Cheyenne, WY Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- IPMC 2024, Chapters 1-2
- Local name
- Dangerous Building Code
- Condemnation test
- IPMC §108.1.5, 2+ criteria
- Appeals go to
- Board of appeals, §15.04.020
- Default penalty
- Up to $750/day or 6 months jail
Summary
Cheyenne enforces Chapters 1 and 2 of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code as its own Dangerous Building Code, letting the chief building official formally condemn substandard or unsafe structures.
Chapters 1 and 2 of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc.
(Ord. No. 4613, § 7, 2-24-25; Ord. No. 4485, § 7, 1-9-23; Ord. No. 4254, § 8, 12-20-18; Ord. No. 4140, § 8, 6-27-16; Ord. No. 3998, § 9, 9-9-13; Ord. No. 3864, § 9, 6-22-09)
15.24.020 - Amendments. The code adopted in Section 15.24.010 above is amended as follows:
A.Section 101.1 is deleted and re-created to read as follows: Title. These regulations shall be known as the city of Cheyenne Dangerous Building Code, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
B.Section 104.1 is deleted and re-created to read as follows: Fees shall be as indicated in Section 15.08.030 of the Cheyenne City Code.
C.Section 106 is deleted and re-created to read as follows: Appeals shall be made to the board of appeals as prescribed by Section 15.04.020 of the Cheyenne City Code.
D.With the exception of the amendments set forth above in subsections A, B, and C, chapters adopted from the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code include Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. (Ord. No. 4613, § 7, 2-24-25; Ord. No. 4485, § 7, 1-9-23; Ord. No. 4254, § 8, 12-20-18; Ord. No. 3864, § 9, 6-22-09)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 15.24 of the Cheyenne City Code adopts Chapters 1 and 2 of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code and renames it the city's Dangerous Building Code. The chief building official applies IPMC Section 108.1.5's criteria to formally condemn a dangerous building; once a structure is condemned on at least two of those grounds, the Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board loses authority to deny a demolition or moving permit for it. Appeals of dangerous-building determinations go to the board of appeals under Section 15.04.020, and violations without a specific penalty default to the citywide misdemeanor fine.
Violations & Fines
Violations default to the general misdemeanor penalty: a fine of up to $750 plus costs, or up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense under City Code 1.24.010.
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