The application process for plates and placards is the same. Denver County residents may bring all documentation listed below to any of our Denver DMV branch office locations and see the options above for applicable fees. To apply for temporary placards, Denver County residents should bring all documentation listed below to any of our Denver DMV branch office locations Denver residents only. Temporary placards are free of charge. Where To Place Placards Permanent placards will be issued at the time of your transaction and should be placed visibly inside the vehicle of which the person with a disability is a passenger.
Placards may be moved from one vehicle to another. Permanent placards will be issued at the time of your transaction and should be placed visibly inside the vehicle of which the person with a disability is a passenger. Driver's licenses, ID cards, and driving records may be obtained at state offices only. Visit the State of Colorado's Driver Services page to learn more. Accessible parking signs may be installed on the right-of-way for residents, businesses and multi-family properties.
Please contact to request Accessible Parking Signage application materials. If your request is approved it takes at least a 45 days business days before the sign may be installed.
Public Health Orders With the Delta variant surging, Denver has issued new public health orders requiring pre-K through 12th-grade students to wear masks at school and requiring city employees and some private-sector workers in high-risk settings to be fully vaccinated against COVID Read the orders and view frequently asked questions.
Skip to main content. Reasonable accommodations shall be made as to time for the embarkation and disembarkation of persons with disabilities. Where any section of this article, or any sign posted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, prohibits parking in excess of any stated period of time in any given parking space or other designated area, a vehicle shall be considered in violation of that restriction if it has not been moved at least one hundred feet from that parking space or the designated area during the stated period of time or if the vehicle is moved to within one hundred feet of that parking space of designated area within twenty-four 24 hours.
Creates a consistent parking pattern and prevents parked vehicles from impeding the flow of traffic. State law reference— Parking at curb or edge of roadway, C. Creates a consistent and efficient parking pattern and provides for safe vehicle maneuverability.
Upon those streets which have been signed or marked by the city traffic engineer for angle parking, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
It shall be unlawful for any person driving or in control of any motor vehicle to permit the same to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brakes thereof, and when standing upon any grade turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway so that if the vehicle should roll or coast forward or backward, whichever is applicable, it would strike the curb or side of the roadway.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop or allow a vehicle to stand except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device in any of the following places:. Low-power scooters and electric personal assistive mobility devices are exempt from this subsection as long as the parked low-power scooter or "EPAMD" does not impede the normal and reasonable flow of pedestrian traffic;.
Allow for 20 feet or more between your vehicle and the driveway entrance of a fire station. When parking opposite a fire station, allow 75 feet or more between your vehicle and the driveway entrance. A vehicle may be stopped at the roadway side of a vehicle while waiting for another vehicle to clear a parking space, while such other vehicle is actually doing so; or. A taxi may be stopped at the roadway side of a vehicle to load or unload passengers in compliance with subsection b ;.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within an alley except during the necessary and expeditious loading and unloading of merchandise or freight, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property or interfere with the free movement of traffic through an alley.
If a highway includes two 2 or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one 1 direction upon any such roadway, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stand or stop a vehicle on the paved portion of a freeway or on any ramp connecting such freeway to any other street or highway. No person shall park, stand or stop a vehicle on the shoulder of any freeway except when such vehicle is disabled and is not in proper condition to be driven due to mechanical failure, flat tire, lack of fuel or as the result of an accident and then only for a period not to exceed three 3 hours.
Where the presence of such vehicle constitutes a material obstruction or a definite hazard to the movement of traffic, the police department is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed, such vehicle immediately. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to vehicles momentarily stopping to render aid to injured persons or assistance to disabled vehicles. Removes hazardous objects from the roadway. This section shall not apply to a person who displays for sale no more than one 1 vehicle, if said vehicle is lawfully parked upon the portion of the available roadway that is closest to and immediately adjacent to the principal residence of said person.
Do not park a truck more than 22 feet in length and do not park a trailer that is not attached to a licensed vehicle for more than 2 hours on a public street.
