100 local rules on file · Pop. 134 · Weld County
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Briggsdale is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 134 in Weld County, Colorado. Because Briggsdale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Weld County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Weld County may have different rules.
There is no county STR registry in unincorporated Weld County, but every host must register with the Colorado Department of Revenue to collect state (and any city) sales and lodging taxes. Colorado law lets a listing be pulled if a required local license number is missing.
Neither Weld County's zoning code nor Greeley's STR provisions set a specific guest-count cap for short-term rentals. Occupancy is governed by the building/residential code, any unrelated-persons definition, and life-safety limits rather than a fixed STR headcount.
There is no STR-specific noise rule; short-term rental guests must obey the same noise ordinances as any resident. In Greeley the Municipal Code limits noise by time and level, and unincorporated stays fall under Weld County's noise and nuisance provisions.
Weld County has no dedicated STR license for unincorporated land; transient lodging is handled through Chapter 23 zoning. Inside Greeley, short-term rental is a permitted zoning use across most residential and mixed-use districts, with no special conditional-use permit.
Weld County sets no STR-specific parking rule; guest parking follows Chapter 23 zoning off-street parking standards. Greeley requires off-street parking on private property for lodging uses and generally prohibits tandem spaces, with guests also bound by city street-parking rules.
Weld County levies no county sales or lodging tax, so an unincorporated STR collects only Colorado's 2.9% state sales tax. In Greeley, guests also pay the city's 4.11% sales tax plus a 3% lodging (public accommodations) tax on stays of 29 nights or fewer.
Weld County does not restrict short-term rentals to a host's primary residence, and Greeley lists STR as a permitted use across many districts without an owner-occupancy mandate. Non-owner-occupied and investor STRs are generally allowed, subject to zoning and taxes.
Weld County and Greeley do not require a host to be present or on-site during a short-term rental. Whole-home, unhosted stays are allowed, though many jurisdictions expect a local contact reachable to handle problems.
Weld County and Greeley set no annual cap on the number of nights a property can be rented short-term. Colorado defines a short-term rental as any stay under 30 days, so 30-plus-night lets simply fall outside STR rules rather than counting against a limit.
Neither Weld County nor Greeley mandates a specific liability-insurance amount for short-term rentals. Colorado's STR statute does not set an insurance floor, though hosts are strongly urged to carry commercial or STR-endorsed coverage since standard homeowner policies often exclude rental use.
Only non-aerial, non-explosive "permissible fireworks" are legal in Colorado. Aerial devices, firecrackers, Roman candles and mortars are illegal statewide. Weld County and its towns may ban even permissible fireworks during fire restrictions, which are common on the dry high plains.
Weld County does not maintain formal wildland-urban-interface hazard zones or defensible-space rules for its high-plains and farmland areas. Wildfire and grassfire danger is managed instead through temporary fire restrictions and burn bans ordered by the Sheriff and county commissioners.
Weld County follows the adopted International Fire Code and NFPA 58 for LP-gas tanks. Its design criteria specify that propane containers installed in hazard areas must sit within the defensible space required by the International Fire Code, with proper clearances from structures and ignition sources.
Smoke alarms are required by the building code Weld County adopts (2018 International Residential Code). Colorado law separately requires a carbon-monoxide alarm within fifteen feet of every sleeping room when a home with fuel appliances or an attached garage is sold or rented.
A contained recreational cooking fire needs no permit, but a true backyard bonfire does. Weld County Public Health allows only one bonfire per year per address, permitted only for the day of the event, and never during a fire ban.
Open burning in unincorporated Weld County requires a free permit from the Department of Public Health and Environment. Burning is limited to daytime hours, must stay attended, and is banned when winds exceed five mph or on Red Air Alert days.
A recreational cooking fire in a contained fireplace, a manufactured portable fire pit or a chiminea needs no open-burn permit in unincorporated Weld County. Fires must stay attended, and all recreational fires are prohibited when a fire ban is in effect.
Weld County has no wildfire defensible-space clearance mandate for the high plains. What state law does require is weed control: under the Colorado Noxious Weed Act every landowner must manage noxious weeds that could damage neighboring land.
Weld County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft. Sec. 14-9-60(C) exempts noise from operating aircraft and other federally preempted activities. Aircraft and crop-duster noise is controlled by the FAA, not the county or Greeley.
