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Home My WebLink About2003 Ordinance No. 066• • ORD INA NCE NO SE RIES OF 2003 BY AUTII ORITY COUNC Ii l BILL NO . 51 INTRODUCED BY CO NCIL MEMBER YURCH ICK AN ORDINANCE AME ND!, G TITL E 15. CHAPTER 3. SECT IONS 3, 4 AND 6. ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, ON /\BA TEME NT OF NU IS ANCES , TO CHANGE TH E TIM E LIMIT S FOR ABATEMENT OF NU ISANCES . WHEREAS. th e Code Enfo rce ment Advisory Co mm ittee ha s rec ommended th at th e c urrent 1hin1 (30) da y period fo r vo lunt ary c le~n up or a nui sance is too long and that fou rt c..:n { 1-l) days is a more reaso nable time frame fo r s uch cleanups: NOW, TH ERE FORE . BE IT ORDAINED BY _ OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO, THAT : tTY COUNC IL OF THE CITY Sectio n I . Ci ty Council o f the City of Eng lewood, Co lorado, here by ame nd s Ti tl e 15, C ha pte r 3, Sec tio n 3, of th e Englewood Mun ic ip al Code , as fo ll ows : 15-3 -3: Notice Fonn . Th e following notice sha ll be used by all de panmcnts empowcr,:d wi th the abateme nt of any and all nui sances o f thi s Tit le NOTICE No 1icc is he reby gi\'cn th at there cx isls upon 1hi s propcny th e fo ll ow in g co ndition(s) or vio lm ionfs) whic h give ri se to a nuisance pursu:mt 10 1he fo ll owi ng scction(s) or 1hc EnglcwooJ Mun ic ipa l Code : You ha ve ~ foU □CCD ( 14) day s in which to abate the above -desc ribed nuisa ncc(s). In the C\'cn t that yo u do no t abate the nu isa ncc(s) wit hin the~ foUOCCD ( j4) days. the Ci ty of Eng lewood ma y. at it s op tion , aba te the nuisan ce at yo ur expe nse or, in the ahcrn at ive. iss ue a su mm ons and co mpl ai nt , or bot h, directing that yo u appea r in the Municipal Court fo r the City of Englewood. to answe r 10 the charge s as set fo rth above . In the C\'ent that yo u do not believe 1h a1 there exis ts upon thi s propert y the nuisan cc(SJ as se t fort h up on this 11011 cc. you ha ve the nght 10 app ea l thi s notic e and to req ue st an ;:1dministra1i ve hearin g by ma king a written demand to the City fo r a he arin g wit hin seve n (7) days of1hc posting or re ceipt of 1h1 s no tice. Such wmtc n demand shall be made 10 the Cle rk of the Englewood Municipal Coun. on the fonn provided by sai d Clerk . Scction ~-it y Council of thc Ci ty of EngkwooJ. Cu lur:1 do . hr:rcby :uncnds Ti tic I S. Chaptc r 3. cc11 on 4. of1hc: En glc:wo od ~lunic ipa l Code:. as fo ll ows : 15-3-4: Rc:spo ns1bk P:1r1 y Aba tcn 11:n1. Wit hin 1-k~ · u t.:J:.I Jays afte r 1hr: date: of pos ting or 1he Ll :11 e of maili ng of the notice: and urdr:r s 10 abate the nui san ce. the rcspo nsibh: part y of1 hc: afti:ct..:LI pro pi:rt y slrnll re m0\'C: and :1b:il c such nuisance . Sec tion 3. Cit y Co un cil fo r th e Cit y of Englewoo d. Co lorad o. he reby am ends Titk 15. Ch:1p1t·,· 3. Secti on 6. of th e En glew oo d Munic ipa l Code, as fo ll ows : 15-3 -6 : Cit y Abatement Op1 io ns. In the event 1hat the nu isa nce is 1101 aba ted with in the Hl~ · u ." · (.ii): da ys set fo rth in the notice and ifno appi:a l of th e noti ce has been fil ed by the n.:spo nsiblc part y with the Ci1 y. the City ma y eit her abate th e nui san ce al th e expe nse of th e respon sib le pa rt y or. in the alt ern ative. elec t to is sue a criminal s umm ons and co mp lai nt <.li re.:c tin g the responsibl e p,1ny 10 ap pear in the Municipa l Court to an swe r 10 th e allegc:d violat ion(s) of the City ordin ance which gave ri se to th e nui sa nce, or bot h. Scc 1i on ~-Safctv Clau ses. The