Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2026-10 published below, was introduced and, on motion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on June 29, 2026. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on July 13, 2026. All persons in any manner interested in the reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard.
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Ordinance No. 2026-10
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 5 Revenue and Finance of the Weld County Code
Date of Next Reading: July 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: July 1, 2026
Published: July 3, 2026, in the Greeley Tribune
Ordinance Language:
Weld County Code Ordinance 2026-10
In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 5 Revenue and Finance of the Weld County Code
Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado:
Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld, including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
Whereas, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, that Chapter 5 of the Weld County Code be, and hereby is, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows.
Chapter 5
Revenue and Finance
Article VIII - Small Business Incentive Program.
Sec. 5-8-10. Establishment of program.
The Small Business Incentive Program (SBIP) is established to incentivize economic development in Weld County through the award of qualified conditional incentive grants to qualifying new or existing small businesses whose primary place of business is in the County’s unincorporated areas. SBIP incentive grants are intended to support the creation or retention of jobs and strengthening of local infrastructure by paying up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of the costs incurred by small businesses for eligible improvements to public infrastructure required to be constructed by them or for eligible safety measures they install to ensure employee and/or customer safety. All SBIP incentive grants awarded hereto are subject to appropriation.
Sec. 5-8-20. Eligibility requirements.
To be awarded a SBIP incentive grant, both the business and the public infrastructure or safety improvements must meet certain eligibility requirements.
A. Eligible businesses. A business eligible to apply for a SBIP incentive grant must meet the following requirements:
1. Primary place of business is within unincorporated Weld County.
2. The business’s total investment in property, facility, and infrastructure is between fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and ten million dollars ($10 million) and spending must begin in the current calendar year.
3. The business must be a new business creating two (2) or more new jobs or is an expanding business that is retaining jobs.
4. The business’s facility must be owner-occupied, or the business must demonstrate site control; the SBIP incentive cannot be transferred to a landlord or developer.
5. The business’s average wage must be seventy-five percent (75%) of the Weld County average wage.
B. Eligible public infrastructure or safety improvements: Eligible public or safety improvements that support business operations while providing broader public benefit including, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Public infrastructure improvements required by Weld County as part of the land use approval for the facility:
a. Road or traffic improvements.
b. Stormwater infrastructure.
c. Utility easement acquisition.
2. Building Safety Improvements:
a. Fire suppression upgrades.
b. Site improvements required for safety or compliance.
3. Timing of improvements. To receive SBIP incentive grant funds, a project must first receive an SBIP incentive grant approval letter from Weld County prior to commencing improvements and then have submitted to Weld County evidence of the project’s completion. Any work on the project prior to SBIP incentive grant approval is not eligible.
Sec. 5-8-30. Application procedure, grant determination process, and requests for disbursement.
A. Application procedure.
1. Prior to the construction of eligible improvements, the business is required to submit to Upstate Colorado an application for the SBIP incentive grant. The application shall include the following:
a. Parcel number(s) of the subject property.
b. The name, address, email, and telephone number of the applicant and the business owner, if different from the applicant.
c. A statement explaining the project for which the applicant is seeking the SBIP incentive grant and the facts the applicant believes support the business’s claim the business and the project meet the eligibility requirements set forth above. The statement must include the total project impacts, including total new investment by the business in real and personal property, expected job creation/retention within Weld County, and expected wages to be paid by the business for each job created or retained.
d. Signature of applicant. If the applicant is not the owner of the business, an authorization letter signed by the business owner shall be included.
2. Complete SBIP incentive grant applications submitted to Upstate Colorado will be reviewed by it to confirm business and project eligibility.
B. Grant determination process.
1. Upon completion of review by Upstate Colorado, it shall recommend in writing to the Weld County Department of Planning Services (“the Department”) Director to either award the grant or deny the grant and the reasons for the recommendation.
2. Within ten (10) days of receiving the recommendation of Upstate Colorado, the Department Director shall send the applicant a grant notification letter stating whether the grant has been granted or denied and the reasons for the Director’s decision.
3. Appeal of a denial of an SBIP incentive grant application may be made to the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2-4-10 of the Weld County Code. The written appeal must be received by the Board no later than ten (10) days following receipt of the SBIP incentive grant notification letter from the Department Director.
C. Requests for disbursement.
1. Upon completion of improvements, a company that has been awarded the SBIP incentive grant may submit to the Department Director a request for disbursement of funds in accordance with the terms of the grant. Requests must include the following documents:
a. A copy of SBIP incentive grant award letter from the Department Director.
b. A reimbursement request letter and affidavit confirming project completion and hiring/job retention.
c. Certificate of occupancy for the building.
d. Receipts for eligible project costs.
e. A Certificate of Good Standing from the Colorado Secretary of State.
f. An executed affidavit supplied by the Department Director certifying:
1) Eligible construction and/or development expenses;
2) That the business has the authority and capability to operate at the facility;
3) That the improvements made have not appeared on previous tax assessments and were completed in compliance with applicable local regulations and the terms of the SBIP incentive grant letter;
4) The number of full and part-time employees working at the facility; and
5) The amount of grant funds requested for disbursement.
2. Upon qualification by the Department Director, the rebate will generally be forwarded to the business within ninety (90) days.
Be it further ordained by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is, directed to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections in said Code.
Be it further ordained by the Board, if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.