Broomfield, CO

Broomfield only allows short-term rentals of a property owner's own principal residence, requires a $100 city license good for five years, and every ad must display the license number.

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-39-050 bans short term rentals of any dwelling that is not the property owner's principal residence: the owner must be a natural person, or a named trust…

Broomfield charges a flat $100.00 fee under Municipal Code § 5-39-040 for every short term rental license application or five-year renewal, and § 5-39-060 separately requires every…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-39-070(A) caps short term rental occupancy by square footage: four people in units of 2,000 square feet or less, six people between 2,000 and 2,500 square…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-39-070(C) requires short term rental guests to obey chapter 9-34's disturbing-the-peace ban and chapter 9-36's noise code at all times, which caps…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-39-070(B) caps short term rental guest vehicles at four total, on or near the property, with no more than two of those parked on the street at any one…

Broomfield allows house numbers painted on curbs only under strict conditions: black four-inch numbers on a white background, written owner consent, and registration with the city…

Broomfield defines an oversized vehicle as anything eight feet or wider, seven feet or taller, twenty-seven feet or longer, over 10,000 pounds gross weight, or any truck tractor…

Broomfield lets residents near schools petition to become a restricted parking area, where on-street parking is banned during posted hours unless a free city-issued permit is…

Broomfield's local amendments to the Model Traffic Code bar parking on a highway to display a vehicle for sale, to grease, paint, or repair it, or to display advertising, and tighten…

Broomfield bans long-term street parking of a major recreational vehicle, allowing it in the public right-of-way only for loading, unloading, or trip prep for up to seventy-two hours…

Broomfield bars storing or keeping a junk vehicle, one incapable of highway travel, dismantled, wrecked, or unplated, anywhere in the city unless it sits inside a fully enclosed…

New multifamily buildings in Broomfield must pre-wire a share of parking spaces for electric vehicles under the amended Colorado Low Energy and Carbon Code, Table R409.5.3.1 at…

In Broomfield's E-3 Estate District, section 17-13-070(C) sets its own driveway standard: notwithstanding the citywide paving rule in section 17-32-080, driveways and parking areas may…

Colorado's Towing Bill of Rights, C.R.S. 40-10.1-405, governs only nonconsensual ("predatory") tows that PUC-permitted towing carriers pull from private property and common parking…

Broomfield bans selling, possessing for sale, or using any fireworks, sparklers, fountains, or cones anywhere in the city under Municipal Code Chapter 9-76. The only lawful path is a…

Broomfield bans open burning of trash or rubbish outright and layers on Level 1 fire restrictions and Level 2 fire bans declared by the State or the police chief with North Metro Fire…

Broomfield allows a recreational fire, capped at three feet in diameter and two feet in height, without a permit as long as an adult stays with it, it sits clear of structures and…

When a Broomfield home undergoes a permitted alteration, repair or addition, or gains a new sleeping room, Municipal Code § 15-05-010(L) requires the whole dwelling unit to be fitted…

Broomfield's Fire Code sets a 125-gallon threshold before a residential LP-gas container needs a construction permit, and caps the aggregate water capacity of any one installation…

Colorado's Wildfire Resiliency Code Board, created by SB23-166 and codified at C.R.S. 24-33.5-1236, adopts minimum statewide wildfire-resiliency building and defensible-space codes…

Broomfield bans operating any vehicle or engine without a properly maintained muffler or spark arrestor, bars cut-out or bypass exhaust devices outright, and prohibits jake brakes…

Broomfield sets a strict nighttime noise curfew under Schedule 9-36A: residential zones drop from 55 dB(A) daytime to 40 dB(A) between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., measured at least 25…

Broomfield's noise ordinance sets hard dB(A) ceilings by zoning district and time of day under Schedule 9-36A: 55 dB(A) daytime and 40 dB(A) at night in residential districts, versus…

Broomfield's noise chapter exempts aircraft operated in accordance with federal law or regulations from its Schedule 9-36A decibel limits entirely. The carve-out sits among a short…

