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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance #331 ~ j) TOWN OF FRASER ORDINANCE NO. 331 Series 2007 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FRASER MUNICIPAL CODE BY IMPLEMENTING W ATER CONSERVATION MEASURES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: PART 1: AMENDMENT OF MUNICIPAL CODE. Chapter 13 of the Code of the Town of Fraser, Colorado (herein sometimes referred to as the "Municipal Code") is hereby amended as follows: 11 Chapter 13, Article 2 ("Water System"), Sections 13-2-140 and 13-2-360 ofthe Municipal Code are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows: Sec. 13-2-140. Water Conservation Measures. (a) Outside watering and irrigation is strictly prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Hand held watering by hose and watering canister during this time will be allowed, however, it is not encouraged. (b) Timers are strongly recommended on all irrigation systems and hoses, with a maximum time setting not to exceed 30 minutes per rotation. Rain sensors on such systems are also recommended. (c) Washing of cars, boats, campers, windows, and the like, shall be done only when the hose is equipped with a flow-restricting device such as a trigger nozzle. (d) All outside watering is prohibited within certain subdivisions within the Town of Fraser approved after January 1, 2000, based upon specific conditions of approval. Sec. 13-2-360. Violations. Failure to comply with the terms of this Article by failure to pay the necessary fees, charges and taxes and failure to otherwise comply with the terms of this Article shall constitute an offense and a violation thereof. Every person violating this Article shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment for each offense. Delinquency for each calendar month shall constitute a separate offense. ýÿ PART 2: REPEAL. Any and all existing ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Town of Fraser covering the same matters as embraced in this Ordinance are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this Ordinance. P ART 3: SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions ofthis Ordinance. The Town of Fraser hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases thereofbe declared invalid or unconstitutional. PART 4: DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY: EFFECTIVE DATE. Because ofthe immediate risk to the municipal water supply if unregulated water use is allowed within the Town of Fraser, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists, that this Ordinance is necessary to the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and that it S~hll b . ull force effect immediately upon adoption. This Ordinance shall be publishe b iHe onlyl. READ, PASSED, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SIGNED THIS ~ay of ~ , 2007. Votes m favor: I V otes opposed: ~ V otes abstained: ~ (SEAL) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO BY: ~<SS\ C~ Fran Cook, Mayor ATTEST: *lA- f<.o ^ 40 A Lu Berger, Towti' Cl~rkr - Published in the Winter Park Manifest on JL.v-P ~1 l NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE Please take notice that, on June 20, 2007, the Board of Trustees for the Town of Fraser, Colorado, approved and adopted an Ordinance entitled: TOWN OF FRASER ORDINANCE NO. 331 Series 2007 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FRASER MUNICIPAL CODE BY IMPLEMENTING WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption. A copy of this Ordinance in full is available for public inspection during Town regular business hours at the Town Hall, 153 Fraser Avenue, Fraser, Colorado. sf Lu Berger. Town Clerk Published in the Winter Park Manifest on June 27.2007.