HomeMy WebLinkAbout05855ORDINANCE NO. 5g55
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XVII OF THE 1971 CODE
OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO ZONING, SECTION 28 OF
CHAPTER 4 RELATING TO PARKING AND STORAGE OF
CERTAIN VEHICLES, AND SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 7
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES, AND PROVID-
ING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
(Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates
material being added.)
SECTION 1.
Paragraph (a) of Section 28, Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the
1971 Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
[(a) Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type
including chassis or bodies of such vehicles without current
license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residen-
tially zoned property other than in completely enclosed
buildings or in the rear yard area that is totally screened
from view and cannot be seen by any person from any adjoining
public or private property. Any storage area shall be
constructed, used and maintained in an orderly appearance at
all times.]
(a) No inoperable ve hicle nor vehicle parts or accesso-
ries shall be stored or parked on any residentially zoned
property other than in an enclosed accessory building.
Collector's items and parts cars shall not be stored or
parked on residentially zoned property other than in an
enclosed accessory building or in an effectively screened
outdoor storage area. Outdoor storage areas shall be kept
and maintained free of weeds, trash and other objectionable
items and in such a manner that the outdoor storage area,
collector's items and parts cars do not constitute a health,
safety, or fire hazard. As used in this paragraph, unless
the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Inoperable vehicle" means a motor vehicle,
trailer, or tractor of any kind which meets any one or
more of the followina conditions:
(i) without current license plates,
(ii) apparently inoperable, or
(iii) extensively damaged, such damage includ-
ing but not limited to broken window or windshield
or both, or missing wheel, tire, motor or trans-
mission.
The term "inoperable vehicle" does not include a
registered and licensed or stickered collector's item
kept by the owner on his private property for the
- purposes of maintenance, repair, restoration, rebuild-
ing, or renovation.
(2) "Outdoor storage area" means an area in the
rear yard of a collector's private property located
outside rear and side yard setbacks which effectively
screens collector's items and parts cars from public
view by means of a solid fence, trees, shrubbery or
other appropriate means.
(3) "Collector ", "collector's item ", and "parts
car" shall have the same meaning as set forth in
X42 -15 -101, C.R.S.
(4) "Accessory building" means an enclosed build-
ing or structure meeting the requirements of Section
17 -4 -23.
SECTION 2.
Section 3 of Chapter 7 of Title XVII is hereby repealed and
reenacted with amendments to read as follows:
17 -7 -3: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
(a) Wherever by the provisions of this Title the
performance of any act is required or the performance of any
act is prohibited or wherever any regulation, dimension or
limitation is imposed on the use or change of use of or upon
any land or on the erection or alteration of any structure or
the use or change of use of such structure or the uses within
such structure, a failure to comply with the provisions of
this Title shall constitute a violation of this Title. Every
day on which a violation exists shall constitute a separate
violation and a separate offense.
(b) It shall be unlawful and shall be deemed a strict
liability offense for any owner, lessee, occupant, or agent
of an owner, lessee, or occupant to commit, participate in,
assist in, maintain, or allow or permit to exist, or to
otherwise let happen a violation of this Title on the land or
in the structure to which the owner, lessee, occupant, or
agent has legal or equitable title or right of possession.
(c) Any person violating any provisions of this Title
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety days
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or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(d) In case any building or structure is erected,
constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or
maintained or any bui ldinq, structure or land is used in
violation of any provision of this Title, the City or any
proper person may institute any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance
or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to
prevent the occupancy of the building, structure or land or
to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or
about such premises. The remedies herein provided are
cumulative and the imposition of any penalty under (c) above
shall not preclude the City or any proper person from
instituting any appropriate action or proceeding to require
compliance with the provisions of this Title and with
administrative orders and determinations made hereunder.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective June 1, 1994.
INTRODUCED: January 24, 1994
By SAMILET, CnRSENTIND
Councilperson
TJ 67.15 -3-
ATTEST: APPROVED: