Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Colorado Springs, CO (2026)
2 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Colorado Springs, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sit-Lie Rules
City Code § 9.2.112 makes it unlawful to sit, kneel, recline or lie down on the public right of way in the Central Commercial District or Old Colorado City Commercial District between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily, and again from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
Colorado Springs Sit-Lie Ban In Commercial Districts
Significant RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 9.2.112
A. Unlawful: It shall be unlawful for any person to sit, kneel, recline or lie down in the Central Commercial District or in the Old Colorado City Commercial District upon the surface of any public right of way, or upon any bedding, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon the surface of the public right of way, between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. da...
Encampment Sanitation
City Code § 9.6.110 bans camping, defined broadly as using a public area for human habitation, including presence of waste, urination or defecation as evidence, anywhere on public property, with an outright ban on camping and waste disposal inside any stream or 100-foot riparian zone.
Colorado Springs Bans Camping On Public Property
Heavy RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 9.6.110
A. Legislative Declaration: The City Council finds and declares that urban camping causes conditions that adversely affect the control of communicable diseases, the physical and mental health of the community, the provision of public infrastructure services, and the safety and general welfare of the people... B. Definitions: CAMP or CAMPING: Using a public area for human habitation. ...evidence...
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