Weld County's noise ordinance sets no construction hours. It exempts noise produced at a construction site and allows construction and industrial noise up to 80 dB(A). Greeley addresses construction noise only through its general nuisance-noise rule.
Unincorporated Weld County sets numeric dB(A) limits: 55 (day)/50 (night) for residential and commercial property, and 80/75 for industrial and construction. Any level above these at that time is prohibited. Greeley uses a plainly-audible standard instead.
In Greeley, outdoor amplified music is a violation outside 7 a.m.-10 p.m. or if indoor sound is plainly audible past your property line (Sec. 12-360). In unincorporated Weld County, outdoor music must stay within 55 dB(A) day / 50 dB(A) night at a residential boundary.
Weld County does not restrict leaf blowers. Sec. 14-9-60(J) exempts the sound made by a lawnmower, snow blower or other power or hand tool. No county time-of-day or decibel cap applies to yard equipment.
In unincorporated Weld County, residential noise may not exceed 50 dB(A) from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. (55 dB(A) by day). In Greeley, sound-reproduction devices plainly audible at a property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. are unlawful.
Unincorporated Weld County caps vehicle noise at 80-90 dB(A) by weight and speed zone and requires a working, unmodified muffler. Greeley bans loud tire-squealing, car stereos plainly audible at 50 feet, and engaged engine (Jake) brakes.
Weld County's noise ordinance does not cover barking. Sec. 14-9-60(E) exempts sounds made by dogs and farm animals. Persistent barking is handled as an animal nuisance through animal control, not by the decibel limits.
Greeley limits loudspeakers and sound-amplifying equipment to 7 a.m.-10 p.m., and bans outdoor amplified sound outside those hours. Unincorporated Weld County treats amplified devices under its general 50-55 dB(A) limits.
Unincorporated Weld County caps industrial-area noise at 80 dB(A) daytime and 75 dB(A) at night. Normal mining and oil-and-gas noise is exempt. Greeley uses decibel review for mechanical/industrial noise plus its general disturbing-noise standard.
In unincorporated Weld County, parking a commercial vehicle (semi-tractor, dump truck, box truck, construction equipment) at a residence requires a zoning permit and the lot must be a legal lot of at least one acre. Uses allowed by right in the Agricultural zone are exempt.
Weld County does not police residential street parking on private subdivisions the way a city does; the incorporated cities do. In Greeley, Municipal Code Title 16, Chapter 2 governs on-street parking, and any vehicle creating a hazard or traffic obstruction may be removed, towed or impounded.
Colorado law (C.R.S. §42-4-1802) treats a vehicle left on public property outside city limits for 48 hours or more as abandoned; in Greeley the threshold on city streets is 72 hours, and 24 hours on private property without consent (§16-669). Abandoned vehicles are tagged and towed.
In unincorporated Weld County, RVs, boats and trailers may generally be stored on your own residential or agricultural lot under Weld County Code Chapter 23 (Zoning); the county's large rural lots make this common. Inside Greeley, storage is confined to the garage, driveway or approved surface, not the front yard
Neither Weld County nor Greeley bans home EV charger installation; a home charger needs an electrical permit and inspection. Colorado law (C.R.S. §38-33.3-106.8) bars HOAs from prohibiting EV charging stations, and the state's adopted building codes require new construction to be EV-ready.
Neither Weld County nor Greeley bans routine overnight street parking, but Greeley Municipal Code §16-684 makes it unlawful to leave any vehicle unattended in a street or right-of-way for 72 hours or more. After that, the vehicle is treated as abandoned and can be tagged and towed.
Residents may not paint curbs to reserve parking. Curb markings (red, yellow, no-parking) are official traffic-control devices installed only by the city; unauthorized curb painting or imitating a traffic-control device is prohibited under Greeley Municipal Code and Colorado state traffic law.
Weld County sets no countywide driveway-parking rule for private homes. In Greeley, required off-street parking must be on an approved surface (garage, driveway or paved area), and vehicles may not block sidewalks or a public or private driveway approach.
Loading zones are a city matter, not a Weld County one. Greeley designates loading zones and off-street loading requirements in its Development Code (Title 24, Chapter 10, Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards); stopping in a posted loading zone beyond permitted activity is a parking infraction.
Greeley Municipal Code §16-685 lets the city remove, tow or impound vehicles that are commercial or oversized when parked in an area zoned residential, after notice to the owner. Weld County limits oversized commercial vehicles at homes through its Chapter 23 zoning permit rules.
