Lakewood, CO

Lakewood bars Construction citywide on Sundays, on six Designated Holidays, and between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily under Municipal Code § 9.52.140. The rule sits inside the Chapter…

Lakewood bars keeping any animal or bird whose frequent or habitual howling, barking, meowing or squawking unreasonably disturbs a neighborhood's peace and quiet, under Municipal Code…

Lakewood requires every motor vehicle, motorboat or stationary engine to run on an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained, and separately bans cutoff or bypass…

Lakewood bans running leaf blowers, lawn mowers, chain saws and other Repair or Maintenance Power Equipment on Sundays, on six designated holidays, and between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

Lakewood bans plainly-audible amplified sound at the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and even during permitted daytime hours the sound cannot be unreasonable, under…

Neither Jefferson County nor Colorado's noise statute regulates aircraft noise. CRS 25-12-103(4) states the article does not apply to aircraft, which are governed by federal (FAA) law…

Jefferson County's Noise Abatement Policy bars any device or activity that exceeds 55 dB(A) between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and 50 dB(A) overnight in residential zones. Violators face…

Colorado's Noise Abatement Act sets hard decibel ceilings by zone in unincorporated Jefferson County: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) nighttime in residential areas, rising to 80/75…

In Lakewood, Colorado, a retaining wall over 3 feet tall needs a building permit under the Zoning Ordinance, and the Municipal Code's grading chapter separately requires a…

Lakewood, Colorado requires an administrative fence permit before any fence is installed or replaced anywhere in the city, under Zoning Ordinance § 17.2.14. The Planning Director…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance bans aluminum siding, vehicle parts, smooth-face concrete block, tarps and scrap wood as fencing, and restricts barbed wire to 12 inches atop a 72-inch…

Lakewood, Colorado caps front-yard fences at 4 feet and 50 percent open, while rear and side yard fences may run solid up to 6 feet.

Jefferson County lets fences over 42 inches run to the property line between neighboring lots where no street access occurs along that boundary. Corner and multi-frontage lots must…

A Lakewood short-term rental that racks up two excessive-noise citations, or a single noise conviction, gives the City's Lodging/STR Licensing Authority grounds to open a show-cause…

Lakewood does not set a numeric on-site parking count for short-term rentals. Instead, every STR license application requires a notarized affidavit that all renters will be told about…

Lakewood requires any short-term rental facilitator or hosting platform a licensee uses to hold its own city business license, and treats an unlicensed-listing as grounds to deny or…

Lakewood issues short-term rental licenses only for Dwelling Units that are the owner's Primary Residence, closing off investor-owned or non-owner-occupied properties from operating as…

Lakewood denies new STR licenses to owners whose license was revoked or suspended in the prior five years, and revokes active licenses after two nuisance citations.

Lakewood requires every short-term rental license applicant to submit proof of liability insurance covering the property's use as an STR, in an amount no less than $500,000. The proof…

A Lakewood STR license application must include owner contact information, a premises description, a signed affidavit, a recent inspection report, and proof of required tax licenses.

Occupancy is limited to two people per bedroom, or fewer if the on-site wastewater system is more restrictive. No STR may exceed ten occupants regardless of bedroom count. An STR in an…

Jeffco does not require the host to be present during stays. Instead, Section 46 requires a designated Local Representative located no more than 30 minutes from the STR, available 24…

Jefferson County Section 46 does not impose an annual limit on the number of nights an STR may be rented. Instead of a night cap, it controls STR density through a 750-foot separation…

Every STR License application carries a nonrefundable processing fee set by the Board of County Commissioners, due once the license is approved. Jefferson County also levies a lodging…

Lakewood doesn't impose a citywide overnight parking ban; it only restricts streets the city has specifically posted against all-night parking. On those signed streets, Municipal Code…

Lakewood requires every driveway and vehicle parking area to be an all-weather improved surface, gravel, asphalt, or concrete, never bare dirt, grass, or landscaping.

Any vehicle left unattended on a Lakewood roadway or right-of-way for 24 hours or more is presumed abandoned, and Lakewood Police may have it towed to an impound lot.

