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| Ordinance (Alphabetical) | Full Name of Ordinance | Office & Contact |
| Adult Entertainment Ordinance #1994-01 |
Ordinance limiting the operation of adult entertainment establishments | Community Planning & Permitting 303-441-3930 planner@bouldercounty.org |
| Animal Control Ordinance #2019-1 |
An ordinance repealing ordinance no. 2012-6, and amending and reenacting these rules and regulations governing animal control. | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Burn Permit Ordinance #2014-01 |
An ordinance concerning the open burn permit system, notification process of open burns, and restrictions during red flag days, high wind watch days and high wind warning days | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Clean Up Of Illegal Methamphetamine Laboratories #2019-2 |
An ordinance establishing guidelines and regulations for clean-up of methamphetamine labs | Public Health 303-441-1566 Gabi Hoefler (email) |
| Construction-Related Stormwater Quality #2012-5 |
Regulations for construction-related stormwater quality, incorporated into Articles 7-904 and 18 of the Boulder County Land Use Code. | Public Works 303-441-3900 tdstormwater@bouldercounty.org |
| False Alarm Ordinance Repealed #2012-1 |
An ordinance pertaining to the regulation of false alarms in unincorporated Boulder County. Repealed may 5, 2012 | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
DRAFT Gun Violence Prevention Ordinances:
Notice of First Reading – July 5, 10:30 a.m. Notice of Second Reading – Aug. 2, 3 p.m. |
A series of proposed ordinances aimed at preventing gun violence
For public meeting and public hearing details, please visit: Proposed Gun Violence Prevention Ordinances (webpage) |
Commissioners’ Office 303-441-3500 |
| Open Fire Ban Authorization Ordinance #2018-01 |
Ordinance authorizing the Board of County Commissioners or county sheriff to declare a ban on open fires | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Illegal Discharge #2012-04 |
An ordinance protecting Boulder County storm drains and waterbodies from pollution. | Public Health 303-441-1564 Stormwater Quality Program Manager |
| Mosquito Control Ordinance #2008-02 |
An ordinance assessing the cost of the county’s mosquito control area against those persons especially benefited by the service | Public Health 303-441-1197 |
| Noise Ordinance #1992-28 |
An ordinance pertaining to the regulation of noise on public and private property | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Parking Enforcement Ordinance #2017-1 |
An ordinance pertaining to the enforcement of parking restrictions on county property within incorporated city limits of Boulder County | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Short-Term Dwelling Rentals and Vacation Rentals #2020-1 (adopted 12/3/2020) |
An ordinance for the licensing of short-term dwelling rentals (STDR) and vacation rentals within the unincorporated area of Boulder County. Memo providing background on short-term dwelling & vacation rentals. |
Community Planning & Permitting 303-441-3930 |
| Smoking Ordinance #2021-01 (effective 6/27/21) |
An ordinance repealing Ordinance #2004-2 and amending and reenacting these rules and regulations prohibiting smoking and electronic smoking device use in public places and places of employment in unincorporated Boulder County. | Public Health 303-441-1564 |
| Traffic Code #2017-1 |
An ordinance for the regulation of traffic; the 2010 edition of the “model traffic code” repeals all ordinances in conflict therewith | Sheriff’s Office 303-441-3600 |
| Waste Hauler Licensing Ordinance #2019-3 updates the Commercial Recycling Compost Aggregates section and repeals and replaces Waste Hauler Ordinance #2016-01 |
An ordinance for the licensing of those in the business of collecting and transporting discarded materials within unincorporated Boulder County | Administrative Services, Resource Conservation Division 720-564-2224 |