The city of Denver has voted to repeal its 30-year ban on pit bulls, and unlike a similar bill that was passed by its council earlier this year, the citys mayor said he wont try to stop it.

Roughly 65% of the voters in Colorados capital approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that will allow residents, beginning Jan. 1, to secure a provisional permit to own the dogs, which have long been stigmatized for violent behavior.

Denvers City Council had voted 7-4 in February to end the ban, but that measure was vetoed by Mayor Michael Hancock. The council failed to override his veto, prompting Councilman Chris Herndon, who sponsored the bill, to bring it to a public vote this week.

Hancock, speaking with to CBS Denver, said he would not get in the way of the voter decision.