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Broomfield adopts streamlined civil penalty process for certain neighborhood code violations

5739155 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Council approved an ordinance creating an administrative process for civil penalties on selected animal and property code violations — a tool designed to speed enforcement and prioritize compliance over prosecution.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The City and County of Broomfield on Aug. 12 approved an ordinance (No. 2271) establishing a simplified administrative civil-penalty process for selected property and animal-code violations, a change intended to shorten enforcement timelines and reduce the courtroom workload for low-level offenses.

Courtney Thiemann, deputy city and county attorney, summarized the measure, which creates a citation-and-fine procedure similar to traffic infractions and preserves a simplified hearing process for residents who want to contest a citation. The ordinance…

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