Colorado Springs, CO Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Colorado Springs regulates weeds under City Code Chapter 9, Article 6, Part 3 (Weeds), sections 9.6.301 through 9.6.306. Section 9.6.301 states the purpose is to control the growth and proliferation of weeds within the City which become a fire hazard, a traffic and pedestrian hazard, which clog drainageways, and are designated as noxious weeds or undesirable plants; it excludes land in its natural state that has not been disturbed by digging, scraping, or plowing. Related sections address Fire Hazards (9.6.303), Traffic and Pedestrian Hazards (9.6.304), Clogging of Drainageways (9.6.305), and Failure of Owner to Comply (9.6.306). Under section 9.6.304, weed growth or accumulated cuttings extending from a property beyond the street edge or curb that interferes with pedestrian movement is declared a traffic and pedestrian hazard. Layered on top of the City Code, the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, C.R.S. 35-5.5-104, makes it the duty of all persons to use integrated methods to manage state-listed noxious weeds and weeds designated by the local governing body when those weeds are likely to be materially damaging to neighboring land.