HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 16-030 0
ORDINANCE NO.16-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK
BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 7.18
WITH REGARD TO ANIMAL RESCUE
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park has determined
that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt an Ordinance allowing owner or
occupant of real property within the Town to maintain an animal rescue operation for
dogs as an accessory use under the following terms and conditions of this Ordinance.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO.
Section 1.The Municipal Code shall be amended by the addition of Chapter 7.18 as
follows:
7.18.010 License Required Every person desiring to maintain an animal
rescue operation in the Town as an accessory use in a single family residential zoning
district shall obtain a license from the Town.
7.18.020 Definition An animal rescue operation is the not-for-profit care,short-
term boarding,and active searching for placement in appropriate foster homes of
abandoned dogs.Said operation is an accessory use in a single-family residential
zoning district of the Town.
7.18.030 Restrictions The boarding of dogs in an animal rescue operation
within the Town pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to the following restrictions:
a.No more than eight (8)dogs may be boarded at any one time on the
property.
b.The holder of the license must be the owner or occupant of the
property on which the animal rescue operation is being conducted and
at all times must be the occupant of the residential structure on the
property.
c.The holder of the license must be affiliated with a local non-profit
organization or a local veterinary clinic for the purpose of receiving
locally abandoned dogs.
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d.Any other dogs residing on the property shall count against the eight
(8)dogs set forth in Sub-Section a.above.In no event shall more than
eight (8)dogs be maintained on the property at any time.
7.18.040 Violations
a.Violation of any of the terms and conditions of Section 17.18.030
above.
b.Any violation of Section 7.12.040 Dogs Running At Large,Section
7.12.110 Dog Waste Removal,and Section 7.12.120 (a)Disturbance
of Neighborhood of the Municipal Code.
7.18.050 Revocation of License The Town may revoke the license of any
animal rescue operation for a violation of any provision of this Chapter as follows:
a.The Town Clerk upon the receipt and verification of any violation of this
chapter,shall give written notice to the holder of the license that a
violation has occurred.
b.Upon the receipt and verification of any subsequent violation of the
terms and conditions of this Chapter,within two (2)years of the date of
the written notice set forth in Subsection a above,the Town Clerk shall
revoke the license by giving written notice to the holder of the license.
Said revocation shall be for one (1)year from the date of the notice.
c.A license may be reinstated following the one (1)year revocation
period upon written application by the owner or occupant.
d.Upon the receipt and verification of any subsequent violation of the
terms and conditions of this Chapter within two (2)years of
reinstatement,the Town Clerk shall revoke the license by giving written
notice to the holder of the license of the revocation of the license.Said
revocation shall be for two (2)years from the date of the notice.
e.Upon revocation of the license,the holder’s right to operate an animal
rescue on the property shall terminate.
7.18.060 Exemption The holder of the animal rescue license shall be exempt
from the provisions Section 17.12.080 Animal Restrictions.
Section 2.This Ordinance shall take in effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after
its adoption and publication.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK COLORADO,THIS LA DAY OF
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TOWN OF ESTES PARK
By:_________Mayor
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced and read at the meeting
of the Board of Trustees on the tt day of %t,.,i),2003,and
published in a newspaper of generaf circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,
on the d1,day of
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2003.
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