Broomfield restricts residential construction noise to 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays within 500 feet of occupied homes…

Broomfield Municipal Code Section 6-12-080 bans keeping a dog, cat or other animal that disturbs a neighborhood's peace and quiet by barking, howling, crying or fighting. Before…

Colorado treats unreasonably loud amplified music as a public nuisance enforceable statewide under the Noise Abatement Act, while leaving venue licensing and event permits to local…

Converting an existing garage into living space, or adding onto an existing dwelling, does not trigger Broomfield's $1.00-per-square-foot services expansion fee. Section 3-28-050(B)…

Broomfield charges a $1.00 per square foot services expansion fee, an excise tax approved by voters in 1995, on new residential construction, due before the building official issues a…

Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-32-160(E) makes every accessory dwelling unit in the city ineligible for use as a short term rental, as that term is defined in chapter 5-39 of the…

Broomfield allows one accessory dwelling unit per parcel in any zoning district that permits single-unit residential use, under Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-32-160. An ADU…

Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-32-160(K)-(L) permits manufactured homes, tiny homes, and modular homes to serve as a lawful accessory dwelling unit, as long as the unit sits on a…

Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-34-020(H) requires every permitted accessory building, sheds included, to sit at least seven and a half feet from the principal building or from…

Broomfield's Weed and Rubbish Ordinance caps weeds and turf at eight inches on any lot in the City and County of Broomfield, rising to twelve inches within fifteen feet of the property…

From April through November, Broomfield limits turf irrigation to three days a week tied to whether a street address ends in an odd or even number, with no watering between 10 a.m. and…

Broomfield's Landscape Code allows artificial turf in backyards of single-family homes, sports fields and dog parks, but bans it from curbside strips, medians and the public…

Broomfield's Landscape Code recognizes native plants and native seed mixes as approved turf alternatives, and requires new landscaping citywide to draw at least 75% of trees and…

Broomfield requires trees planted next to public sidewalks to keep an eight-foot branching height at maturity, and adjacent property owners must trim street trees to maintain eight…

Broomfield's Tree Preservation chapter defines 'significant trees,' including private trees six to twelve inches in diameter near property lines, and requires developers to mitigate…

Colorado law universally permits residential rooftop rainwater collection up to two rain barrels totaling 110 gallons, overriding the state's strict prior-appropriation doctrine that…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 6-12-010 makes it unlawful for any owner to let an animal, other than an ordinary house cat, run at large in the city, and § 6-08-140 defines running at…

Broomfield requires every cat over three months old to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city, per Municipal Code Section 6-16-010. New owners have thirty days from…

Broomfield has no breed-specific ban, but Municipal Code Section 6-20-010 makes it unlawful to own any animal, of any breed, that causes an unprovoked bodily injury to a person or…

Broomfield does not require routine pet microchipping, but Municipal Code Section 6-20-020(C)(5) requires it as a condition of returning a dangerous animal to its owner after a…

Broomfield bans livestock and fowl like horses, cattle, goats and turkeys from residential and urbanized areas under Municipal Code Section 6-24-010(B), but carves out an exception for…

Broomfield bans keeping bees outside agricultural zones under Municipal Code Section 6-24-050, but allows backyard beekeeping in single-family zones with hive limits tied to lot size…

Broomfield caps households in residential and urbanized areas at four animals over six months old under Municipal Code Section 6-24-010(A). Fish and birds do not count toward the…

Broomfield Municipal Code chapter 6-40 requires a city license to run a pet shop, bars outdoor runs or pens, and prohibits selling sick, injured, unweaned, or overly young animals. The…

Broomfield bans owning, keeping, or selling exotic, wild or dangerous animals under Municipal Code Section 6-24-010(C), naming bears, non-domestic felines, primates, wolves, coyotes…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 6-32-040 makes it unlawful to shoot, wound, trap, or otherwise molest any song or insectivorous bird within the city, naming species from robins to…

Where a veterinary practice can operate in Broomfield depends on the zone. Small animal veterinary hospitals need discretionary special review approval in the B-2 General Business…

Dog grooming is named as a permitted personal service use in Broomfield's Transitional Overlay Area District under section 17-25.1-050(A)(2), alongside beauty shops, on rural…

Colorado prohibits feeding big game wildlife including deer, elk, and bears under Parks and Wildlife regulations. The ban applies statewide and preempts permissive local practices.

