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O-2003-9

AN ORDINANCE

AMENDING SECTION 17-2-2(164) OF THE LAKEWOOD ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood adopted Ordinance 0-99-19 which amended the definition of Household to prohibit more than one registered sex offender from living in a household; and,

WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the definition of Household in order to include foster family members within the definition of immediate family,

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

SECTION 1. Subsection 17-2-2(164) A (4) (d) of the Lakewood Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows:

(d) A household shall not include more than one individual who is required to register as a sex offender under the provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes, § 18?3?412.5, as amended. This Subsection (d) shall not apply to a registered sex offender who is living with his immediate family. For purposes of this Subsection (d), immediate family is defined as a person, the person's spouse, the person's parent, the person's grandparent, the person's brother or sister of the whole or half blood, the person's child, the person's step-child or the person's child by adoption and shall include children who have been placed in foster care, as defined by the Colorado Revised Statutes.

SECTION 2. Subsection 17-2-2(164) B (4) (d) of the Lakewood Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows:

(d) A household shall not include more than one individual who is required to register as a sex offender under the provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes, § 18?3?412.5, as amended. This Subsection (d) shall not apply to a registered sex offender who is living with his immediate family. For purposes of this Subsection (d), immediate family is defined as a person, the person's spouse, the person's parent, the person's grandparent, the person's brother or sister of the whole or half blood, the person's child, the person's step-child or the person's child by adoption and shall include children who have been placed in foster care, as defined by the Colorado Revised Statutes

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect forty-five (45) 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 24th day of March, 2003; published in full in the Lakewood Sentinel on the 27th, day of March, 2003; set for public hearing on the 14th day of April, 2003; read, finally passed and adopted by the City Council on the 14th day of April, 2003; and signed and approved by the Mayor on the 15th day of April, 2003.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk

Approved as to form:
City Attorney

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