HomeMy WebLinkAbout068 - 06/04/2019 - AMENDING SECTION 23 194 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING NATURAL AREAS PERMITSORDINANCE NO 068 2019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CI I Y OH FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 23 194 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS REGARDING NATURAL AREAS PERMITS
WHEREAS in 1999, the City Council adopted Ordinance No 027 1999, enacting certain
requirements and regulations related to the use by the general public of the City s natural areas
codified in Chapter 23, Article IX of the City Code, and
WHEREAS, those Code provisions have subsequently been updated to address and clarify
points of concern related to use by the general public of the City s parks, trails, recreation, and
natural areas, and
WHEREAS the current Code requires staff to respond to a non-routine permit within five
business days, and
WHEREAS, since the Code provisions were adopted in 1999, non-routine permits have
become more numerous have increased in complexity and have become more vaned and
WHEREAS the City Council has determined that changing the permit response time to
fifteen days will ensure staff can appropriately respond to permit requests for the good of all Fort
Collins citizens, and
WHEREAS the City Council has also determined that the proposed amendments are in
the best interests of the City and are necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the City s
citizens
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY l HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows
Section 1 That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above
Section 2 That Section 23 194 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended as follows
See 23-194 —Natural areas permit process
a) Any person or organization seeking a permit for the purposes set forth in this Article shall
apply for a natural area permit by filing a verified application with the Service Unit on a
form supplied by the Service Unit except that permit applications for which a routine
permit process has been established by the Director under § 23-195 below shall be
governed by and processed in accordance with the routine permit process A fully
completed application must be filed with the Director not less than twenty one (21)
business days nor more than ninety(90)business days before the date on which a permitted
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activity is to commence, provided, however, that the Service Unit may accept and process
an application that is filed after the tiling deadline it, in the Judgment of the Director there
are sufficient time and sufficient resources for the Service Unit to process and investigate
the application and make any preparations necessary for the activity
b) The Director shall approve, conditionally approve or deny an application on the grounds
set forth in this Subsection, and the Directors action and the basis therefor shall be stated
in a written notice to the applicant, no later than fifteen (15) business days after receipt of
a fully completed application The Director may deny any application or impose any
reasonable permit conditions or requirements upon the approval of the same in order to
protect the safety or well being of persons or animals, the natural area, related facilities or
any other City property or facility, the use and enjoyment of said areas or facilities by the
general public, the needs and objectives of the City in maintaining and operating the same
and/or the natural environment in general
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
May A D 2019 and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of June A D 2019
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of June, A D 2019
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