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• Solicitation ban allowed under 20 foot rule exemption Play Video

  February 14, 2013 2:18 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Every door of every home and business in Colorado Springs now serves as a legal yard stick. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge Marsha Krieger affirmed the city's 20 foot solicitation boundary from the entryways of private buildings and residences within the city limits. The restriction... more »

• Monument bans retail sales and open consumption of marijuana

  January 9, 2013 10:59 PM

  MONUMENT- Board of Trustees approved an ordinance Monday banning both open consumption and retail sales of marijuana. "It was very clear from our elected officials that they did not want marijuana in our town," Police Chief Jake Shirk said. Shirk was asked by the Board of Trustees to... more »

• Both sides speak out about new non-cigarette licenses for businesses

  November 27, 2012 6:40 PM

  After a public hearing last night and a vote buy City Council, non-cigarette tobacco sales in Pueblo now have to be through licensed businesses. It includes any smokeless tobacco, hookah, and e-cigarettes. Those for it, like the Pueblo City-County Health Department, tell us it's because a recent survey... more »

• Closer Look at the proposed ban on panhandling in Colorado Springs

  November 14, 2012 5:35 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS- The debate continues over plans to ban panhandling downtown. Council members voted 8-1 Tuesday evening to move forward with the ban. A final vote is scheduled for Nov. 27. First time offenders will receive a warning from law enforcement with repeated offenses resulting in a... more »

• Fountain business at the mercy of City Council Play Video

  January 23, 2012 7:03 PM

  After thirty years of business, everything could come down to one vote from city council for a Fountain man. David Neverette owns Valley Pet Store, and has since the 80's. He's worried because of an ordinance the city of Fountain has been working on; banning the sale and display... more »

• Pueblo city council passes property ordinance

  June 14, 2011 2:34 AM

  Pueblo city councilmembers voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance aimed at vacant and rental properties. The ordinance does not include owner-occupied properties. After two hours of public comment Monday night, the council voted to pass an adaptation of the international property maintenance code. People against the ordinance say the... more »

• Leaders set rules on loud noises in Pueblo County

  March 22, 2011 5:47 PM

  A lot of people move to the county for peace and quietness, but until now there weren't any specific laws against loud noises in Pueblo County. Not anymore. On Tuesday, Pueblo County Commissioners approved an ordinance that states excessive or unusually loud noises are a public nuisance punishable by... more »

• Ordinance contains no loan wording

  March 10, 2011 5:55 PM

  Pueblo City Clerk Gina Dutcher confirms the ordinance passed by the Pueblo City Council yesterday turns about $750,000 over to Pueblo Motorsports Park and does not stipulate the money is a loan. Dutcher told News First 5 there is an "understanding" that if PMP starts making money it will... more »

• Colorado Springs: Shovel your walks

  February 4, 2011 8:43 AM

  If your attitude toward snow on sidewalks is, "Mother Nature put it there, Mother Nature will take care of it," you need to change your attitude. The City of Colorado Springs has an ordinance requiring that you remove snow within 24 hours after snow stops falling. It is... more »

• Prostitution now illegal in Pueblo

  October 20, 2010 12:53 PM

  The world's oldest profession is now illegal in Pueblo. On Oct. 12, city council passed an ordinance prohibiting prostitution. Although there is a state statute in Colorado prohibiting prostitution, Pueblo hasn't had a city ordinance to address the problem in nearly 30 years. Now anyone who engages in prostitution... more »

• Grand Junction votes to close marijuana centers

  October 5, 2010 12:45 PM

  The Grand Junction City Council passed a measure to close medical marijuana businesses in the city. The council voted 6-1 to pass the ordinance Monday night. Mayor Teresa Coons was the only member to vote against it. The ordinance requires that all dispensaries and other pot businesses shut... more »

• Fountain medical marijuana feud headed to court

  July 11, 2010 9:59 PM

  This week, a Fountain city councilmember and a former councilmember will go head to head in court. The fight is about a restraining order, but the battle is about medical marijuana. Al lender says he wants to be a grower for a Colorado Springs dispensary. Fountain's new medical marijuana... more »

• Hundreds of marijuana outlets in Los Angeles told to close in California

  June 7, 2010 2:26 PM

  Authorities say they won't take any action against medical marijuana collectives in Los Angeles until they tally how many of the shops have defied a new ordinance requiring hundreds to close. Monday is the deadline set by the city attorney's office for more than 430 pot collectives to close... more »

• Camping ban now in effect in El Paso County

  June 1, 2010 2:27 PM

  The El Paso County ban on camping on county owned land took effect today, June 1. It mirrors a camping ban that took effect in March for public land within the City of Colorado Springs. Executive Director Bob Holmes of Homeward Pikes Peak noted, "Now that we have a... more »

• Fountain stuck on distance for dispensaries

  May 12, 2010 12:54 AM

  Fountain city councilmembers had full intention of putting an ordinance in place Tuesday night to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. What they couldn't agree on is how far away a dispensary should be from a school or day care. In the end, they were not able to pass any ordinance. ... more »

• Boulder strengthens public sleeping law

  April 21, 2010 1:53 PM

  Homeless people no longer have a legal way to sleep on the streets of Boulder. The Boulder City Council Tuesday removed the authority of the city manager to issue permits to camp on public property. Homeless advocates had requested an easier way to apply for such permits in order... more »

• Homeless camp cleanups underway

  March 20, 2010 9:46 PM

  With the No-Camping Ordinance in full effect, the faces of the creek beds around Colorado Springs are beginning to change. Earlier this week we showed you an abandoned campsite near America the Beautiful Park. Where syringes once laid, now geese now scamper around for the first time in a long... more »

• Tent city doesn't help image

  February 16, 2010 12:48 PM

  Last week the Colorado Springs City Council passed an ordinance to ban camping on public property. This is in response to many "tent cities" that have sprung up in this recession. A local real estate representative told News First 5 the tent city problem can be a negative for... more »

• Rescue mission to reach out to homeless

  February 10, 2010 6:04 PM

  The Colorado Springs Rescue Mission has a plan to offer immediate services to the homeless currently living in tents throughout the city, after the city council passed, on first presentation, an ordinance The plan involves expanding its available bed capacity within the Mission's New Life recovery program. The one-year residential... more »

• Camping ban on Council agenda today

  February 9, 2010 8:28 AM

  The Colorado Springs City Council is scheduled to vote today on whether to place a ban on camping in public places. The ordinance seems aimed particularly at camping along Fountain Creek. Several hundred people are living in a makeshift tent city this winter, and while the problem isn't... more »

• Colorado Springs medical marijuana ordinance proposed

  February 9, 2010 12:37 AM

  For the past few months Colorado Springs city council members Sean Paige and Tom Gallagher have overseen a joint task force to look at ways to regulate medical marijuana businesses. From that comes a proposed ordinance laid out Monday which was primarily written by the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council.... more »

• Canon City passes medical marijuana moratorium

  February 2, 2010 2:38 PM

  In Cañon City Monday night, all seven city council members unanimously passed a 120 day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance prohibits any new dispensaries from operating within city limits. Applications for a permit or license to operate a medical marijuana dispensary will not be processed during that time.... more »