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Assessor
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Values are most often determined by comparing your property with properties that are similar in location, design, size, age, and amenities. The Notice of Value you received in 2009 was based on sales that occurred between January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. This method is known as the Sales Comparison Approach. |
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Colorado law requires all assessors to reappraise all real property, including land and improvements, every two years during odd-numbered years. |
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The assessor determines the actual (market) value for all real and personal property. Then a percentage (assessment rate) is multiplied by the actual value to come up with the assessed value. In Colorado the residential assessment rate is 7.96%. For all other properties including vacant land and agricultural land, the assessment rate is 29%. |
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The actual value is multiplied by the assessment rate which is then multiplied by the mill levy. Example: Actual value is $100,000 x 7.96% (residential assessment rate) x 63.603 = $506.28 taxes due.
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Each individual taxing authority such as school, county, fire, water, sanitation, library, and recreation districts. These authorities provide services to you and are listed on your tax notice. If you feel you should not be paying to a specific authority, please contact that authority. The assessor’s office has no control over the districts.
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Taxpayers who are at least 65 years old on January 1, who have been the owner of record on their property for at least ten years prior to January 1, and who have occupied the property as their primary residence for at least ten consecutive years prior to January 1 may qualify for the Senior Exemption. The application deadline is July 15th. Once you have applied and been approved, you do not need to reapply each year.
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County Clerk
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You may register at the County Clerk and Recorder's office at:
Montrose County Courthouse
320 South First Street
Room 103
Montrose, CO 81401 |
Discount Prescription Card Program
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Your prescription discount card is provided to you free of charge by the county. |
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No. Everyone in the family may use the same card if desired. |
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Yes, if your pet has been prescribed a medication, you may receive a discount on the medication by
taking the prescription to a participating retail pharmacy. |
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Yes, just use your card to start saving immediately. Present your prescription discount card at a
participating retail pharmacy when you fill or refill your prescriptions. |
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Please call toll free 1-877-321-2652. |
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Not usually. However, discounts are available for many diabetic supplies. |
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This plan is not insurance; it is a prescription discount program. The card provides immediate
discounts at the pharmacy. Upon presenting your card to the pharmacist, you will pay the lower of a
discounted price or the pharmacy’s regular retail price. There are no claim forms to fill out and no
limit to the number of times you can use the card. These discounts are available only at participating
retail pharmacies. |
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Your card cannot be used in conjunction with other insurance. However, you are able to use your
card to purchase prescriptions that are not covered by these plans. |
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Yes, you can use your prescription discount card anytime you need to purchase a prescription that is not covered by your Medicare prescription plan or any other
insurance. |
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No. Only use your prescription discount card to purchase non-covered
medications. |
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No. You need to present either your Medicare prescription plan card or your
prescription discount card. Only use your prescription discount card when
purchasing medications not covered by your Medicare prescription plan. |
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Yes, you can continue to use your prescription discount card just as you do
today. |
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The prescription discount card is accepted at 57,000 retail pharmacies nationwide, including many of
the leading chains. Ask your local pharmacy if they participate or call toll free 1-877-321-2652 to find
out if a specific pharmacy participates in the program. |
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While savings on each prescription may vary, you can save an average of 20 percent off of the
pharmacy’s regular retail prices for prescription drugs. In addition, you may save even more by
choosing from our list of select medications. This list is comprised of products offering additional
savings. |
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Yes. You will receive the best price available to you through this program at the pharmacy. On
occasion, pharmacies will price a particular medication lower than the discount rate provided by the
card. If that occurs, you will receive the lower price. |
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Because prices can vary by location, only the actual pharmacy can tell you the exact price of the
prescription. However, you can look up an estimated price for medications at
www.caremark.com/naco, or call toll free 1-877-321-2652. |
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Drug prices are different from pharmacy to pharmacy. Even chains have different prices in their
stores depending on the population they are servicing. Additionally, manufacturers’ drug prices
change periodically. |
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Because a pharmacy's retail price or usual and customary charge can differ greatly by pharmacy, your
exact percentage of savings may vary depending on the prescription drug and the price you have
paid before. |
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No, always present your prescription discount card at a participating pharmacy, including Wal-Mart,
so you will receive the lowest price available from the pharmacy for that prescription medicine on
that day. You will receive the $4 price at Wal-Mart, when applicable, and the prescription discount
card discounted price when it is lower. |
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Yes, always present your prescription discount card when buying prescriptions not covered by a
prescription drug benefit plan. For generic medicine on the Wal-Mart list, you will pay either $4 or