Broomfield requires a building permit for any fence taller than thirty inches. Fences at or under thirty inches are specifically exempted from the permit requirement, though the work…

Broomfield exempts retaining walls of three feet or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top, from needing a building permit, unless the wall supports a surcharge or…

Fences in most Broomfield zone districts top out at six feet, rising to eight feet along state highways or in business and industrial districts, while front-yard fences in estate and…

Electrified, razor wire, and barbed wire fences are prohibited across every Broomfield zone district, with narrow carve-outs. Section 17-32-140(G) sets the ban, while (H) allows…

Colorado is a fence-out state: when two owners' agricultural or grazing lands adjoin, each must build and maintain half of the boundary line fence at joint cost. Ignore a neighbor's…

Building or installing a residential pool in Broomfield requires a building permit before work starts, reviewed under the city's adopted 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code…

Broomfield's amended International Swimming Pool and Spa Code requires a barrier around every area with a pool or spa, enforced under Municipal Code § 15-11-010(B). Spas and hot tubs…

Broomfield caps home-business customer traffic at the vehicle level: no more than two patron vehicles may be parked on the dwelling site or the street at once. Section 17-32-020(C)(7)…

Family child care homes are allowed in Broomfield dwellings as home occupations, exempt from the usual home-occupation size and signage rules, but they must be state-licensed and cap…

Broomfield allows home occupations as a permitted accessory use in any dwelling, but section 17-32-020(C) requires the business to run entirely inside the home by its own residents…

Home occupations in Broomfield cannot post any exterior sign or advertising at all. Section 17-32-020(C)(4) makes the ban absolute, a sharp contrast with the ten-square-foot…

Colorado lets you bake, jar and dehydrate for sale out of your own kitchen with no license, no plan review and no routine inspection. C.R.S. § 25-4-1614, the Colorado Cottage Foods…

Colorado has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no exemption that lets you cook meals to order at home for the public. The state food code closes the question from both…

Every property owner in the City and County of Broomfield must repair, reconstruct, and maintain curb, gutter, and sidewalk that create a hazard. Owners, occupants, and managers of…

Broomfield bans intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly obstructing any sidewalk, street, or other passage the public uses, and separately makes it unlawful to defy a police officer's…

Broomfield requires anyone who wants to build, excavate, or place facilities in a public right-of-way, including sidewalks, alleys, and easements, to first obtain a permit from…

Broomfield parks, parkways, and recreational areas are open to the public only from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. daily. Anyone who is not a city or parks and recreation employee on duty…

Broomfield bars anyone under 18 from loitering on a street, alley, or public place after 10:30 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m., extended to 1:00 a.m. on weekend nights for 15-to-17-year-olds…

Broomfield requires a permit before holding any scheduled event of 25 or more people in a city park. Applications go to the director of parks and recreation at least ten days ahead and…

Broomfield restaurants and bars that want to share an outdoor dining area must apply to the city clerk and win approval from the local liquor licensing authority at a public hearing…

Broomfield requires a special event sales tax license before any street fair, festival, or vendor market that occupies one location for up to three days and draws three or more…

Anyone who sells goods or services or takes orders door-to-door in Broomfield must first get a solicitor license from the city clerk. The license requires a police background check…

Broomfield lets residents block door-to-door sales by posting a "no solicitors" or "no soliciting" sign, and bars all soliciting citywide before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., whether…

Broomfield secondhand dealers must hold every item for ten days before reselling it and must document each sale with a fingerprint under the Touch Print I.D. Program, then send copies…

Broomfield requires a city license to run any sexually oriented business and bans them within 1,500 feet of a church, school, park, day care or residential zone, effectively confining…

