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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2000-1204 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Siler Council Bill No 22 Ordinance No 1204 Series of 2000 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-5(a) OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO "FAMILY," "NONPROFIT GROUP HOME," AND "RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOME." WHEREAS, the General Assembly has required that sex offenders register with the local law enforcement agency within seven (7) days of becoming a temporary or permanent resident within the agency's jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, a sex offender potentially poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others, as recognized by the General Assembly and various court decisions; and WHEREAS, sex offenders have a high incidence of recidivism; and WHEREAS, the concentration of sex offenders in a residential zone district may increase the potential risk of the threat to the health and safety of others BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 26-5(a), Definitions, of the Code of Laws IS hereby amended by amending the definition of "Family" to read. Family. One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal custody plus domestic servants employed for service on the premises, or a group of not more than three (3) persons who need not be so related living together as a single housekeeping unit Five (5) people over the age of sixty (60) sharing one (1) housekeeping unit shall also be deemed to be a family Notwithstanding the foregoing, a family shall be deemed to include four (4) or more persons that are not related by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal custody occupying a residential dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit if the occupants are handicapped persons as defined in title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act LCM\53027\351782 04 of 1988, or disabled persons as defined by S 24-34-301, C.R.S A household that includes four (4) or more persons identified above shall not be excluded from the definition of "family" by the residence in the household of additional necessary persons (and their families) employed in the care and supervIsion of such handicapped or disabled persons. A FAMILY SHALL NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-3-412.5, C.R.S, AS AMENDED, UNLESS RELATED BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION Section 2. Section 26-5(a). Definitions, of the Code of Laws IS hereby amended by amending the definition of "Nonprofit Group Home" to read. Nonprofit group home. A group home which is owned and operated by a person or organization which is exempt from income taxes pursuant to !j 39-22-112 C.R.S A NONPROFIT GROUP HOME SHALL NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-3-412.5, C R.S., AS AMENDED Section 3. Section 26-5(a), Definitions, of the Code of Laws is hereby amended by amending the definition of "Residential Group Homes" to read: Residential group homes: (a) Group Home for Children' This is a residential facility for five (5) or more children which is licensed by the Jefferson County Social Service3 Division DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN Services for the purpose of providing up to twenty-four (24) hour care, supervision andlor training for children under the age of eighteen (18) years Those children placed in a home under the age of eighteen (18) but who remain in the home after reaching the age of eighteen (18) shall be considered a child under this definition until reaching the age of twenty-one (21) Group homes for children do not include facilities for the placement of children by the DIVISION OF YOUTH CORRECTIONS OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT LCM\53027\35178204 -2- OF HUMAN SERVICES Youth Ser'v'iccs Di'v'ision of thc Dcpartment of Institutions, the Mental Health Division of the Departmcnt of Institutions COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, or the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Dcportment of Ilcalth, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT even if licensed by Jefferson County Department of Social HUMAN Services (See section 26-30(P)) A GROUP HOME FOR CHILDREN SHALL NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-3-412.5, C R S., AS AMENDED. (b) Group Home for Elderly Persons: This is a residential facility established as either an owner-occupied or nonprofit group home for the exclusive use of persons sixty (60) years of age or older who do not need skilled and intermediate care facilities, plus no more than two (2) live-in staff persons employed in the care and supervision of such elderly persons. A GROUP HOME FOR ELDERLY PERSONS SHALL NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-3-412.5, C R.S., AS AMENDED. (c) For purposes of this chapter, "group home" or "residential group home" shall not include a household of four (4) or more persons occupying a residential dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit if the occupants are handicapped persons as defined in title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, or disabled persons as defined by !j 24-34-301, C.R.S., and such additional necessary persons (and their families) employed in the care and supervision of such handicapped or disabled persons A GROUP HOME FOR HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSONS SHALL NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-3-412.5, C.R.S., AS AMENDED. LCM\53027\351782.04 -3- Section 4. Compliance. Properties, land uses or activities made nonconforming by the adoption of this Ordinance must be brought into conformity with this ordinance or discontinued within 90 days of the effective date hereof. 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. Severability; Conflictinq Ordinances Repealed. If any section, subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 7. 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 7 to 1 on this 24th day of July , 2000, 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 All!C"Rt 7R , 2000, at 7:00 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 6 to 2 ,this 28th day of August , 2000 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 29th ,2000. ATTEST: I ~_/)t./,',.. 'd ~}J;L.'-t-L.~ 'vIL( Wanda Sang, City Clerk-~::, 1st Publication: July 28, 2000 2nd Publication: September 1, 2000 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: September 16, 2000 ~:;;;; ~jJ Gera d E. Dahl, City Attorney LCM\53027\351782.04 -4-