the prescription discount card price, whichever is lower. |
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No, when presenting your prescription discount card, you will receive either the pharmacy’s regular
price for the prescription medicine or the prescription discount card discounted price, whichever is
lower. If Wal-Mart’s $4 price for select generics is lower than the prescription discount card price,
you will pay $4. With the prescription discount card, you will receive the best price available for your
prescription medicine on that day from that pharmacy. |
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Specialty pharmacy offers delivery of injectable and select oral specialty medication and supplies to
the location of your choice. Services include delivery notification and refill reminder calls to help you
stay on your treatment plan. You’ll also receive expert care services including counseling, follow up
care calls, informative disease-related materials, and access to health experts 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. |
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Medications for a variety of chronic conditions including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis,
cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, infertility, immunologic disorders, Crohn’s disease, Gaucher disease,
pulmonary hypertension, Fabry disease, MPS 1, blood dyscrasia, growth hormone deficiency,
respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis C and more are available through specialty pharmacy. |
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With the Caremark Mail Service program, you can purchase up to a 90-day supply of select
medications from the mail service pharmacy for a fixed price. It’s easy to get started with mail
service—just send in the mail service order form along with your original prescription, to Caremark.
For a list of medications available through and to receive an order form please call toll free 1-877-
321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco. |
Fairgrounds & Event Center
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The fairgrounds' occupancy loads are as follows:
- Friendship Hall: 1800 people
- Sale Barn: 720 people
- Grandstands: 1500 people
- Conference Rooms:
- East only: 50 people
- West only: 130 people
- As one room: 266 people
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Planning & Development
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One story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses do not require a permit, provided the projected roof area does not exceed 120 square feet. |
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Front: Minimum 25’ setback from property line. Sides and Rear: Minimum 10’ setback from property line. |
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Fences not over 6’ high do not require a permit. |
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A building permit is not required for an agricultural building located on a tract of land which has not been subdivided as per State & County law and of which is located in the General Agricultural Zone District. All other private garages, carports, sheds & agricultural structures are required to comply with the building code and a building permit must be obtained. |
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Montrose County does not regulate irrigation water. |
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The minimum lot size for a septic system is three (3) acres. In certain cases this minimum size may be reduced to one (1) acre where a professionally prepared geological report has been submitted which proves that the property meets the reduced lot size standards of the Board of Health Resolution. |
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Yes, all septic systems in Montrose County must be designed by an engineer licensed in the State of Colorado. |
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Engineer designed foundations must be submitted with construction plans when required as a condition for final approval of a subdivision. |
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Additional living quarters for family members or farm workers are allowed in Montrose County in the General Agricultural zone district, provided you have a minimum of 3 acres. You are allowed two homes and one septic system on the first three acres and one home & one septic system for each additional three acres. |
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In the State of Colorado, properties of less than 35 acres in size may not be created without approval of the local government. Executing a deed for a property under 35 acres in size without gaining approval from the local government can result in that property being considered as an illegal subdivision. Montrose County will not issue permits of any type for illegally subdivided properties. |
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In order to be eligible for subdivision in Montrose County, a property must have direct frontage on a County road, must have access to potable water and must meet the minimum lot size requirements of the County Zoning Resolution. |
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The majority of Montrose County is zoned “General Agricultural”. However, there are commercial, business, industrial and residential zones as well. The County zoning maps may be viewed on-line at
Zoning Resolution & Maps
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The County’s Zoning Resolution may be accessed online at Zoning Resolution Hard Copies of the Zoning Resolution may be purchased from the Planning and Development Department for a cost of $10. |
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Subdivision applications vary in their review time and depend largely upon the timeliness with which the required materials are submitted by the Applicant. From the date of submittal Minor Subdivisions may be completed in approximately three (3) months. Major subdivisions which require Sketch Plan, Preliminary Plan and Final Plat applications take considerably longer. |
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It is likely that subdividing will change the property tax status of your property. Questions regarding property tax related issues should be directed to the Montrose County Assessor’s Office at (970)249-3753. |
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Montrose County does not enforce private covenants. Covenants are typically administered and enforced by Homeowners Associations. |
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If your property is part of a previously platted subdivision or division, there will be a plat on file with the Clerk and Recorders Office. These plats may be viewed by the public during business hours and will show the location of the surveyor’s pins which mark the property boundaries. Property owners may also look for these pins on their property to determine existing property boundaries. If not previously recorded plats exist and no pins can be found, property owners may choose to have their property surveyed by a Professional Land Surveyor.
