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O-2002-30

AN ORDINANCE

AMENDING CHAPTER 9.80 OF THE LAKEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES

WHEREAS, it is necessary to update, clarify, and correct specific sections of the City of Lakewood Zoning Ordinance from time to time; and

WHEREAS, the definition of junk and the prohibition on parking of junk vehicles needs to be clarified;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED By The City Council of The City of Lakewood, Colorado, That:

SECTION 1. Section 9.80.010 of the Lakewood Municipal Code is amended by the adoption of an amended definition of "junk" to read as follows:

"Junk" is:

1. Iron, brass, copper, tin, lead or other base metals; ropes, rags, fibers or fabrics; old bottles or other glass; rubber or rubber products; machinery, motor vehicle parts, inoperable/unlicensed trailers and inoperable/unlicensed motor vehicles as defined herein; tools, appliances, fixtures, lumber, unstacked firewood, utensils, cartons, containers, pipe and pipe fittings, conduit and conduit fittings; wastepaper; or other waste or discarded goods;

2. An inoperable/unlicensed motor vehicle is a motor vehicle which is inoperable, or does not have a current license plate, or which lacks one or more of the following items which is otherwise standard factory equipment on any particular vehicle model:
windshield
side or rear window
door
fender
headlamp
muffler
wheel
properly inflated tire

3. An inoperable motor vehicle is one that is not capable in its present condition of being promptly started and driven under its own power.

4. An inoperable/unlicensed trailer is a trailer which is inoperable due to a flat tire, lack of a wheel, lack of structural integrity, lack of a current plate, or other similar reasons which render it inoperable.

Section 2. Subsection 9.80.020B of the Lakewood Municipal Code is amended by the adoption of an amended Subsection 9.80.020B to read as follows:

B. Motor Vehicle Parking

1. It shall be unlawful to park Inoperable/unlicensed motor vehicle in the front yard. Up to two inoperable/unlicensed motor vehicles may be stored or parked outside provided such vehicles are stored or parked only in the side or rear yard and effectively screened from ordinary public view by means of a solid fence or if covered with an opaque fitted cover made for the express purpose of covering a motor vehicle. Such storage or parking areas shall be kept free of weeds, rubbish, and other waste items.

2. No more than fifty percent of the rear yard or side yard shall be used for such storage or parking. If the side yard is less than eight feet wide, the storage or parking of such vehicles in said side yard is prohibited.

3. The outside storage or parking of inoperable/unlicensed motor vehicles shall be limited to no more than a total of two vehicles per lot or tract of land or abutting lots under single ownership.

4. This subsection (B) of this section shall not apply to any property zoned office or commercial nor any Planned Development District whose use or uses are similar to an office or commercial zoned district.

5. (a) It shall be unlawful to park or store Inoperable/unlicensed vehicles outside in multiple household dwelling units.

(b) Multiple Household Dwelling Unit is defined as: a building designed for occupancy by three (3) or more households living in separate dwelling units, but not including motels or hotels. Said dwelling units may be stacked flats, one above the other, or side by side connected by one or more common walls. The land underneath the structure is not divided into separate lots. Multiple household dwelling units includes structures commonly called garden apartments, apartments, stacked flats, and condominiums.

6. Inoperable/unlicensed trailers shall not be stored or parked outside on private property, unless otherwise allowed by ordinance.

Section 3. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after final publication.

I hereby attest and certify that the within and foregoing ordinance was introduced and read on first reading at a regular meeting of the Lakewood City Council on the 12th day of August, 2002; published in full in the Lakewood Sentinel on the 15th day of August, 2002; set for public hearing on the 26th day of August, 2002; read, finally passed and adopted by the City Council on the day of August, 2002; and signed and approved by the Mayor on the day of August, 2002.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk

Approved as to form:
City Attorney

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