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B"i AIJTOORIT'i
CRDINAOCE NO. ~0
SElUE.S OF 199r-
<XXJNCIL BILL 00. 4 3
INl'ROllOCID B"i CD.JNCIL
MEMBER CU\YTCN
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER IA, SECTICNS 2 AND 3, REIATrn:i TO
THE IMPOONIMENI' OF mrCR VEHICLES.
WHEREAS, the reorganization o f the C ty b 1990, p laced staff fran
the Police Departlrent under the auspices of the Ccmrunity Levelq,crent
Depart.Jrent to address traffic issues; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of C.R.S. 42 -4-1614 allows a nunicipality by
ordinance to set forth procedures for the raroval, storage, and disposal of
abandoned or illegally parked rrotor vehicles; and
l'IIIEREAS, the City of Olglewood feels it necessary to add Cbde
Ehforcerrent Officers to the current provision that allows police officers
to inp,und vehicles;
!Oi, ~, BE IT ,"IUll'.INID B"i THE CIT'i WJNCIL CF THE CIT'i CF
EtG.ENlCD ,. 0.'f CIIADO, l\S FOLLO 1S:
Section 1. Title 11, Q,apter IA, Section 2, general provision, of
the Olglewood Municipal Cbde 1985 is elrended as follows:
11-IA-2: JH?aHJ4l!Nl' CF ~ VDIICU!S: A vehicle, under any of the
ci.rCllnst.Mces set forth below, is ocnsidered to be an cbstnx::tion
to traffic or a public nuisance. Any police officer 1:2 ODE
ENFC!O!MEN1' OFFICEl!, at the direction of the Ellie£ 1111! PnJI
DIREX:'l'CR OF SAFElY SfllVICES, is hareby authorized to .reirove or
cause to be rertoved, such cbstruction or nuisance fran any public
or private way or place whenever such vehicle:
Section 2 . Title 11, Q,apter lA, Section 3, Paragraph A, of the
Olgle-.i:xxl 1-blicipal Cbde 1985 is amended as follows:
11-IA-3 : ~ CF lllATD!H)EI) VEllICLES:
A. Po lice office r s AND CCOE ENFORCEMENI' OFFICERS are authorized to
remove, or have raroved, fran any public right of way, or private
property wtlen the owner or occupant of the private property does
not c laim ownership and specifi~ally request the reroval, any
vehicle which has been left unattended for seventy t= (72)
consecutive hours, and said vehicle has been posted by a police
officer OR CXXJE ENFORCEMENl' OFF ICEl! with a '10tice that if such
veh i cle is not rroved so as to alleviate the nuisance within
seventy two (72) c onsecutive hours, the police OR CXXJE
ENFORCEMfNl' s hall c a use the vehicle to be removed and dis posed
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o f. Prior to the issuance of the rotice, the rolice officer OR
ca)E ~!ENI' OFFICER will record on said rotice :
l. Make o f the veh'-:le;
2. Serial nuni:>er, if available.
I~troduced, read in full, and passed on first reading oo the 17th
day o f June , 1991.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance oo the 20th day of June, 1991.
Read by title and passed on final reading oo the 1st day of July,
1991.
Published by title as Ordinance No • .fe., Sedes of 1991,-on the 4th
day of July, 1991.
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk of the City of Ebglewood, Colorado,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a b:ue copy of the Ordinance
passed oo final reading and published by title as Ordinance No, it!_, series
of 1991.
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Patric a H. crow
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DATI!:
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INITIATED BY Ci ty Att orney
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA l .tEM
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SUBJECT I mp o undment o f Mo t o r
Motor Vehicl e s.
STAF'P SOURCB Rick DeW i tt, City Attorney
ISSUE/ACTION PROPOS!:D
Th• amendment ■ to Title 11, Chapter lA, Section ■ 2 G 3, will explicitly alluw Code
Enforcement Officer ■ to impound vehicle ■ under t he Englewood Municipal Code.
PREVIOUS COUKCI:L ACTIOM
Ordinanr:a No. 18 , Series of 1990 -Reorganization of Departments.
BACltGROUNl)
Whan the reorga.nization of the City took place in 1990, the title Police Chief wa ■
eliminated and the title Director of Safety was created the duties of that title
were establi shed. Also during that same reorganiit ation certai n ■taff from the
Police Department were transferred to the Community Development Department under the
code Enforce ment Div ision. The ord i nance gives explicit aut hority for the Code
Enforcement off i c i al ■ to impound vehicles under the Englewood Code.
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