Values

We, the members of the Evans Police Department, are proudly committed to and guided by the following core values in achieving our mission:

Patrol Service Officers respond to calls for service and conduct follow-up investigations, while enforcing federal and state laws, as well as municipal ordinances. Specialized assignments to the bike patrol or canine units in our patrol division give officers a variety of opportunities for personal development and career advancement, while bringing us face to face with our community.

Community Outreach programs provide officers with the opportunity to educate diverse cross sections of our community. Officers instruct the D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T. curriculum to our school children, provide crime prevention and safety education for our citizens through a Citizens Police Academy, Neighborhood Watch, TRIAD and other interactive programs.

Criminal investigations offer experienced officers a different side of policing and the development of specialized skills used to resolve complex criminal acts. Assignments to a regional multi-agency narcotics task force or gang unit also provide officers with advanced investigative experience while enhancing the protection of our citizens and neighborhoods.

The City of Evans community is protected by a complement of 30 police officers who provide service 24-hours a day. The Police Department also employs two Code Enforcement Officers who are tasked with enforcing Evans Municipal Ordinances regarding issues such as animals, weeds, trash, snow removal, and inoperable/abandoned vehicles. Police Department offices are housed in the Evans Community Complex which is located at 1100 37th Street.

From any telephone in Evans, dial 911 for emergency police or fire service. Evans is part of the E-911 system and emergency calls are dispatched via the Weld County Communications Center.

Non-emergency calls for service are taken at the business number of (970) 339-2441.

Police Records is open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and can be reached by calling the Police Department business phone number listed above.

• D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is designed to educate students on the consequences of drugs and violence, as well as, teaching life skills needed to successfully resist negative activities.
• G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) is designed to teach students the negative consequences of gang activities, with an emphasis on developing alternative social support networks.
• The Citizens Police Academy is a 10 week program focused on educating citizens on issues and training facing modern police officers. Program begins in early April.
• The Neighborhood Watch Program facilitates communication between neighbors and develops a partnership with police and citizens for the safety and security of area neighborhoods.
• National Night Out is an extension of neighborhood watch and encourages neighbors to gather together and get to know each other on a more personal level.
• The CrimeCam Program provides a police owned video camera that is available to member of the community who are experiencing recurring crime problems in their neighborhood. The goal is to record criminal activity and identify suspects for the purpose of criminal investigations and prosecutions.
• Santa Cops Program is a county-wide program that provides Christmas gifts to less fortunate families through monetary community donations.

Any persons interested in taking part in any these programs should contact the Evans Police Department Community Resource Office at 339-2441.

• Decline in property values -- particularly when the activity begins affecting the reputation of the neighborhood.




• Property damage arising from abuse, retaliation, neglect and police raids.




• Fire resulting from Methamphetamine manufacturing or Marijuana growing operations.

• Civil penalties, including temporary closure of the property -- or even property.

• Loss of rent during the eviction and repair periods.

• Fear and frustration when dealing with dangerous and threatening residents.

• Increased resentment and anger between neighbors and property managers.

• The loss of other valued residents.

• A stable, more satisfied resident base.

• Increased demand for rental units with a reputation for active management.

• Lower maintenance and repair costs.

• Increased property values.

• Improved personal safety for residents, landlords and managers.

• Peace of mind that comes from spending more time on routine management and less time on crisis control.

Action on a specific violation of an ordinance can be initiated either by a complaint to the proper authority of the city or by observation of the violation by the person(s) enforcing the ordinances. If you are the owner or party in control of the property on which a violation occurs, you will receive an explanation of what must be done to comply with the ordinance. If you fail to correct the violation or only partially correct it, you will once again be contacted and given an abatement notice requiring you to correct it within a certain number of days; and then, if not corrected, a summons into municipal court will be issued. At the end of the abatement procedure the city has the right to perform the work needed and to charge for the work at the established city rate or its costs if subcontracted out.

5.12.010 A solicitor's license is required for all door-to-door sales in the City of Evans. Residents should ask solicitors to show their city license. If they do not, please notify the Police Department.

5.16.040 No person, firm, organization or corporation shall hold a garage sale for a longer period than two days, nor shall the same person or organization hold more than two such sales within a period of one year, nor shall more than two sales be held at the same place within a period of one year.

5.16.060 Signs advertising garage sales or other property for sale may not be placed on the streets of the city, which includes street right of way, utility poles, street light poles, or road sign poles. Signs may be posted on private property with the property owner's permission, but no further than 300 feet from the garage sale location.

6.04.020 No owner shall permit their animals to run at large within the city.

6.04.030 Owners shall be responsible for securing a license from the city clerk for all dogs and cats over the age of six months.

6.04.050 Licenses issued for dogs and cats in the city shall be good for one, two or three years.

6.04.060 No license will be issued without a certificate certifying that the dog, or cat, has been vaccinated for rabies.

6.04.150 No owner, or other person, shall allow an animal under their care or control to excessively or continuously bark, howl, yelp or make other loud, persistent noises.

