Public Conduct in Greeley, CO (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Greeley, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Urinating in any Greeley street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, or on private property in public view, is a Code violation under § 14-150; the Code has no separate provision addressing public defecation.
Greeley Bans Public Urination
Heavy RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 14-150
Any person who urinates in any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place or on private property within the public view commits a violation of this section.
Skateboarding Rules
Greeley's traffic superintendent can post specific pedestrian areas off-limits to skateboards and similar nonmotorized vehicles; there's no blanket citywide ban.
Greeley Skateboard Zone Signs
Light RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 16-13(c)(25)
(25) Designate and sign those pedestrian areas in which nonmotorized vehicles such as skateboards, scooters, bicycles, etc., are prohibited. Operation of such nonmotorized vehicles where prohibited by such posted signs shall be a violation of this section, subject to the penalties prescribed by chapter 9 of title 1 of this Code, except that no jail sentence is authorized for such a violation.
Loitering Rules
Greeley doesn't ban loitering outright. City Code § 14-174 only makes it a violation when loitering is paired with gambling, prostitution solicitation, drug activity or interfering with schoolchildren, plus a 750-foot school/park buffer for registered sex offenders.
Greeley Loitering-With-Purpose Ordinance
Some RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 14-174
Loiter means to be dilatory; to stand idly around; to linger, delay or wander about; or to remain, abide or tarry in a public place. (b)A person commits a violation of this section if such person:(1)Loiters and unlawfully gambles with cards or dice;(2)Loiters and engages or solicits another person to engage in prostitution;(3)Not having any reason or relationship involving custody of, or res...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Greeley bans smoking in public places and common areas, including ball fields, pools, playgrounds and park pavilions, and within 25 feet of any of them in every direction.
Greeley Smoking Ban Covers Parks, Patios
Significant RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 12-153
Smoking is prohibited in public places or common areas, as defined by this article, and within 25 feet in any direction of a public place or common area, with the exception of private smoking clubs as defined in section 24-1301. Smoking is also prohibited anywhere designated by the city by posting a sign using the words "No Smoking" or the international "no smoking" symbol. (Code 1994, § 9.4...
Jaywalking
Greeley pedestrians who cross outside a marked or intersection crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between two intersections with working traffic signals they may only cross in a marked crosswalk, under Municipal Code § 16-256.
Greeley Jaywalking Crosswalk Rules
Some RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 16-256
(a)Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway...(c)Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.(d)No pedestrian shall cross a roadway...
Public Marijuana Use
Openly and publicly consuming marijuana anywhere in Greeley is a misdemeanor offense on its own, separate from any possession limits, and endangering others while using it is a separate charge too.
Greeley Public Marijuana Use Is a Crime
Heavy RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 14-244
Any person who consumes not more than two ounces of marijuana in a manner that endangers others commits a misdemeanor offense...Any person who openly and publicly consumes marijuana commits a misdemeanor offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished pursuant to chapter 9 of title 1 of this Code.
Public Alcohol Use
Greeley bans possessing an open alcohol container or drinking in public, streets, sidewalks, parks, parking lots, anywhere in the city outside licensed premises or a specific park exception.
Greeley Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsGreeley Municipal Code § 8-497
No person within the city limits shall possess an opened container of alcohol or consume alcohol in public, except upon premises licensed for consumption of the alcohol involved or as authorized in this chapter.
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