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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS
Council Bill No. 30,2003
Ordinance No, 1303
Series of 2003
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF
LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CONCERNING PERMITS FOR USE OF
RIGHT-OF,WAY.
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
regulate the occupation and use of City rights-of,way, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this authority, the Wheat Ridge City Council ("City
Council") previously adopted regulations concerning the temporary use of public
rights,of,way as Article '" of Chapter 21 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge ("Code of Laws"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend said Article III to require right-
of,way permittees to meet certain insurance and indemnification requirements.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 21-1 02 of the Code of Laws is amended as follows
Section 21-102. Term of right-of-way use permits.
The term of the permit provided for by this article shall be no
longer than three (3) FIVE (5) years from the date of issuance. The
city engineer shall determine the appropriate term and issue the permit
accordingly. Issuance of any permit shall not preclude the city from
terminating said permit at any time, without liability to the city,
pursuant to the provisions of section 21-104 OF THIS CODE AND
CHARTER SECTION 15 9.
Section 2. Article '" of Chapter 21 of the Code of Laws is amended by the
addition of a new Section 21,106 to read in its entirety as follows:
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Section 21-1 06. Indemnification.
The holder of any permit issued pursuant to Section 21-101 shall
execute an indemnification agreement, in form approved by the City
Attorney, which releases and discharges the city, its employees,
agents and assigns from any liability and from any and all claims,
demands, damages, actions, causes of action, or suits of any kind or
nature whatsoever related to or arising from permittee's occupation of
the public right,of,way, Under such agreement, the city may elect to
provide its own defense or to require permittee to provide such
services. The permittee shall be liable for all costs and fees related to
the defense, regardless of which party provides the services
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, failure to execute
an indemnification agreement as required by this section shall
constitute grounds for refusal to grant, or, in the case of issued
permits, immediate termination of a permit.
Section 3. Article III of Chapter 21 of the Code of Laws is amended by the
addition of a new Section 21,107 to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 21-107. Insurance requirements.
(a) No permit shall be issued or remain in effect unless the
permittee obtains and maintains in force and on file with the public
works department, sufficient evidence of a general liability policy
covering injury to or destruction of property and bodily injury,
including death, to at least the liability limits established by Section
24-10-114, Colorado Revised Statutes, and as hereafter may be
amended,
(b) Required coverage may be evidenced by endorsement, with the
city named as an additional insured, and providing for thirty (30) days'
notice to the director of public works or his designee in the event of
any material change in or cancellation of the coverage.
(c) The permittee must provide proof of the insurance coverages
required by this section on an annual basis and at such other times as
reasonably requested by the director of public works or his designee
Section 4. 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,
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Section 5. Severability; Conflicting 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption,
as permitted by the Charter,
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this 14th day of July, 2003, 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 July 28, 2003, 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 0 , this ~\!Jay of July , 2003
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 4th
day of August
,2003.
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication, July 17, 2003
Second Publication: Tuly 11. 2003
Wheat Ridge Transcript:
Effective Date: July 28, 2003
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