6.04.160 The owner of any animal that bites a person shall report the bite to the code enforcement officer. Any animal that bites a person shall be quarantined for no less than ten days.

6.04.180 No person shall own, keep, harbor or possess any vicious dog in the city, unless specific terms and conditions are met as outlined in the ordinance. A vicious animal is any animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to, or otherwise threaten the safety of people or other animals.

8.04.080 The city contracts refuse removal with a private hauler. Dwelling units of three or less are required to use this hauler. The charge for this service will appear on the water bill. Residents of four or more dwelling units and businesses may apply for exemption from this service. Please contact the City Clerk's office for exemption information.

8.04.250 No person shall in any manner throw, place, scatter, deposit or bury any refuse in or upon any public street, alley or other public place, or upon his own premises or the premises of another.

8.12.020 No owner of any lot, block or parcel of land within the city, or tenants or agents in charge thereof, shall allow or permit weeds or brush to grow, or remain when grown on such lot, block or parcel of ground, or on or along sidewalk or street adjoining the same, or in the alley behind the same; but such weeds or brush shall be cut close to the ground, and kept so cut; and it is further unlawful for any owner, occupant or other person in charge of any lot, block or parcel of land within the city to fail to cut or otherwise destroy all growths, of whatever height, before the same blossom or mature to such state that seed may be discharged or broadcast from such growths (i.e. dandelions).

8.12.030 The accumulation of trash on any lot, block or parcel of land within the city that affects the health or comfort of well-being of the inhabitants of the city is also hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

9.24.070 No person shall post any notice or advertisement (i.e. garage sales) upon any public or private property without the consent of the owner.

9.24.080 It shall be the responsibility of the property owner/occupant to remove all graffiti on said property in a timely manner. Failure to do so shall constitute a violation of this Code.

9.24.180 It is unlawful for any person to abandon or discard in any public or private place accessible to children any chest, closet, refrigerator, ice box, motor vehicle, or other article or device having a compartment of one and one-half cubic feet or more capacity and having a door or lid which, when closed, can not be opened easily from the inside. It is also unlawful for the owner, lessee or manager of such place to knowingly permit such abandoned or discarded article to remain in such condition.

9.28.010 It is unlawful for any minor who has not reached his sixteenth birthday to remain on any city streets or alleys or be in any other public places within the city or in any establishment open to the public generally within the city, between the hours of eleven p.m. and five a.m., except when accompanied by a parent or guarding, or for lawful employment.

9.28.030 It is unlawful for any person to knowingly harbor a runaway child.

9.32.080 No firearm, air gun, BB gun, bow and arrow, etc., can be discharged within the city, except in a shooting gallery.

10.04.030 No trailer shall be detached from a towing vehicle and left standing in any public right-of-way. No pick-up camper shall be unloaded from a pick-up truck and left standing on any public right-of-way. No boat, whether standing on a trailer or standing by itself, shall be left standing on any public right-of-way, unless attached physically to a motor vehicle.

10.12.010 It is unlawful for any person to park or place any vehicle or other personal property that is offered for sale or barter in the roadway or public right of way, alley or intersection.

10.12.010.D Parking of any vehicle or trailer in the front yard of a residentially zoned lot shall be prohibited unless such vehicle or trailer is parked on an improved area having a surface of paved asphalt or paved concrete or similar hard surface such as brick pavers. The foregoing notwithstanding, a vehicle or trailer may be parked on the area between a paved driveway and the nearest side property line provided that said area is covered entirely with gravel, rock, or similar material, and kept entirely free of weeds. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that no mud, dirt, gravel, rock, or other material is displaced upon any adjacent sidewalk, street, or property.

10.16.030 It is unlawful for any person, owner or tenant within the city to park or store inoperable vehicles on private property, unless it is kept inside a garage or other building.

12.16.020 It shall be the duty of all persons to keep the sidewalks in front of and adjacent to the tenements and grounds occupied by them clear of snow and ice and after any fall of snow such persons shall remove the same from such sidewalks within twenty-four hours after the termination of each such snowfall, and it is unlawful for any person to drag, shovel or deposit any snow that has been removed from private property upon any street, gutter or sidewalk in the city.

13.04.200 No watering may be done between the hours of 12 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. The following schedule will be used for all residences using city water for irrigation: April 16 to October 19: Odd numbered building addresses may water on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; Even numbered building addresses may water on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Please contact the Public Works Department at 475-1103 for further information.

15.48.120 No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle, growth, trash, storage, or other material or thing within five feet of any fire hydrant, fire department connection, or fire protection system control valve that would prevent such equipment or hydrant from being immediately discernible or any other manner to detour or hinder the fire department from gaining immediate access to said equipment or hydrant.

13.04.230 It is unlawful for any person or persons to operate a fire hydrant, except employees of the water department and members of the fire department, and other persons who have obtained written permission from the utilities director.

15.08.040 A permit is required to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building or structure.

International Fire Code 3301.1.3 The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited.

The ordinances referred to above are merely a guide. For specific information, please read the Evans Municipal Code