Property Maintenance in Mesa County, CO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Mesa County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Mesa County Ordinance No. 15 makes it unlawful to accumulate rubbish on any unincorporated property, adopted specifically to stop the "visual blight," fire hazards and rodent infestation that unchecked junk piles create. Code Compliance Officers can issue cure notices, seek court warrants, and place abatement costs as a lien on the property.
Mesa County Rubbish Accumulation and Blight Ban
Some RestrictionsMesa County Ordinance No. 15, §§ 1.1, 3.1
1.1 Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the public, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of Mesa County, Colorado, by eliminating and controlling, to the extent possible, the accumulation of rubbish within the County, which, if not eliminated or controlled, can result in visual blight, "attractive nuisances", incompatibility with existing land uses, hazardo...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Mesa County allows vacant nonconforming lots to be developed with any use permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only if the development meets the LDC's minimum setback standards and, where the district allows a mix of uses, only the uses that fit the lot's dimensional limits.
Mesa County Vacant Nonconforming Lot Rules
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code § 10.04.B
Vacant nonconforming lots may be developed with uses permitted in the underlying zoning district, provided that they comply with the minimum setback standards of this LDC. If the underlying zoning district allows a variety of uses and one or more uses and intensities that would comply with applicable lot area, lot width, or other dimensional and development standards while others would not, the...
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