HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957 Ordinance No. 034BY AU l'IIO H I T Y
OHDI N ANC .c; NO . 3 4 S l.W r gs OF 1 957
Al~ O H DI N A!-~C.l!: P ROHI B i l'I NG THE GI1 0W f H OF AN Y WEED S, GR ASS , BR USH, RUBBISH
OH D EL~lE R I OUS UNHEAL f'HFUL, NO X IOL S MA f T E!l ON ANY L O T , PLACE OR AREA, OR
UPO N ANY S ID E WAL K , Sl'1l EET , err ALLEY ADU I'T I NG T HE S AME , WI TH I N T IIE CITY OF
,,.lGL EWOO D; AU THO R IZI NG 1 HJ:: BU I L DING I NSPEC TOh TO NO T IFY T HE OCCUPANT , OWN ER ,
OR AG ENT OF SUCH OWNER 1'0 CUT , DBS f ROY AND/O R REM OVE TH£ S AME , AND P ROVIDI NG
A ME T HO D T HE HE F OP ; P F OV ID I NG FOH. A ~1lli 1 HO D OF 'fHE AS SB S S MJ.i:Nf T HE!lEOF AGAI NST
!'HJ,!; P 11 0PERI Y UPOK Tl!..;; FAI L U.<.Z , NE GL.EC T , 01~ u.E FU S AL OF ANY OCCUPANT , OWNE R ,
J AG .i:.rf .. 'O .tlz:.~ovi:; '1t: S Jl1 ~.1B : AND ni P .~ALI N G 0 i D H TAN C...; NO . 2, S EH.I ES OF 1 9 14
L OTJ rn • Of DI NAf'TC ~s AND P Ah is OF 01 DI NANCt:S I N CO NFLIC T HEREW I T H .
BE I T O RDAI NE D BY T H£ c I r Y C OUN CI L o ~· l'HE L I T Y OF BN GL E WO OD' COLOH ADO:
Se c ti on 1 . No o c cu p clnt o r ow ne r of a ny lo t , place or ar e a with i n
'"e C it y o f En g lewood, ao a g ent of s u ch o wne r, s hall pe rmit on s u ch l o t ,
p lace or a r e a , 0r U .1.)0n .i n y !..>id1J w..t l ~, s tr ee L , o r al l e y a butti ng th e s ame , an y
w0 eds , g ras s , b r uc h , ru b b i~ll , o r dc.ic Lo r i o u s u n healthful g rowths , or other
n ox i ous matt e r of a1ay • in d t hat may b e g r o wi ng , lyin g , or located th e reon .
S e cLion 2. ~h e Bu ildi ng I n spe c tor o I Lh c C ity of E ngl e wo od i s here -
b y a u t h o riz0 d and empo wer e d once each y ea r to no tif y i n wr iting the occ upa nt
or o wner of any s uch loi.:, p l a c e or ar e a wit hi n th e City, or the a g ent of
s u c h o wne r , Lo cut , o csi.r o y a n d/o r r emove an y s uch weeds , grass , brush,
rubbi sh , o r dcl e Lcr Jo u s u11 ~~~lt hfu l g row t h s or o ther .noxio u s matt e r of
a ny td nd f o u nd g ro w i n t~, lyi 11 g , o r loca le d upon s uch o wner 's or occupant's
ro pe r t y, or u pon the side wal k , s ~ree ts , or alle y s abutting the same .
S u ch noti c e s ha ll b e s ent b y r eg i s ter e d or c e rtified mail , addressed to said
o c c u pant , o w n~r, o r a Jcnt of s a i d own e r, aL hi s las t k nown address , or to the
dr ess or th e p r enis c ~.
