HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1587CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FITZGERALD
COUNCIL BILL NO. 26
ORDINANCE NO. 1587
Series 2015
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS TO
GIVE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION THE AUTHORITY
TO DETERMINE WHEN, WHERE AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS
SLEDDING WILL BE ALLOWED ON CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized to adopt ordinances for management
of City property and protection of public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, in the exercise of this authority; the Council has previously adopted
Section 17.54 of the Code of Laws, concerning winter sports on City-owned property,
which among other things, prohibits sledding on City property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 17-54 to authorize the
director of the parks and recreation to permit sledding at specific locations and under
specific conditions.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 17. 54( c) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is amended to
read:
(c)Siedding is prohibited within any park, open space or
recreational facility of the city, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION MAY, BY
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, PERMIT SLEDDING AT SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS AND UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
Section 2. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any section,
subsection or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses
shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect flfteen ( 15) days
after final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this 26th day of October, 2015, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for November 9th, 2015 at 7:00p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West
291h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of ..L to _Q_, this 9t h day of November I 2015.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this __
ATTEST:
First Publication: October 29, 2015
Second Publication: November 12, 2015
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: November 27, 2015
Published:
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
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