Arvada staff outline full rewrite of Chapter 66 to modernize parks rules

Arvada staff presented a proposed repeal-and-reenactment of Chapter 66 — the city’s parks and recreation code — at a Jan. 13 city council workshop, saying the intent is to modernize rules, fill regulatory gaps and provide clearer guidance for staff and the public ahead of formal readings.

Ryan Stevenson, who opened the presentation, said the change is structured as a replacement rather than a redline because the reorganization would otherwise cross out most of the chapter. “The purpose of today’s workshop is to introduce counsel to the proposed repeal and reenactment of chapter 66, explaining the reasoning behind the rewrite and walk through how the draft is structured,” he said.

City attorney Janelle Miller walked council through the draft’s four-article structure. The draft moves administration and management items into Article 1 (including a new definitions section and clarified authority for the VCN director), consolidates unlawful…