HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1977-0223 - Amend WR Ord 34 - Planting, Maintenance, Removal of Trees, Shrubs and VinesINTRODUCED BY COUNCILPERSON TURNER
ORDINANCE NO. 223
SERIES OF 1976
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1, 4-1 AND 6-2 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 34, SERIES OF 1970, AND DELETING SECTION
6-3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 34, SERIES OF 1970, AND FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR THE PLANTING, MAINTENANCE, REMOVAL AND
PRUNING OF TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Section 3-1 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of
1970, is hereby amended to read:
3.1 The Mayor, through the Arborist Board, shall
have the power to prune, spray, remove, plant, and
protect all trees, shrubs, vines, hedges,
upon the public right-of-way of any street,
alley, sidewalk or other public place.
Section 2. Section 4-1 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of
1970, is hereby amended to read:
4.1 It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant
of any property to remove any dead trees or dead,
overhanging boughs dangerous to life, limb, or
property located on the premises of such owner, upon
receipt of written notice from the Tree Warden so to
do and within such reasonable time as specified in
said notice.
Section 3. Section 6-2 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of
1970, is hereby amended to read:
6-2 The Mayor, through the Arborist Board and the
Tree Warden, is authorized to prune, spray, treat,
remove, or otherwise care for trees, shrubs, vines and hedges
upon that portion of the public right-of-way upon which
such premises abut whenever the condition of such trees
or plants interferes with, obstructs, or in any way
endangers the safe public use of streets, alleys,
sidewalks, or other public places. Whenever any tree
or other plant upon that portion of the public right-
of-way is in such condition as to jeopardize its own
health or well being of other trees or plants by
virtue of insect pestilence or disease, the Mayor,
through the Tree Warden, is authorized to prune, spray,
treat, remove or otherwise care for such trees or
Plants.
Section 4. Sections 1-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2,
5-4, and 6-2 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of 1970, are hereby
amended by deleting the designation of "Tree Warden" and
inserting in the place of "Tree Warden" the designation of
"City Arborist", and all references to "Tree Warden" in
Ordinance No. 34, Series of 1970, shall mean the "City Arborist"
of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
ORDINANCE NO. 223
Section 5. Section 6-3 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of
1970, is deleted in its entirety.
Section 6. Sections numbered 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2, 3-2, 3-3,
4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 7, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 13, 19, and 20 of Ordinance No. 34, Series of 1970,
shall remain unchanged except as noted in Section 4 of this
Ordinance, and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. The provisions of this Ordinance are necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Wheat Ridge,
Colorado.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30) days after publication following final
passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ON FIRST
READING by a vote of 5 to ❑ , this 13th day of DDerpmher , 1976.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING by a vote of 4 to 2 , this 10th day of January , 1977•
Signed by the Mayor on January 12th. 1977
ran Stites , Mayor -
ATTEST:
Eli e Brougham City Clerk
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