Manager may order vault construction changed.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-377
in effectSec. 49-377. - Manager may order vault construction changed.
(a) Whenever any vault, coal hole or other aperture under any sidewalk is not covered or secured as provided in this division, or is, in the opinion of the manager of transportation and infrastructure, unsafe or obstructive of the public travel, the manager may order the same to be filled in or placed in a safe condition, whichever shall be satisfactory to the manager.
(b) If the order under subsection (a) is not complied with within a reasonable time, such time to be governed by the degree of seriousness of the hazard and specified in the order, the manager of transportation and infrastructure may cause such changes to be made.
(c) The expenses therefor shall be paid by such owner or person in possession of the premises.
(Code 1950, §§ 331.11, 331.12; Ord. No. 39-20, § 128, 2-3-20)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH49STSIOTPUWA_ARTXIIIPEOCPURI-W_DIV3SPBEPURI-W_S49-377MAMAORVACOCHFetched: 10/27/2026