5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
Jefferson County has no countywide ordinance dictating where residents store trash carts on their own lot in unincorporated areas; that follows your private hauler's rules. A county Right-of-Way permit ($50) is required only to place a dumpster or roll-off container in a public street.
In unincorporated Jefferson County, the Zoning Resolution requires that non-commercial vehicles kept on residential property be licensed and operable or stored inside a structure. Broader junk, rubbish and blight on lots is abated by the county under Colorado law CRS 30-15-401.
Jefferson County Zoning Resolution 19.B.8
Non-commercial type vehicles shall be considered accessory to residential uses. However, such vehicles must be licensed and operable or stored within a structure.
Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated Jefferson County must control noxious weeds under the Colorado Noxious Weed Act (CRS 35-5.5) and keep the lot free of junk and rubbish. The county can abate weeds and rubbish under CRS 30-15-401 and bill the owner.
Jefferson County has no separate garage-sale ordinance or permit for occasional residential yard sales in unincorporated areas; they are a customary accessory residential use. Sales that become ongoing or commercial in scale can trigger zoning and special-event rules. Incorporated cities may require permits.
Every public and private landowner in unincorporated Jefferson County has a legal duty to manage noxious weeds under the Colorado Noxious Weed Act (CRS 35-5.5). List A weeds must be eradicated countywide; List B are eradicated, contained or suppressed depending on location.
1 cities in Jefferson County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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