Broomfield does not run its own pawnbroker license; instead it requires every pawnbroker to follow Colorado's statewide Pawnbroker Act and to fingerprint each customer under the city's…

Broomfield requires any wrecker seeking police-dispatched tow calls to hold a license from the police chief under Municipal Code Section 10-24-020, and bars any tow company from…

Broomfield lets residents work on vehicles as a hobby only inside a residential or commercial garage, without creating a safety, health, or fire hazard, though minor jobs like oil…

Broomfield requires anyone selling tobacco or vape products, including e-cigarettes and vape pens, to hold a City and County of Broomfield tobacco product retailer license under…

Broomfield taxes every hotel room, motel room, apartment hotel, lodging house, or other paid lodging citywide at 1.6% under the Lodging Tax, chapter 3-38, in effect since July 1, 1997…

Broomfield caps compactor truck loading and unloading noise at 88 dB(A) and bans all trash, rubbish, or garbage collection in residential districts between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

Broomfield's noise ordinance exempts sirens, whistles, bells and alarm systems used for emergencies, collisions, police activity or other danger from its decibel limits, but it draws…

Broomfield bans throwing or depositing trash, junk cars, or other refuse on any street, alley, sidewalk, or public ground, and separately bans throwing litter from a moving vehicle…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 8-04-120 bars storing a trash or garbage receptacle in a street or alley right-of-way, on a sidewalk, or on a curb, except that a container may sit in the…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 8-04-025(C) excludes bulk refuse from the city's standard weekly collection: residents must arrange pickup through the city's contracted hauler, another…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 8-04-025 requires the city's contracted hauler to supply single-stream recycling containers to covered residents, restricts those containers to recyclable…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 8-04-025 requires the city's contracted hauler to furnish residential refuse collection to every resident not excluded under § 8-04-026, and residents must…

Broomfield's Fire Code amendments require an operational permit from North Metro Fire Rescue District before any company may provide valet trash or recycling pickup, and confine the…

Broomfield Municipal Code section 8-04-025(B) requires residents on the city's contracted refuse hauler to place their collection containers in the street in front of the residence, or…

Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-34-060(F) requires refuse and recycling areas, the dumpster pads serving commercial and multifamily buildings, to be enclosed and screened from…

Broomfield runs a single-stream curbside recycling program for contracted-hauler residents under section 8-04-025(A), and section 17-34-060(D) separately requires new or significantly…

Broomfield bans drinking or possessing an open or unsealed alcohol container in any street, parking lot, city park, park-adjacent sidewalk, or public-facing private property, and bans…

Broomfield's Immoral Conduct chapter makes it unlawful to urinate in any public way, any place that is public in nature, or any place in the city open to public view. The offense sits…

Broomfield's municipal code makes it unlawful to consume marijuana openly and publicly anywhere the general public has access, including streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parks…

Broomfield's municipal code bans loitering that warrants alarm for the safety of people nearby, loitering near school grounds meant to disrupt classes, and loitering for unlawful…

Broomfield's municipal code bars aggressively coercing, threatening, relentlessly pursuing, harassing or intimidating anyone on a street, sidewalk or other public-facing place while…

Broomfield's disturbing-the-peace ordinance bans loud or unusual noises and offensive conduct that disturbs others, and it reaches beyond the person making the noise: anyone who…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 8-02-030 bars smoking, including vaping, in city parks, transit waiting areas, permitted public events, outdoor athletic areas, and any outdoor patio…

Broomfield property owners, managers, and occupants must clear public sidewalks of snow, sleet, hail, or ice within 24 hours after a snowfall ends, exposing the full sidewalk width or…

Broomfield requires every lot and tract of land in the City and County of Broomfield, improved or vacant, to stay clear of weeds, brush, hazardous trees, and rubbish under Chapter…

Broomfield declares a property a nuisance the moment at least three of seventeen listed conditions exist, from damaged siding and a disintegrating roof to dead landscaping, peeling…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-42-090(C) bars any licensed marijuana establishment from locating within 1,000 feet of a public or private K-12 school or within 1,000 feet of a drug or…

