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ORDINANCE NO. 1675 SERIES 2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.76 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CONCERNING PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA WHEREAS, Article XVIII, § 16 of the Colorado Constitution, referred to as Amendment 64, was approved by Colorado voters in November 2012; and WHEREAS, Amendment 64 legalized the private use of marijuana for persons twenty - one years of age or older; and WHEREAS, the City Council previously enacted Chapter 9.76 of the Louisville Municipal Code, which among other things, prohibits the public consumption of marijuana; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 9.76 to further delineate the places in which marijuana consumption is prohibited; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 9.76.010 (Definitions) of Louisville Municipal Code is hereby by amended by the addition of the following definition, which definition shall be inserted in alphabetical order in said Section: Common area shall mean a lobby, hallway, elevator, restroom, or other area where the public is likely to gather in close proximity. Section 2. Section 9.76.030 of Louisville Municipal Code is hereby by amended to read as follows (words to be deleted are strielen4hreugh; words to be added are underlined): Sec. 9.76.030. Public consumption of marijuana prohibited. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or use marijuana in any place that is commonly or usually open to the general public, being either public or private property, and including but not limited to, parks, open space, trails, sidewalks, streets, public rights -of -way, common areas and places of business open to the general to which the public is invited in or in which the public is permitted. For purposes of this Chapter, "places of business to which the public is invited in or in which the public is permitted," shall include but not be limited to, retail food production or marketing establishments, restaurants, taverns, banks, commercial establishments, theatres, waiting rooms, reception areas, meeting rooms, educational facilities, libraries, recreational facilities, health care facilities, facilities providing live music or sporting events, and public transportation facilities. Ordinance No. 1675, Series 2014 Page 1 of 3