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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2004-1324 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DiTullio Council Bill No. 09-2004 Ordinance No. 1324 Series of 2004 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 "TREES AND SHRUBS" OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS WHEREAS, the Council is empowered by Section 9.2 of the Home Rule Charter to create boards and commissions by ordinance; and WHEREAS, said power includes the power to abolish such boards and commissions once created; and WHEREAS, in light of organizational and budgetary changes, the Council finds that the Arborist Board is no longer needed. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. The Arborist Board, created by Section 2-58 of the Code of Laws, is hereby abolished, Section 2-58 is hereby repealed and the section number retained as "Reserved," and, except as provided in Section 2 hereof, all references elsewhere in the Code of Laws to "Arborist Board" are amended to read "Parks and Recreation Commission." Section 2. Section 24-36 of the Code of Laws is amended to read: The 3rborif:t board CITY FORESTER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE may adopt rules and regulations governing those aspects of the conduct of the businesses defined in Section 24-31 and 24-32 and any and all parts thereof, directly affecting the public health and safety, and requiring the use of such safety appliances, apparatus and equipment as are reasonably necessary for the protection of the workman engaged therein, the public and private property. It shall be unlawful for any license hereunder to violate, or fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any such rules and regulations. Section 3. Sections 24-4 and 24-9 of the Code of Laws are hereby repealed and the section numbers retained as "Reserved." G ED'.5 3027\454472.2 Section 4. All references in the Code of Laws to the "City Forester" are hereby amended to read "City Forester or his or her designee." Section 5. 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 o on this 26th day of April , 2004, 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 May 10 , 2004, 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 8 to 0 ,this 10th day of May , 2004. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11 th day of May ,2004. ) ATTEST: ~ '\ , ~ l,\fV..,..o. _l,\.. 11,,:'I\..1....,"\..... L-...... \...-- Pamela Anderson, City Clerk Approved As To Form ~q~ First Publication: April 29, 2004 Second Publication: May 13, 2004 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: May 28, 2004 GED\53027\454472.2