HomeMy WebLinkAbout06308ORDINANCE NO. 6308
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 406 OF
CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE XI OF THE 1971 CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO RELATING TO
TRESPASS AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate matter
to be omitted, underscoring indicates new matter.)
SECTION 1.
Sec. 11 -1 -406 of the 1971 Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
((a) It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for any person without the
permission or consent of the owner or lawful occupant thereof to enter or remain in or upon any
private structure or building which is locked, boarded up or fenced in a manner designed to exclude
intruders or upon the premises of a hotel, motel, warehouse, office building, apartment or
condominium building.
(b) This Section shall not be applicable to be unlawful entry of a motor vehicle or
dwelling.]
U It is unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for my person to enter or remain upon
the premises of another when consent to enter or remain is absent, denied, or withdrawn by the
owner, occupant, or person having lawful control thereof.
It shall be .prima facie evidence that consent is absent, denied, or withdrawn to enter
or remain upon the premises of another when:
Any person fails or refuses to remove himself from said premises when
requested to leave by the owner, occupant or person having lawful control thereof, or
W Such premises are locked, boarded up or fenced or otherwise enclosed in a
manner designed to exclude intruders. or,
M Such premises are not open to the public and are posted with conspicuous
signs that give notice that entrance therein is forbidden. "Conspicuous signs" means signs that are
at least one (1) square foot in size and sufficiently lighted to be clear and visible and posted in a
conspicuous location.
(c) For the purpose of this Section "premises" means my privately or publicly owned
building or structure but shall not include motor vehicles or dwellings.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED April 13 5 1998
By John Verna
Councilperson
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Ul ,
President of lRe Ci Council