and can tow vehicles…

When the city administrator declares a snow emergency, parking becomes unlawful on every posted snow emergency route…

Once Thornton's director designates a street as a snow route, parking there during active snow removal is unlawful…

Colorado's Towing Bill of Rights, C.R.S. 40-10.1-405, governs only nonconsensual ("predatory") tows that PUC-permitted…

Aurora, Colorado gives the owner of an impounded vehicle ten days to demand a hearing, but sends that demand to one of…

Denver charges $120 to impound a vehicle of 6,000 pounds gross weight or less and $170 for anything heavier, with…