County Ordinance | Gilpin County

Dog: Control/Licensing

Dog registration is required by county ordinance and is provided as a free service by the county. In order to register your dog with the county, you must provide a current rabies vaccination certificate for your dog from a veterinarian (the rabies tag is not sufficient; you must provide the certificate). You may register in person at the Sheriff's Office, or fill out the Sheriff's Office registration form and mail it in with your rabies vaccination certificate to 2960 Dory Hill Rd, Black Hawk, CO 80422. Tag(s) may be picked up at the office or mailed to you if you wish.

Please note that your registration tag(s) are only valid until the rabies vaccination tag(s) expire. When the rabies vaccination tag(s) expire, you must renew your county registration tag(s).

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. How many dogs am I allowed to have?

A. The Gilpin County Zoning Code mandates no more than 4 dogs per household:

Q. To whom do I report issues with barking dogs?

A. Please call the Sheriff's Office Dispatch at 303-582-5500, and we will send an officer to investigate.

Q. To whom do I report issues with animals at large or animal abuse?

A. Please call non-emergency dispatch at 303-582-5500 and they will connect you with a deputy.

Firearms/Shooting

Resolution to Designate areas in which it is unlawful to discharge firearms

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF GILPIN, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AREAS IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISCHARGE FIREARMS
PURSUANT TO C.R.S. 30•15-302.

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County has the power, pursuant to Colorado law, to designate by resolution areas in the unincorporated areas of the County, having a population density greater than 100 persons by square mile, in which the discharge of firearms not in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes 30-15-302 shall be prohibited; and

WHEREAS, significant growth in population In Gilpin County has taken place since 1975, when a similar resolution was passed, and many more platted subdivisions In the County now exist with sufficient density to qualify for such prohibition; and

WHEREAS, upon adoption of this resolution, the discharge of a firearm in any of these designated areas, other than under circumstances whereby such firearm can be discharged in such a manner as not to endanger persons or property and also in such a manner as to prevent the projectile from any such firearm from traversing any grounds or space outside the limits of a shooting gallery, grounds, or residence, shall be a misdemeanor, subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or otherwise affect any person's constitutional right to bear arms or his right to the defense of his person, his family, or his property; and

WHEREAS, upon due and proper notice, published or posted In accordance with the law, a public hearing was held on December 17, 2013, at the County Courthouse, Central City, Colorado, and interested residents and landowners were given the opportunity to file or register any objections to said resolution;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gilpin as follows:

that the discharge of firearms, subject to the restrictions in in C.R.S. 30-15-302, is hereby prohibited in the platted subdivisions in Gilpin County as listed on the attached Exhibit A.

Adopted this 17th day of December, 2013, by a vote of 3 to 0.

Attest:

