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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2005-1340 - CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOKEY Council Bill No 02-2005 Ordinance No. 1340 Series of 2005 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE /I OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING BUSINESS LICENSES WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is authorized to regulate businesses, and WHEREAS, the City Council has previously enacted Article /I of Chapter 11 of the Code of Laws concerning business licenses; and WHEREAS, Sections 11-22 and 11-24 within said Article define the circumstances constituting a violation of the Code and govern applications for business licenses; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that Sections 11-22 and 11-24 should be amended to eliminate ambiguity concerning applications for business licenses and to require that a business first obtain a license before operating in the City NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 11-22 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is amended to read It shall be a violation of the City Code to conduct business within the city without a valid business license or without 3n application filed in 3 timely manner with the city troasurer unless specifically exempted from the provisions of this article Each day that a business is conducted in violation of the City Code shall be a separate offense Any violation of this article shall be subject to any of the remedies as provided by section 22-46 of this Code of Laws Section 2. Subsection 11-24(d) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, which permits the operation of a business while an application for a business license is pending, is hereby repealed. Section 3. 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 GEDMlR/ORD/001 -- that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained Section 3. 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 8 to o on this 14th day of February , 2005, 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 February 28 , 2005, 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 28th day of February , 2005 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 28th day of - }:ebruary ,2005 e;ST IIWv... amela Anderson, City Clerk ApProv~AsToFor~ ,(' ~.. /,.,' ,l L;;;:/~raz;4;; , Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney First Publication: February 17, 2005 Second Publication. March 3, 2005 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date' March 18, 2005 GEDNVRlORDI001 2