HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.ord.017.2003ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN
COUNTY, COLORADO,
Addition of Tamarisk to the Pitkin County Noxious Weed List
ORDINANCE NO. ~/'~ -2003
Recitals
1. The Colorado Weed Management Act (C.R.S. 35-5.5-101, et. Seq.) was
signed into state law in 1990 and amended in 1996. Now known as the
Colorado Noxious Weed Act, it states that noxious weeds pose a threat to
the natural resources of Colorado. The Act also directs that the Board of
County Commissioners of each county in the state shall adopt a Noxious
Weed Management Plan for all unincorporated land within the county. The
Act directs the Board of County Commissioners to appoint a local Weed
Advisory Board, whose power and duties are as follows; A) to develop a
noxious weed list; B) to develop a Weed Management Plan for managing
designated noxious weeds; C) to recommend to the Board of County
Commissioners that identified landowners be required to submit an
integrated weed management plan for managing designated noxious
weeds on their properties.
2. In March of 1998, by resolution #98-69, the Board of'~. ounty
Commissioners adopted the Pitkin County' N~)xioU'S weed List and began
writing a weed management plan for Pitkin County. , ~
3. The "Pitkin County Noxious Weed Management Plan" dated August 11,
1999, provides guidelines for effectively managing designated noxious
weeds which represents a threat to the continued economic and
environmental value of lands in Pitkin County. The plan implements the
mandate of the Colorado Noxious Weed Act by detailing integrated
management options for designated noxious weeds. Such options include
education, preventive measures, good stewardship, and control
techniques. It is this plan's intent to incorporate those options that are the
least environmentally damaging yet practical, timely, and economically
feasible. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of all landowners to use
integrated methods to manage noxious weeds, and the responsibility of
local governing bodies to assure that these plants are in fact managed.
4. Addition of Tamarisk to the Pitkin County Noxious Weed List is necessary
to maintain healthy ecosystems and to restore disturbed native plant
communities and habitats. Because noxious weeds tend to be highly
invasive and harmful to native vegetation, such weeds can quickly
dominate many sites and often cause permanent damage to plant
communities in Pitkin County.
Peso 2003-.~
INTRODUCED, FIRST READ, AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON
May 14, 2003.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FULL ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN THE
ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY ON ~ ~ /~/~ ,2003.
ADOPTED ~F~ER FINAL READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON ~ ~L ,2003.
PUBLISHED BY TITLE AND SHORT S~U~.~MARY, AFTER ADOPTION, IN THE ASPEN
TIMES WEEKLY ON _\ti ~A ¢ ,2003.
AT'I~S ': ~ ~~ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
/ OF PITKIN COUNTY, C/OLOR~ADO
· . jBaY~k H~field; Cha,rman~) Da~'e~'~'~
Jean/ ~te Jones Date
Dep~ [7 County Clej
John Ely Date
County Attorney
*MANAGER APPROVAL:
Hilary ~tc '
County Manager
~ _ MENJ~ED FOR APPROVAL:
~ i m/L-~/wl s Da
/ Pil:~Jff'County Vegetation Manager