Sharon E. Cate,

Deputy Clerk to the Board

Board of County Commissioners,

County of Gilpin

Buddy Schmalz, Chair

Exhibit A

Aspen Springs

Baltimore

Braecher Ranchettes

Brickey Highlands

Bun-Gun Zhing-Wak

Byron Hacker's Lots

Carters

Carters #1

Carter's Addition #2

Chalet Park

Colorado Sierra Alpha

Colorado Sierra Beta

Colorado Sierra Delta

Corona Heights

Dory Lakes

Fiddler's Green

Forest Hills

Gilpin-Gardens

Glen Mawr

Golden Gate Canyon

Golden Gate Park Estates

Hilltop Lots

Isle Of Pines

Kingdom Of Gilpin 1-6

La Chula Vista #2

La Chula Vista Ranch

Lakeview

Lincoln Hills

Mary Anna

Meadowlake Mountain Acres

Mineral Acres

Missouri Lakes #1

Missouri Lakes #2

Missouri Lakes #3

Mountain House

Mountain Meadows

Pactoius Acres

Pine Aspen

Pita

Qulen Sabe 1,2,3

Range View

Rock Crest

Rollinsvllle Heights

Severance Lodge

Skydale

Sleeping Giant

Snowline Ranch 1st Addition

Snowline Ranch Estates

South Pinecliffe

Sunrise Heights

Taylor Subdivision

Tolland Township

Town of Rollinsville

Wallen's

Wedgwood Wilderness #1

Wedgwood Wilderness #2

Wheeler

Whispering Pines

Wondervu Project

Wondervu Ranch #1

Marijuana: Ordinance Number 17-01 Retail Marijuana

Slash Burns/Open Burns

Ordinance 17-02 Burn Permits

Ordinance 22-01 Restricting Open Fires and Other Fire Devices

GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO OPEN BURNING
REGULATIONS, PROCEDURE AND PERMITTING
January 9, 2018
An open burning permit must be obtained by any individual, company or other entity
prior to conducting open burning activity. The following requirements and conditions must be met in order for open burning to occur on private land in Gilpin County, Colorado.

NON-EXEMPT BURNS: Permits issued by or on behalf of the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office are required for non-exempt burns. The following conditions must be met before an open burn permit is authorized to burn slash piles.
SLASH (BRUSH) PILES
SLASH PILE CONSTRUCTION

Woody materials to be burned include only clean, dry slash (limbs, branches, needles, leaves) less than 6 inches in diameter. Tree stumps, trunks or logs (greater than 6 inches) shall not be included in the slash pile and are not permitted to be burned.
No household trash, construction debris(building materials), lumber, tires, fence post, creosote products or wood products containing hazardous chemicals, etc. shall be burned.
Piles shall be constructed so that the maximum size of the pile does not exceed eight feet (8) in diameter and eight (8) feet in height. Piles shall be constructed so that no pile is closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent standing tree trunk and tree crowns do not hang over the piles. Piles shall be located no closer to each other than twenty (20) feet. Piles should be constructed in openings or clearings whenever possible.
Do not place piles over or near tree stumps or adjacent to any large down dead or green logs, as they will burn for an extended period of time and will require additional control.
Piles shall be constructed no closer than fifty (50) feet from any structure.
Do not place piles near or under power lines or utility poles, drainages or waterways.
These pile construction requirements shall be closely adhered to; fire department personnel will inspect for pile construction standards prior to authorizing your burn permit.

WHEN YOU BURN

Pile burning will occur ONLY when there’s a minimum of 4 INCHES of snow cover.
Burning slash during a snow event is encouraged from a smoke management standpoint. It’s good etiquette to not smoke out your neighbor when burning piles; notify those neighbors around you that you are burning. From a public safety standpoint - monitor your smoke when burning near roads.
Should temperatures and/or wind conditions develop that cause rapid melting of the snow cover, pile extinguishment shall commence. Do not light more piles than one person can manage safely at any one time. No more than two to three piles per person at one time are recommended.
Pile burning may only occur after sunrise. Piles must be fully extinguished before sunset (no visible smoke). No burning will take place between sunset and sunrise.
Wind speeds at the time of ignitions must be 10 mph or less. If wind gusts exceed 10 mph for a period of 30 minutes or more, piles will be extinguished and mopped up (no visible smoke). Piles should be visually checked the following day of the burn; all visible smoke/associated heat should be fully extinguished.
No burning is allowed on holidays or holiday weekends, unless pre-authorized by the approving authority.
Burns must be attended at all times; permittees shall have at least one hand tool (shovel) readily available on the burn site. There must be a working telephone (fixed or cellular) readily available in case of emergency. Signed (authorized) permits will be in possession of the landowner on site when burning.
Permittees will notify the Gilpin County Sherriff’s Office Communications Center (Dispatch) 303-582-5511, when the burn begins and when the burn ends each day. The communications center will notify the respective Fire Protection District via phone or page that the permitted burn is scheduled for that day.
When permittee is burning within the Timberline Fire Protection District, the permittee will, (in addition to contacting Gilpin Sheriff Dispatch), notify the District Administrator within 24 hours prior to and upon completion of the burn at 303-582-5768
When permittee is burning within Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District, the permittee will, (in addition to contacting the Gilpin Sheriff Dispatch) notify the District Administrator within 24 hours prior to and upon completion of the burn at 303-642-3121

