HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1980-0373ORDINANCE NO. 373
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Cavarra
Series of 1979
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15-5(m) CONCERNING
LITTERING AND ADDING SECTION 15-5(u) CONCERNING
GLASS CONTAINEP.S, OF CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE II, OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, CONCERNING
PARKS AND RECREATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 15-5(m) entitled "Littering" of Chapter 15,
Article II of the Code of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(m) Littering. It shall be unlawful to dump, deposit,
discard, throw, or leave any bottles, cans, broken pieces of
glass, papers, boxes, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse
or trash upon or within any park, lake, or other recreational
area or facility of the city. It shall be unlawful for any
person utilizing the facility of any park, lake, or recreational
area or facility of the city to leave such area or facility
without first having completely extinguished fires, or before all
trash, waste, or garbage as defined within is placed in the
disposal receptables where provided. If no receptacle is provided,
such persons shall remove all trash, waste, or garbage from the park,
lake, or other recreational area or facility and properly dispose
of it elsewhere.
The act of dumping, depositing, discarding, throwing, or leaving
shall be sufficient in and of itself to constitute a completed
act of littering. It shall not be necessary for the person
dumping, depositing, discarding, throwing, or leaving to depart
from the immediate vicinity in order to constitute a prima facie
violation of this section.
Section 2. Section 15-5 of Chapter 15, Article II of the Code of
the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is hereby amended by the addition
of Subsection (u) as follows:
(u) Glass containers. It shall be unlawful for any person to
bring, or to have in his possession, any glass beverage bottle,
in any park, lake, or other recreational area or facility
of the city.
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated
under the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that
it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the
public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation
of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience
and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance
bears a rational relation to these objectives.
Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by
a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall
not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance
or its application to other persons or circumstances.
ORDINANCE NO. 373
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Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days
after final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of
3 to 0 on this 10th day of December , 1979;
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 January 2 , 1980, at
7;30 o'clock p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final
reading by a vote of 7 to 1 this 2nd day of
January , 19 80.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this _ day of LGt 1980.
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Frank Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Carol Hampf "Cit Clerk
1st Publication December 13, 1979
2nd Publication January 10, 1980
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date January 25, 1980
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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