Code Enforcement

Division Responsibilities

The Code Enforcement Division functions primarily to investigate and enforce ordinances pertaining to offensive growth, trash, junk, and junked vehicles located on private property and property owners failing to clear their sidewalks of ice and snow following a snowfall.

General Nuisance Ordinance Regulations

Junk and junked vehicles - The owner or occupier of a property has the duty to remove all abandoned, discarded, or unused items described as "junk" or "junked vehicles" from their property in accordance with Section 8.32.170 of the Laramie Municipal Code.Junk_Vehicle

Offensive growth - The owner or occupier of a property has the duty to remove all dead trees and limbs, weeds and tall grass over 6 inches tall and any growth which obstructs street, alley, or sidewalk traffic from their property as described in Section 8.28.030 of the Laramie Municipal Code.

Offenders of the Offensive Growth, Junk, and Junked Vehicle Code will be notified by mail of their violation. If the offender fails to take appropriate action by the deadline given, the code enforcement inspector may hire a contractor to correct the violation and the property owner will be charged the amount of the contractor's charges plus an administrative fee of $100 or 50% of the contractor's fee, whichever is higher.

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Removal of Snow, Ice & Debris from Sidewalks - Owners have the duty to keep the sidewalk adjacent to their properties clear of snow, ice, mud, dirt, rubbish or filth as described in Section 12.08.020 of the Laramie Municipal Code (updated in 2020). If the owner fails to take appropriate action, the code enforcement inspector may take further measures to correct the problem including hiring a contractor to correct the problem, then charging the property owner the contractor’s fees plus an administrative fee of $100 or 50% of the contractor's fee, whichever is higher. 

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If you have any questions or wish to report a code violation, please call the Code Enforcement Inspector at (307) 721-5285 or visit the Planning Office at 405 E Grand Avenue.

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