HomeMy WebLinkAbout961 Amending Section 16.12.8.C of Development Regulations Artifical Turf Landscaping Single family residential lotsAN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
FIRESTONE, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 16.12.8.0 OF THE
TOWN OF FIRESTONE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PERTAINING
TO ARTIFICIAL TURF LANDSCAPING OF SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL LOTS
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2019, the Town Board of Trustees, by Ordinance No. 958, enacted
new standards relating to the location, materials, appearance, installation and maintenance of
artificial turf areas on single-family residential lots; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of Trustees finds and determines that amending the new standards
relating to artificial turf to include a permit component is necessary for property owners to be
aware of the artificial turf standards before installing artificial turf, and to ensure that individual
use of artificial turf complies with Town of Firestone Development Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of Trustees finds that the proposed amendment is necessary to
promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16.12.8.C, Single Family Residential Landscape Standards, of the
Firestone Development Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection (8), to
read as follows:
8. Permit. Any person seeking to install artificial turf must first apply for and obtain a permit
from the Town. All permit applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Town, and
no fee shall be required to issue a permit under this section.
Section 2. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Trustees
hereby declare it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the
fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 3. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this
ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
IN FULL this 1 lth day of December, 2019
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ATTEST:
Lisa Bartley, Clerk Pro-te
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
P. Hayashi, Town Attorney
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO
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