Traffic Engineering

Parking on City Streets in Lakewood

The City of Lakewood has numerous traffic and parking rules and regulations (laws and ordinances) that are described in the City of Lakewood Municipal Code. A great many of these laws are considered to be common sense or courtesy. They are things that most drivers learn early in their driving careers. Sometimes, in our hectic lives we forget some of these things. These are things that are ticketable offenses, even if there is no reminder present, such as a sign. The City of Lakewood Traffic Engineering Division would like to take a moment to remind you of the most commonly forgotten rules.Unless necessary to avoid a conflict with other traffic or directed to by a police officer or traffic control device, the following regulations apply on all City of Lakewood streets.

No Parking is allowed within five feet of a private or public driveway.

No Parking is allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk.

No Parking is allowed within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon or signal, stop sign, yield sigh, or traffc-control signal located at the side of the roadway.

No Parking is allowed within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or, on the side of the street opposite the entrance of any fire station, within seventy-five feet of said entrance when properly sign posted.
No Parking is allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

There are also rules prohibiting double-parking and parking on sidewalks, within crosswalks, intersections, travel lanes, or fire lanes, or on elevated structures. If illegal parking is creating an immediate danger requiring enforcement, please contact the police department at 303-987-7111. For other parking concerns or question, please contact the traffic engineering division at 303-987-7980.