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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-19 Amending Chapter 18.24 of the Vail Municipal Code by Deleting Section 18.24.058 and Amending Chapter 8.24 by the Addition of Section 8.24.058, Controlling Undesirable Plants within the Town~ i+ ORDINANCE NO. 19 SERIES OF f993 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18.24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF VAIL BY DELETING SECTION 18.24.058, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 8.24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF VAIL BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 8.24.058, CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE PLANTS WITHIN THE TOWN, DECLARING SUCH PLANTS A NUISANCE, SETTING FORTH PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THl~RETO. WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to institute the provisions of C.R.S. Section 35-5.5- 109 dealing with the control of undesirable plants within the State of Colorado; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 11, Series of 1992, incorrectly designated Section 18.24.058; and WHEREAS, the control of undesirable plants is a matter concerning a public nuisance and should be included within Ghapter 8.24 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. NOW, THEREi=ORE, be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Vaii, Colorado: 1. Chapter 8.24 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vai! is hereby amended by the addition of Section 8.24.058 to read as follows: A. Undesirable Plants Russian, Spotted and Dif#use Knapweed and E.ea#y Spurge are declared to be undesirable plants to be controlled in accordance with this ordinance. B. Declaration of Nuisance Leafy Spurge, Russian Knapweed, Spotted Knapweed, and Diffuse Knapweed, and all other plants designated "undesirable plants" by the Town are declared to be a public nuisance. Such action may be taken as is available for nuisance abatement under the laws of this state and the Town of Vaii, and as Town Cauncil, in their sole discretion, deem necessary. C. Removal of Undesirable Plants Reauired by i~rogerty Owner Property owners within the Town of Vail shall be responsible for the elimination of undesirable plants from their property within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this ordinance. Such removal shall be accomplished in an ecologically feasible and environmentally safe manner in accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. D. Enforcement The Town shalt have the right to enter upon any premises, lands, or places, whether public or private, during reasonable business hours or upon proper notice for the purpose of inspecting for the existence of undesirable plants, and shall have the right to propose, implement 1 Ordinance No. 19, Sarioa of 1993 ,eA ~ ~ or enforce the management of undesirable plants upon such lands in accordance with the provisions of C.R.S. Section 35-5.5-109. E. Penalty Violation of this chapterlarticle shall be subject to a penalty of a fine up to nine hundred ninety nirtie dollars ($999.40), in addition to any other remedies provided herein or allowed by ordinance, law, rule, or regulation. 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 affect the validity ofi 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 mare parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. 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. 4. The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail 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 proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the provision repealed or repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. 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, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 17th day of August, 7993, and a public hearing shall be held on this Ordinance on the 7th day of September, 1993, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Marge{et A. Osterfoss, Mayor ATTEST: Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk 2 Ordinance i~1e.19, Series of 1993 5 •~~~ ~ . READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED by title ar~ly this 7th day of September, 1993. 1.1 ~" Margar A. Osterfoss, Mayar ATTEST: Holly . McCutcheon, Tawn Clerk C:10F1©93,19 3 Ordinance No. 19, Series at 1983 ~ • 0 ti, Q ~ c ~ " ~ cQ~'o=~°pro~ ~ ~- rr a ~ ~ ~ ~ p p ~_~~ aim o ~ ~ m Q ~~'m°•pocpa ~ Q p ~ m O ~ cn ~ ~ ~ -~ ao ~ °~ o ~ ~ `" W ~~~~ ~poo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ m~~ ~cp-mo ~' H o ~ ~ ~ p ~ Q o~m~'~~o~ o a ~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ o ~ o ~ ~ og~~o~~vo~o '~ 4 '~ Q m Q p cn0 4~ 4.~. 7- m ~- C ~, ~ p' ~ . 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