6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1010-14-1.0
The purpose of these "Sanitary Standards and Regulations" is to provide minimum requirements for the protection of the health and safety of the occupants of public accommodations and residents of the general communities.
The provisions of these "Sanitary Standards and Regulations" are applicable to the maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, occupancy, and use of public accommodations, (rooming houses, boarding houses, lodging houses, hotels, and motels) as defined, and accessory structures thereto, located in any part of the state.
Occupancies and uses of existing buildings used for transient or public housing facilities may be continued provided that such buildings were constructed in compliance with; applicable state or local building codes in effect at the time the buildings were constructed, other state or local housing codes, laws, and ordinances and further, that such continued use is not hazardous to the health or safety of the occupants, and is in compliance with the following standards for maintenance and operation.
These requirements shall not be construed to pre-empt or limit the authority of any town, city, or county, to concurrently regulate the housing types defined under Public Accommodations, provided, that such local ordinances or regulations are not less stringent than these regulations.
6 CCR 1010-14-1.0