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-42-090(A) and (C)(1) ban any marijuana establishment license on residentially zoned or used property, open space, or land used for a public purpose…

Colorado constitutionally permits adults to grow marijuana at home but caps the total plants per residential property regardless of how many adults live there, preempting higher local…

Broomfield runs a reclaimed wastewater program for landscape irrigation at parks, golf courses and multi-family common areas. Every user needs a specific contract with the city before…

Broomfield's Landscape Code bars new sites from planting cool-season turfgrass in place of drought-tolerant landscaping and forbids removing water-wise plants to bring cool-season turf…

Broomfield has no standalone erosion ordinance; it controls construction-site erosion and siltation through its stormwater chapter. Sites disturbing an acre or more must hold a…

Broomfield bans discharging anything but natural stormwater into its municipal storm sewer system, with a short list of exempt nonstormwater flows like lawn watering and firefighting…

Broomfield regulates construction in areas of special flood hazard under Chapter 17-40 of the Municipal Code, adopting FEMA's 2019 Flood Insurance Study and Rate Map by reference…

Broomfield requires new and substantially improved buildings in a mapped floodplain to elevate their lowest floor at least one foot above the base flood elevation, the one-foot…

Broomfield's building official runs sixteen numbered inspection stages on permitted work, from footing and foundation through final inspection. Inspection requests must be filed at…

Broomfield's amended 2024 International Building Code sets the occupancy rule for in-home day care: a facility inside a dwelling unit caring for twelve or fewer children, including…

Broomfield requires a building permit before any electrical wiring, fixture, or equipment installation, alteration, repair, or replacement, and separately requires anyone performing…

Broomfield requires a building permit before installing, altering, repairing, or replacing any plumbing system, and separately requires anyone conducting the business of plumbing in…

Anyone who wants to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building in the City and County of Broomfield must first file an application and…

Broomfield's amended International Residential Code requires an automatic fire sprinkler system in every new one- and two-family dwelling, not just townhouses, under Municipal Code §…

Broomfield enforces green-building energy standards through its own amended chapter 15-07, the Colorado Low Energy and Carbon Code, readopted by Ordinance No. 2295 in February 2026…

Under Broomfield Municipal Code section 17-33-030(B)(1)(k), a group living home that is not licensed or certified by the State of Colorado must submit a safety inspection policy…

Broomfield's Elevator and Escalator Code amendments make the building owner responsible for periodic inspection, testing, and maintenance of every elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, and…

Broomfield's tree preservation chapter (B.M.C. 17-71) protects "significant trees" during land development: private protected trees at 6 inch DBH near a street right-of-way, 8 inch DBH…

Broomfield's curbside landscaping standards require street trees centered in the planting strip with no gap exceeding 120 feet between groupings, and specify that species must be…

Broomfield's Historic Landmark Board designates cultural monuments under B.M.C. 17-72-050: a property must be at least fifty years old and meet criteria such as being the site of a…

Broomfield regulates rental housing habitability through chapter 15-08, which adopts the 1997 Uniform Housing Code and layers on local permit, fee and inspection procedures. Any repair…

Before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent, a Colorado landlord must serve a standard residential tenant with 10 days' written notice to pay or quit under Colo. Rev. Stat. §…

Colorado HB23-1171 created a statewide for-cause eviction standard requiring landlords to cite specific statutory grounds, such as nonpayment or lease violations, before terminating…

Colorado caps residential late fees at the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent. No late fee may be charged until rent is at least seven days late, and only if disclosed in…

To end a no-fault tenancy, Colorado requires written notice scaled to the tenancy length under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy, 28 days for…

Colorado prohibits rent control statewide. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-301 declares rent control a matter of statewide concern and bars any county or municipality from enacting an…

For residential tenancies with no written agreement (including month-to-month), a Colorado landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before raising rent. Statewide, a…

Colorado caps residential security deposits at two months' rent. Landlords must return the deposit, with an itemized written statement of any deductions, within 30 days of lease…