Prevents the storage of large vehicles on public streets and promotes the use of parking spaces for access to adjacent land uses. Encourages parking turnover and promotes the use of parking spaces for access to adjacent land uses. A vehicle shall be considered in violation of this subsection if it has not been moved at least one hundred feet during the seventy-two-hour period of time. The seventy-two-hour time limit includes the cumulative time spent on any public street.
When a vehicle is found in violation of this subsection, it may be removed or impounded under the provisions of section Do not park in handicap spaces unless you have an approved license plate or placard. Approved vehicles can park for four 4 consecutive hours at a metered or time restricted space but then must move feet or more. At the end of the authorized time period the vehicle must be moved at least one hundred feet from the parking metered space or multi-space section as required by section of this Revised Municipal Code.
At the expiration of the authorized time period the vehicle must be moved at least feet from the parking space as required by section of this Revised Municipal Code. A distinguishing license plate shall be affixed to the vehicle in the manner required by state law. An identifying placard shall be prominently displayed from the rear view mirror inside the vehicle or displayed on the vehicle dashboard in plain view of any police officer or parking control agent looking through the vehicle windshield, and both the identifying placard and the identification number required to be placed upon such placard by state law shall be clearly visible and legible to such officer or agent when viewed from outside of the vehicle through the vehicle windshield.
Such installation shall be a waiver of any objection the owner may assert concerning enforcement of this section by such police officers, and such officers are hereby authorized and empowered to enforce this section of the Code. These areas are access aisles and parking by any vehicle is prohibited at all times.
At any place within the city where authorized signs designating an emergency access lane are posted along a public roadway or on private property, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, giving notice of parking limitations, regulations, restrictions or prohibitions, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop a vehicle in any manner in violation of, or contrary to the provisions contained on such signs except in compliance with the directions of a member of the police department or fire department, or traffic-control signal, sign or device, or except momentarily for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers when such parking does not obstruct, impede or endanger any traffic.
The police department is hereby authorized to issue a citation and may immediately remove, or cause to be removed, a vehicle parked or stopped in violation hereof, in accordance with the provisions of section When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than a vehicle which has been authorized and designated as a press or radio vehicle by the manager of safety and is identified by a plate permit displayed on the dashboard of such vehicle, in any place established as a restricted press or radio parking zone.
No person shall stop, stand or park any press or radio vehicle in any place established as a restricted press or radio parking zone and designated for the use of authorized vehicles of a particular news gathering agency unless the vehicle is identified by the authorized plate permit displayed on the dashboard as being owned by such agency or by a full-time, paid employee of such agency.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle in any parking space reserved and marked, "Truck Loading—By Permit Only," unless such vehicle prominently displays, in a location easily visible through the front windshield or back window, a permit so to do.
Creates a consistent and efficient parking pattern and allows for the maneuverability of vehicles. Pay the parking meter per the rates specified in order to access a metered or kiosked parking space.
Encourages parking turnover, promotes the use of parking spaces for access to adjacent land uses, and increases the overall parking supply for users. Maintains traffic flow, predictable vehicle operations, driver safety and encourages the appropriate use of parking inventory to meet the goals of a specific area. The chief of police, undersheriff, the manager of public works, or their respective designees shall publish the new rate in an official publication of the city at least ninety 90 days before the new rate will become effective.
The towing cost assessment for moving a vehicle pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any fine imposed for any underlying violation that necessitated moving the vehicle. Towing costs shall be shown on the face of the citation issued for the underlying violation. Give us your feedback. Report a Broken Meter. Report a Problem. Public Health Orders With the Delta variant surging, Denver has issued new public health orders requiring pre-K through 12th-grade students to wear masks at school and requiring city employees and some private-sector workers in high-risk settings to be fully vaccinated against COVID This is also a good option if you have a handicapped child that needs to be transported by car.
Get the proper paperwork from the city government. If you travel to other states, they will recognize your disability plates and right to park in handicapped spaces, just as Colorado recognizes out-of-state handicapped license plates and placards. Currently she writes for small businesses in and around Dallas. Kerstetter travels extensively on business and pleasure in the United States and internationally.
Handicapped Parking sign image by Jim Mills from Fotolia. Disabled Veteran Veterans who were disabled because of their service are eligible for disabled veteran license plates. Parking Inquire locally about parking regulations.
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