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Solid Waste
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The current disposal charge is $4.85 per cubic yard for un-compacted municipal
solid waste generated in Montrose County. If your full-size pickup truck was filled to
bed level, you would be charged $4.85 times 3 cubic yards or $14.55. Beginning
June 18, 2007, you would pay a disposal charge of $14.35. |
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In order to discourage illegal dumping of small amounts of wastes in Montrose
County, a new minimum charge will be implemented beginning June 18, 2007. This
minimum charge will be $4 for four 30-gallon bags or less. |
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Let’s say your trailer without rails is 6 foot long, 4 feet wide and 2 foot high. The
yardage rate is $9.80 per cubic yard for construction and demolition waste generated
in Montrose County. Your cost would be $9.80 times 2 cubic yards or $19.60.
Beginning June 18, 2007, you would pay a disposal charge of $14.35. |
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Let’s say your trailer is 18 foot long, 6 feet wide and 8 foot high. The yardage rate
today is $9.80 per cubic yard for construction and demolition waste generated in
Montrose County. Your cost would be $9.80 times 32 cubic yards or $313.60.
Beginning June 18, 2007, you would pay a charge based for trailers longer than
seven feet of $37.15 per ton. If you carried 8 tons of waste in your trailer, your costs
would be $37.15 times 8 tons or $297.20. |
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If your company uses a 12-cubic yard truck to haul wastes to the landfill
containing compacted municipal solid waste, the costs are $9.80 times 12 cubic
yards or $117.60. Since the disposal charge will be by weight, the truck would be
charged $37.15 per ton. If the wastes weigh 3.35 tons, the cost would be $37.15
times 3.35 tons or $124.45. |
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A 15% surcharge will be assessed on Out-of –County wastes. Part of this revenue
will go to fund a new landfill. |
Treasurer / Public Trustee
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Tax notices are mailed the middle of January for the prior year taxes. |
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There are two options to pay taxes. A single payment of taxes is due in full by April 30. If you choose to make two payments, the first half payment is due by February 28 and the second half payment is due by June 15.
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Yes, Montrose County provides a tax paying service to accept payments by credit card or debit card. You may connect online to Certified Payments and follow the instructions. Certified Payments charges a fee of 2.75%. You must know your account number and the correct amount due of taxes when making a payment through this service. |
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No, Colorado State Statutes requires us to mail tax notices to the property owners. |
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The actual value is multiplied by the assessment rate which is then multiplied by the mill levy. Example: Actual value is $100,000 x 7.96% (residential assessment rate) x 63.603 = $506.28 taxes due. |
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Values are most often determined by comparing your property with the properties that are similar in location, design, size, age, and amenities. The Notice of Value you received in 2009 was based on sales that occurred between January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. This method is known as the Sales Comparison Approach. |
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Colorado law requires all assessors to reappraise all real property, including land and improvements, every two years, during odd-numbered years. |
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The Assessor determines the “actual” (market) value for all real and personal property. Then a percentage (assessment rate) is multiplied by the actual value to come up with the assessed value. In Colorado the residential assessment rate is 7.96% and for all other properties including vacant land and agricultural land, the assessment rate is 29%. |
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Each individual taxing authority such as school, county, fire, water, sanitation, library, and recreation districts. These authorities provide services to you and are listed on your tax notice. |
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Taxpayers who are at least 65 years old on January 1, who have been the owner of record on their property for at least ten years prior to January 1, and who have occupied the property as their primary residence for at least ten consecutive years prior to January 1 may qualify for the Senior Exemption. The application is available in the ASSESSOR’S OFFICE, deadline is July 15th. Once you have applied and been approved, you do not need to reapply each year. |
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320 South First Street, Room 106, Montrose CO 81401 |
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