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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 18-74©C ORDINANCE NO.18-74 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS;ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UTI FORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS,1975 EDITION;AMENDING SECTIONS 14.48.010,14.48.020 AND 14.48.050 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO;AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIO LATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO: Section 1.Adoption.—--Pursuant to Chapter 159, Article 54,Colorado Revised Statutes 1965,as amended,that the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1975 Edition,issued by the International Conference of Building Officials,5560 South Workman Mill Road,Whittier, CA 90601,at least three copies of which have been certi fied as true copies by the mayor and the clerk of the town of Estes Park,Colorado,and which are now on file in the office of the town clerk,is hereby adopted by reference. Section 2.Additions or Modifications:None Section 5.Penalties.——The following penalties, herewith set forth in full,shall apply to this ordinance: (a)It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in this ordinance. (b)Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($500.00),or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90)days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (c)Where any violation is a continuing offense, each day that the violation continues shall be considered and held to be a separate and distinct offense. Section 4.Application.——This ordinance shall apply to all dangerous buildings,as defined in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,1975 Edition,either 0 0 existing or hereafter erected in the town of Estes Park, Colorado. Section 5.Validity.—--If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.The board of trustees hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts thereof,irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared invalid. Section 6.Interpretation.———This ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general pur pose of providing a just,equitable and practicable method whereby buildings or structures,either existing or hereafter erected,which,from any cause,endanger the life,limb,health, morals,property,safety or welfare of their occupants or the general public,may be required to be repaired,vacated or demolished.Article and section headings of the Ordinance and the adopted Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Build ings,1975 Edition,shall not be deemed to govern,limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope,meaning or extent of the provisions of any article or section thereof. Section 7.That Sections 14.48.010,14.48.020 and 14.48.050 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado,are hereby amended to read as follows: 14.48.010 Dangerous Buildings Code--Adopted.The “Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,”1975 Edition,issued by the International Conference of Building Officials,5560 South Workman Mill Road,Whittier,CA 90601, of which three copies are now filed in the office of the town clerk,and may be inspected during regular business hours,is enacted and adopted by reference as a secondary code and in corporated herein as if set out in length.The subject matter of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings —2— relates to the repair,vacation or demolition of dangerous buildings.The purpose of the Code is to provide a just, equitable,and practicable method,to be cumulative with and in addition to,any other remedy provided by the Uniform Building Code,1975 Edition,or Uniform Housing Code,1975 Edition,or otherwise available at law,whereby buildings or structures which from any cause endanger the life,limb, health,morals,property,safety or welfare of the general public or their occupants,may be required to be repaired, vacated,or demolished. 14.48.020 Dangerous Buildings Code——Violation.(a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. (b)Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings shall be punished as set forth in Section 1.20.020. 14.48.050 Unsafe building declared public nuisance. All unsafe buildings as defined in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,existing in the town are declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair,rehabilitation,demolition or removal as provided by law. Section 8.Publication.-——The town clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance,cause notice of its contents and passage to be published,and make not less than three copies of adopted Code available for inspection by the public during regular business hours. Section 9.Effective Date.—-—The board of trustees of the town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that this ordinance is necessary for the im mediate preservation of the public peace,health and safety, —5— a for the regulation of dangerous buildings has a bearing upon the public peace,health and safety,and whereas in the opinion of the board of trustees an emergency exists,this ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its final passage,adoption and publication. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AND SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY,1974. // —7 -_7 _)_ lvjayor TOWN OF ESTE$PARK,COLORADO (SEAL) A: -4-