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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1986-0676INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON ORDINANCE NO. 676 Series of 1986 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 1-6, 2-14.5, 2A-5, 3A-13, 5-29, 9-1, 9A-15, 11-11, 12-5, 13-8, 14-69(b), 18-58, AND SECTION 32 OF APPENDIX A OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ALL SUCH SECTIONS RELATING TO PENALTIES, BY EXTENDING THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT FROM NINETY (90) DAYS TO ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY(180) DAYS. WHEREAS, the State of Colorado has adopted House Bill No. 1224, which empowers municipal courts to impose alternative sentences, including probation, for a maximum period not to exceed twice the maximum period of incarceration provided for the offense, and further allowing a maximum of one (1) year probation to be imposed by municipal judges; WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, after recommendation from the municipal court and the probation department thereof, believes that some violators of municipal ordinances will benefit from probation of a duration not to exceed one (1) year; WHEREAS, in order to take advantage of said opportunities for probation, it is required that the City extend the maximum time period of incarceration for violation of any of the terms and provisions of the Code of Laws of the city of wheat Ridge hereinafter amended from the present time period of ninety (90) days to one hundred eighty (180) days. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1-6 of the Code of Laws of City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the city or any section or an order, rule or regulation promulgated under the provisions of this Code or other ordinance of the city any act is prohibited, made or declared to be unlawful, an offense, nuisance or misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, any person who shall be convicted of the violation of any such provision of this Code or other ordinance of the city or of such orders, rules or regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding ninety f99+ ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; provided however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment for violation of any provision of this Code of Laws. Section 2. Section 2-14.5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 2-14.1 through 2-14.4 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed nine hundred ninety-nine ($999.00), imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety {99} ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment for violation of any provision of this Code of Laws. Section 3. Section 2A-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or entity which owns, operates, establishes or carries on an adult entertainment facility in violation of any of the provisions of section 2A-3 of this chapter is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), imprisonment not to exceed thirty f39+ ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Additionally, any business operated in violation of this chapter may be closed by injunction as a public nuisance. Section 4. Section 3A-13 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any individual, association, partnership, corporation or any other entity violating any provisions hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of such violation, shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), which fine may not be suspended in whole or in any part, or imprisonment not to exceed ninety 499+ ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall impair the ability of the City of Wheat Ridge to enforce this chapter as provided in section 3A-12 hereof; provided, however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment for violation of any provision of this Code of Laws. Section 5. Section 5-29 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: ANY PERSON, INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER 5 SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND, UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS ($999.00), OR IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS, OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IN ADDITION, in the event any building, structure or utility is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, demolished, moved or 2 maintained, or any building, structure or utility is used, in violation of this chapter, the city or any proper person may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or occupancy, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land. The imposition of any penalty hereunder shall not preclude the city or any proper person from instituting any appropriate action or proceeding to require compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with administrative orders and determinations made hereunder. Section 6. Section 9-1 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any persen; firm er eerpera€ien violating any previsien e€ this ehapter shall be guilty e€ a ~isde~eane- ANY INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY VIOLATING ANY PROVISIONS HEREOF SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE DOLLARS ($999.00), OR IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS, OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, HOWEVER, SHALL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 9-6.1, 9-6.2, 9-6.3, 9-9, 9-10, AND 9-11 HEREOF. Section 7. Section 9A-15 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety 4961 ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days; provided, however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment for violation of any provision of this Code of laws. Every day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. Section 8. Section 11-11 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: ANY INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY VIOLATING ANY PROVISION HEREOF SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR ANY, UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT MORE THAN NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE DOLLARS ($999.00), OR BY IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS, OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CITY SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY EMPOWERED TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER 11 BY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, AND ALL COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES, INCURRED BY THE CITY IN ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PROVISION SHALL BE RECOVERABLE BY THE CITY AS A PORTION OF THE RELIEF GRANTED. In 3 addition to the revaeat}en or suspension of the privilege of inspeetlen serviees as provided in this ehapter; any person; firm or eerporatien who shall violate any provisions of- this ehapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under authority of this ehapter shall be guilty of a m}sdefeaner- Section 9. Section 12-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER 12 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 1-6 OF THIS CODE OF LAWS. It is unlawful Ear any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adapted in seetlons 12-1 through 12-4.- Section 10. Section 13-8 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety 1991 ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment for violation of any provision of this Code of Laws. Section 11. Section 14-69(b) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: (b) Every person who, at the time commission of the offense, was at least eighteen (18) years of age, and who is subsequently convicted of, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but not exceeding nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00) per violation or count, or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety {99} ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any voluntary plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the original charge or to a less or substituted charge shall subject the person so pleading to all fines and/or penalties applicable to the original charge. Any restitution ordered by the court shall be in addition to any such fine or imprisonment; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall empower the court to subject any person under the age of eighteen (18) to any imprisonment as a portion of a penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter. Section 12. Section 18-58 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Unless another penalty is provided for herein, upon conviction of any action or omission declared to be unlawful by this article, a person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed 4 nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety {9e} ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, any alarm provider who fails or refuses to comply with the rules and regulations authorized by section 18-57 hereof shall be subject to having his license revoked, following a hearing conducted before the Wheat Ridge City Council at which hearing due process will be afforded. Section 13. Section 32 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Any person, firm or corporation, partnership, or other entity of whatever description violating any regulation or provision of this Appendix A shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,s hall be subjected to a fine not to exceed nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00) or imprisonment not more than ninety 499+ ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) days, or both; provided, however, that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be subjected to imprisonment as a portion of any such penalty. Each and every day during which the violation of any provision of this Appendix A continues shall be deemed a separate offense. In the case of a violation of any provision of this Appendix A. the city council, the mayor, the city administrator, the city attorney or any owner of real estate in the zoned area may institute an action seeking injunctive or mandatory relief, and, in the event the city prevails in said injunctive action, the party so enjoined shall be required to reimburse to the city all costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the city in prosecution of said action. Section 14. 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 application to other persons or circumstances. Section 15. 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 the proper legislative object sought to be attained. Section 16. This ordinance shall take effect one (1) day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of _7 to 0 on this 23rd day of June , 1986, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation 5 in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for MondaX, r„~y 28 , 1986, at 7:30 o'clock 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 28th day of July 1986. 1986. Frank Stites, Mayor ATTEST: Y li C..G, rv Wanda Sang, City C rk 1st Publication: 6/26/86 2nd Publication: 7/31/86 Wheat Ridge Sentinel: Effective Date: 8/2/86 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 29th day of July , APPROVED AS,T-0 FORM BY OFFICE4° CITY ATTORNAY: John F. Hayes 6