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Jefferson County opens public review after stepped-up enforcement of right-of-way rules
Summary
County officials held a public meeting after a recent round of compliance letters about obstructions and watering in county rights-of-way. Planning and road staff said enforcement will continue but letters and ordinances will be revised and handled case by case; residents urged clearer communication and grandfathering or phased fixes.
Jefferson County officials and residents clashed Thursday at a public meeting after county staff began issuing compliance notices for trees, rocks, mailboxes and irrigation that sit inside county rights-of-way.
Planning Director Milton Allerton told the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners the county has issued “over 450 compliance letters in just in the last 6, 7 months” and that the county is trying to balance safety and road maintenance with homeowners’ expectations. “We ... realized that, there’s been over 450 compliance letters issued in just in the last 6, 7 months,” Allerton said during the meeting.
The meeting centered on the county’s road ordinance (Jefferson County code 53-55) and related public-works guidance. Road and Bridge staff said repeated irrigation and standing water at the road edge,…
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