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Pueblo, CO Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Who inspects
Building Official, Fire Chief, Health Director
Governs
Dangerous Buildings Code, Title IV Ch. 13
Entry authority
Warrant required if entry refused
Penalty class
Class 2 municipal offense

Summary

Under Pueblo's Dangerous Buildings Code, the Building Official, the Fire Chief, and the Health Director are each authorized to inspect structures and take enforcement action to abate dangerous conditions.

Inspections. The Building Official, the Chief of the Pueblo Fire Department, and the Director of the Pueblo City-County Health Department and their respective authorized representatives are hereby authorized to make such inspections and to take such actions as may be required to enforce the provisions of this Code."

(b)Section 201.3 entitled "Right of Entry" of the U.D.B.C. is amended by the addition of the following paragraph: "The Municipal Court or any judge thereof shall have power, upon complaint made before it by the Building Official or the Building Official's authorized representative that any person has refused the Building Official or the Building Official's duly authorized representative entrance into or upon the building or premises owned or occupied by such person for the purpose of inspecting the same to determine the condition thereof, to issue a warrant commanding such building or premises to be inspected in the daytime, upon any day of the week except Sunday."

(c)Section 201 of the U.D.B.C. is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows: "201.3.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 201.3 of this Code to the contrary, neither the Building Official nor the Building Official's authorized representatives shall enter any building or structure occupied by the owner thereof without the consent of said owner except pursuant to a search warrant issued by a Judge of the Municipal Court upon affidavit made by:

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).

Full Breakdown

Pueblo adopts the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, and Sec. 4-13-2 rewrites its Section 201.2 to name who can inspect. The amended text authorizes the Building Official, the Chief of the Pueblo Fire Department, and the Director of the Pueblo City-County Health Department, plus their authorized representatives, to inspect structures and take whatever action is needed to enforce the Dangerous Buildings Code. If an owner refuses entry, the Building Official must get a Municipal Court warrant; for an owner-occupied building, entry without consent requires a warrant based on sworn affidavit of dangerous conditions.

Violations & Fines

Interfering with an inspection or violating a Building Official's order under Chapter 13 is a Class 2 municipal offense punishable under Sec. 4-13-5 of the Pueblo Municipal Code.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is authorized to inspect a building under Pueblo's Dangerous Buildings Code?
The Building Official, the Chief of the Pueblo Fire Department, and the Director of the Pueblo City-County Health Department, or their authorized representatives, under Sec. 4-13-2(a).
Can a Pueblo inspector enter my building without permission?
Only with a Municipal Court warrant if you refuse entry, and additional affidavit requirements apply for owner-occupied buildings under Sections 201.3 and 201.3.1.

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