Greeley permits fences of wood or wood-simulating vinyl, wrought iron or wrought-iron-simulating aluminum, and masonry such as stone, brick, or decorative concrete. Chain link is limited to side and rear yards. Weld County sets no material rules for unincorporated land.
Weld County does not require a zoning permit for a residential fence on unincorporated land. In Greeley, a building permit is required for any fence or wall over six feet tall.
Greeley requires fences and walls to be consistent in character, materials, and appearance with the home's architecture, with the finished side facing outward and no sight obstructions at corners. Weld County imposes no such design standard on unincorporated land.
In Greeley, fences on a common lot line must sit on the property line or at least three feet from it, and the finished side must face the neighbor. Weld County sets no such rule for unincorporated land.
Greeley treats walls like fences under its Development Code, subject to building-code standards and drainage plans. Any fence or wall in a floodplain also requires a floodplain development permit. Weld County defers structural wall rules to the building code.
Weld County's zoning code excludes fences from its building and setback definitions, so unincorporated land has no general county fence-height cap. In Greeley, residential fences are limited to 3.5 feet in front yards and 6 feet in side and rear yards.
Greeley allows chain link or vinyl-clad chain link only in side or rear yards and limits it to four feet tall, with a security-fence exception up to twelve feet around sports and pool facilities. Weld County sets no material restrictions for unincorporated land.
Unincorporated Weld County requires a building permit for pool and spa installation under the county's adopted 2018 IBC/IRC and International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Public and semi-public pools must also submit plans to the state (CDPHE) at least 30 days before construction.
Small prefabricated above-ground pools accessory to a home, under 24 inches deep and 5,000 gallons, are exempt from a Weld County building permit. Larger above-ground pools need a permit and must meet the barrier rules in the county's adopted 2018 ISPSC.
Private pools on unincorporated Weld County land follow the barrier rules in the county's adopted 2018 ISPSC (a 48-inch enclosure with self-latching gates). Public and semi-public pools follow the stricter state rule: a 60-inch fence with self-closing, self-latching gates.
Private pools on unincorporated land follow the safety provisions of Weld County's adopted 2018 ISPSC. Public and semi-public pools follow Colorado's 5 CCR 1003-5, covering depth markers, barriers, slope, and disinfection.
In unincorporated Weld County, installing a hot tub or spa requires a building and electrical permit under the county's adopted 2018 ISPSC. Public and semi-public spas are additionally regulated by Colorado's 5 CCR 1003-5.
Weld County has no general wildlife-feeding ordinance, but Colorado state law makes it unlawful to place food in the open to lure a wild bear. Along the Front Range edge of the county, residents should secure trash and avoid feeding deer, elk, or bears.
In unincorporated Weld County it is unlawful to fail to control a dog. "Control" means a leash or tether no more than 25 feet, a containing device, or a fully enclosed escape-proof area. A dog off the premises and not under immediate physical control is "running at large."
In the Agricultural zone of unincorporated Weld County, keeping, raising or boarding exotic animals is allowed only as a "use by special review" approved by the Board of County Commissioners. An exotic animal is any vertebrate other than a fish, amphibian, defined livestock, or household pet.
Weld County has no ordinance using the word "hoarding," but pet-number limits and Colorado's animal-cruelty law act as a backstop. Keeping animals in a manner causing chronic serious harm, or exceeding the pet and dog limits, can be enforced; severe neglect is state animal cruelty.
In Weld County's Agricultural zone, household pets are limited to four of one species or seven of two-plus species per lot (eight or sixteen, plus 30 birds, on 10-plus acres). Keeping more than four dogs over six months old on ten acres or less is deemed failing to control them.
Weld County has no cat ordinance: the animal code (Chapter 14, Article IV) regulates dogs only, so cats need no county license or leash. Cats still count as household pets toward the zoning pet limit, and abandoning or neglecting a cat is animal cruelty under Colorado law.
Weld County's animal code counts fowl as livestock. In the Agricultural zone a lot of at least ten acres (not in a subdivision) may keep up to 30 birds as household pets; larger flocks are governed by animal-unit limits, and agricultural poultry is protected by Colorado's Right to Farm Act.
Weld County has no pit-bull or breed ban. Colorado state law, C.R.S. 18-9-204.5(5)(b), lets a county adopt dog-control resolutions but forbids any rule that regulates dangerous dogs specific to breed. The county regulates individual dogs by behavior, not breed.
