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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2002-1268 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHNEIDER Council Bill No 32-2002 Ordinance No 1268 Series of 2002 TITLE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 15-25(g) OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CONCERNING THE STORAGE OF JUNK. WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the "City"), is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado organized and existing as a home rule municipality pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the home rule charter for the City (the "Charter"), and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1 3 of the Charter, the City has all the power of local self-government and home rule and all the power possible for a municipality to have under the Constitution of the State of Colorado, including the power to declare nuisances within its municipal limits, and WHEREAS, pursuant to this authority, the Wheat Ridge City Council ("City Council") has previously declared certain activities unlawful under the City's nuisance code, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the prohibition of the storage of junk on property to require junk to be completely contained within a permanent structure NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO Section 1. Subsection 15-25(g) of the Code of Laws is amended to read in its entirety as follows (g) Store, or cause or allow to be stored, upon the property any junk, as herein defined, unless the junk is completely CONTAINED WITHIN A HOUSE, GARAGE OR OTHER PERMANENT BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY shielded and screened from the view of any member of the general public; Section 2. 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. CNB\53027\421800 Section 3. Severabilitv; Conflictina Ordinances Repealed If any section, subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections,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 4. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption, as permitted by Section 5 11 of the Charter INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 1 on this 23rd day of September, 2002, 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 14, 2002, at 7 00 o'clock pm., 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 14th day of October, 2002. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 16th day of October ATTEST <;;;;;kUtk Wanda Sang, City Cle First Publication. September 26, 2002 Second Publication Octohpr 74, 7007 Wheat Ridge Transcript: Effective Date Oc tober 14, 2002 CNB\53027\421800