Adams County Code Compliance investigates 'environmental blight' on unincorporated properties: rubbish, junk, trash, garbage, debris, and cast-off scrap metal, appliances, machinery or auto parts stored outdoors. The county can compel cleanup under Colorado law CRS 30-15-401.
In unincorporated Adams County, Code Compliance (part of Community Safety & Wellbeing) enforces environmental-blight standards. Blight is defined by the county as rubbish, junk, trash, garbage and debris; tall, overgrown grass, weeds and brush; and cast-off material such as scrap metal, plastic, wood, appliances, machinery and auto parts stored outdoors. Enforcement is complaint-driven and typically begins with a courtesy notice and correction period. The Board of County Commissioners derives its abatement authority from CRS 30-15-401(1)(a)(I)(A), which lets counties 'compel the removal of rubbish, including trash, junk, and garbage.' Incorporated cities inside the county boundary (Commerce City, Thornton, Northglenn, Brighton, parts of Aurora and Westminster) set and enforce their own blight codes.
Complaint-driven cases start with a courtesy notice and correction deadline; unresolved violations proceed to a citation. Under CRS 30-15-401 the county may abate the nuisance and assess cleanup costs against the property.
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