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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1986-0691INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Davis Ordinance No. 691 Series of 1986 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 5-37 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1985 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1985 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 5-37 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings 1985 Edition, copyright 1985, by the International Conference of Building officials, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated into this article as though fully set forth herein as the Code of the City of Wheat Ridge for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. Three (3) copies of said Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. Such Code is hereby adopted in full. Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Code is to provide a just, equitable and practicable method to be cumulative with and in addition to any other remedies provided by the Uniform Building Code, 1985 Edition, or otherwise available at law; whereby buildings or structures which, for any reason, endanger life, limb, health, morals, property, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants of said structures, may be required to be repaired, vacated or demolished. Section 3. Violation and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to wreck, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity, violating any of the provisions hereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $999.00, or imprisonment not to exceed 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the City may enforce the provisions of this Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings as herein adopted by means of any of the enforcement provisions contained therein. 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 application to other persons or circumstances. Section 5. 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 6. This ordinance shall take effect one (1) day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this 22nd day of September , 1986, 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 October 13 , 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 I3th day of October 1986. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 14th day of October 1986. Frank Stites, Mayor. ATTEST: Wanda Sang, City 51erk 1st Publication: Sept. 2nd Publication: Oct. Wheat Ridge Sentinel: Effective Date: Oct. 25, 1986 APPROVED 16, 1986 OFFICE A IT FORM, BY 17, 1986 John