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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SILER
Council Bill No, 2
Ordinance No. 1020
Senes of 1996
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF CERT AJ'\J
CONDUCT IN LICENSED PREMISES
WHEREAS, the CIty of Wheat Ridge has authonty to lIcense and control the sale of
alcoholIc beverages within the City, and
WHEREAS, It IS In the Interest of the publIc health, safety and welfare that disturbances
In premises lIcensed to sell alcoholIc beverages be promptly reported.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS
SectIOn I The Wheat Ridge code of Laws IS amended by the additIOn of a new Section
I I-54 entttled "NotificatIOn of Certain Conduct in Licensed Premises," to read
(a) DefinitIOns For purposes of this SectIOn, the follOWing terms are defined
(1) Disorderly Conduct: a person commits disorderly conduct If they
intentIOnally, knowingly, or recklessly
a, Make a coarse and obVIOusly offenSIve utterance, gesture
or display In a publtc place when such utterance, gesture or
display causes Injury or tends to inVite an Immediate
breach of the peace
b Abuse or threaten a person In a public place In an
obViously offenSive manner
c Fight With another In a publIc place, except as a partICipant
In a sporting event.
(2) A.ssault A person commIts assault If they knowingly or recklessly
cause bodily Injury to another person, or With cnmlllal neglIgence
causes bodily InJury to another
(3) Premises for purposes of thiS Seclle n, pre!lll<;e IS that area;:s
defined In the Liquor LIcense
(b) Reports Any licensee and Its employees shall Immediately report to the
Police Department of the CIty any unlawful or disorderly act, conduct or
dIsturbance committed on the premises
(c) Warning sIgns to be dISplayed Each licensee shall post and keep at all
tImes Visible to the public In a conspIcuous place on the premIses, a sIgn to be
provIded by the CIty Clerk's office whIch shall be In the follOWing form
"WARNING: The City of Wheat Ridge Police must be notified
of all disturbances including disorderly conduct and assault which
occur in this licensed establishment."
(d) Absence of licensee not a defense It shall not be a defense to a
prosecutIon of a LIcensee under thIS SectIOn that the licensee was not personally
present on the premIses at the tIme such unlawful or dIsorderly act, conduct or
dIsturbance was commItted, provIded, however, that an agent, servant or
employee of the licensee shall not be responSIble hereunder when such agent,
servant or employee IS absent from the premIses
(e) FaIlure to comply WIth the requIrements of this SectIOn may be conSIdered
by the licensing authonty In any action relating to revocatIOn, suspensIOn or
nonrenewal of a license A VIOlation of thIS sectIOn IS also a cnmInal offense,
pUlllshable by a fine or ImprISOnment, or both, as provided in SectIOn 1-5 of thIS
Code
SectIOn 2" Safety Clause, The CIty councIl hereby finds, determines, and
declares that thiS Ordmance 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 the public convelllence and welfare The CIty Council further determines
that the Ordinance bears a ratIOnal relatIOn to the proper legislative object sought to be
attained,
SectIon 3. SeverabIlity, If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of thIS
Ordinance or ApplicatIOn thereof to any person or cIrcumstances shall for any reason be
Judged by a court of competent JUrISdictIOn invalid, such Judgment shall not affect,
ImpaIr or Invalidate the remamder of thIS Ordinance or Its applicatIOn to other persons or
cIrcumstances
SectIon 4. ThIS Ordinance shall take effect 1 <; days after final publication
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first readmg by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this 8th day of January, 1996, ordered published in full m a newspaper of general
CirculatIOn m the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Heanng and consideratIon on final
passage set for February 12, 1996 at 7 000' clock pm, m the Council Chambers, 7500
West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED oon second and final readmg
by a vote of 11- to Jl..... , this 26th day of February, 1996
SIGNED by the Mayor on this ?7t-11 day of 'Ppl1r"~ry
, 1996
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
ATTEST
APPROVE.I;> AS TO FORM BY CITY /7
ATT~NP,Y i r ~ ' h' ,
':: ~T ~4i/ f11J!AtJ~!//
GERALD E DAHL, CITY ATTORNEY
IstPubl1catlOn January 18, 1996
2nd Publication. March 7, 1996
Wheat Ridge Sentmel
Effective Date March 22, 1996