NEWS RELEASES
Heavy Restrictions on Camping in Teller County, Colorado
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The Pikes Peak Courier's website.
The Pikes Peak Courier reports on additions to a camping ordinance in Teller County, Colorado, approved in December by Teller County Board of County Commissioners, that set standards for when to obtain a camping permit and restrict the number of days a defined camping unit (considered a recreational vehicle, camping trailer, fifth wheel or tent) can stay on private property — a lot, parcel, tract or mining claim — during a continuous 12-month period.
Pikes Peak Courier writer Norma Engelberg relates in her article, "The camping restrictions were approved as Land Use Regulations because, as the new ordinance states, the commission “respects the rights of private property owners but desires to ensure that camping is conducted in a manner that protects the health and safety of the residents of Teller County..." The new enforcement enacts penalties. Violations will be considered a Class 2 Petty Offence and penalties will include fines of $50-$150 for a first violation, fines of $150-$500 for a second violation by the same individual or property owner, and fines of $500-$1,000 for third and subsequent violations by the same individual or property owner.
For more fine print of the ordinance and further correspondence recorded between the Commission, go here.