HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 09-000 0
ORDINANCE NO.9-00
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO.
WHEREAS,the recent Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadow fires in the Front Range of
Colorado have emphasized the need for fire safety in the Town of Estes Park;and
WHEREAS,the Town Board has determined that it is appropriate in the interest of
public health,safety,and welfare,to give authority to the Fire Chief to impose restrictions on
open burning within the Town;and
WHEREAS,it is the opinion of the Board of Trustees that an amendment to Section
8.04.075,which allows the Fire Chief,under certain conditions,to ban open fires within the
Town is necessary for public health,safety and welfare.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO.
Section 1:Section 8.04.070 of the Municipal Code is amended by the addition of the
following section:
(c.)The Fire Chief,or his authorized designee,may,by written notice to the
Town Clerk,ban open burning within the Town of Estes Park due to weather
and related conditions which in his sole discretion constitute a hazard if open
burning is allowed.Said written notice to the Town Clerk shall contain the
effective dates of the ban,and any conditions which the Fire Chief deems
appropriate.The Fire Chiefs written ban shall be effective upon receipt by the
Town Clerk.The Town Clerk shall notir local media of the ban and shall have
the ban published one time as other legal notices of the Town of Estes Park are
published.
Section 2:The adoption of this ordinance is hereby determined to be an emergency
due to the necessity for the ban of open fires within the Town of Estes Park due to the extreme
fire conditions within the Town;and
WHEREAS,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees an emergency exists,this ordinance
shall take effect and be enforced immediately after its passage,adoption and signature of the
Mayor.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO THIS0Z7#DAY OF QtM.C ,2000.
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TOWN OF ESTES PARK
By:%irui ñ4t”
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Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordiijace was introduced and read at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the ci 7 day of L,Lt,t.2000,and 2pblished in a newspaper of
gpiera1 circulation in the Town of Estes Pa,Colorado on the SO —day of
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2000.
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