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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
Council Bill No. 50
Ordinance No. 1103
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Series of 1998
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-124 OF THE
CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR
REVOCATION OF CONTRACTOR LICENSES
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5-1 of the Wheat Ridge City Code of Laws ("the
Code"), it is the intent of the City Council to safeguard life and limb, health, property, and the
public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use
and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings, structures, and utilities within the
City, and
WHEREAS, the City frequently receives complaints from its citizens regarding the
negligence and/or lllcompetence of and unworkmanlike acts commItted by contractors licensed
by the City pursuant to Article IV of Chapter 5 of the Code to perform construction, repair, or
remodeling of buildings or structures within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to be more responsive to these citizen
complaints
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO.
Section 1. Section 5-124(a) of the Wheat Ridge City Code of Laws is hereby amended by the
addItion of new subsections (5) and (6) to read
Sec. 5-124. Suspension or Revocation.
(a) Authority. The director of planning and development may suspend or
revoke a class I through class XIV licenses The director of public works may
suspend or revoke class A through C licenses License suspension or
revocation may occur when the licensee commits one (1) or more of the
following acts or omissions
(1)
(5) COMMITTING ANY ACT OF NEGLIGENCE, INCOMPETENCE,
OR MISCONDUCT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACTOR'S
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SPECIFIC TRADE WHICH RESULTS IN A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
(6) PERFORMING UNDER HIS/HER LICENSE IN AN UNWORKMAN-
LIKE, CARELESS, OR RECKLESS MANNER.
Section 2 Safety Clause The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
ordinance is promulgated under the police powers 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 convelllence
and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation
to the proper legislative objective sought to be attained
Section 3 Severahility If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or cIrcumstance shall for any reason be judged by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalIdate the
remalllder of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances
.sectIon 4 Effective date This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after final
publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of ~ to ~ on
this 24th day of November _,] 9~, 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 December 22 , 19~, at 7 o'clock pm, in the CouncIl Chambers, 7500 West
29th A venue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
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Wanda Sang, City Clerk
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final readlllg by a vote or
~ to ~, this _ 22nd day of December , 19 J2
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1st Publication December 5, 1997
2nd PublicatIon. January 2, 1998
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: January 17, 1998
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