Lakewood caps freight loading zone stops at 30 minutes and passenger loading zone stops at 5 minutes, restricted to actual loading or unloading activity.

Only plug-in electric vehicles actually charging may occupy a marked EV charging space in Lakewood under Municipal Code Section 10.33.020(A). A vehicle plugged in for more than 30…

Lakewood runs a two-location pilot letting residential blocks near a school, park, business, or festival petition for a Restricted Residential Parking Area requiring a permit to park.

Lakewood bans stopping or parking within five feet of any driveway and within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on top of blanket no-parking zones on sidewalks, crosswalks, and intersections…

Lakewood bars parking commercial vehicles, commercial trailers, and trucks over 6,000 pounds empty weight on the public right-of-way, unless the vehicle is actively servicing a…

On single-family and duplex lots, Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance bars parking trailers, campers, camper shells or RVs on grass, weeds, mud or dirt: an approved all-weather surface is…

Jefferson County controls curb and roadway markings through official "Traffic Control Devices" placed by the Transportation & Engineering Division. Residents may not paint curbs to…

Colorado's Towing Bill of Rights, C.R.S. 40-10.1-405, governs only nonconsensual ("predatory") tows that PUC-permitted towing carriers pull from private property and common parking…

New Lakewood homes and additions over 20 percent of the existing home must include drought-tolerant landscaping using native or low-water plants, water-conserving irrigation, and…

Lakewood caps weeds and grass at six inches on any lot with a habitable structure and 12 inches on vacant or undeveloped lots and in irrigation and drainage ditches, under Municipal…

Trees over 8-inch caliper on a development site in Lakewood, Colorado are 'protected' and must be preserved unless they meet a listed removal exemption.

Lakewood's Municipal Code sets minimum vertical clearance for trees and vegetation overhanging public ways: 8 feet above sidewalks and walkways, and 16½ feet above streets and alleys.

Lakewood does not ban backyard composting, but Municipal Code Section 9.80.170(A) makes it a nuisance to maintain a compost pile or spread compost in a way that injures or endangers…

Jefferson County has no general county ban on residential artificial turf; check your HOA and city. Colorado's HB22-1151 turf-replacement program funds swapping irrigated bluegrass for…

Colorado law universally permits residential rooftop rainwater collection up to two rain barrels totaling 110 gallons, overriding the state's strict prior-appropriation doctrine that…

Lakewood makes it unlawful to knowingly place or provide food for wildlife such as deer, coyotes, foxes, mountain lions, skunks, raccoons, elk and non-domesticated waterfowl anywhere…

Lakewood zones veterinary and other animal care facilities as a limited or special use, requiring animals to be confined indoors and exterior pens set back at least 20 feet from side…

Lakewood makes it unlawful for a dog owner, or the owner of most other animals, to let the animal run at large in the city. Cats are specifically excepted. A dog picked up loose three…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance allows one beehive per 6,000 square feet with a City permit, side- or rear-yard placement in residential zones, and mandatory flyway barriers and setbacks.

Lakewood, Colorado bans willfully shooting, capturing, harassing, injuring, or killing any wild bird, and bans disturbing a wild bird's nest, eggs, or young, anywhere in the city under…

Lakewood caps household pets at five total per residence, with no more than three of the same species. Service animals don't count toward the limit, and up to three female dwarf goats…

Lakewood bans keeping, selling, or harboring wild and exotic animals, big cats, bears, wolves, and venomous reptiles, anywhere in the city, with a narrow exception for licensed…

Lakewood does not license cats or require them to be leashed, but it does require every cat over four months old to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and to carry…

Lakewood does not require microchips for pets generally, but a court that convicts an owner of possessing a dangerous animal must order that the animal be microchipped, at the owner's…

Lakewood permits up to six hens or six ducks, or five ducks and a drake, per property with a City permit, bans roosters, and caps enclosures at 32 square feet and 10 feet tall.

Colorado law bars Jefferson County from banning or restricting dogs by breed. Under C.R.S. §18-9-204.5, a dog is declared 'dangerous' only for what it does, and an owner convicted…

Lakewood zones minor home businesses (up to 25% of floor area) as an accessory use with resident/employee caps, while major home businesses (25-50%) need special-use approval and an…

Lakewood limits a home business to one wall sign, 6 square feet for a minor home business, 25 square feet for a major one, and bans freestanding signs entirely.