Weld County's animal code and zoning set no beekeeping-specific standard, so hobby beekeeping is generally treated as a permitted agricultural use on rural and agricultural land. Apiaries are registered at the state level, and established agricultural operations are shielded from nuisance suits by Colorado's Right to Farm Act.
Weld County zones livestock by "animal units." In the Agricultural zone, cattle and horses each count as one unit; smaller stock count fractionally. Colorado is a fence-out state: a landowner must maintain a lawful fence to recover for livestock trespass.
Unincorporated Weld County sets no city-style lawn-mowing height (agricultural, right-to-farm land). In the City of Greeley, overgrown vegetation is a code violation: yards must be kept below 12 inches and mowed down to six inches when cited.
Colorado law makes every landowner responsible for managing noxious weeds. Weld County enforces the Colorado Noxious Weed Act through Chapter 15 of the County Code; if you ignore a notice, the county can control the weeds and bill you, with unpaid costs becoming a property lien.
Colorado has no statewide homeowner watering ban; rules are set by your water provider. City of Greeley customers may not water between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., water on assigned days by even/odd address, and cannot water at all between November 1 and April 14 without a variance.
Colorado law lets residents collect rooftop rainwater in up to two rain barrels holding a combined 110 gallons or less, for outdoor use on the same single-family or small multi-family property. No permit is needed; drinking or indoor use is prohibited.
You may trim your own private trees. In Greeley, anyone offering tree trimming or removal on woody plants over 10 feet must be licensed by the city, and all trimming in the public right-of-way must be done by a licensed contractor.
Weld County sets no rule requiring or banning native or xeriscape plantings; it is a landowner choice. The City of Greeley encourages water-wise, drought-tolerant landscaping through its water conservation program but does not mandate native species for private yards.
Private trees on your own land can generally be removed without a county permit. In Greeley, a commercial arborist removing trees must be city-licensed, and to work on public or right-of-way trees the arborist must hold the Public Space Arborist endorsement.
Weld County and the City of Greeley have no ordinance banning artificial turf in residential yards. Installation on a single-family lot is generally allowed. New development landscaping must meet Greeley's Development Code standards, and HOAs may set their own turf rules.
Weld County has no ordinance prohibiting backyard composting, and the City of Greeley allows home composting. Compost must be managed so it does not create odor, attract pests, or become a nuisance under general property-maintenance and health rules.
In unincorporated Weld County, one accessory dwelling unit is allowed per legal lot where Article III permits it. The ADU may be attached, detached, or inside a single-family dwelling, but is barred on a lot with a duplex. Greeley and Evans set their own city ADU rules.
In the unincorporated Agricultural zone that covers most of Weld County, accessory structures such as sheds must meet a minimum 20-foot setback and a minimum offset of three feet, or one foot per three feet of building height, whichever is greater.
In the unincorporated Agricultural zone, Weld County allows one single-family dwelling per legal lot. A site-built tiny home on a foundation is that dwelling (or an ADU); a tiny house on wheels is treated as a recreational vehicle and cannot be a permanent residence.
A carport is an accessory structure. In the unincorporated Agricultural zone covering most of Weld County, it must meet the 20-foot minimum setback and the minimum offset of three feet, or one foot per three feet of building height, whichever is greater.
In unincorporated Weld County, converting a garage into living space creates an accessory dwelling unit. An ADU may be contained within a single-family dwelling, but only one ADU is allowed per legal lot and it must meet Chapter 23 zoning and building-permit requirements.
Colorado's Cottage Foods Act lets residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods directly to consumers without a license, capped at $10,000 net revenue per product per year. Weld County follows the state law; producers must complete a food safety course.
In unincorporated Weld County, a home business is an accessory use allowed in Agricultural, Estate, and Residential zone districts. In residential zones it must be conducted entirely indoors with no outdoor activity, and is capped at five on-site customers or nonresident employees at a time.
A licensed family child care home can operate as a home occupation. In Greeley the home-occupation floor-area cap is waived for a state-licensed child care home. All home daycares must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood; unincorporated Weld allows child care as a home business.
Home occupations cannot advertise in a way that changes the residential character of the property. In Greeley, no exterior alteration, including signs, that changes the home's residential character is permitted. Weld County home businesses must keep activity indoors with no signage that disrupts the neighborhood.
