At the April 16 meeting of the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC), the BoCC adopted on second readings updated noise, dog and open burning ordinances.
The ordinances were previously approved upon first reading at the March 19 BoCC meeting.
County Attorney Todd Weaver presented the ordinances to the board, explaining that no changes had been done to the ordinances since their initial readings except for the effective dates and certification pages on the ordinances.
He also explained that the ordinances were updated to ensure that they comply with recent changes to state law.
Following the presentation of the noise ordinance, Commissioner Ronnie Maez asked if the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has purchased decibel meters to assist in enforcing the ordinance.
County Manager Derek Woodman stated that he understands that the ACSO has one meter, but was unsure if the office purchased additional meters.
Maez noted that substantiating noise violations requires a meter.
Commissioner Warren Brown, who previously worked for the ACSO, commented that, in his recollection, there were two noise meters available to the office, although he was not sure if that had changed.
The board then moved to adopt the noise ordinance on its second reading.
Prior to the adoption of the amended dog ordinance, Maez commented, “It’s always the poor dog that pays the price.”
Before the BoCC voted to adopt the revised open burning ordinance, Maez asked Weaver if agricultural properties are exempted from the open burning ordinance.
Weaver replied that they are exempted by statute.
The board then voted to adopt the ordinance.
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