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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STITES
Council Bill No 21-2004
Ordinance No. 1335
TITLE' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24-51 (g) AND
ADDING NEW SUBSECTIONS (h) and (i) OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING LOTS OR
PARCELS ZONED FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado desires to
amend the Code ot Laws pertaining to lots or parcels zoned for agricultural
operations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Section 1. Section 24-51 (g) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws IS hereby
amended, and new subsections (h) and (i) are added, to read as follows:
(g) This section shall not apply to'
a. propertiee lots or parcels zoned for and also in uee
USED for agricultural purposes OPERATIONS, OR
b. LOTS OR PARCELS LARGER THAN 12,500 SQUARE
FEET, UNDER A SINGLE OWNERSHIP, USED FOR THE
GROWING AND HARVESTING OF AGRICULTURAL
CROPS, REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING OF THE LOTS
OR PARCELS. The city moy pureue the remediee eet
forth herein with er '.^.'ithout oleo fi!ing :l oO~;J!oint in
the municipol court, ot the city'e sole diecretion.
(h) THE CITY MAY PURSUE THE REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN WITH OR
WITHOUT ALSO FILING A COMPLAINT IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT, AT
THE CITY'S SOLE DISCRETION.
(I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL BE DEFINED
Agricultural crop Cultivated grain and non-grain
plants grown for food or fiber, including vegetables,
fruits, nuts, and nursery plants
Agricultural operation A purpose related to the
production, harvest, exhibition, processing or
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manufacture of agricultural products by a natural
person who cultivates, plants, propagates or nurtures
the agricultural products.
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.
Section 3. Severability; Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.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 4. 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 0 on
this 25th day of October, 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 November 8, 2004, 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 6 to 2, this 8th day of November, 2004.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
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First Publication: October 28, 2004
Second Publication: November 18, 2004
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: December 3, 2004
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