County Ordinances & Regulations

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Complete Book of County Ordinances & Regulations

Resolutions

This is a table of ordinances for Adams County, CO.
Ordinance Number	Ordinance Description	Full Text Link
Ordinance No. 1	Nude Entertainment Ordinance	Full Text
Ordinance No. 2	Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance Number Two Establishing Massage Parlor Regulations	Full Text
Ordinance No. 3	Ordinance for the Prevention of Environmental Blight	Full Text
Ordinance No. 4	Ordinance Re-Enacting and Re-Adopting the 2018 Edition of The International Fire Code with Amendments Thereto	Full Text
Ordinance No. 5	Ordinance to Regulate the Location and Operation of Vending on Streets and Sidewalks in Unincorporated Adams County	Full Text
Ordinance No. 6	Ordinance for the Control of Unleased and Unclaimed Animals	Full Text
Ordinance No. 7	Adult Motion Picture Theater Ordinance (Invalidated by judicial decision)	Full Text
Ordinance No. 8	Ordinance to Regulate Loitering by Minor Children in Unincorporated Adams County	Full Text
Ordinance No. 9	Adams County Traffic Code	Full Text
Ordinance No. 10	Ordinance Re-Enacting and Re-Adopting Ordinance No. 10 Regulating Pawnbrokers and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof	Full Text
Ordinance No. 11	Ordinance Concerning the Illicit Discharges to the Public Storm Drainage System or Waters of the State of Colorado within Unincorporated Adams County	Full Text
Ordinance No. 12	Ordinance Re-Enacting and Re-Adopting the 2018 Edition of The International Building Codes and the 2017 Edition of The National Electrical Code with Amendments Thereto	Full Text
Ordinance No. 13	Repealed by Board Of County Commissioners Resolution dated December 16, 2014	Full Text
Ordinance No. 14	Repealed in 2018 with the enaction of the 2018 building codes.	Full Text
Ordinance No. 15	Ordinance Regulating Marijuana Hospitality Businesses and Providing for Licenses for Such Businesses	Full Text
Ordinance No. 16	Ordinance Designating Residential Parking Districts	Full Text
Ordinance No. 17	Ordinance for the Regulation of Solid Waste Hauling Businesses and Providing for Licenses for Such Businesses	Full Text

Ordinances

This is a table of resolutions specific to the subject matter listed for Adams County, CO.
Resolution Date	Subject Matter	Resolution Title
Mar. 1, 2022	Animal Control	Resolution Approving The Animal Control Code
Jan. 28, 1980	Firearms	Resolution Prohibiting the Discharge of Firearms in Certain Unincorporated Areas of Adams County, Colorado
Feb. 19, 1980	Firearms	Resolution Prohibiting the Discharge of Firearms in Certain Unincorporated Areas of Adams County, Colorado Includes Adams County Map of Restricted Firearm Discharge Areas
Apr. 15, 2013	Firearms	Resolution Prohibiting The Open Carrying Of Firearms In County Buildings
Dec. 8, 2010	Marijuana	Resolution Prohibiting the Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Facilities within Adams County
Dec. 16, 2014	Marijuana	Resolution Approving Marijuana Regulation Amendments in Unincorporated Adams County
Jun. 30, 2015	Marijuana	Resolution Approving Local Marijuana Licensing Regulations in Unincorporated Adams County
Jun. 30, 2015	Marijuana	Resolution Extending the Limit of Ten Marijuana Establishments in Unincorporated Adams County April 6, 2023
Mar. 21, 2020	Marijuana	Resolution Approving Marijuana Licensing Caps and Regulation Amendments in Unincorporated Adams County
Jul. 28, 2020	Marijuana	Resolution Approving Amendments to the Marijuana Licensing Regulations in Unincorporated Adams County
Dec. 6, 2022	Parks, Trails, Open Spaces & Cultural Arts	Resolution 2022-649 Adopting Updated Rules and Regulations for Adams County Parks, Trails, Open Space and Cultural Arts Areas Effective December 6, 2022