City Co un ci l hereby find s, detcm,i ne s. and declare s that thi s Ordin anc e is promul ga ted under 1hc genera l police power of the City of Eng le wood , th at it is promu lgate d fo r the he alth, safet y, and we lfare of th e public , and th at 1hi s Ordin an ce is nec essary fo r th e pre servation of he alth and safety and for the prot ec ti on of public co nvenien ce and welfa re . The City Co uncil fu rther determ ines th at th e Ordina nce bears a ration al re lati on to th e pro per leg islati ve objec t sought to be obrni:led . Ser.:1ion 5. Sr:vc rabi li t\. If any cla use . se ntence. parag rap h, or part of thi s Ordi nance or 1hc app lica ti on 1hen:ot' to any pason or circu msta nces shall fo r any re ason be-adj uJ ge LI by a cou rl of com pl!lenl jurisdic tion inva li d. such judgment shall not affccl, impai r or in valid:uc the rem ainde.:r of thi s Ordi nan ce or 11 app li cat ion 10 oth er pe rso ns or ci rcu mstance s. Secti on 6. ln co nsisten1 Ordi11 .111ces. All other Ordin:mcc s or porti ons thcr co f in co nsistent or cu nflic1 ing wit h th is Ordinan ce or any ponion hereo f are hereby repe aled to th e e.:x tcn t of such in co nsic1l'nc y or Ct'nni c1. Section i. Effec t of repea l m modi 1i c:11i on. The repea l or modifi ca ti on of an y prov isio n of 1he Code of the Ci ty of r nglc wood by this Ordin ance shall 110 1 rel ease. ex ti nguish. alt er. mollify, or chan ge in wh ole or III part any penalt y. forfoiture. or li abilit y, either civil or r.:nmina l. whir.:h sha ll ha ve bcen incu rre d u11Jcr :-iu ch r rov 1sion. an<l eac h pro vision shall be trea ted :md hclC as still remainin g in fo rce fo r thi: purp os es of susiainm g :111 y and all prope r acti ons, suit s. proceedi ngs. an<l pros ecutio ns for thc enforcc mcnt of the pe nalt y. fo rfe iture. or lia bi lit y, as we ll .1s for 1he purpos e of sustainm g Jn y j udg men 1. dec ree. or ord~r which can or ma y be rend ered. eme.:red. or made in such ac tio ns . suit s. proc eed in gs, or pro sec uti ons. Sect ion R. Penalt v. Th e Penall y Provis ion of Sccti on 1-4-1 EMC sh:1II app ly to e.:ac h :i nd e\ery \'1ola11 011 or'th 1s Ordinan i..:e . • • • • • • 2003 . Introdu ced . read 1n fu ll . an d passed on fir st read in g on 1hc 15th dn y of September. 2003 . Publi shed as a 13ill fo r an Ordinan ce on the 19t h da y of Septemb er, 2003 . Read by title and pass ed on lin al readi ng on 1hc 61h day of Octobe r, 2003 . Pub li shed by ti tle as Ordinan cl! No . ft!J_. Scrir.s of 20 03, on th e l 71h day r,,~Oc tohcr . ~~ ,, I, Loucrishi a A. Elli s, Cit y Clerk fo r the City ofEngl ew the above and foregoi ng a )l tru e copy of the Ordinance pass title as Ord in oncc No . (/ . Serie s of 2003 . • • • COUNC IL COMMUNICATION DATE Agenda Item Subj eel: Sep tember 15, 2003 11 a i Am enclm enl to Ti tl e 15, sections 3, 4, and 6 re ga rdin g N ui sa nce Aba tem ent ·-INITIA fED BY I STAFF SOURCE Safety Servic es lieutenant John Collins COUNCIL GOAL AND PREV IOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The Englewood Ci ty Counci l discussed thi s issue during its Stud y Session on September 2, 2003. RECOMMENDED ACT ION : The Code Enforcement Advisory Committee has rec ommended tha t the cu rr ent thi rty (30) day period ior vo lunla ry cleanup of a nu isa nce is too long and that fourtee n ( 14) days is a more rea e nable tim e period for such clea nups. 3ACKGROUND, AN ,\LYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIF IED FINANCIAL IMPACT: None UST OF ATTACHMENTS Pro posed Bill ior an Ordinance -