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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-16 FAILEDPROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) } COUNTY OF EAGLE } I, Tammy Nagel, Town of Vail Deputy Town, Clerk, do solemnly swear and affirm that I published in full a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 16 Series of 2014, on the Town of Vail's web. site, www.vailaov.com, on the 8th day of October, 2014. Witness my hand and seal this ';t day of ( � ' r�Y its , 2014. �J Tamm agel�� �it lerk (seal) ORDINANCE NO. 16 SERIES 2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VAIL TOWN CODE BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 6-3D-6, PROHIBITING THE USE OF COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GAS IN THC EXTRACTION IN THE TOWN OF VAIL, AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS WITH REGARD THERETO WHEREAS, the Town of Vail (the "Town"), in the County of Eagle and State of Colorado is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado and the Town Charter (the "Charter"); WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council of the Town (the "Council") have been duly elected and qualified; WHEREAS, in 2000, Article XVIII, Section 14 to the Colorado Constitution ("Amendment 20") was passed by a majority of Colorado voters; WHEREAS, in 2012, Article XVIII, Section 16 to the Colorado Constitution ("Amendment 64") was passed by a majority of Colorado voters; WHEREAS, Amendment 20 legalizes the medical use of no more than 6 marijuana plants by persons with debilitating medical conditions, including the production of marijuana; WHEREAS, Amendment 64 legalizes the possessing, growing, processing or transporting of no more than 6 marijuana plants for recreational use; WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 9-7-113 provides that local governments may ban the use of compressed flammable gas as a solvent in the extraction of THC or other cannabinoids; WHEREAS, Colorado has experienced a surge in home explosions and fires resulting from THC extractions involving compressed flammable gasses; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to the Town by C.R.S. § 9-7-113, and in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare, the Town Council desires to make it unlawful to use compressed flammable gases in THC extraction in the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Vail Town Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following new Section 6-3D-6: 1 101812014 Ordinance 16, 2014 6-3D-6: Compressed Flammable Gas Prohibited in THC Extraction: It is unlawful for a person to use any compressed flammable gas as a solvent in the extraction of tetrahydrocannabinol ("THC') or any other cannabinoid in the Town. Section 2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. Section 3. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. Section 4. The amendment of any provision of the Town Code as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceeding as commenced under or by virtue of the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. Section 5. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 7th day of October, 2014 and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set for the 215t day of October, 2014, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. -aY*31 Patty McKenny, Town Clerk Andrew P. Daly, Mayor 2 101812014 Ordinance 16, 2014