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ORDINANCE NO. ~__~
AN OP. DINANCE A~ENDING SECTION 24 OF C~APTER 20, TI~SIIANING, BY RE~ING
A~ RE~A~XNG SE~XONS 20-24(E)(3)(C) AND 20-24(0)(2), ~A~ 20, ~
ALLO~ TX~S~E OP~O~ TO PR~XDE FREE ~S~XON ~ ~G ~R
PROSPE~IVE BUYERS AND REPEALING AND REENA~ING SE~XON 20-24(S)(2),
~BIS~ ~ G~ED ~ ~I~S~ FEE ~U~
W~EREAS, the City Council of Aspen, Colorado (hereinafter "Council"),
deems it to be in the best interests of the City of Aspen, to amend Section
20-24, Timesharing of the City of Aspen Municipal Code, to allow greater
flexibility to timeshare operators in offering free transportation and
lodging for prospective buyers and to establish a graduated licensing fee
structure; and
WSEREAS, having received and considered the recommendation of the
Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission, Council desires to amend provisions
of Section 20-24 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, as hereinbelow
provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO:
That Section 20-24(E)(3)(c) of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen
be and the same is hereby repealed, and re-enacted to read as follows:
"(c) Gift giving practices consisting of:
(1) Gifts valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to
induce prospective purchasers to attend sales presentation or to
purchase timeshare estates;
(2) Any gift for which an accurate description is not given;
(3) Any gift package for which notice is not given to the
prospective purchaser (s) that he will be required to attend a
sales meeting as a condition of receiving the gifts; and
(4) Any gift package for which the printed announcement of the
requirement to attend a sales presentation is in smaller type
face than the information on the gift being offered.
Travel and lodging for the inspection of timeshare projects shall not
be included in the definition of gifts for the purposes of this
section."
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That Section 20-24(0)(2) of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows:
"(c) Gift giving practices consisting of:
(1) Gifts valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to
induce prospective purchasers to attend sales presentation or to
purchase timeshare estates;
(2) Any gift for which an accurate description is not given;
(3) Any gift package for which notice is not given to the
prospective purchaser(s) that he will be required to attend a
sales meeting as a condition of receiving the gifts; and
(4) Any gift package for which the printed announcement of the
requirement to attend a sales presentation is in smaller type
face than the information on the gift being offered.
Travel and lodging for the inspection of timeshare projects shall not
be included in the definition of gifts for the purposes of this
section."
That Section 20-24(S)(2) of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows:
"For each license issued under the provisions of this paragraph, an
annual fee shall be paid according to the following schedule:
o First ten units in the project: $100 per unit;
o Next twenty units in the project: $60 per unit; and
o All units in excess of the first thirty units in the
project: $30 per unit.
The appropriate fee shall accompany the application. In the first
year of issuance, the amount of the license fee shall be prorated
according to the nember of days left in the year. The initial fee
shall be returned to the applicant if the timeshare application is
denied."
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
A public hearing on the Ordinance shall be held on the /~day of _
~g-~~ . 198~, at 5:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers,
AS City Hall, Aspen, Colorado, 15 days prior to which hearing notice of
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the same shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
within the City of Aspen.
INTI~OD~CED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its reqular meeting held on the
~da¥ of ~ , 1985.
William L. Stifling, Ma~or
ATTEST: ~
Kath:ryn S~(och, C~ty Clerk
ad , passed and approved on the /~'~day of
_ William L. Stifling, Mayo
Kathryn S~ch, City Clerk
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STATE OF COLO~ CERTIFI~TE
COUNTY OF PITKIN
I, Kathryn $. Koch, city Clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do here~
certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced,
read in full, and ~ssed on first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Aspen on .~E-~4/ ~ ,
1985, and published in the Aspen Times, a weekly newspa~r of
general circulation published in the Ci~ of Aeon,Colorado, in
its issue of ~. . /~_~ 1985, and was finally
adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
.///~O~6~' '~~ /3 . . , 19~ and ordered published as
Ordi..~..ce No. , Series of 1985, of said City as provided
~ law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set ~ ~nd and the seal
of said City of Aspen, Colorado this _Z_J_~__ .... day of
- Kathryn ~. Koch, City Clerk
SEAL
Deputy City ~erk