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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER QUINN
Council Bill No. 03
Ordinance No. 1836
Series 2026
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING AMUSEMENT ARCADES
AND AMUSEMENT CENTERS
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is a Colorado home rule municipality,
duly organized and existing pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the Colorado Constitution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule authority and C.R.S. § 31-23-101, the City, acting through its City Council (the “Council”), is authorized to adopt ordinances for the
protection of the public health, safety or welfare; and
WHEREAS, in the exercise of this authority the City council has previously adopted Article IV of Chapter 11 of the Code of Laws, providing for the licensing and regulation of
amusement arcades and amusement centers; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it is no longer necessary to regulate such businesses
in the manner set forth in Article IV, Chapter 11; the City’s general land use, zoning and
nuisance regulations, and state law being sufficient for the purpose.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Article IV of Chapter 11 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning
amusement arcades and amusement centers, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and said Article IV retained as “reserved” for future use.
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 Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.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 All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.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 fifteen (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 9th
day of February 2026, ordered published in full on the City’s website as provided by the
Home Rule Charter, and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for February 23, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat
Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 8 to 0, this 23rd day of February 2026.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 24th day of February 2026.
ATTEST:
Onorina Maloney, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
Korey Stites, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: February 10, 2026 Second Publication: February 24, 2026
Effective Date: March 11, 2026
Published:
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