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Town Council approves numerous ordinances each year. This summary highlights new laws that are most likely to affect residents.
2020 Ordinances affecting citizens
| COUNCIL MEETINGS | Remote Meetings | Ordinance No. 2020-015 |
| Effective Oct.1, 2020 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Dissimilar Residential Interface | Ordinance No. 2019-042 |
| Effective Feb. 7, 2020 |
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2019 Ordinances affecting citizens
| LIQUOR | Hearing Officer | Ordinance No. 2019-001 |
| Authorizes the Municipal Judge or Alternate Municipal Judge to serve as the Liquor License Hearing Officer. Effective March 7, 2019 | ||
| WATER | Sewer Line Maintenance | Ordinance No. 2019-006 |
| Clarifies the Town's right to make repairs or modifications at Town expense to privately owned sewer service lines within the public right-of-way. Effective May 16, 2019 | ||
| POLICE | Kratom Sales to Minors | Ordinance No. 2019-011 |
| Kratom prohibited to be sold to anyone under the age of 18. Effective July 4, 2019 | ||
| POLICE | Animal Code Amendment | Ordinance No. 2019-017 |
| Allows ducks, miniature goats, and pot-bellied pigs (subject to HOA rules). Also amends related penalty and fees. Effective Oct. 1, 2019 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Eminent Domain | Ordinance No. 2019-018 |
| Requires Council authorization prior to filing of a petition in condemnation. Effective Aug. 1, 2019 | ||
| STREETS | Parking Restrictions | Ordinance No. 2019-034 |
| Designates the Town website for posting parking restrictions downtown at CRgov.com/downtownparking. Effective Dec. 5, 2019 | ||
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2018 Ordinances affecting citizens
| COUNCIL | Mayor and Six Council Districts | Ordinance No. 2018-002 |
| Charter Amendments - Transition plan to elect an At-Large Mayor in November 2018, set boundaries for Six Council Districts, and establish qualifications for the Mayor. Passed at election on May 15, 2018 | ||
| COUNCIL | Nominating Petitions | Ordinance No. 2018-022 |
| Citizen Committee recommendation and Council passed - Requires Mayoral candidates to obtain 10 signatures per district on their nominating petitions and all candidates to circulate their own nominating petitions. Effective July 19, 2018 | ||
| COUNCIL | Mayor Duties | Ordinance No. 2018-026 |
| Charter Amendments – Defines powers of the Mayor to reflect same powers as Councilmembers. Restricts Mayor from directing staff or having control over employment of staff. Outlines voting requirements. Prevents the Mayor from serving as the Town Manager. Allows recall of the Mayor. Requires the Election Commission appointments to be done with other Boards and Commissions appointments. Passed at election on Nov. 6, 2018 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Town-Owned Property | Ordinance No. 2018-008 |
| Permits the conveyance of Town-owned real property located outside Town limits and conveyance of off-street parking lots by Ordinance. Effective May 17, 2018 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Wireless Facilities | Ordinance No. 2018-23 |
| Creates restrictions and regulations for wireless communication facilities. Effective July 19, 2018 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Group Homes | Ordinance No. 2018-24 |
| Allows group homes of up to six residents. Must be 750 feet apart. Clarifies definitions, permitted uses and unallowed uses. Effective Sept. 20, 2018 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT | Wireless Facilities | Ordinance No. 2018-42 |
| Provides for the administrative approval of wireless cellular communication facility leases on Town-owned property. Effective Jan. 3, 2019 | ||
| LIQUOR | Distance of Liquor Licenses from Schools | Ordinance No. 2018-036 |
| Eliminates 500 foot distance restriction from liquor establishments to new schools built after October 31, 2018 and allows the Town Manager to approve fees for liquor licenses. Effective Nov. 1, 2018 | ||
| POLICE | Animal Code | Ordinance No. 2018-013 |
| Removes breed-specific prohibition for dogs. Addresses chickens, bees, wildlife and exotic animals. Amends penalty and fee provisions. Effective May 30, 2018 | ||
| POLICE | e-Cigarettes | Ordinance No. 2018-025 |
| Includes e-cigarettes and vaping devices in the Town’s definition of tobacco. Effective Sept. 20, 2018 | ||
| POLICE | Panhandling | Ordinance No. 2018-041 |
| Prohibits aggressive panhandling that is intimidating, threatening, coercive, or obscene in actions, words or that makes physical contact with a person that causes them to fear for their safety. Panhandlers must not block, obstruct or interfere with safe and free passage in a public place used by pedestrians. Effective Jan. 3, 2019 | ||
| TRANSPORTATION | Downtown Parking | Ordinance No. 2018-015 |
| Provides adequate parking for newly constructed development in the Downtown Overlay District. Nonresidential developments in North Downtown requirement after 2,000 square feet is one parking space per 500 square feet of new construction. Multifamily developments in Downtown must supply one on-site parking space per unit. Parking reductions may be granted by the Development Services Director. Effective June 14, 2018 | ||
| WATER | Drought Management Plan | Ordinance No. 2018-011 |
| Creates a Drought Management Plan and the ability to declare a water emergency. Effective May 30, 2018 | ||
| WATER | Annexations | Ordinance No. 2018-017 |
| Requires proposed annexations satisfy renewable water resource requirements projected for full development of the annexed property. Effective June 14, 2018 | ||
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