HomeMy WebLinkAbout06851ORDINANCE NO. 6851
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR THE PLACEMENT OR
INSTALLATION OF SINGLE FAMILY MANUFACTURED
HOMES ON INDIVIDUALLY OWNED OR TO BE OWNED
LOTS WITH FRONT ENTRANCES FACING ADJACENT
LOTS AND NOT FACING PUBLIC STREETS FOR A PERIOD
NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MONTHS
WHEREAS, City administration has been and is activity pursuing the preparation
and adoption of an ordinance establishing manufactured homes performance standards
which, in part, restrict the installation or placement of manufactured homes on individually
owned or to be owned lots with front entrances facing adjacent lots and not facing public
streets, and
WHEREAS, imposing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the placement
or installation of single family manufactured homes on individually owned or to be owned
lots with front entrances facing adjacent lots and not facing public streets for a period of
five months or until the adoption of performance standards for manufactured homes,
whichever occurs first, would be in the best interest of the people of the City of Pueblo and
would promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the City of
Pueblo. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Pueblo does hereby find and determine:
1. Performance standards for manufactured homes will promote the public
health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the City of Pueblo.
2. City administration has been and is actively pursuing the preparation and
adoption of an ordinance establishing performance standards for manufactured homes.
3. The unrestricted installation and placement of single family manufactured
homes on individually owned or to be owned lots with front entrances facing adjacent lots
and not facing public streets is injurious to neighborhood aesthetics and property values,
aggravates traffic problems and hazards, impairs and hinders the quality and sound
development and growth of the City of Pueblo, infringes upon the privacy of adjoining
property owners, and aggravates public safety problems.
SECTION 2.
No permit for the placement or installation of any single family manufactured home
on an individually owned or to be owned lot with front entrance facing adjacent lots and not
facing public streets shall be approved by an administrative official of the City of Pueblo
or issued by the Pueblo Regional Building Department for a period of five (5) months from
the effective date of this Ordinance or until performance standards for manufactured
homes are adopted, whichever occurs first.
SECTION 3.
If any provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any
other provision hereof.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final approval and passage.
INTRODUCED: June 10, 2002
BY: Al Gurule
CO CILPERSON
APPROVED: C�
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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CITY CLERK
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PASSED AND APPROVED: June 24, 2002
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