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O RD INANCE NO . _!/4,_
SE RI ES OF 2003
BY AU TIIORIT Y
COUNCIL BILL NO. 42
INTR ODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEM B ER GA RRETT
AN ORD! ANCE AMENDING T ITLE 7, CIIAPTER 6E, SEC TIO N 9, OF T l IE
ENG L EWOOD MUN ICIP AL CO DE 200 0, TO INC L U DE ACI D.
WHERE AS, indi vidual s ;ire now using ucid lO et ch 1hcir gra ffi 1i onto wind ow s of locu l
busin esses, ca using a s ignifi can 1 monetar y loss to 1hc victim ; and
WHEREAS , th e Code Enforce ment Adv i,;o ry Co mmitt ee ha s held mee tin gs .i nd heard
state ment s conccmi ng th t: un lawfu l use o r acid as 11 relates 10 the crim e ofG rnffiti and
re co mmend s :1 change in th e Graffi ti Ordinance to include acid .
NOW, TH EREFO RE , BE IT ORDA INED BY Tl-IE CITY COUNC I L OF THE CIT Y
OF ENG LEWOOD , CO LORADO, AS FOL LOWS :
Sect ion I . The Cit y Coun cil of th e Cit y of Englewood , Colorad o, hereby auth orizes th e
amendment of Tit le 7, Chapt er 6E , Section 9, to read as fo ll ows:
7-6E-9 : Po ss ession of Graffiti Materiols by Mi nors Prohibited .
It shall be unl awfu l fo r a perso n under eight ee n ( 18) years of age to po sse ss an
aeroso l paint co ntainer , broad•t ippcd marker , paint sti ck or graffi ti sti ck, acid or si mil ar
'Ill "with th e in tent to use the imp lement or materia l to app ly graffi ti.
Sec ti on 2. Safe tv Clau ses . The C ity Co uncil hcre hy find s, det ermin es, and decl are s that
thi s Ordinan ce is promu lga ted und er 1h e ge nera l poli ce po wer of 1hc City of Englewood , th at it is
promul ga ted fo r th e hcu hh , s;1fct y, and we lfare of the publi c, and that thi s Ordin ance is ne cessary
for th e preserva ti on of health and safe ty and fo r the prot ec tio n of pub lic co nven ience and we lfare .
The Ci1 y Co un cil furth er de ter min es that th e Ordin ance bea rs a rati onal rel ation 10 th e prop er
leg islati ve o bjec t so ught to br ohtain cd .
Sect ion 3. Se vera hilil y. lf :m y clau se , sente nce, para grnph , or pan of thi s Ordin an ce or
th e app li ca ti on thereo f to :my perso n or circum swnc es sha ll for any reaso n be adj ud ge d by a co urt
of co mp c1cn1 juri sd iction invali d, such judgment shall not affec t, im pair or inva lida te 1he
rl!ma ind er of th is Ordi nance or it app lica ti on to oth er pe rso ns or circum stan ces .
Scc 1i on 4. lnco nsis tcn Ordin nncl!s . All oth er Ordi nances or por1 ions !hereo f in co nsistent
or co nni cting wi th !hi s Ordin ance or an y po ni on hereo f are hereby re pea led to the cx1cnt of suc h
inc onsistency or connic t.
Sec 1i o11 5. Effect of repea l or modi fi ca tion . Th e repeal or 111odifi c:11io n of any pro vis ion
of th e Co de of th e Cit y of Englewood by thi s Ordin ance shall not release, ex tin gui sh, alter,
modify, or clrnn ge in whole or in pan any penalt y, fo rfeit ure, or liabi lit y, ei th er civi l or crimi na l.
whi ch sha ll have be en incurred under such pro vision. and eac h prov isio n shall be tr ea ted and held
as slill remaining in fo rce for th e purpo ses of sus tainin g any and all pro nc r actio ns , s uit s.
proceedin gs, and prosecu ti ons for th e enforcement of the pe nalt y, forfeiture. or li abilit y. as well
as fo r the purp os e of sus1:ihing any j udgmclll , dL•c rec. or o rd er ,•·hid1 ca n or ma y be re ndere d.
cntcrcd. or 111 :u.Jc in s uc h ac ti ons. suit s, proceedi ngs, or prci~l'CU \mns .
Sec ti on 6. Penalty . The Pe na ll y Prov is ion uf Sl·r tion I •4• 1 Erv1C sh:111 app ly to each and
every vio la1i o11 of this Ordin ance .
Int roduce d. re.i d in full and passed on fir st rea din g at the spcckil mee tin g of Cit y Co un cil
o n lh c 91h da y o f Jun e. 200 3.
Publish ed as a Bill for an Ordi nan ce on 1h e 131h da y of Jun e. 20 03 .
Rea d by title and passe d on final reading on th e ?1 h da y o f Jul y ... 003 .
Publi shed by 1i1 le as Ordinanc e No .% , Series o f 2003 . on 1he I I'' da y of Ju ly. 2003.
I, Lo ucri shi a A. Ellis , Cit y Clerk for th e Ci ty of · glewo
th e above and forego in g is a tru e and✓c»rrcc t copy of !he rdin
published by titl e as Ord inance o. ':tJI.!!., Series o f 200
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE Agenda Item Subj ect:
Jun e 9. ~003 10 a i Proposed Amendment to Gra ffiti
Ordina nce
INITIATED BY STAFF SOURCE
Safe tv Servi ces Departmen t I lieu tenant l ohn Collins
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council adop l ed O rdinan ce N o. 43 of 199 9, wh ich made major re visi ons to ihe Englewood
Municipal Code's nuisan ce ordinan ce, including comprehens ive definit ions of graffi ti. In Feb rua ry
of 2000, Ci ty Council adopted O rdinance No. 8, which re vised the defi nit io n furth er.
Rii COMMENDED ACTION
Th e Code En force ment Advisory Committee reco,r,m ends that sect ion 7·6E ·9 of th e City of
Engl ewood Municipal Code pertaining to Graffiti be ame nded. TI1e committee re co mmends the
inclusil"ln c '-~ wo rd "aci d" to thi s sec ti on .
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Individuals are now using acid to etch th eir moniker (g raffiti) onto wi nd ows of local busin esses,
causing a sig ni fi ca nt mon etary loss to th e victim. Afte r hea ring a rep ort by Se rg ea nt Jeff San chez
and lieutenant John Collins rega rding th e unla wful us e of acid as it relates to the crime of Graffiti,
the Code Enforcement Adv is or • Committee recommended Council co ns ide ration of an
amendment to th e Engl ewoo i Muoi ci pal Code to address this concern.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None
UST OF ATTACHMENTS
Prop osed Bill for an Ordin ance
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