Invasive Plant Rules in Lakewood, CO (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Lakewood, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Lakewood requires property owners to eradicate or suppress any noxious or designated undesirable plant defined under Colorado's noxious weed statute, C.R.S. § 35-5.5-101 et seq., as directed by the Code Enforcement Supervisor, under Municipal Code § 9.80.020(A)(5). Mowing, if the Supervisor picks it as the suppression method, must cut to six inches within 100 feet of a habitable structure or 12 inches beyond that.
Lakewood CO Noxious Weed Eradication Rule
Some RestrictionsLakewood Municipal Code § 9.80.020(A)(5)
5.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, noxious plants or designated undesirable plants as defined in Section 35-5.5-101, et seq., C.R.S. shall be eradicated or suppressed as directed by the Code Enforcement Supervisor in the notice given pursuant to Section 9.80.080. If the mowing of the noxious plants or designated undesirable plants is determined by the Code Enforcement Supervisor to be ...
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