TOWN OF MORRISON, COLORADO BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDINANCE NO.5 547  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLES 4 AND 6 OF THE MORRISON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OFFENCES FOR DAMAGE TO OPERIVITTERINGA AND WHEREAS, the Town ofl Morrison is a Colorado home rule municipality operating under a Home Rule Charter approved by the electorate pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado WHEREAS, the Board has authority pursuant to the Home Rule Charter and C.R.S. $31- WHEREAS, the Morrison Municipal Code does not explicitly regulate damage caused to WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees wishes to add provisions to the Morrison Municipal NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Section 1. Section 4-1-3 of the Morrison Municipal Code is hereby amended to read  VEHICLE AND LICENSE REGISTRATION  Constitution and governed byi its elected Board ofTrustees; 16-101, et seq. to adopt and enforce all ordinances;  property, littering, and requirements for vehicle registration and driver licensure; and  Code to explicitly regulate the same under local law.  Morrison, Colorado: as follows:  4-1-3: DAMAGING OR DEFACING PROPERTY:  A. Definitions: The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:  GRAFFITI: The defacing ofp public or private property by any person by means ofpainting, drawing, writing, etching or carving with paint, spray paint, ink, knife or any similar OWNER AND PROPERTY OWNER: Any person owning, leasing, occupying or having B. Damaging or Defacing of Property Unlawful: It is unlawful for any person to knowingly damage, deface or cause, aid in, or permit the defacing of public or private property without the prior consent of the owner by painting, drawing, writing, marking, etching, carving, scratching or any other unauthorized marking by use ofpaint, sprayp paint,  method without the prior consent of the property owner. control or possession of any property in the town.  ink, knife or by any other method of defacement.  Section 2. Chapter 1 ofTitle 4 oft the Morrison Municipal Code is hereby amended by  the addition ofa new subsection 4-1-7 to read as follows:    4-1-7: LITTERING:  A. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, throw, or leave any litter on any  public or private property or in any waters. B. Its shall be an affirmative defense, that:  1. Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal ofs such material and the person is authorized by proper public authority to sO use the property; 2. The litter is placed in a receptacle or container installed on such property 3. Such person is the owner or occupant in lawful possession ofs such property. C. Litter as used in this section, means all garbage, rubbish, waste material, trash, debris, or other foreign substances, solid or liquid, ofevery form, size, kind and description. D. Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle in violation oft this section, the operator ofs said motor vehicle is presumed to have caused or permitted the litter to be sO thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped therefrom. Section 3. Section 6-1-2 of the Morrison Municipal Code is hereby amended to read  for that purpose; or  as follows:  6-1-2: Vehicle Registration and Driver License Requirements:  A. All motor vehicles in operation in the Town shall comply with State Law requirements regarding the proper display of valid vehicle registration license plates as B. All operators of a motor vehicle in the Town shall comply with State Law requirements regarding licensure as stated in C.R.S. $ 42-2-101, ,etseq. Section 4. Severability. Ifany article, Section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase oft this Ordinance, or the standards adopted herein is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision will not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Board of Trustees hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each part hereofirrespective oft the fact that any one part or parts are declared unconstitutional Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after adoption and publication in accordance with Section 3.9 and 3.14 of the Home Rule Charter. INTRODUCED, READ, PASSED AND. ADOPTED by the BoardofTrustees: ofthe Town  stated in C.R.S. $ 42-3-101, etseq.  ori invalid.  ofMorrison, Colorado by a vote of - yes and  nays, this  day of  2024.  TOWN OF MORRISON    ONN OF EMOS SEAL PORIDO  ChrisV Wolfe, Mayor  L  ATTEST:  Neverdahl, Town Clerk a