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RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING CERTIFICATION TO THE WELD COUNTY
TREASURER OF ZONING VIOLATION PENALTIES AS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT -
JOSE LOPEZ
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Planning Services,
filed a complaint in the Weld County Court against Defendant Jose Lopez claiming that the
Defendant's property is in violation of the Weld County Code, and
WHEREAS, the County Court found the Defendant's property to be in violation of the
Weld County Code, and
WHEREAS, the Defendant failed to bring the property into compliance with the
Weld County Code, and upon Weld County's motion, the County Court ordered Defendant to pay
$100.00 per day that the property remained in violation of the Weld County Code, beginning on
February 25, 2019, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners previously approved the certification of
$9,600.00 to the Weld County Treasurer for the daily penalties accruing period between
February 25, 2019, and May 31, 2019, for a period of 95 days, and
WHEREAS, the property is still in violation of the Weld County Code, and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. §30-28-124.5(1) and Weld County Code Section 23-10-40.A allow
these costs to be assessed against the property and collected as a special assessment by the
Treasurer.
WHEREAS, at a hearing held on January 20, 2020, the Board was informed that an
additional $21,400.00 in daily penalties had accrued on the property; however, after a
recommendation from Staff, deemed it advisable to continue said matter to Monday, July 13,
2020, to allow for Mr. Lopez and his new legal counsel to make a payment towards the accruing
penalties and to bring the site into compliance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that consideration of the Certification to the Weld County Treasurer to be
collected as a special assessment for the daily violation penalties, for the property owned by the
Defendant, be, and hereby is, continued to Monday, July 13, 2020.
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CERTIFICATION TO THE WELD COUNTY TREASURER OF ZONING VIOLATION PENALTIES
AS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT- JOSE LOPEZ
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 20th day of January, A.D., 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Sean P. onway
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1 .aunty Attorney �f' \-.,� EXCUSED
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Date of signature: 03/out/a0 '►
2020-0257
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