Colorado's general adverse possession period is 18 years of open, continuous, hostile possession under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-101. The period shrinks to 7 successive years where the…

Broomfield's Fire Code bans gas and charcoal grills on balconies, under overhangs, or within ten feet of a structure, with exceptions for one- and two-family homes, sprinklered…

Broomfield's open burning ordinance defines outdoor cooking to include pellet and electric smokers and keeps charcoal, propane, and electric smokers legal at one- and two-family homes…

Broomfield's Fire Code requires a construction permit for solar photovoltaic systems under IFC Section 105.6.21 citywide, but exempts panels mounted on detached, non-habitable…

This is a statewide protection against private restrictions, not a local mandate: Colorado voids any deed, contract, or HOA covenant blocking a renewable energy device wherever one…

Inside Broomfield's Interchange Influence Area overlay along US-36, new development's exterior lighting cannot create glare or spillover light onto adjacent properties, and walkway…

Broomfield requires externally illuminated signs to use fully shielded, downcast light sources under section 17-44-080(D) of the Sign Code, and section 17-32-100 orders parking lot…

Temporary food vending in Broomfield is confined to the I-1, I-2, I-3, B-1, and B-2 zone districts and needs city manager approval plus health department sign-off. Broomfield Municipal…

Colorado requires all mobile food vendors to obtain Retail Food Establishment licenses through local public health agencies under uniform state Retail Food Establishment Rules.

Broomfield zones farmland under the A-1 Agricultural District, permitting by right one-family homes, crop and nursery production, and grazing of cattle, sheep, goats, or horses at up…

Colorado's Right to Farm Act under CRS 35-3.5-102 shields agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when they follow generally accepted practices and predate complaints.

Broomfield caps buildings in the R-1 Low-Density Residential District at two stories and thirty feet under section 17-14-050, the standard height ceiling for the city's average-lot…

Broomfield's Rural Residential (RR) zone carries the city's largest yard setbacks: a 50-foot front yard, 150-foot rear yard, and 25-foot side yard for the principal building on a…

In Broomfield's Transitional Overlay Area District, section 17-25.1-050(B) caps total lot coverage at 20% of the lot, limits any single building footprint to 10,000 square feet, and…

Broomfield allows data centers by right in the MU-2 Employment Mixed Use District under section 17-23.1-020(G), with no special review or conditional use hearing required. The use must…

Broomfield lets residential and commercial lots post an unlimited number of small yard and fence signs, up to six square feet on the ground or 32 square feet on a fence, for 90 days…

Broomfield bans billboards outright but allows digital signs on freestanding, monument, and service-island signs for nonresidential uses under section 17-44-080(E) of the Sign Code…

Broomfield exempts holiday and seasonal lighting displays from its Sign Code permit process under section 17-44-090(B), as long as the display stays up no more than sixty consecutive…

Broomfield caps permanently affixed window signs at 30% of a single window's area under section 17-44-110(I) of the Sign Code, and compliant window signs do not count against a…

Broomfield's Landscape Code outright bans planting Tree of Heaven, along with Russian Olive, Aspen, Tamarisk, Ash and Siberian Elm, on any regulated site. Section 17-70-050(A)(4) also…

Commercial drone operations in Colorado are governed almost entirely by FAA Part 107, with limited state additions covering wildlife, critical infrastructure, and privacy that apply…

Colorado allows local governments to adopt minimum wages above the state rate under CRS 8-6-101, with statewide minimums adjusted annually for inflation.

Colorado requires paid sick leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and offers paid family medical leave through the FAMLI program funded by payroll premiums.

Colorado requires a concealed handgun permit issued by the county sheriff to carry a concealed firearm in public, with training and background check requirements.

Colorado repealed firearms preemption in 2021, allowing cities and counties to enact local gun regulations stricter than state law in most circumstances.

Colorado generally permits open carry of firearms by adults without a license, though local jurisdictions may impose restrictions in specific areas after the 2021 preemption repeal.

Colorado allows adults legally able to possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private vehicle for lawful protection without a permit under CRS 18-12-105.5.

