Most City and County of Denver offices will be closed Monday, May 26 for the Memorial Day holiday. Solid waste collection services will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week.
The public right-of-way is an area controlled by the City for the purposes of transportation, utilities and other public infrastructure, including constructing, operating and maintaining public facilities such as streets, alleys, sidewalks, bike paths, and utilities.
Denver's Right-of-Way Services (ROWS) manages most activities in the City's right-of-way. ROWS is responsible for determining requirements for improvements in the public right-of-way, as well as reviewing plans for regulatory compliance, issuing permits, and inspecting work in the areas of transportation, wastewater, and survey.
Permit requirements and resources for other uses in the right-of-way, such as Bicycle Parking, Dumpsters, Signs, Encroachments, Special Events, Patios, etc.
Permit requirements for street cuts and short-term use of the City’s right-of-way.
Plan review requirements, guidelines, and resources for Capital projects, utility projects, encroachments, right-of-way vacations, and easement relinquishments.
The Survey Section of Right-of-Way Services furnishes Land Survey expertise to the City and County of Denver as well as review of private and City development projects.
Information on floodplain permit requirements, floodplain regulations, various flood maps, and other flood-related resources.
Technical information, such as rules & regulations, standards, and policies for improvements in the public right-of-way.
Frequently Asked Questions about doing work in the right-of-way.
ROWS Directory