Colorado Springs, CO Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- City Code
- Sec. 9.6.301 - 9.6.306 (Part 3, Weeds)
- Regulated categories
- Fire hazard, traffic/pedestrian hazard, drainage clogging, noxious weeds
- Natural-state exclusion
- Undisturbed native land exempt (Sec. 9.6.301)
- State law
- Colorado Noxious Weed Act, C.R.S. 35-5.5-104
- Non-compliance
- City abatement + cost assessment (Sec. 9.6.306)
Summary
Colorado Springs City Code Part 3 (Weeds) controls weed growth that becomes a fire hazard, a traffic and pedestrian hazard, that clogs drainageways, or that is a designated noxious weed. Colorado's Noxious Weed Act (C.R.S. 35-5.5) separately requires all landowners to manage state-listed and locally designated noxious weeds.
The purpose of this part is to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the City by eliminating and controlling, to the extent possible, 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.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
306. 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. 306). 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.
S. 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.
Violations & Fines
Owners who fail to control regulated weeds receive a notice under City Code Part 3; if the owner does not comply (Sec. 9.6.306), the City may abate the weeds and assess the cost against the property. Noxious-weed management duties under C.R.S. 35-5.5 are enforced by the local government, which may also abate and bill the landowner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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