Colorado's constitution confines all commercial casino gaming to the historic commercial districts of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek: nowhere else in the state is a casino…

Colorado bars all lotteries and games of chance except licensed bingo and raffles run by charities. The Secretary of State issues bingo-raffle licenses only to religious, charitable…

Colorado's criminal code doesn't reach purely social gambling. C.R.S. section 18-10-102(2)(d) carves any game, wager, or transaction incidental to a bona fide social relationship out…

Colorado legalized sports betting statewide in 2020 under C.R.S. section 44-30-1505, but the state issues a "master license" only to holders of an existing retail gaming license -- the…

Under the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, an association has a statutory lien for unpaid assessments. After HB22-1137 (2022) it may foreclose only once…

Colorado law entitles any unit owner in a common interest community to examine and copy the association's records without stating a reason. C.R.S. § 38-33.3-317 bars boards from…

C.R.S. § 38-33.3-302 lets a Colorado association enforce covenants and 'levy reasonable fines' only 'after notice and an opportunity to be heard.' Architectural and landscaping…

Colorado bars homeowners associations from effectively prohibiting six specific energy efficiency devices: a retractable clothesline, evaporative cooler, garage or attic fan…

Colorado law limits how homeowners' associations regulate yard landscaping, but the strongest protections in C.R.S. § 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i.5) apply only to single-family detached homes…

Colorado's flag protection applies only inside common interest communities, HOAs, condos, and co-ops governed by the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, not to every property…

Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act sets statewide due-process and dollar limits on how condo and homeowner associations fine owners and collect delinquent accounts, with one…

A Colorado association's assessment lien attaches automatically the moment the declaration is recorded, but foreclosing it has become the hardest remedy in the association's toolkit…

Colorado never passed a law creating sobriety checkpoints. The word "roadblock" does not appear anywhere in the Colorado Revised Statutes, and "checkpoint" appears in the statutory…

Colorado is one of the few states that put the right to film officers into its own sentence of statute. C.R.S. § 16-3-311(1) says a person "has the right to lawfully record any…

Colorado writes the demand into statute and then declines to punish the refusal. C.R.S. § 16-3-103 lets a peace officer who reasonably suspects you of a crime stop you and require your…

Colorado is one of a small group of states that requires the advisement out loud. Under C.R.S. § 16-3-310, before a peace officer may conduct a consensual search of a vehicle, of a…

Colorado runs two separate regimes. A low-speed electric vehicle is a motor vehicle under C.R.S. § 42-1-102 (58)(a), so it is titled, registered, plated and driven on a licence, and…

Colorado banned single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam containers statewide under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, fully effective in 2024.

Colorado prohibits retail food establishments from using expanded polystyrene foam containers for ready-to-eat food and beverages under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act.

Colorado prohibits the sale and furnishing of cigarettes, tobacco, and nicotine vapor products to anyone under age 21 statewide under CRS 18-13-121.

Colorado permits four categories of extra forward lighting and caps each at two lamps: spot lamps, fog lamps, auxiliary passing lamps and auxiliary driving lamps, under C.R.S. §…

Colorado has no statute naming dash cameras and no list of permitted windshield attachments, so two general rules decide where one may go. Section 42-4-201 (4) requires the driver’s…

Riding between lanes of traffic is illegal in Colorado. C.R.S. § 42-4-1503 (3)(a) forbids driving a motorcycle or autocycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Colorado writes its plate-cover ban around machine readability. C.R.S. § 42-3-202 (2)(b) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or substance that causes…

A passenger-car driver in Colorado may use a radar detector. Nothing in title 42 regulates one: the word "detector" does not appear anywhere in the Vehicles and Traffic title. What…

Colorado puts no calendar on studded tires. C.R.S. § 42-4-228 (3) lets single-tired passenger vehicles, and other single-tired vehicles rated up to and including three-fourths of a…

Colorado sets a single light transmittance figure for every window except the windshield. Under C.R.S. § 42-4-227 (1)(a)(I) no window other than the windshield may allow less than…