Colorado prohibits HOAs from banning solar energy devices and limits aesthetic restrictions. The protections apply to all common interest communities throughout Colorado uniformly.
C.R.S. 38-30-168 prohibits homeowners associations and covenant declarations from prohibiting installation of solar energy devices or wind-electric generators on residential property. HOAs may impose reasonable aesthetic restrictions but cannot effectively prohibit solar by significantly increasing cost or decreasing efficiency. The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (C.R.S. 38-33.3-101 et seq.) reinforces these protections. Restrictive covenants violating the statute are unenforceable.
HOA covenants prohibiting solar are unenforceable; homeowners may sue for declaratory judgment, attorney fees, and damages from wrongful denial of installations.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Northglenn, CO
Northglenn's Unified Development Ordinance (Article 11-4) caps single-family driveways at 40% of the lot width and 50% of the front-yard area, with no single...
Adams County, CO
Neglecting, abandoning or mistreating animals is unlawful in Adams County under its Animal Control Code and Colorado's cruelty statute. Officers may impound ...
Adams County, CO
Intentionally feeding big-game wildlife (deer, elk, pronghorn, mountain lions, bears and others) is illegal statewide in Colorado, carrying a $100 fine. Adam...
Adams County, CO
Adams County does not prohibit residential backyard composting. There is no county permit for a home compost pile in unincorporated areas, but a poorly kept ...
Adams County, CO
Adams County has no countywide ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf on private residential yards in unincorporated areas. Homeowners ...
Adams County, CO
Adams County does not prohibit or mandate native plants for private residential yards. County landscape standards encourage preserving existing valuable vege...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Adams County.
See how other cities in Adams County handle hoa restrictions.
See how Northglenn's hoa restrictions rules stack up against other locations.
Quick Compare
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.