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SERIES OF 2004
BY ,\UTHOR ITY
COU NCIL BILL NO. 28
INTROD UCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER WOLOSYN
AN EMERGENCY ORDINAN CE ESTA BLISHING A TEMP ORARY SUS PENS IO N
OR MORATORIUM OF TITLE 16 , CHAPTER 5, SECT IO N 5, SUBSECTION (E),
NUMBER (2), PARAGRAPH (c), OF THE ENGLEWOO D MUNICIPAL CODE 2000,
PERTAINING TO FARMERS MARKETS FOR A PERI OD OF SIX MONTHS .
WHEREAS , currently farmers market s may operate one day per we ek per site
during rhe peri od of June I to October 3 I; and
WHEREAS , the current provi sion s and procedures relat ed to fa rme rs markets are
too restrictive and nee d to be upd ated ; and
WHEREAS , City Council ha s directed staff to review and revi se, if necessary , the
provisions and procedures with respect to farmers market s; and
WHEREAS, staff will nee d sufficient time to review and coo rdin ate th e pro visions
and pro ced ures of the Englewood Municipal Code ; and
WHEREAS , Council deems it necessary to coordinate the review and finds it
appropriate to cease enforcement until the re view and re vised pro ced ure s arc reviewed
by the staff and City Council; and
WHEREAS, in order for the City to comply with the arguments made in
Or Limited vs . Cjty of EngJewnnd , Case No. A86CV I 243 , the morat orium or
temp orary suspension mu st apply to all farmers markets unl ess specific exemptions can
be le gitimatel y set forth due to a finding that a speci fi c type of farmer s markets sho uld
be exc luded ; and
WH ERE AS , the rev isions will help protect th e pub lic hea lth, safe ty and welfare or
th e Ci ty in prov iding mun ici pal services : by ma in tai nin g a sound balanc e between
avai labl e public resources, facilitie s and serv ices an d the demands for such servic es; and
prese rving a safe, health y, and sound environm ent within the City; and
WH EREAS. the City Co uncil find s that a six mon th mora tori um or temporary
suspension is nece ssary to implement the revisi ons;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN CIL OF TH E CITY
OF ENGLEWOO D, CO LORAD O, THAT :
... S.££.!i.2.n ... .l. The City Co uncil finds the provi sions of thi s Emerge ncy Ordinance arc
temp orary in nature and pertain s on ly 10 Titl e 16 , Chapt er 5, Section 5, Subsection
(E ), Number (2), Parag raph (c), of th e Englewood Municipal Co de 2000, for a period of
six months .
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~-The Englewood Ci ty Counci l di rec ts Cit y staff 10 develop ap propr iate
recommend ati ons to Cou nci l, 10 be con sistent with this Emerge ncy Ordinan ce and to
co ll ec t informa ti on and work clo sely with the Englewood communit y to revise zo nin g
reg ul ati ons, which prot ec t the interests of th e community.
Eme rg ency J. The Ci ty Co uncil find s an d determines that an emergency ex ists and
that pa ss age of th e within Bill fo r Ordinance is necessary for the imm edia te pre servation
of public property, health, peace and safe ty, and sa id Bill for Ordin ance shall be effec tive
up on public ation fo ll owi ng final pass age .
Introduced , read in fu ll, and passed on first reading as emergency ordinan ce on the I t h
day of May 2004 .
Publi she d as an Emergency Bill for an Ordi nance on the 21st day of Ma y, 2004 .
Read by title and passe d on final reading on the 7th day of June, 2004 .
Published by title as Ordinance No.3,2... Series of 2004, on the 11th da
2004 .
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1, Loucrishia A. Elli s, Ci ty Cler k of the City of Eng lewood, Co
cenify that the above and foregoing is a tru e CO,IJY of I e Ordin c
readi ng and published by title as Ordinance No3k S ies o 00 .
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
D ATE: AGE N D A ITEM SUB JECT:
M ay 17, 2004 11 a ii Temporary mora torium on the
enforce m ent of 16-5-5-E (2)
Farm ers M ark et
IN ITI AT ED BY STA FF SO URCE:
Co mmunity D evelo p m ent D epar tm ent Robert Simpson, Di rector of
Community D eve lo pment
COUNCIL GOAL ANO PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION :
There has b een no previo us acti o n tak en by Ci ty Coun cil pertainin g to a te mporary morato rium fo r
Far mers Mark ets.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recom mends that City Co un ci l approve a Bill fo r an Em ergency O rdinan ce establi shing a
Temp orary moratorium o n en fo rce ment of Sec ti on 16-S-5 -E (2) Fa rm ers M ark et for a ti m e peri o d of
6 months, o r until Sec ti o n 16-5-5-E (2) ha s bee n am en ded.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED :
Se cti on 16-5-5-E(2) of th e UDC limits th e durati on tha t a Farmers M arket may operate to o n e da y
pe r w eek p er site during th e p eri od fro m Jun e 1 to Octob er 3 1, and restri cts th e ho urs of operat ion
from 6 :30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m . including se t-up and cl ea n-up.
A contract b etween the Engl ewood En vironm ental Foundati on (EEF ) and th e c urrent Farmers
Marke t ve n dor, Brian Ve rb ec k of Mile Hi Coffee, prop os es that th e Farmers M ark et tak e p lace two
days per week at Ci tyCe nter; Saturday m ornin g. and Th ursd ay evening. Mr. Ve rb ec k would li ke to
begin op erating th e Sa turday m ornin g Far mers Market as so on as p ossible. Th e Thu rs day evenin g
Fa rm ers Market is p ro p osed to b eg in opera tin g Jun e 17'" to coin ci de w ith th e So unds of Summer
Concerts at th e CityCenter En glewood Am phitheater. The pro p ose d agreement conflic ts w ith th e
term s of Sec tion 16-5 -5-E (2) o f th e Englewood M unicipal Co de pert ain ing to bo th th e durati o n and
h ours th e Farm ers Market ca n operate . As a result, the Farm ers M ark et coul d not op era te o n
Thu rsda y evenin gs.
Curr ently, staff is prep ari n g an O rdinanc e amendm ent to p resent to th e Pla nnin g and Z o n ing
Comm issio n fo r recom m endation to City Coun cil ame nding Sec ti on 16-5-5-E (2) of th e U D C to
all ow a Farmers Ma rket to o p era te two days p er wee k and to m odify the hours of op erat io n . Th e
sc hedu le fo r approval of th is am endmer,t w ill requi re betwee n 4-6 m o nth s to compl ete.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Estab li shi ng a temp orar) moratori um will have no fina ncia l im pac t.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS :
Pro pose d Bill fo r an Em erge ncy O rdin an ce