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ORDINANCE NO. 1707 <br /> SERIES 2015 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT LAWS AND <br /> OTHER CRIMINAL ORDINANCES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AMENDING <br /> SECTION 9.04.040 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH THE <br /> MUNICIPAL OFFENSE OF FAILURE TO APPEAR; AMENDING THE DOLLAR <br /> LIMITS FOR PROPERTY OFFENSES IN SECTIONS 9.46.010 AND 9.04.020 OF <br /> SUCH CODE; AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS <br /> UNDER SECTIONS 904 AND 1416 OF THE CITY-ADOPTED MODEL TRAFFIC <br /> CODE, AND AMENDING SECTION 4.04.100 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL <br /> CODE TO MAKE VIOLATIONS OF OPEN SPACE REGULATIONS PUNISHABLE <br /> UNDER THE GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION OF THE CODE <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a Colorado home rule municipal corporation <br /> duly organized and existing under laws of the State of Colorado and the City Charter, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by the City Charter and state law, <br /> including without limitation C R.S § 31-15-401 et seg. to adopt and enforce regulations <br /> which may be necessary for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease and to <br /> declare what is a nuisance and abate the same and to impose fines upon parties who may <br /> create or continue nuisances or suffer nuisances to exist, and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal, re-enact and amended various <br /> provisions of the Louisville Municipal Code to updated its nuisance abatement laws, <br /> including without limitation amendments to the Louisville Municipal Code to define <br /> nuisance offenses punishable by the Louisville Municipal Court and update the City <br /> procedures for abatement of nuisances, and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to amend certain provisions of the <br /> Louisville Municipal Code to establish the municipal offense of failure to appear; increase <br /> the dollar limits for certain property offenses; amend the classification of traffic infractions <br /> under sections 904 and 1416 of the City-adopted Model Traffic Code, and make violations <br /> of open space regulations punishable under the general penalty provision of the Code <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: <br /> Section 1 Title 8 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended by the <br /> addition of a new Chapter 8 01 to read as follows <br /> Chapter 8 01 <br /> NUISANCES <br /> Ordinance No 1707,Series 2015 <br /> Page 1 of 14 <br />