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Commissioners' Office

100 Third St.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: 303.660.7401
Fax: 303.688.1293
Email: bocc@douglas.co.us

Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The following ordinances are included on our website for informational purposes only. They should not be considered an official public record of the County. To obtain an official/certified copy of any County Ordinance, please contact the Clerk and Recorder's Office at 303.660.7469.

Pursuant to CRS Section 30-15-405 & 406, County ordinances are typically adopted on First Reading at a Board of County Commissioner Business Meeting. Subsequently, after notice has been provided in the newspaper, the Board of County Commissioners will adopt an ordinance at Second and Final Reading (which is conducted at a public hearing). If adopted as an "emergency ordinance", the ordinance will take effect immediately. Otherwise, all ordinances go into effect 30 days after publication after Second and Final Reading.

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Ordinance

O-009-002 [7MB]

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued to Douglas County a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. As a condition of the issuance of this permit, the Department requires that Douglas County implement and enforce a regulatory mechanism to prohibit non-stormwater discharges into storm drainage systems in unincorporated Douglas County.

Suppress Riots, Routs, Affrays, Disturbances and Disorderly Assemblies in Any Public or Private Place and Prohibit the Possession or Carrying of certain objects at Picket Lines and Other Public Assemblies

O-008-001 [172KB]

An Ordinance to Suppress Riots, Routs, Affrays, Disturbances and Disorderly Assemblies in any pubic or private place and to prohibit the possession or carrying of certain objects at picket lines and other public assemblies; providing penalty provisions for violations and enforcement pertaining thereto; and repealing all Ordinances and Resolutions in conflict therewith.

Alarm Ordinance in Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County

O-007-004 [836KB]

An Ordinance for the regulation and licensing of alarm system in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County; establishing registration and licensing procedures and fees for alarm installation companies and/or monitoring companies; operational standards for alarm systems; and prescribing the penalties for violations thereof.

Removal of Snow and Ice from Sidewalks

O-007-003 [2MB]

An Ordinance requiring the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks within 24 hours of the cessation of snowfall, rescinding and replacing Ordinance O-997-006.

Adoption of the 2003 Edition of the International Fire Code

O-007-002 [253KB]

An Ordinance adopting the 2003 Edition of the International Fire Code, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, prescribing penalties for violations thereof; and repealing all Ordinances and Resolutions, or portions thereof, in conflict therewith (effective September 9, 2007)

Curfew for Minors

O-007-001 [165KB]

An Ordinance imposing a curfew for minors who have not reached their 18th birthday; making it unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of such minor to knowingly allow or permit such minor to violate said curfew; prescribing the penalties for violation thereof; providing for enforcement; providing for the disposition of fines; and repealing all Ordinances and Resolutions in conflict therewith

Regulation of Noise on Public and Private Property in Unincorporated Douglas County

O-009-001 [1MB]

An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 991-001, An Ordinance pertaining to the regulation of noise on public and private property in the unincorporated territory of Douglas county, and Ordinance O-992-002, an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. O-991-001 pertaining to the regulation of noise on public and private property in the unincorporated territory of Douglas County.

O-991-001 [473KB]

An ordinance pertaining to the regulation of noise on public and private property in the unincorporated territory of Douglas County

O-992-002 [264KB]

An ordinance amending Ordinance No. O-991-001 pertaining to the regulation of noise on public and private property in the unincorporated territory of Douglas County

Fire Restrictions in Unincorporated Douglas County

O-003-001 [190KB]

An ordinance restricting open fires and open burning in unincorporated areas of Douglas County.

Carrying of Firearms and Other Deadly Weapons Within All Douglas County Owned Building and Facilities

R-003-075 [272KB]

A Resolution concerning the carrying of firearms and other deadly weapons within all Douglas County owned buildings and facilities

Vehicular Access on Cheyenne Drive

R-002-161 [353KB]

Resolution temporarily restricting vehicular access to a portion of Cheyenne Drive.

Control and Licensing of Dogs and Pet Animals

R-998-100 [269KB]

Resolution for the control and licensing of dogs and pet animals.

R-999-177 [103KB]

Resolution amending R-998-100.

2003 Ordinances

O-003-002 [419KB]

An ordinance for the regulation of traffic and parking; repealing all ordinances and resolutions in conflict therewith; and providing penalties for violation thereof.

Prohibiting Solicitation of Occupants of Vehicles in Roadways

O-002-001 [132KB]

An ordinance prohibiting solicitation of occupants of vehicles in roadways.

2001 Ordinances

O-001-002 [307KB]

Providing for enforcement of parking restrictions; repealing all ordinances and resolutions in conflict therewith; and providing penalties for violation thereof.

O-001-003 [122KB]

Prohibiting the possession of cigarettes and tobacco products by minors.

Prohibiting Non-Motorized Travel Upon the E470 Public Highway in Unincorporated Portions of Douglas County

O-997-004 [84KB]

Prohibiting non-motorized travel upon the E-470 public highway in the unincorporated portions of Douglas County. (Adopted 8/27/97)

1996 Ordinances

O-996-002 [180KB]

Requiring the registration of persons who engage in door-to-door selling of merchandise or goods and the delivery thereof.

O-996-003 [117KB]

Increasing the maximum fine that my be imposed for County ordinance violations from $300 to $600.