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance allows home child or adult day care as an accessory use if state-licensed, caps adult day care at six clients, and bars front-yard play equipment and…

Colorado lets you bake, jar and dehydrate for sale out of your own kitchen with no license, no plan review and no routine inspection. C.R.S. § 25-4-1614, the Colorado Cottage Foods…

Colorado has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no exemption that lets you cook meals to order at home for the public. The state food code closes the question from both…

Every licensed short-term rental in Lakewood must have operable smoke detectors in each sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area, plus a fire extinguisher per floor and…

When Lakewood, Colorado's City Manager declares a Stage I fire restriction, portable outdoor fireplaces and contained recreational fires stay legal only if kept at least 30 feet from…

In Lakewood, Colorado, burning rubbish or debris is always unlawful, and any Open Burning larger than a recreational fire requires a permit from the West Metro or Wheat Ridge Fire…

Using, exploding or selling fireworks anywhere in Lakewood, Colorado is unlawful under Municipal Code Ch. 5.20, with narrow carve-outs for licensed display fireworks sold to permitted…

Jefferson County requires wildfire-defensible space around foothills homes. Zone 1 (0–5 feet) must have no combustible mulch and only mature trees; Zone 2 (5–30 feet) requires removing…

Unincorporated Jefferson County runs on the 2018 International Fire Code as its minimum fire safety standard, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners under Resolution CC23-054…

Colorado adopts NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code by reference under CRS 8-20-232, applying uniform propane storage, container, and installation rules to all jurisdictions statewide.

In Lakewood, Colorado, a detached carport counts as an accessory structure: it must sit behind the front edge of the house, at least 3 feet from it, and within your zone's side and…

Lakewood will only issue an accessory dwelling unit permit to the property's owner-occupant or their designee, and allows just one ADU per lot under the Zoning Ordinance.

Lakewood limits accessory dwelling units to one per lot in R zone districts, capping detached ADU height at 30 feet and floor area at 1,400 square feet, with primary-structure…

Jeffco lets you convert an existing qualifying dwelling area into an ADU. Basements may be converted to an ADU regardless of the size or percentage-of-primary-unit cap. Detached ADUs…

Jeffco allows shipping containers or conex boxes as the building blocks of a home if they meet zone-district setbacks, building height, and full building-code requirements. A permanent…

Lakewood requires new pools and spas to be permitted and built under the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, adopted citywide by ordinance, with fees set under the City's…

Public and semi-public pools in Colorado must submit construction plans to the state health department at least 30 days before building, be inspected, and be certified as…

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…

Lakewood lets residents post a no-soliciting notice on their property, making it unlawful for peddlers, solicitors or hawkers to enter or solicit sales there without an invitation.

Lakewood requires a revocable permit before anyone can sell goods or services from the public right-of-way, and the Finance Director/City Treasurer approves or denies the specific…

Lakewood requires anyone selling merchandise or services from the public right-of-way to hold a revocable permit and follow strict placement rules under Municipal Code Section…

Colorado requires all mobile food vendors to obtain Retail Food Establishment licenses through local public health agencies under uniform state Retail Food Establishment Rules.

Lakewood landlords must supply heat to rented dwelling and sleeping units from October 31 through May 31, keeping habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms at a minimum 68°F under…

Before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent, a Colorado landlord must serve a standard residential tenant with 10 days' written notice to pay or quit under Colo. Rev. Stat. §…

Colorado HB23-1171 created a statewide for-cause eviction standard requiring landlords to cite specific statutory grounds, such as nonpayment or lease violations, before terminating…

Colorado caps residential late fees at the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent. No late fee may be charged until rent is at least seven days late, and only if disclosed in…

To end a no-fault tenancy, Colorado requires written notice scaled to the tenancy length under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy, 28 days for…

Colorado prohibits rent control statewide. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-301 declares rent control a matter of statewide concern and bars any county or municipality from enacting an…

