El Paso County, CO Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who arranges pickup
- the park owner
- Applies to
- MHP-R rural mobile home parks
- Collection points
- must be screened & secured
- Standard
- must meet EPCPH regulations
Summary
El Paso County requires rural mobile home park owners to arrange and maintain scheduled trash pickup for residents, with any centralized collection points screened, secured and kept to county health department standards.
(16) Trash Pickup. Scheduled trash pick-up shall be arranged and maintained by the park owner. If centralized collection locations are used, they shall be screened, secured and maintained by the park owner and comply with EPCPH regulations.
(17) Site Development Plan. Site development plan approval is required for all mobile home parks prior to the placement of a mobile home. The site development plan shall comply with the addressing requirements of the Building Department and any road naming conventions adopted by the County.
(18) Maintenance Plan. A maintenance plan shall be submitted and approved by the PCD Director prior to issuance of a building permit. The maintenance plan shall comply with Chapter 6 and specifically include a schedule for septic system pumping and other required maintenance and repair.
General Development Standards. All uses and development in the MHP-R district are subject to the General Development Standards in
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Development Code: Supplement 3 | Drainage Criteria Manual: Publication | Engineering Criteria Manual: Supplement 3 | Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Under the MHP-R (rural mobile home park) district standards in the Land Development Code, the park owner, not individual residents, must arrange and maintain scheduled trash pick-up for the development. If the park uses centralized collection locations instead of individual pickup, those sites must be screened, secured, maintained by the owner, and comply with El Paso County Public Health regulations. The Code has no separate county-wide residential trash-pickup ordinance outside mobile home parks in this source.
Violations & Fines
Failing to arrange trash service or maintain a screened, secured collection area breaches the mobile home park's site development plan and can bring a code enforcement notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is responsible for trash pickup in an El Paso County mobile home park?
Does the county set trash pickup rules for regular homes?
Sources & Official References
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