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 Denver
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 39. PARKS AND RECREATION
 Article VIII. NATURAL AREAS

  § 39-192. Natural area designation and preservation.  

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  • (a)

    Under section A4.4-1 of the City Charter, the manager of parks and recreation has the power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the management, operation and control of city park land, including the power to adopt rules and regulations for the designation and preservation of natural areas contained within said city park land.

    (b)

    Subject to any executive order or interdepartmental agreements directing or allowing the designation and preservation of city property as natural areas, the manager of parks and recreation shall have the power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the designation and preservation of natural areas contained within said city property.

    (c)

    Subject to any cooperative agreements of an intergovernmental nature entered regarding the designation and preservation of other governmental property as natural areas, the manager of parks and recreation shall have the power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the designation and preservation of natural areas contained within said other governmental property.

    (d)

    Subject to any private easements or agreements, conservation easements, or cooperative agreements entered regarding the designation and preservation of private property as natural areas, the manager of parks and recreation shall have the power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the designation and preservation of natural areas contained within said private property.

    (e)

    All rules and regulations authorized by the City Charter or under this section shall be adopted in accordance with section 39-2 of the Revised Municipal Code and shall be enforced in accordance with sections 39-1 and 39-3 through 39-22, inclusive, of the Revised Municipal Code. Notwithstanding any provision of Article I of this chapter to the contrary, sections 39-1 through 39-22, inclusive, shall be applicable to, and enforceable upon, all property designated as natural areas, subject to any limitations set forth in this article. The rules and regulations may set forth classifications, criteria, procedures, and public process for designating and preserving natural areas as well as regulatory requirements controlling public access to and use of the natural areas.

    (f)

    Any rule or regulation adopted by the manager of parks and recreation and applicable to properties other than city park land may not supersede existing contract rights or property interests, including easements and leases, and may not be enforced in any manner that interferes with existing uses or purposes of the properties except as expressly provided in any applicable executive order, interdepartmental agreement, cooperative agreement, conservation easement, or private easement or agreement.

(Ord. No. 764-97, § 1, 11-3-97)