§ 13-103. Permit required.

(a)

Any commercial rafting company, as defined in section 13-102 above, shall annually be required to obtain a permit from the city. Application for such permit shall be made to the director of parks and recreation and shall be accompanied by an annual permit fee as determined by administrative action of the city manager. Upon receipt of a completed application, together with the applicable permit fee and proof of insurance as required pursuant to section 13-105 of this chapter, the director of parks and recreation shall issue the requested permit, which permit shall be subject to administrative conditions and regulations concerning the operations of commercial rafting companies within the city, including but not limited to, such matters as the applicant's plan for controlling congestion within the Central Business District, the applicant's circulation plan for delivery and return of passengers to and from the Animas River, and the applicant's plan for utilization and protection of municipally owned property, which shall serve as points of departure and takeout for commercial rafting companies.

(b)

Should an applicant violate any of the applicable conditions or regulations subsequent to the issuance of a permit, the city shall provide written notice to the applicant, at the address set forth on the application, setting forth the violation or violations that have occurred and providing the applicant with a period to cure such violation or violations, which shall not exceed five (5) days from the date of mailing such notification. Subsequent violations occurring during any permit year may result in suspension or revocation of the commercial rafting permit by administrative action of the city manager.

(c)

All permit fees received pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the park development fund of the city.

(Ord. No. 1996-7, § 1, 4-16-96; Ord. No. O-2004-16, § 2, 8-3-04)

Editor's Note

Section 1 of Ord. No. 1996-7, adopted Apr. 16, 1996, amended this section to read as herein set out. Formerly, § 13-103 pertained to fees for loading and unloading and derived from § 1 of Ord. No. 1992-28, adopted Dec. 15, 1992.