S ect i o n 3 . U ~o n ~n 3 fa i lur e , negl e ct, or r e fusal of any occupant,
o wne r, o r a gc nl s o i.otifl e ti to c ut, d e stroy and/or r emo v e we eds , grass ,
b r u s h, rubb isl1, or d e l ~te r i o u s unh c allhful growth s , or other n ox ious matter
of an y kind i;r o wi n L , ly i n~ or loca le d u p o n s uch prope r t y, or u p o n t h e si de-
walk s, s treets o r a lle y s abu tt in g th e s ame , within ten (1 0 ) days after re-
c eipt o f the wr itten notice p ro v i d e d for i n Se ction 2 above, or wi t hin ten
a y s (10 ) aft er the date o f s u c h notic e in the e v en t t h e same is r eturne d
t o the C ity by t h e Pos t Off ice Departmen t because of its inability to make
de l i v e ry th e r e o f , p rov ided t h e sawe wa s p roperly addressed t o the lasl known
addr ess of s uch occ upa nL , o wne r, or agent , t h e Buildin g Inspe ctor is hereby
au t horized and e mp ow e r e d t o cause the cutting, destro~in g and/or removing of
suc h we eds, g rass, bru s h, rubbish, or d e leteriou s unh ealt hful growths or other
n ox i o u s matt e r o f an y 1.<i nd by th e S t r ee t Department of the City of Englewood,
an d t o c ause the cost t her e of, i ncluding five percent (5 %) for inspec t ion and
ot h e r inc i dent a l costs i n con nc ctio11 therewit h, t o be assessed by th e City
Cle r k agai ns t the lo ts and tracts of land f rom which s uch wee ds, brush, and
rubbish ar e r emoved , or a g ainst the ow ne r of the land a but ting thereto .
S ection 4 . T h e a s s es sment provide d for in Section 3 above shall b e
h a lien in the se v e ral amounts asse s sed against each lot or tract of land until
p aid, a n d shall hav e prior it y o v er all oth e r l iens except general taxes and
~ prior specia l a s s essments . In case any suc h assessment shall no t be paid
·'\within thir t y (30 ) days from the dated thereo f' t he same shall be certified
v _ Ci ~'by the Clerk of the C ity of E n g lewood to the Co unty T reasur e r of Arapahoe U I\ v C.\. County, Colorado , p r i or to October 1st of e ach y ear, or to the officer of the
~ \. coun t y havi n g custcdy of the tax list at the time of such certification, to v\ b e by hi m p lace d u p o n th e ta ;~ lis t for the c urre nt y ear, and to be collected
·~. v" i n t h e s a me mann e r as othe r taxes ar e collecte d, with a ten percent (10%)
~ -en al t y t her e o n t o d e fray th e co s t of the co llection. All of the laws of the
" slate for th e a~scs s ment an d co lle ctio n o f ge neral ta x es , incl udin g the laws
f or t h e s ale of p r ope rly f o r taxes a11d r e dcm p Lion thereof, shal l apply to
~n d have full e ff ect for th e coll e c t ion of all s uch assessments.
Se ction 3 . Ord inanc e No . 2, Serie s of 1 9 14, and all o t her
ordinance s and part s of ordinance s in conflict h e rewith are her e by repealed.
S ection 6 . T h e City Council h e reby finds, determines and declares
t h is Ordinance is n e c e ssary for the imme di at e preser v ation of the public
p e ace, h e al t h, saf ty and con v eqicncc .
S ection 7. In t he o p inion of the Cit y Counci l an e mergency exists;
t here f ore, thi s Ord i nanc e shall tak e e ffect and be in i orce from and after its
final passage a n d p ublica t ion .
Passed on Fi r s t Reading by th e City Counc il Gf th e City of E nglewood,
Colorado, thi s 16 t h day of S eptemb er• , A.D . 1957 , and order e d
p ubli s h e d i n the £ng l e wood Herald and £nterpr ise .
Passe d on Fi n al Readin g by the City Co u ncil of the C ity of Englewood,
Colorado, t hi s ;J.,, ; day of .:J C'.T ,, /1 !! I \. , A. D. 1 957, and ordered
publi s hed in t h e l!:n g l e wood Herald and l!;nte rffei se .
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I, J. L . Darron, Cit y Clerk of the City of £n glewood, Colo rado, do hereby
cer!tify that the abo v e and for ego ing Ordinance was introduced and read in
full and ordered publj4bed as proposed Ordinance for the meetings of October 7,
1957, A.O. held by the Cit y Co uncil of the City of ~:1glewood, Colorado, on
ihe said date s and wa s published in t h e E nglewood Herald and Enterprise,
October 2 4 , 1957 , A.O., as Ordinanc 0 No . 34 Series of 195 7.
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