For residential tenancies with no written agreement (including month-to-month), a Colorado landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before raising rent. Statewide, a…

Colorado caps residential security deposits at two months' rent. Landlords must return the deposit, with an itemized written statement of any deductions, within 30 days of lease…

Colorado's general adverse possession period is 18 years of open, continuous, hostile possession under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-101. The period shrinks to 7 successive years where the…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance requires shielded, adjustable-reflector fixtures with non-protruding diffusers on non-residential lighting, and bars any direct light rays or glare from…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance bars any light source from casting direct rays past the property line and requires fixtures aimed away from adjacent yards and rights-of-way, protecting…

Lakewood's local amendment to the International Building Code, Section 3009, bars installing or majorly altering an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or moving walk without a State of…

Lakewood exempts small, low, freestanding decks from a building permit: 200 square feet or less, under 30 inches high, and not attached to the house. Bigger, higher, or attached decks…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance requires most new development of 2,500 square feet or more to earn Enhanced Development Menu sustainability points, with projects over 150,000 square feet…

Lakewood adopts the 2021 International Plumbing Code by reference for all plumbing and drainage installation, alteration, or repair, requiring permits and fees under the citywide…

Lakewood, Colorado's locally amended building code ties every certificate of occupancy to a passed inspection, and automatically extends open permits only after each successful…

Lakewood requires a carbon monoxide alarm outside every sleeping area, within 15 feet of its entrance, plus an additional alarm inside any sleeping area that itself has a fuel-burning…

Lakewood adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code, as amended by the Colorado State Electrical Board, as the city's Electrical Code under Municipal Code Ch. 14.06. Violators face the…

Lakewood, Colorado protects existing trees with trunks over 8 inches in caliper on development sites under Zoning Ordinance § 17.6.5.8, but exempts a named list of nuisance species…

New construction and residential additions over 20 percent in Lakewood must plant one deciduous street tree for every 35 linear feet of street frontage, under Zoning Ordinance §…

Window signs in Lakewood, Colorado are exempt from the sign permit process but still capped at 25 percent of the first-floor window area where they're displayed, under Zoning Ordinance…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance dropped its old political-sign category to comply with Reed v. Gilbert; a political message is now sized and placed exactly like any other yard sign under…

Lakewood exempts decorative holiday light displays from a sign permit, but caps how long they can stay up: 60 consecutive days, and no more than 90 days total, per calendar year.

Lakewood's zoning code allows on-site electronic message signs on larger lots but caps copy changes to once every 8 seconds and bans flashing, blinking, or strobing effects.

Jeffco has no separate garage-sale sign category; they fall under content-neutral "Temporary Ground Signs." Up to six per property need no permit, each up to 8 sq ft and 42 inches tall…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance flatly prohibits motor vehicle repair, heavy equipment repair, and contractor shops from operating as home occupations anywhere in the city, alongside…

Running a pawnbroker business in Lakewood, Colorado without a City-issued license is unlawful under Municipal Code Ch. 5.24. Licensees face fingerprinting, a $10,000 bond, an 8 a.m.-9…

Lakewood bans adult businesses within 750 feet of churches, schools, child care facilities, parks and residentially zoned lots, and within 1,000 feet of another adult business or…

Lakewood has required a massage business license since November 1, 2022, plus a separate manager's license for anyone who runs day-to-day operations but isn't the owner.

Selling any non-cigarette tobacco or vape product in Lakewood, Colorado without a City Clerk-issued retailer license is unlawful under Municipal Code Ch. 5.06. Licenses are barred…

Jefferson County doesn't license tow operators itself, but its Parking at Jefferson County Buildings and Facilities Policy requires any carrier it hires to remove vehicles from county…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance sets a 25-foot minimum front setback and a 15-foot minimum rear setback across every residential zone district, from R-1-43 down to R-MH, under Table…

Lakewood, Colorado caps residential building height at 35 feet in every single-family and duplex zone district and 45 feet in the R-MF multifamily district, under Zoning Ordinance…

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance caps how much of a residential lot can be covered by buildings, porches, parking and drives by setting a minimum open-space percentage in Table 17.5.1…

