Aurora, CO Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal deadline
- 24 hours after snowfall
- Snow emergency deadline
- 48 hours after emergency ends
- 1st fine, single-family
- Up to $100 + court costs
- Enforcing department
- Neighborhood Services
- Unpaid costs
- Become a lien on property
Summary
Aurora, Colorado requires abutting sidewalks cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowfall, with administrative charges and criminal fines for violations.
Failure to remove any accumulation of snow and ice from sidewalks under section 126-312 within 24 hours after every snowfall is hereby declared unlawful and constitutes a nuisance as a snow obstruction and a hazard to the public health and safety. When a snow emergency is declared, however, snow and ice shall be removed within 48 hours after announcement of the termination of the snow emergency...
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-30, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Aurora City Code § 126-312, owners, agents or occupants must keep public sidewalks adjacent to their property free of snow and ice. Section 126-313(a) makes failure to clear accumulated snow and ice within 24 hours after every snowfall unlawful and a declared nuisance; if a snow emergency is declared, the deadline shifts to 48 hours after the emergency's termination is announced. The neighborhood services department enforces the article and may issue an administrative charge, hire abatement contractors to clear the walk and bill the property owner, and file a lien for unpaid costs.
Violations & Fines
Single-family: up to $100 plus court costs (1st conviction/season), up to $200 (2nd); multi-family/nonresidential: up to $200 (1st), up to $400 (2nd); 3rd+ violations face full penalties under § 1-13, each day a separate offense.
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