Colorado Springs has no city ordinance regulating residential lawn ornaments, statuary, or yard decorations. Property maintenance code under City Code Ch. 9.2 applies to dilapidated or junk-like conditions. Colorado CCIOA (C.R.S. § 38-33.3-106.5) limits HOA restrictions on the U.S. flag, religious displays, and political signs. Historic Preservation Board oversees Old Colorado City and Old North End permanent fixtures.
Colorado Springs does not have a city ordinance restricting residential lawn ornaments, statuary, religious displays, or other yard decorations on private property. Items may remain year-round. Decorations cannot encroach into the public right-of-way (City Code Ch. 3.3) and cannot obstruct corner sight triangles under UDC § 7.4.8. The Colorado Springs Property Maintenance Code, City Code Ch. 9.2, can be cited if decorations become so dilapidated, broken, or accumulated as to create a blighted or junk-like condition. Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) C.R.S. § 38-33.3-106.5 protects U.S. flag displays (subject to reasonable size/anchoring rules), religious displays affixed to the entry door under 18 inches in any dimension, and political signs from HOA bans during the campaign period. Yard displays beyond these protected categories are subject to HOA covenant authority. Properties in the Old Colorado City Historic District, Old North End Historic District, and similar listed areas may have Historic Preservation Board (HPB) guidance for permanent installations (statues, plaques, garden features). Seasonal ornaments do not trigger HPB review. WUI-overlay properties have no city-imposed ornament rules, but Fire Department wildfire mitigation advisories discourage combustible decorative materials in Zone 1 during red-flag conditions.
No direct lawn-ornament fines. Right-of-way obstruction or sight-triangle violations carry civil penalties up to $1,000 under City Code § 1.1.107. Excessive accumulation may trigger Ch. 9.2 property maintenance citations. HOA enforcement is civil under CCIOA.
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