Lakewood's open-container ban doesn't apply to a public street, alley or sidewalk covered by a block party permit issued by the City Clerk's Office, under Municipal Code § 9.41.020…

Reserving a specific area of a Lakewood, Colorado park, or gathering 25 or more people for any group activity, requires a permit from the Community Resources Director under Municipal…

Lakewood requires a Director-issued permit for any outdoor rally, meeting or gathering of more than 25 people held for expressive activity in a city park, or for any processional…

Anyone organizing a festival, celebration, or organized walking or running event in a Lakewood park or public area needs a permit from the Community Resources Director under Municipal…

Lakewood bars new medical and retail marijuana businesses from locating within 3,000 feet of each other and within 1,000 feet of any school or its athletic facilities.

Lakewood, Colorado caps retail marijuana store licenses to businesses that already held a Lakewood medical marijuana license as of April 1, 2020, under Municipal Code § 5.58.040(A); no…

Colorado constitutionally permits adults to grow marijuana at home but caps the total plants per residential property regardless of how many adults live there, preempting higher local…

Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes can only use Lakewood park paths and trails posted for e-bike use, capped at 15 mph; Class 3 e-bikes are barred from all park property.

Stopping, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a marked bikeway, bicycle lane, bicycle path, pedestrian walkway, or crosswalk is banned outright under Municipal Code Section…

Lakewood runs a two-year civil pilot using automated cameras to enforce speeding and red-light violations in school zones, residential streets, park corridors, and construction zones.

Companies licensed under Lakewood's Commercial Micromobility Pilot Program must submit a geofencing plan that keeps shared scooters and e-bikes out of designated dismount zones set by…

Colorado runs two separate regimes. A low-speed electric vehicle is a motor vehicle under C.R.S. § 42-1-102 (58)(a), so it is titled, registered, plated and driven on a licence, and…

Lakewood requires a no-charge public right-of-way permit before placing a temporary roll-off dumpster in the street, alley or parkway, capped at 30 days unless an extension is…

Lakewood, Colorado requires garbage, trash and recycling containers to be stored within 10 feet of the building or in a concealed spot at least 25 feet from the street, and kept off…

It is unlawful to place, deposit or dump garbage, trash, debris, construction waste, chemicals or similar materials on any road, right-of-way or private property in Lakewood without…

Lakewood caps curbside trash and recycling placement at 48 consecutive hours per week and requires weekly removal, under Municipal Code Chapter 8.14 in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Every Lakewood property owner must remove garbage, trash and refuse at least once a week, or more often if containers would otherwise overflow, under Municipal Code § 8.14.030…

HB22-1355 created the Colorado Producer Responsibility Program under CRS 25-17-701 requiring producers of packaging and paper to fund universal curbside recycling access for residents…

A ground-mounted solar array in Lakewood needs the minor site plan process under Article 2, plus 5-foot property-line setbacks and a 10-foot height cap; roof-mounted panels skip that…

This is a statewide protection against private restrictions, not a local mandate: Colorado voids any deed, contract, or HOA covenant blocking a renewable energy device wherever one…

Lakewood requires a grading permit from the Planning and Public Works Directors before any excavation, fill, or earthwork on private property, with narrow exemptions for small cuts…

Lakewood, Colorado bans discharging polluting materials into its municipal storm sewer system and requires a Stormwater Discharge Permit for development or redevelopment sites that…

In Lakewood flood plain areas with known base flood elevations, new construction and substantial improvements must have their lowest floor, including basement, elevated one foot above…

Lakewood regulates development in mapped flood hazard areas under its Flood Plain Management Ordinance, adopting the FEMA Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map for…

Lakewood sets a ground snow load of 30 pounds per square foot and marks it non-reducible, so the usual code reductions cannot be applied to bring it down.

Lakewood's design loads set residential seismic category B, Exposure C, and a wind speed that changes at a street boundary, the 10,000 West block of Kipling, rather than by elevation.

Lakewood sets a frost depth of 36 inches in the Codes and Loads handout its Public Works permit office publishes, matching neighbouring Denver.

Lakewood requires owners to secure or board up an abandoned building within a week, or within 24 hours if it's a danger, or the City hires a contractor and bills the owner.

