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Colorado statutes affecting solar panels, EV charging, xeriscaping, rainwater collection, and plug-in or balcony solar.
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Colorado law bars HOAs and other common interest communities from prohibiting xeriscape, nonvegetative turf grass, or drought-tolerant landscapes as ground cover — for attached single-family homes under C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i)(I)(A) and for detached single-family homes under the broader (1)(i.5) — while still allowing design guidelines, review, and reasonable limits. Rain barrels are protected separately.
Colorado homeowners may collect rooftop precipitation in up to two rain barrels with a combined capacity of 110 gallons or less, used for outdoor purposes on the property where collected — no permit is required. The water cannot be used for drinking or indoor household purposes, and common interest community associations may not prohibit such barrels, though placement and aesthetic rules may still apply.
Colorado law (C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.8) prohibits a common interest community association — including HOAs, condominiums, and cooperatives — from banning a unit owner's level 1 or level 2 EV charging system in the unit, an assigned or deeded parking space, or a shared parking space, subject to safety, registration, and reasonable aesthetic conditions and cost rules.
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