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ORDINANCE NO. 464
Series of 1901
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, PARRS AND RECREATION, OF
THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE BY REPEALING
AND REENACTING PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 15-51 15-6, AND 15-9.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 15-5(b) of the Code of Laws of the Cit_v of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(b) Alcoholic Beverages. The storage or consumption of
any alcoholic beverage or alcoholic liquor, as defined
in the Colorado Liquor Code, is prohibited in any park
or recreation area within the City of Wheat Ridge. The
consumption and/or storage of fermented malt beverages
containing not more than 3.20 of alcohol by weight is
permitted in any park or recreation area within the City
of Wheat Ridge so long as, and only so long as, said
fermented malt beverages have been purchased in a manner
authorized, and are being consumed by persons permitted
by applicable state law. It shall be unlawful to sell
any fermented malt beverage within any park or recre-
ation area within the City of Wheat Ridge unless said
sales are made pursuant to a license or permit granted
by the Wheat Ridge City Council, and unless said sales
are made in accordance with the Colorado Beer Code,
C.R.S. 1973, as amended, 12-46-101, et seq.
Section 2. Section 15-5(k) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(k) Hours.
(1) Normal Hours. Parks shall normally be open daily
until 10:00 p.m. and normally be closed from 10:00 p.m.
to 5:00 a.m., except for activities and events sponsored
by the department or authorized by permission of the
director. Any park or recreational facility may be de-
clared closed to the public by the director or his agent
at any time and for any interval of time, within a tempo-
rary or stated interval as the director shall find
reasonably necessary. It shall be unlawful to go upon
an area or part of any park or recreational facility of
the city when it has been declared to be closed to the
public by the director or his agent.
2) Exceptions to Normal Hours. All greenbelt areas, Johnson Par]-,,
and Wheat Ridge Historical Park, shall normally be open daily from
sunrise to sunset., and normally be closed from sundown to sunrise,
except for activities and events sponsored by the department
or authorized by permission of the director.
Section 3. Section 15-5(n) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(n) Group Use of Parks. Any group of more than 25 persons
shall have on hand a permit signed by the director or
his authorized agent allowing such a group to assemble
in the park. Groups shall be orderly and law abiding.
Section 4. Section 15-5(q) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(q) Commercial Activity. It shall be unlawful to conduct
any commercial activity, or sell or offer for sale any
service, product, or activity for which a fee is charged,
on any park or open space lands, except where such
activity is authorized in writing by the director.
Section 5. Section 15-5(v) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
(v) Carrying and Discharging Weapons. It shall be unlawful
to bring upon, or to discharge or use within, any park
or recreation area within the City of Wheat Ridge any
weapon, however described, including merely as means of
description and not by way of limitation, guns of any
caliber or description, including firearms, BB guns,
pellet guns, and air guns; bows and arrows, sling shots,
etc., or any explosive device or substance including fire-
works.
Section 6. Section 15-6(d) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 7. Section 15-6(g) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(g) Ice Fishing. Ice fishing shall be allowed on lakes where
such activity has been specifically posted or publically
announced by the director or his agent allowing such
activity.
Section 8. Section 15-8(b)(2) of the Code of Laws of the City of
Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(b)(2) Safety Inspections. It shall be unlawful for anyone
to use any boat, raft, or floating device upon the
waters of the park and recreation area without a cur-
rent, valid city safety inspection sticker. Safety
inspections will be conducted and stickers may be
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obtained at the Prospect Park Rangers Office by
appointment during the official boating season between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, and on other days and times if announced by
the director.
Section 9. Section 15-8(b)(14) of the Code of Laws of the City of
Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
(b)(14) Fishing, Fishing shall be allowed from the shoreline
excluding dock areas and boat launch areas. Fishing
from boats is allowed except on Prospect Lake or except
where posted as prohibited. Fishing shall be in accor-
dance with State Law.
Section 10. Section 15-8(c) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 11. Any provision of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge which is inconsistent with or contrary to any of the provisions
hereof is expressly repealed hereby.
Section 12. Violation and Penalties. Any person, firm, association,
or other entity doing any act or omission in violation of this Code
hereby enacted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300.00, imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, except that
no one under the age of 18 years shall be subject to imprisonment.
Section 13. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines
and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the 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 for the pro-
tection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further
determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to these
objectives.
Section 14. Severability. Tf any clause, sentence, paragraph or part
of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circum-
stances 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.
Section 15. This Ordinance will take effect one day after final
publication.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 1
this 10th day of August , 1981; 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 August 24,
1981, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of 7 to 1 , this 24th day of August , 1981.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this day of , 1981.
Frank Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carol F. Hampf City Clerk
1st Publication Aug. 13, 1981
Wheat Ridge Sentine
2nd Publication Sept. 3, 1981
Effective Date Sept. 4, 1981
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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