Fountain, CO Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

020 defines an 'inoperable vehicle' as one incapable of being started on the enforcement officer's request or lawfully and mechanically operated on public roads, and 'junk' broadly to include broken, discarded, or abandoned materials such as wood, metal, appliances, and inoperable vehicles. 030 sets three lot-size tiers: on a lot of 5,000 square feet or smaller, no inoperable vehicle may be kept outdoors at all unless inside an enclosed building; on a lot larger than 5,000 square feet but under one acre, exactly one inoperable vehicle may sit outside if it is screened from public view by a solid fence, a fitted vehicle cover, or similar means and does not create a health, safety, or fire hazard; on a lot of one acre or more, up to two inoperable vehicles may be kept outside under the same screening and hazard conditions.

§ 42-12-101(2), vehicles kept in an approved junkyard, vehicle storage facility, towing and impound facility, or repair facility under Title 17, and vehicles stored under an approved conditional use. The enforcement officer investigates on citizen complaint, may inspect screened vehicles to confirm inoperability, and can enter property under the same warrant procedure used elsewhere in the code. If the responsible party fails to correct a violation after a ten-business-day notice, the enforcement officer may have the vehicle removed by a licensed private contractor and bill the property owner, with unpaid removal costs becoming a lien.