HomeMy WebLinkAbout073 - 05/18/2004 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO THE DISTURBANCE OF PEACE AND QUIET ORDINANCE NO. 073, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 4-94 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PERTAINING TO THE DISTURBANCE OF PEACE AND QUIET
WHEREAS,Section 4-94 of the City Code prohibits the owner or keeper of an animal from
permitting such animal to disturb the peace and quiet of any person by barking, whining, howling,
yowling, squawking or making any other noise in an excessive continuous or untimely fashion; and
WHEREAS, such Section further provides that no such owner or keeper shall be charged
with a violation thereof unless they or a member of their household over the age of 18 years has
received a warning from the City of a previous complaint at least once within the preceding 12
months; and
WHEREAS,City staff has recommended that this mandatory warning provision be removed
from this Section so that,in aggravated situations or in the case of repeat offenders,citations can be
issued for violation thereof even if no warning has been issued to the owner or keeper of such animal
within the preceding twelve (12) months; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees that, in order to better enforce the provisions of this
Section of the Code, the recommended amendment should be made by the Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 4-94 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended so as to read
in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 4-94. Animal disturbance of peace and quiet prohibited.
No owner or keeper of an animal shall permit such animal to make unreasonable
noise or disturb the peace and quiet of any person by barking, whining, howling,
yowling, squawking or making any other noise in an excessive, continuous or
untimely fashion. For purposes of this Section, unreasonable noise shall mean any
sound of such level and duration as to be,or tend to be,injurious to human health or
welfare, or which would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or
property. No person shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Section unless the
investigation of such violation was undertaken by the City because of a citizen
complaint
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 4th day of
May, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the
18th day of May, A.D. 2004.
�a�yor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of May, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk