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ORDINANCE NO. 235
SERIES OF 1977
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WHEAT RIDGE PENAL CODE,
ORDINANCE NO. 209, SERIES OF 1975, BY PROVIDING
FOR ABATEMENT PROCEDURES FOR JUNK AND TRASH ON
PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 9.30 of Ordinance No. 209, Series of
1975, is hereby amended by adding the following sections:
9.30.041 Abatement Procedures. In the event
that any person fails to keep or store any trash,
garbage, refuse, debris or waste of any nature in
accordance with this Ordinance, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall, following written notification to such
offender, direct that the trash, garbage, refuse,
debris or waste be cleaned up and removed by the City
and charge such cost thereof to the person in violation,
with a five percent (5°0) additional cost for inspection
and other incidentals.
9.30.042 Collection of Costs.
(a) In the event that any trash, garbage,
refuse, debris or waste of any nature is cleaned up
or removed by the City pursuant to 9.30.041 of this
Code, then the whole cost of such removal, together
with a five percent (5%) additional cost for inspection
and other incidentals, shall be paid by the person in
violation of this chapter. Said costs shall be paid
to the City Treasurer within thirty (30) days after the
City Treasurer has mailed notice of the assessment of
such cost, by registered or certified mail, to the
person permitting the illegal keeping or storage of
said trash, garbage, refuse, debris or waste.
(b) Failure to pay such assessment within
such thirty (30) days shall cause such assessment to
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become a lien against such lot, block or parcel of
land upon which such trash, garbage, refuse, debris
or waste was improperly stored. Said lien shall
have priority over all liens, except general taxes
and prior special assessments. In the event that said
costs are not paid within thirty (30) days, as specified
in this Ordinance, at any time after the expiration of
thirty (30) days from the date of mailing by the City
Treasurer, the Mayor or his designated representative
may certify said lien to the County Treasurer to be
placed upon the tax list for the current year, and to
be collected in the same manner as other taxes are
collected, with ten percent (100/0) penalty to defray
the cost of collection.
9.30.043 Method of Notification.
(a) The Code Enforcement Officer or other
designated agent of the City of Wheat Ridge shall post
properties in violation of this Ordinance. Such posting
of notice shall be dated and signed by the Code Enforce-
ment Officer or designated agent of the City and shall
include a statement directing that failure to clean up
and remove the trash, garbage, refuse, debris or waste
in violation of this Ordinance within 48 hours of the
posting of this Ordinance will result in the Code
Enforcement Officer directing that such trash, garbage,
refuse, debris or waste be cleaned up by the City and
the cost thereof plus five percent (5%) be charged to
the person in violation.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
days after final publication, and shall apply to all offenses
occurring on or after said date. All offenses committed and
all liabilities incurred prior to the effective date of this
Ordinance shall be treated as though all prior applicable
Ordinances and amendments thereto were in full force and effect
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for the purpose of sustaining any proper suit, action or
prosecution with respect to such offenses and liabilities.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on first
reading by a vote of 5 to 0 , thisl3th day of June , 1977•
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final
reading by a vote of 6 to 03 this 27thday of June 1977,
SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO,
t h i s ztday of >..t 1977
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rank Stites Mayor
ATTEST:
t 1 Hampf, City Clerk
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