Parker, CO Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Section 6.01.230 makes it unlawful and a nuisance for an owner or occupant to maintain any vacant lot so that dust, soil or sand blows off it onto other property or onto any public street or way, to the detriment of health, safety or welfare, or causing property damage. Section 6.01.260(b) treats undeveloped property differently from developed property: while it must still be kept free of listed noxious weeds and rank or unsightly vegetation such as ragweed, milkweed and Russian thistle, the Town expressly allows native and other acceptable vegetation to grow to its naturally occurring height because that supports erosion control, wildlife habitat and natural weed suppression, so the twelve-inch cap that applies to developed lots does not apply here.

Neighborhood Services enforces both sections through the Chapter 6.01 abatement process: a written notice to the owner allowing seven days to correct an ordinary nuisance, or 24 hours if it poses imminent danger, followed by summary abatement or a Municipal Court action if the owner does not comply, with Town Council authorized to exempt natural open space, conservation areas or drainage rights-of-way by resolution.