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harassment and adding a section governing the use <br />of fighting words within the City of Louisville. <br />Publication and proper notice of the public <br />hearing were determined. <br />Mayor Fauson opened the Public Hearing. <br />Carlyle Rowland asked for a definition of <br />"fighting words." Rautenstraus explained that <br />"insult, taunt, challenge another person in a <br />manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly <br />response" defines '"fighting words." This language <br />is taken from the Statutes and the Ordinance will <br />bring the City's Municipal Code into line with <br />recent case law anti changes in the Colorado State <br />Statues. <br />With no public comments, Mayor Fauson closed the <br />Public Hearing and asked for a motion. <br />Mohr moved that Ordinance #889 be adopted. <br />Scarpella seconded. By Roll Call vote, Ordinance <br />#889 was adopted unanimously. <br />ORDINANCE #894 - UNIFORM FIRE CODE - <br />1ST READING Rautenstraus read bey title only Ordinance #894, <br />"An Ordinance amending Title 15 of the Louisville <br />Municipal Code concerning adoption of the 1985 <br />Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, setting forth <br />certain standards related to Fire Protection and <br />amending the safety code concerning elevators and <br />escalators to the 1984 Edition." <br />Rautenstraus explained that permission is sought <br />to publish the ordinance on first reading and a <br />Public Hearing be set for June 16, 1986. <br />Szymanski noted that there is a section that <br />relates to wood fences and questioned its <br />relevance to the Ordinance Title. Rautenstraus <br />explained that it actually does relate to a <br />totally different section of the code and just <br />became practical to include all proposed amended <br />section in this Ordinance adoption. <br />Wanush explained that most of the communities in <br />the Denver Metro area deal with the International <br />Conference of Building Officials and they revise <br />their codes every tYiree years at a national level <br />and then put it out for adoption. There is a <br />Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code, <br />Mechanical Code, eta. and since they are done <br />under the umbrella of the same organization, they <br />ensure that these codes, at least within our <br />jurisdiction, are compatible with one another -- <br />9 <br />