APPLICATION PROCESS

Contact your respective Gilpin County fire department or the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office for this burn permit application and instructions.
Two permits are needed for non-exempt burns on private land; this County permit (on behalf of the local fire department) and a permit from the State of Colorado.
The state permit can be found at www.cdphe.state.co.us/ap/OpenBurning.html
- NOTE: If your proposed slash pile burn falls within the Timberline or Coal Creek jurisdictional boundaries in BOULDER COUNTY, you must contact Boulder County Public Health Department for the permitting process; the regulations and permit can be found at: www.co.boulder.co.us/health
- NOTE: If your proposed slash pile burn falls within Coal Creek’s jurisdictional boundaries in JEFFERSON COUNTY, you must contact Jefferson County Public Health for the permitting process; the regulations and permit can be found at http://health.jeffco.us3
Fire Department personnel will schedule and conduct an inspection of your burn site. If conditions of this procedural document are met, the authorized fire department person will sign and issue the permit. Permits are valid for one year from the date of signature/authorization.
Any governmental agency responsible for fire management or resource management(USFS, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado State Forest Service, etc.) may notify the agency of jurisdiction for an exemption to this permitting process.
EXEMPT BURNS: No authorization or permit is required for exempt burns. Agricultural open burning (weeds/ditches), (recreational) camp fires, outdoor fireplaces, wood stoves, outdoor wood-fired boilers and training fires are examples of exempt burns.
- Camp Fires: Camp fires can be defined as “recreational fires” in which fires are used for non-commercial cooking of food for human consumption (barbeques), for instructional or religious purposes (bon fires) or for recreational purposes (camp fires on private land). This applies only to the burning of clean, dry wood (no treated wood, trash, etc.).
  - Camp fires must be within an enclosure, constructed of steel or other noncombustible material. Enclosure shall be no larger than three feet (3) (inside) diameter. There must be an area of at least three feet (3) of clearance of combustible materials surrounding the fire enclosure.
  - Camp fires must be attended at all times. Camp fires will be fully extinguished upon departure from the site.
  - Camp fires will not be permitted within 25 feet of any structure
  - Camp fires are permitted year round, but NOT allowed during periods of high fire danger, i.e. during fire bans or when fire restrictions are in place in Gilpin County.
    - Contact the Gilpin County Sherriff’s Office Communications Center (Dispatch) at 303-582-5511, for fire restrictions and/or fire ban information.
  - This applies to camp fires on private property in Gilpin County only; for camp fires within Golden Gate Canyon State Park (303-582-3707) or camp fires on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest (303-541-5500), check with those agencies regarding permitting process, restrictions or bans.
- Training Fires: Are fires utilized by fire or resource management agencies for training purposes.
- Agricultural Burns: are defined as the open burning of ground cover vegetation for the purpose of preparing the soil for crop production and livestock grazing, for the clearing of irrigation ditches and fence lines and for controlling noxious weeds for “commercial agricultural operations”. Commercial Agricultural Operations are those operations in which the growing of crops or livestock is a “gainful occupation” such that the income received from the agricultural operation is greater than $500.00 per year. Properties that are “agriculturally zoned” but do not have commercial income greater than $500.00 per year will not be considered “agricultural” and are not exempt from this permitting process.

Parking On County Roads: Ordinance 22-05 Parking on County Roads

Colorado Revised Statute: ATV's/OHV's on Roads

COLORADO REVISED STATUTES

*** Titles 1 through 11, 13 through 23, and 25 through 43 of the Colorado Statutes have been updated and are current through all laws passed during the 2016 Legislative Session, subject to final review by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services. Titles 12 and 24 are current through all laws passed during the 2015 Legislative Session and are in the process of being updated. ***
TITLE 33. PARKS AND WILDLIFE PARKS
ARTICLE 14.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
C.R.S. 33-14.5-108 (2016)

33-14.5-108. Off-highway vehicle operation prohibited on streets, roads, and highways.

