Code of Colorado Regulations
600 - Department of Transportation
601 - Transportation Commission and Office of Transportation Safety
2 CCR 601-2 - JUNKYARD REGULATIONS
Section 2 CCR 601-2-3.00 - PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
3.01 Except as provided in these regulations, no person shall establish, operate, and maintain a Junkyard which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the Interstate Highway and visible from the Main-traveled way thereof unless a permit is first obtained from the Department.
3.02 Pursuant to § 43-1-503, C.R.S., no permit shall be required and junkyards, automobile graveyards, and scrap metal processing facilities may be operated within areas adjacent to said highways which are within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way which are zoned industrial under authority of state law, or any of its political subdivisions.
3.03 Application for a permit shall be submitted on the appropriate CDOT Form and shall be accompanied by a check for twenty-five dollars ($25.00) made payable to The Colorado Department of Transportation which shall be non-refundable.
3.04 No permit shall be issued unless the Junkyard can be effectively screened, as provided herein, by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means, so as not to be visible from the Main-traveled way of the Interstate Highway.
3.05 Screening shall be at the expense of the person applying for a permit, and shall conceal the Junkyard on a year-round basis
3.06 A plan for screening shall accompany the application for an initial permit and shall be in sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