Lakewood caps weeds and grass at 12 inches on vacant lots without a habitable structure, with an exemption for undeveloped tracts kept at least two-thirds covered in acceptable native…

Lakewood property owners, tenants and occupants must clear snow and ice from public sidewalks and bikeways next to their property within 24 hours of the last accretion, under Municipal…

Lakewood, Colorado parks without posted hours close daily at 10:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:00 a.m.; being in a park after the Director declares it closed is unlawful under Municipal Code…

The City of Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County) bars anyone under 18 from loitering in public places between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights, and midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends.

Lakewood's Zoning Ordinance caps garage and yard sales at four sales of three consecutive days each per year, or a single 14-day sale, and bans overnight storage of sale items outdoors…

Lakewood's Historic Preservation Commission may designate a structure, site, or district as a local historic landmark if it is culturally significant to the community, among four other…

Lakewood, Colorado levies a 3% excise tax on Lodging Services under its Accommodations Tax Code, collected by every lodging provider in the city and remitted monthly to the Chief…

During declared Lakewood, Colorado fire restrictions, UL-listed wood pellet grills remain allowed, and portable outdoor fireplaces must stay at least 30 feet from undeveloped land, run…

When Lakewood, Colorado declares Stage I fire restrictions, propane and gas grills stay allowed, but charcoal barbecue grills must sit at least 30 feet from any undeveloped area.

It's unlawful in Lakewood to urinate or defecate in public view, on public or private property, unless in a room or area designed for that purpose, under Municipal Code § 9.50.070. The…

Lakewood, Colorado bans smoking tobacco in building entryways, in park playgrounds, pools, skate parks, athletic fields, picnic shelters, and tennis courts, and at transit stops, under…

The City of Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County) bars loitering in a school building or within 100 feet of school grounds with intent to interfere with the school program or endanger…

Lakewood, Colorado bars possessing an open container of alcohol or drinking in any public street, sidewalk, or parking lot, and on private property without the owner's permission.

The City of Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County) bans openly and publicly displaying, consuming, or using marijuana anywhere in the city, with escalating fines up to $500 for repeat…

Lakewood doesn't ban mid-block crossing outright, but a pedestrian who crosses outside a marked or intersection crosswalk must yield to every vehicle on the roadway under Municipal…

Lakewood bans skateboards, in-line skates, motorized scooters, and similar devices from public roadways entirely, letting riders onto the street only to cross in a crosswalk under…

Lakewood bars loading or unloading any garbage, trash or compactor truck within 300 feet of a home on Sundays, designated holidays, or between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Lakewood requires every new short-term rental to pass a City-designated Inspector's safety inspection before licensing, with re-inspection only triggered by a safety complaint.

In Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County), the drug paraphernalia code exempts participants in a state-approved syringe exchange program and gives police-contact amnesty for hypodermic…

Lakewood makes property owners responsible for exterminating any rodent infestation caused by a failure to keep the property rodent-proof, and separately bans feeding rodents by…

Building a fence, mailbox pillar, or placing a commercial dumpster in Lakewood, Colorado's public right-of-way requires a Revocable License Agreement approved administratively by the…

The City of Lakewood, Colorado (Jefferson County) makes it unlawful to obstruct any sidewalk, street, or other public passageway, or to ignore a police or fire officer's order to clear…

Lakewood bans storing tents, tarps, sleeping bags or other shelter materials on city-owned public property, including undeveloped land, for 24 hours or more.

Commercial drone operations in Colorado are governed almost entirely by FAA Part 107, with limited state additions covering wildlife, critical infrastructure, and privacy that apply…

Colorado allows local governments to adopt minimum wages above the state rate under CRS 8-6-101, with statewide minimums adjusted annually for inflation.

Colorado requires paid sick leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and offers paid family medical leave through the FAMLI program funded by payroll premiums.

Colorado requires a concealed handgun permit issued by the county sheriff to carry a concealed firearm in public, with training and background check requirements.

Colorado repealed firearms preemption in 2021, allowing cities and counties to enact local gun regulations stricter than state law in most circumstances.

