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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pending, is hereby repealed.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
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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
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amela Anderson, City Clerk
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: February 17, 2005
Second Publication. March 3, 2005
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date' March 18, 2005
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