5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Adams County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Adams County, trash containers may be kept in the front-yard area or at the street only for 24 hours around pickup, and all containers must be covered. Storing bins out full-time can be a code-compliance violation.
Adams County Code Compliance FAQ — Trash Containers
Trash containers are only allowed in the front-yard area or street for 24 hours to allow for pickup.
Adams County Code Compliance investigates 'environmental blight' on unincorporated properties: rubbish, junk, trash, garbage, debris, and cast-off scrap metal, appliances, machinery or auto parts stored outdoors. The county can compel cleanup under Colorado law CRS 30-15-401.
CRS 30-15-401(1)(a)(I)(A)
To provide for and compel the removal of rubbish, including trash, junk, and garbage, from lots and tracts of land within the county
There is no separate vacant-lot ordinance in unincorporated Adams County, but the same blight, weed and rubbish rules apply. Owners must keep lots free of trash, junk and overgrown weeds; the county can clean a neglected lot and bill the owner under CRS 30-15-401.
CRS 30-15-401(1)(a)(I.5)(A)
To provide for and compel the removal of weeds and brush from lots and tracts of land within the county
Adams County does not publish a specific occasional garage-sale permit or day-limit for unincorporated homes. Sales must not create blight, block the right-of-way, or violate the county's temporary-sign and trash-container rules. Check with your city if you live inside one.
In unincorporated Adams County, tall, overgrown grass, weeds and brush over 12 inches is treated as environmental blight and can trigger a code-compliance case. Colorado's Noxious Weed Act separately requires all landowners to manage designated noxious weeds.
CRS 35-5.5-104
It is the duty of all persons to use integrated methods to manage noxious weeds if the same are likely to be materially damaging to the land of neighboring landowners.
2 cities in Adams County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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