Colorado generally permits open carry of firearms by adults without a license, though local jurisdictions may impose restrictions in specific areas after the 2021 preemption repeal.

Colorado allows adults legally able to possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private vehicle for lawful protection without a permit under CRS 18-12-105.5.

Colorado's constitution confines all commercial casino gaming to the historic commercial districts of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek: nowhere else in the state is a casino…

Colorado bars all lotteries and games of chance except licensed bingo and raffles run by charities. The Secretary of State issues bingo-raffle licenses only to religious, charitable…

Colorado's criminal code doesn't reach purely social gambling. C.R.S. section 18-10-102(2)(d) carves any game, wager, or transaction incidental to a bona fide social relationship out…

Colorado legalized sports betting statewide in 2020 under C.R.S. section 44-30-1505, but the state issues a "master license" only to holders of an existing retail gaming license -- the…

Under the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, an association has a statutory lien for unpaid assessments. After HB22-1137 (2022) it may foreclose only once…

Colorado law entitles any unit owner in a common interest community to examine and copy the association's records without stating a reason. C.R.S. § 38-33.3-317 bars boards from…

C.R.S. § 38-33.3-302 lets a Colorado association enforce covenants and 'levy reasonable fines' only 'after notice and an opportunity to be heard.' Architectural and landscaping…

Colorado bars homeowners associations from effectively prohibiting six specific energy efficiency devices: a retractable clothesline, evaporative cooler, garage or attic fan…

Colorado law limits how homeowners' associations regulate yard landscaping, but the strongest protections in C.R.S. § 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i.5) apply only to single-family detached homes…

Colorado's flag protection applies only inside common interest communities, HOAs, condos, and co-ops governed by the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, not to every property…

Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act sets statewide due-process and dollar limits on how condo and homeowner associations fine owners and collect delinquent accounts, with one…

A Colorado association's assessment lien attaches automatically the moment the declaration is recorded, but foreclosing it has become the hardest remedy in the association's toolkit…

Colorado never passed a law creating sobriety checkpoints. The word "roadblock" does not appear anywhere in the Colorado Revised Statutes, and "checkpoint" appears in the statutory…

Colorado is one of the few states that put the right to film officers into its own sentence of statute. C.R.S. § 16-3-311(1) says a person "has the right to lawfully record any…

Colorado writes the demand into statute and then declines to punish the refusal. C.R.S. § 16-3-103 lets a peace officer who reasonably suspects you of a crime stop you and require your…

Colorado is one of a small group of states that requires the advisement out loud. Under C.R.S. § 16-3-310, before a peace officer may conduct a consensual search of a vehicle, of a…

Colorado's Right to Farm Act under CRS 35-3.5-102 shields agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when they follow generally accepted practices and predate complaints.

Colorado banned single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam containers statewide under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, fully effective in 2024.

Colorado prohibits retail food establishments from using expanded polystyrene foam containers for ready-to-eat food and beverages under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act.

Colorado prohibits the sale and furnishing of cigarettes, tobacco, and nicotine vapor products to anyone under age 21 statewide under CRS 18-13-121.

Colorado permits four categories of extra forward lighting and caps each at two lamps: spot lamps, fog lamps, auxiliary passing lamps and auxiliary driving lamps, under C.R.S. §…

Colorado has no statute naming dash cameras and no list of permitted windshield attachments, so two general rules decide where one may go. Section 42-4-201 (4) requires the driver’s…

Riding between lanes of traffic is illegal in Colorado. C.R.S. § 42-4-1503 (3)(a) forbids driving a motorcycle or autocycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Colorado writes its plate-cover ban around machine readability. C.R.S. § 42-3-202 (2)(b) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or substance that causes…

A passenger-car driver in Colorado may use a radar detector. Nothing in title 42 regulates one: the word "detector" does not appear anywhere in the Vehicles and Traffic title. What…

Colorado puts no calendar on studded tires. C.R.S. § 42-4-228 (3) lets single-tired passenger vehicles, and other single-tired vehicles rated up to and including three-fourths of a…

Colorado sets a single light transmittance figure for every window except the windshield. Under C.R.S. § 42-4-227 (1)(a)(I) no window other than the windshield may allow less than…