In unincorporated Weld County, a home business in most residential settings needs a zoning permit. The Director of Planning Services approves or denies the application. The permit is not transferable and terminates automatically if the property is sold or leased.
Using a smoker to cook is a recreational cooking fire in Weld County and needs no burn permit. It must stay attended and contained, may be limited during fire restrictions, and persistent nuisance smoke can be addressed under open-burning and nuisance rules.
A backyard barbecue counts as a recreational cooking fire and needs no burn permit in unincorporated Weld County. Multifamily and clearance limits on propane and charcoal grills come from the adopted International Fire Code, and grilling can still be banned during fire restrictions.
In unincorporated Weld County, most residential zone districts cap building height at 30 feet, with the high-density R-4 district allowing 45 feet. Greeley limits standard detached houses to 30 feet.
In unincorporated Weld County, maximum lot coverage ranges from 50% in low-density residential districts to 70% in the high-density R-4 district. Greeley instead requires a minimum 30% lot open space on standard detached-house lots.
In unincorporated Weld County, the minimum setback from the road right-of-way is twenty feet, with a side/rear offset of at least three feet (residential zones require five feet). Greeley requires a 25-foot front and 20-foot rear setback.
In Greeley, refuse containers may be placed on the public right-of-way for only one 24-hour period within a seven-day period. Unincorporated Weld County sets no bin-placement rule, so follow your private hauler and any HOA.
Unincorporated Weld County has no municipal trash route; residents hire a private hauler or self-haul to a licensed landfill. In Greeley, only PUC-authorized, city-licensed haulers may collect refuse, and residents may still haul their own waste.
Unincorporated Weld County does not mandate recycling; it is voluntary through private haulers and drop-off sites. Greeley's 2025 refuse-service-provider ordinance requires licensed haulers to deliver and report on recycling and food-scrap/yard-trimming collection.
There is no free countywide bulk pickup. Weld County's code defines refuse to include discarded furniture, appliances and inoperable vehicles; residents dispose of bulky items through their hauler or a licensed landfill. Abandoning them on a lot or roadside is prohibited.
Weld County's littering ordinance makes it unlawful to deposit, throw or leave any litter on public or private property in the unincorporated county, on roadsides, waters, or farm and ranch land. A first offense carries a mandatory fine of $50-$100.
Garage-sale signs in unincorporated Weld County fall under the general small-sign allowance: up to five signs of up to six square feet each per lot. Signs may not be placed in the county right-of-way or attached to trees, rocks, or anything off the sign's own lot.
Weld County's sign code is content-neutral, so political yard signs follow the same limits as other signs. Each lot may have up to five signs of up to six square feet each, plus, in Residential and Estate zones, one freestanding sign up to 32 square feet and five feet tall.
Owners of vacant land must still control noxious weeds and refuse. Greeley's code makes it the duty of every owner of a vacant lot to keep it clean and orderly; unincorporated Weld vacant land falls under the county's noxious-weed and zoning rules.
There is no unincorporated Weld County trash-can ordinance; hauling is private. In Greeley, refuse containers may sit on the public right-of-way for only one 24-hour period within any seven-day period, and owners must keep premises clean and orderly.
Unincorporated Weld County has no general grass-height limit, but its Noxious Weed Management Enforcement Policy declares listed noxious weeds a public nuisance and requires all landowners to manage them. Greeley separately enforces noxious-weed control and bans decaying vegetation.
Unincorporated Weld County has no standalone 'blight' code; land-use standards are enforced by Planning & Development Services Code Compliance under Chapter 23 Zoning, with state nuisance authority (CRS 30-15-401). In Greeley, storing an inoperable or unlicensed vehicle outside a garage is a code violation.
Neither unincorporated Weld County nor Greeley publishes a dedicated garage-sale permit or day-limit for an occasional home sale. Sales must not leave refuse behind, block the right-of-way, or turn into an ongoing unpermitted business. Check with your town if you live in one.
Weld County addresses light trespass through its zoning code: outdoor light sources must be shielded so beams do not shine directly onto adjacent properties, and sign lighting may not spill more than 0.3 footcandles above ambient light onto any adjoining lot or right-of-way.
Weld County has no formal dark-sky ordinance, but the Agricultural-zone bulk requirements mandate that outdoor light sources be shielded so beams or rays do not shine directly onto adjacent properties, and that light never creates a traffic hazard on public or private roads.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Weld County ordinances.