Notice: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation Effective: June 17th , 2024 (Until rescinded or superseded)

FIRE-RESTRICTION-INFORMATION

Notice: Stage 1 Fire RestrictionsUte Mountain Ute Indian ReservationEffective: June 17th, 2024 (Until rescinded or superseded)   Stage 1-FIRE RESTRICTIONS AREAS FOLLOWS: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal, or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas. Smoking, except within an enclosed […]

Resolution No.18-2023 SUSPENSION OF BAN ON OPEN FIRES AND USE OF FIREWORKS

Fire Ban is no Longer in Effect Fire ban lifted

Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 18-2023 SUSPENSION OF BAN ON OPEN FIRES AND USE OF FIREWORKS WHEREAS, Montezuma County Ordinance No. 2-2015 prohibits open fires and the useof fireworks in unincorporated areas of Montezuma County, except the Montezuma County Boardof County Commissioners, based upon competent evidence may by resolution suspend said banfrom time to time to the […]

Montezuma County Penalties for Fire Violations

Public Information on possible Penalties for Fire Violations Montezuma County Burn Ban Ordinance 2-2015 Resolution 7-2020 Class 2 Petty Offense, up to $1,000.00 plus $10.00 surcharge C.R.S. 42-4-1406 Expel Lighted Cigarette or Burning Material from a Vehicle Class 2 Misdemeanor, 3 months jail/$250 fine to 12 months jail/$1,000.00 fine C.R.S. 18-13-109 Setting Fire to Woods […]

Ordinance No. 2-2015 Amended Fire Ban

ORDINANCE NO. 2-2015AMENDED FIRE BAN PURSUANT TOC.R.S.§30-15-40l(l)(n.5) AND (n.7) WHEREAS, the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners previously adopted Ordinance Nos. 1-2008 and 2-2014 regarding a fire ban, and found based upon competent evidence that the danger of forest and grass fires is high throughout the unincorporated areas of Montezuma County; and WHEREAS, the Montezuma County […]

Ordinance No. 1-2015: OPERATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES ON ROADS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO

ORDINANCE NO 1-2015OPERATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES ON ROADS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO WHEREAS, C.R.S. §33-14.5-1 08(1)(f) authorizes the Board of Commissioners (Board) to permit the operation of off-highway vehicles (OHV) on county roads that are not part of the state highway system; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. §33-14.5-11 0 authorizes the Board to regulate […]