Ordinances

Tree owners must now keep branches at least 8 feet above sidewalks, separately from the existing 13-foot clearance required above streets. This sets a lower, more practical standard for pedestrian pathways.

Adopted July 13, 2026

Pierce is adopting the state's 2025 Wildfire Resiliency Code, which sets construction and site design standards to reduce wildfire risk. The town is asking the state fire agency to enforce the code, and will create a self-certification program if the state cannot.

Adopted May 11, 2026

Write-in candidates must file an affidavit 64 days before an election, and uncontested elections will be cancelled at the 64-day mark, aligning local deadlines with state law.

Adopted January 12, 2026

Caps municipal court penalties to match state sentencing limits when local offenses duplicate state crimes.

Adopted January 12, 2026

Solicitors must register with the Town Clerk and cannot visit residences on the Do Not Solicit List.

Adopted January 12, 2026

Prohibited the use of engine compression brakes by commercial vehicles within the Town limits.

Adopted December 9, 2024

Restricted where registered sex offenders may live within the Town.

Adopted December 9, 2024

Amended the code concerning dog licences.

Adopted October 14, 2024

Amended the code concerning abandoned and inoperable vehicles.

Adopted September 9, 2024

Amended the code concerning the accumulation of garbage, refuse and rubbish.

Adopted September 9, 2024

Amended the code concerning oversized vehicles on local streets.

Adopted September 9, 2024

Amended the code concerning business licences.

Adopted September 9, 2024

Further amended the code concerning the prohibition of fireworks.

Adopted September 9, 2024

Amended the fireworks provisions of the code, changing the fine.

Adopted May 13, 2024

Adopted the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code by reference.

Adopted June 12, 2023

Amended the modifications and additions previously made to the 2020 Model Traffic Code.

Adopted September 12, 2022

Amended the code concerning the prohibition of fireworks.

Adopted September 12, 2022

Annexed contiguous unincorporated territory in Weld County, along Weld County Road 90.

Adopted July 11, 2022

Established a licensing programme for short-term rentals and set a penalty for operating without one.

Adopted February 14, 2022

Adopted modifications and additions to the 2020 Model Traffic Code.

Adopted January 10, 2022

Repealed and reenacted the restrictions on local streets, and the accompanying definitions.

Adopted October 11, 2021

Repealed and reenacted the unlawful noise section of the code.

Adopted October 11, 2021

Adopted and amended the 2018 International Fire Code by reference.

Adopted November 9, 2020

Adopted the 2020 Model Traffic Code by reference, replacing the previous traffic rules.

Adopted September 14, 2020

Put an advisory question to voters at the April 2020 election on whether retail or medical marijuana dispensaries should be permitted in Pierce.

Adopted April 7, 2020