FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE AND ORDER OR AGREEMENT TO ABATE; REPEAT OFFENDERS
Colorado Springs City Code § 9.6.510
in effect9.6.510: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE AND ORDER OR AGREEMENT TO ABATE; REPEAT OFFENDERS:
A. Abatement Action: In the event that any notice and order issued or agreement to abate entered into pursuant to this part is not complied with according to its terms, the Code Enforcement Administrator may take steps or order action as the Code Enforcement Administrator deems necessary and appropriate to abate the condition giving rise to the issuance of the notice and order or agreement to abate. Abatement action includes towing and impoundment of vehicles and removal and disposal of junk. The procedure outlined in section 9.6.511 of this part for the collection of the costs and expenses of abatement shall apply independently and in addition to the remedies provided for a violation of any provisions of this part.
B. Reinspection:
1. For purposes of this part, "repeat offender" is defined as the owner of property which has been previously cited for one or more violations of this part at least two (2) or more times during any successive six (6) month period. For purposes of this part, "reinspection" is defined as any and all inspections subsequent to an inspection after issuance of the first notice and order to the owner for a violation on the subject property.
2. The Code Enforcement Administrator shall be authorized to assess an inspection fee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each reinspection necessitated by the repeat offender's continued violation and failure to abate following issuance of a notice and order to abate.
3. In the event one or more reinspection fees are assessed and the property owner or owner's agent fails to pay the fee(s) within twenty (20) days, the Code Enforcement Administrator is authorized to file a lien against the property for fee(s) in accord with section 9.6.511 of this part. The Code Enforcement Administrator is further authorized to include in one lien assessment action any and all costs incurred by the City associated with the removal, correction or other abatement necessitated by the property owner's continued violation and failure to abate following issuance of a notice and order to abate. (Ord. 96-111; Ord. 98-85; Ord. 01-42)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-16700Fetched: 11/1/2026