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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE
RESOLUTION NO. 40
Series of 2024
TITLE: A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY’S ADMINISTRATIVE FINE
SCHEDULE TO PROVIDE A FINE SCHEDULE FOR SHORT-TERM
RENTAL CODE VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, Article V, Chapter 2 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws (“Code”)
establishes an administrative citation enforcement program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council (“Council”) has recently adopted Ordinances 1778
and 1802 to provide staff with stronger enforcement mechanisms for those persons that
violate the City’s short-term rental (“STR”) licensing program codified as Article XIV,
Chapter 11 of the Code; and
WHEREAS, a STR-based code violation fine schedule is necessary to facilitate
the compliance and enforcement of Chapter 11 and Section 26-645 of the City’s Code of
Laws; and
WHEREAS, Code Section 2-92 authorizes the City Manager to develop guidelines
for administrative fines arising under Article V, Chapter 2 subject to the approval of the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, Code Section 2-92 limits the Council’s ability to amend the schedule
of fines to no more than once per year; and
WHEREAS, the fine schedule previously adopted on October 9, 2023, has not
been subsequently amended by the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend the administrative fine schedule to
address and adequately fine and deter future STR Code violations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Fee/Fine Schedule Approved. The First Amended 2024 Fee/Fine
Schedule is hereby approved in the form attached as Attachment 1.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council this 26th day of August 2024.
______________________
Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Margy Greer, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
First Amended 2024 Fee/Fine Schedule
Description
1st Citation $300.00
2nd Citation $600.00
3rd Citation $1,000.00