Mariah Cassaro
Phone: 303-708-1818
Code Enforcement
The City of Lone Tree Code Enforcement team administers local ordinances, regulations, and codes designed to ensure public health, safety, and welfare within our community. The team serves Lone Tree by working with businesses and residents to maintain a safe, clean and, desirable community by enforcing rules related to property maintenance, land use, signage, and other aspects of development.
Lone Tree has guidelines for the care and use of property, and approval requirements for any changes to commercial property exterior colors and landscape alterations. Special outdoor advertising is regulated by the issuance of Banner Permits and Temporary Use Permits.
Approval and permitting information can be found below.
Parking
- Are pot holes present? If so, please repair them quickly. Your customers will be appreciative.
- Are parking space lines or handicap markings faded? Please repaint as needed.
Landscaping
- Landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean and healthy
condition. This shall include proper pruning, mowing of lawns, weeding, fertilizing, mulching, trimming, removal of litter and regular irrigation of all plantings, as applicable.- Trees and shrubs should be replaced when 40% of the plant is dead, or if the main leader of a tree has died.
- Replacement evergreen trees must be at least six feet in height when planted. Replacement leaf bearing trees must be at least two-inch caliper in size when planted.
- No artificial plants are allowed.
Dumpster service areas
- Has your dumpster company provided you with a clean, graffiti free container with operable lids? If not, please contact your provider for repair or replacement.
- Is your dumpster area free of litter and debris? Please have your team keep the area clean.
- If you have a dumpster enclosure, please keep the doors closed, painted and operable.
Sidewalks
- Remove obstructions such as low hanging tree limbs and overgrown shrubs.
- Snow and ice must be removed within 24 hours after snow stops falling.
Signs
- Have sign posts been damaged and need to be straightened, repainted or replaced?
- Have signs cracked or faded and need to be replaced?
- See our Outdoor Advertising publication for banner permits, window signs and more.
- Adding new signs, or increasing the size of existing signs requires a permit.
Modifications
- Please note that exterior building and site changes may require approval from the Planning Division. Call 720-509-1180 to get started.
Changing the color of your commercial building? Be sure to check with the Planning Division for color approval prior to painting.
Interested in altering you commercial property landscaping? Please contact us before you get started. Please refer to Section 16-3-20 of the Municipal Code for property maintenance standards.
It is unlawful for any exterior construction to occur between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Monday through Friday and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday and State legal holidays.
It is unlawful for any interior construction to occur between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Please call the Lone Tree Police Department non-emergency line at 303-799-0533 for noise complaints.
Placement of temporary storage units on nonresidential properties requires a Temporary Use Permit and shall meet all of the following provisions:
- The unit shall be placed behind buildings, in a loading dock or service area or in an area least visible from the street.
- The unit shall not be placed within any drive aisle, public right-of-way or sidewalk.
- The unit may be placed on a property for no more than a total of ninety (90) days over a twelve-month period, unless in association with ongoing construction activities carried out pursuant to a valid building permit, or for extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Director.