(1) No off-highway vehicle may be operated on the public streets, roads, or highways of this state except in the following cases:

(a) When a street, road, or highway is designated open by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof;

(b) When crossing streets or when crossing roads, highways, or railroad tracks in accordance with section 33-14.5-108.5;

(d) During special off-highway vehicle events lawfully conducted pursuant to the authority granted to local political subdivisions in this article;

(e) During emergency conditions declared by the proper state or local authority;

(f) When local political subdivisions have authorized by ordinance or resolution the establishment of off-highway vehicle routes to permit the operation of off-highway vehicles on city streets or county roads, but no street or road which is part of the state highway system may be so designated;

(g) When using an off-highway vehicle for agricultural purposes;

(h) When authorized under subsection (3) of this section; and

(i) When a public utility, as defined in section 40-1-103 (1), C.R.S., or a cooperative electric association, as defined in section 40-9.5-102, C.R.S., or any agent thereof designated specifically for the purpose of meter reading or repair, is using an off-highway vehicle for business purposes.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection (3), it is unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle on any federal public land, trail, or road unless the federal public land, trail, or road is signed or otherwise authorized for such use. A peace officer shall not enforce this paragraph (a) within an administrative unit of federal public land until the controlling land management agency identifies whether a route is available for motorized travel by maps, route markers, or signs that are available to the public and provide information to determine whether the route is authorized. Except for violations occurring within a federal wilderness area, a person who violates this paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars. A person who violates this paragraph (a) within a federal wilderness area is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars.

(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars if the person, without authorization, takes either of the following actions with regard to a sign located on federal public land that affects whether motor vehicle travel is or purports to be authorized:

(I) Removes, defaces, or destroys such a sign that was installed by the controlling land management agency; or

(II) Installs such a sign.

(d) (I) The prohibition and penalties expressed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (3) do not apply to a peace officer in the performance of his or her official duties, a person acting at the direction of a peace officer, or a person otherwise authorized to operate a motor vehicle on the federal public land, trail, or road by legal right or by permission of the controlling land management agency, including administrative and emergency access, facility maintenance, ski area operations, oil and gas operations, logging operations, and motor vehicle use that is authorized under permits, including for special events, recreational uses, firewood gathering, and livestock operations and activities.

(II) Nothing in this subsection (3) affects any authority that the parks and wildlife commission has pursuant to law other than this subsection (3) to regulate motor vehicle travel on lands subject to the commission's jurisdiction.

HISTORY: Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1366, § 1, effective April 1, 1990.L. 95: (1)(a) and (2) amended and (1)(h) added, p. 341, § 9, effective July 1.L. 99: (1)(i) added, p. 888, § 2, effective August 4.L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1951, § 38, effective May 22.L. 2008: (1)(h)(III) added, p. 146, § 3, effective July 1.L. 2013: (1)(h) amended and (3) added, (SB 13-067), ch. 106, p. 369, § 2, effective April 4.L. 2015: (1)(b) amended, (SB 15-023), ch. 21, p. 51, § 1, effective August 5.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting subsection (1)(h)(III), see section 1 of chapter 54, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.

Colorado Revised Statute: Snowmobiles on Road

COLORADO REVISED STATUTES

TITLE 33. PARKS AND WILDLIFE PARKS
ARTICLE 14. SNOWMOBILES

C.R.S. 33-14-110 (2016)

33-14-110. Snowmobile operation on roadway of streets and highways

(1) A snowmobile may be operated on the roadway of a street or highway in this state only as provided in this section.

(2) No snowmobile may be operated on the roadway of an interstate highway or freeway except during emergency conditions declared by the proper state authority.

(3) A snowmobile may be operated on other streets and highways under the following restrictions:

(a) To cross a street or highway in the manner provided in section 33-14-112;

(b) To traverse a bridge or culvert on such street or highway;

(c) During special snowmobile events lawfully conducted pursuant to the authority granted to local subdivisions in this article;

(d) During emergency conditions declared by proper state authority;

(e) On the roadway of streets and highways which are not maintained for winter motor vehicle traffic;

(f) When local subdivisions have authorized by ordinance or resolution the establishment of snowmobile routes to permit the operation of snowmobiles on city streets or county roads. No street or road which is part of the state highway system may be so designated.

(g) When crossing railroad tracks.

HISTORY: Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 910, § 2, effective January 1, 1985.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-7-109 as it existed prior to 1984.