ORDINANCE 2026-09- Parking revisions-071526 (1)

TOWN OF ALMA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-09

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16-12-10 OF THE TOWN OF ALMA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND NEW BUSINESSES

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Alma, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of the Town of Alma, Colorado; and

 

WHEREAS, section 16-12-10 of the Town of Alma Municipal Code regulates and requires certain off-street parking for various uses within the Town; and

WHEREAS, the Board finds that the Town’s off-street parking regulations should be amended to establish minimum parking requirements for mobile food service establishments, provide a reasonable compliance period for new businesses, and preserve the rights of existing mobile food service establishments lawfully operating within the Town.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ALMA, COLORADO, THAT:

 

Section 1.   Section 16-12-10(a) of the Alma Municipal Code is hereby amended as shown below, by renumbering existing subsections (10) and (11) and adding a new subsection (11), to read as follows:

 

(10) Restaurants and bars: one off-street parking space per sixty (60) square feet of floor area of the building, exclusive of kitchens, restrooms, storage and building maintenance areas.

 

(11) Mobile food vendors, food trucks, cargo restaurants, food trailers, food carts, and similar mobile food service establishments: Two (2) off-street parking spaces.

 

(12) Uses not listed or described in one (1) of the above categories: The Board of Trustees shall determine the off-street parking requirements.

 

Section 2.   Section 16-12-10 of the Alma Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding new subsections (f) and (g), to read as follows:

 

(f)              Any business commencing operations after the effective date of this ordinance shall have one (1) year from the date it commences operations to comply with the off-street parking requirements of this Section; provided, however, that the Board of Trustees may require earlier compliance, in whole or in part, upon making findings that the parking deficiency would create a material adverse impact on public safety, traffic circulation, adjoining properties, or the public welfare.

 

(g) Any mobile food vendor, food truck, cargo restaurant, food trailer, food cart, or similar food service establishment lawfully operating within the Town on the effective date of this ordinance shall not be required to comply with the parking requirements established in Section 16-12-10(a)(11).

 

Section 3. All other sections and subsections of the Alma Municipal Code not specifically amended herein shall remain unrevised and in full force and effect.

Section 4. Safety Clause. The Town Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the Town of Alma, that it is promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The Town Board further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained.

Section 5. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance or of the Code provisions enacted hereby be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or of such Code provision, the intention being that the various sections and provisions are severable.

Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final publication by title.

INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Alma at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Alma, Colorado, this 21^st day of July 2026.

 

 

                                                                       

Bob Kassel, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

                                                                       

Gary Goettelman, Town Clerk