HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance NO. 442 Amending Ch. 13 Fraser Municipal Code TOWN OF FRASER
ORDINANCE NO. 442
Series 2017
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE FRASER MUNICIPAL CODE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
FRASER, COLORADO, THAT:
PART 1: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO TOWN CODE.
[Note: additions are shown in black bold print; deletions are shown as strikethrough print.]
defined herein:
Affordable housing means residential dwelling units for which the annual purchase or
rental expense does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the gross annual income for low
Housing and Urban Development Block Grant Program Guidelines.
the Town who is contractually bound, through financing arrangements or otherwise, by a
governmental or nonprofit agency other than the Town, to provide all or a major portion of
such residential housing as affordable housing for a period of twenty (20) years or more.
(b)
A qualified developer may request deferral of payment of water plant investment fees by
submitting a written application to the Board of Trustees in conjunction with development or
subdivision review for an affordable housing project. The applicant shall submit written proof of
eligibility demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees that the applicant is a
qualified developer and the proposed project will provide affordable housing in accordance with
cannot afford to immediately pay the water plant investment fees for which deferral is
(c)
eligible and as a condition to the grant of any deferral, the applicant shall be required to enter
into a contract with the Town stating the terms of payment for the deferred water plant
investment fees, and including suitable guarantees, as determined by the Board of Trustees,
that the project shall remain available as affordable housing for twenty (20) years or more.
Each such contract shall provide that, in case of any default by the developer in the payment of
provisions of this Article.
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shall not be construed as excusing the performance of any other duty or obligation as required
by this Article.
(a}
For purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the mganings as
defined herein:
Affordable housing m ans residential dwelling units for which the annual purchase or
Housing and Urban Development Block Grant Program Guidelines.
the Town who is contractually bound, through financing arrangements or otherwise, by a
governmental or nonprofit agency other than the Town, to provide all or a major portion of
such residential housing as affordable housing for a period of twenty (20) y ars or more.
(b)
A qualified developer may request deferral of payment of sanitary sewer plant investment fees
by submitting a written application to the Board of Trustees in conjunction with development or
subdivision review for an affordable housing project. The applicant shall submit written proof of
qualified developer and the proposed project will provide affordable housing in accordance with
{c}
determined to be eligible and as a condition to the grant of any deferral, the applicant shall be
years or more. Each such contract shall provide that, in case of any default by the developer in
penalty provisions of this Article.
(d)
Any deferral of payment of sanitary sewer plant investment fees that is granted pursuant to this
Section shall not be construed as excusing the performance of any other duty or obligation as
required by this Article.
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Sec. 13-5-20. - Contract required; agreement to annex.
(a)
A property owner desiring to obtain water or sewer service to serve any area outside the
corporate limits of the Town shall submit an application for such service to the Town Clerk. The
Board of Trustees will consider such application and determine if out-of-town service will be
allowed and upon what terms.
(b)
As a condition for obtaining such out-of-town water and/or sewer service, the owner will be
required to enter into a contract with the Town, consistent with the provisions of this Article and
containing such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c)
Each contract for out of town water and/or sewer service shall include an agreement and
covenant binding on the property owner and all future owners to apply for or consent to the
thereof becomes eligible for annexation and the Board of Trustees requests such annexation,
and subject to such terms and conditions as may be provided by contract.
(d)
As used herein, the phrase "unless otherwise provided by contract" means or refers to a
requirement or provision that applies if it is not otherwise addressed in an existing out-of-town
service contract or that applies if the requirement or provision was addressed in such a
contract but that contract has expired or has otherwise been terminated.
PART 2: PENALTY CLAUSES. The following section of the Code of the Town of Fraser,
Colorado, contains penalty clauses applicable to violations of this Ordinance, and such section is
herewith set forth in full and hereby enacted:
Sec. 1-4-10. General penalty for violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or
resist the enforcement of any provision of this Code; and where no specific penalty is provided
therefor, the violation of any provision of this Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two
thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($2,650.00), by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1)
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall be
considered a separate offense.
PART 3: 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.
PART 4: 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
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constitutionality of the remaining portions of this 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 any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases
thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
PART 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage,
adoption and publication thereof as provided by law. This Ordinance shall be published by title only.
READ, PASSED, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
SIGNED THIS 17th DAY OF MAY, 2017.
Votes in favor: 60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Votes opposed: 0 TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO
Votes abstained: 0
BY:
Philip Vandernail, Mayor
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Published in the Middle Park Times on a,- , 2017.
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