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BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 31 SERIES OF 1958
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 33, SERIES OF 1957, OF THE ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOO, COLORADO, KNOWN AS THE "OFFENSES ORDINANCE,"
BY ADDING THERETO SD;TION 14.3 ENTITLED "ROCKETS," REGULATING THE SALE,
MANUFACTURE AND USE OF MODEL ROCKETS OR MISSILE TYPE PROJECTILES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 33, Series of 1957, of the ordinances
of the City of Englewood, Colorado, known as the "Offenses Ordinance," is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 14.3 which shall read as
follows:
"14.3 Rockets.
(a) It shall be permissible to manufacture and sell
to the public, either at wholesale or retail,
model rockets or missile type projectiles which
meet the following requirements:
(1) Said model rockets or missile type pro-
jectiles shall be designed to be fired
electrically with a spring loaded positive
'off-on' switch.
(2) All such model rockets or missile type pro-
jectiles shall have a positive parachute
recovery system.
(3) All such model rockets or missile type pro-
jectiles must be constructed with non-metallic
materials and shall not contain metal bodies,
nose cones or fins.
(4) All such model rockets or missile type pro-
jectiles must be propelled only by a com-
mercial motor which shall have been pre-
viously tested by the Bureau of Explosives
of the Association of American Railroads
and thereby determined to be I.C.C. Class
C toy propellant device.
(5) All such model rockets or missile type
projectiles shall not contain any type of
explosive warhead.
"(b) It shall be unlawful to manufacture or sell any
such model rockets or missile type proaectiles
for pyrotechnic ·purposes.
"(c) It shall be unlawful to fire, ignite, explode or
launch any model rockets or missile type projec-
tiles within the city limits of the City of
Englewood, Colorado, which do ~ot comply with the
provisions of subsection (a) above, and in addi-
tion to the requirements contained in said sub-
section (a) above, it is further declared to be
unlawful to fire any such model rocket or missile
type projectile within 100 feet from any struc-
ture; to fire any such model rocket or missile
type projectile in any manner except by an elec-
trical device with a spring loaded positive
'off-on' switch; and to launch any such model
rocket or missile type projectile in any direc-
tion more than 10 degrees from the vertical.
"(d) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
ordinance for any person or persons to destroy
or damage the property of another or to injure
the person of another by the launching, fird:ng ,.
igniting, discharging or exploding of any model
rocket or missile type projectile, whether or
not such launching, firing, igniting, discharg-
ing or exploding thereof is in compliance with
the p1,ovisions of this ordinance."
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Se ction 2. The City Council hereby finds, determines and
d eclares that th e public health, safety, morals and welfare will be
promoted by the r egulation of the manufacture, sale, use and firing
of mo de l rockets or missile type projectiles.
Passed on First Re ading by the City Council of the City of
Englewood, Colorado, this 15th day of September, A.D. 1958, and or-
dered published in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise.
Passed o n Final R e adin~ by the City Council of the City of
Englewood, Colorado , this 20th day of October, A.D. 1958, and ordered
published in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise.
ATT EST :
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I, J. L . Barron , City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado
do h ereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance was introduced
and rea d in full and ordered published as proposed Ordinance for the
me eti n g of Septe mber 15, 1958 and October 20, 1958 held by the City Council
of t he City of Englewood, Colorado on said date and same was published in
the Englewood Herald and Enterprise, October 23, 1958, as Ordinance No.
31, Series of 1 9 5 8 .
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