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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/1994 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO MAY 16, 1994 The city ('ouncil Stuiy Session was called to order by Mayor Dan Wilde at 7 00 p m Councilmemb~rs pres~nt Vance Edwards, Jean D Fields, Ken Sil~r, Donald R E~fanti, Dennis Hall, Claudia Worth, Rae Jean Behm and Tony Solano absent Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang, City Administrator, Robert Middaugh, City Attornev, Kathryn Schroeder, City Treasurer, John Malone, staff, and interested citizens Mr Middaugh reviewed agenda items for discussion and distributed a memorandum pertaining to CAP meeting format and responsibilities Item 1 Discussion on development agreements Mr Gidley reviewed and described when it is appropriate to have development agreements, who is appropriate to pay for it and how development agreements are used There are two separate and distinct types of development agreements that emanate from two different legislative authorities Development agreements that are associated with subdivisions, planned developments by platting and the enabling legislation related to those specific requirements for public improvements are derived from the subdivision regulations-- subdivisions, planned developments and site development plan approval He further stated the real difference between the first type is that subdivisions, the development plan, the site plan and the building permit is that under the subdivision planned development and site plan provisions there would be a continual obligation Under the Building Permit procedure there is a ten year reverter provision that states that if the improvements are not called for within ten years then you no longer can call for those improvements on the part of the property owner or the party that has the current obligation The obligation is filed with the County Clerk and Recorder after it is signed by the owner of the property It is filed against the title of the property and is picked up in any title search when the property is sold So that any future buyers would know that they too have that obligation If it is related to a building permit then it would be after ten years null land void Discussion followed regarding the hardship it imposes on small bus- inesses to pay the $10 00 and other it delays the development of property, the inequities where one party is exempted and another party is not, consider assessing abutting properties equally, reconstruction and waived rights of property owners Consensus was 4-2 to amend Chapter 5, Section 5-45 (el Public Improvements required, and Chapter 26, Section 2b-e (H) Miscellaneous Non-Conformities of the Code of Laws for discussion of reconstruction due to actions beyond the control of the property owner STUDY SESSION MINUTES, MAY lb, 1994 PAGE -2- Item I I Discussion of traffic circulation patterns from West 35th Avenue to WAst 46th Avenue on Wadsworth Boulevard and adjacent areas (Joint Session with EDARC) Mayor Wilde thanked the members of EDARC for giving of their time to attend this joint meeting with Councilmembers Mr Middaugh explained that some of the things that are happening with the Wadsworth Corridor have originated in discussions staff has been having administratively with Safeway Corporation on how to dO site development that Illtimately spilled out to what is the access point and how it affects everything else What has been discussed is traffic signalization on wadsworth Boulevard, and specifically whether or not it is feasible to havA a traffic sign31 on Wadsworth near the Safeway re- development and what affect that would have on other signals and other traffic patterns throughout the whole area Councilmembers and EDARC discussed future possible development of vacant property along the corridor and how this would generate additional trips, possible redevelopment of pockets along the corridor, side street circulation and the possibilty of additional signal locations, and the process of applying to the State Highway Department for approval Consensus was 6-0 to back the Safeway project light at 39th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard Motion by Mr Edwards to adjourn, seconded by Nr Siler, carried 6-0 Meeting adjourned at 9 00 p m / ~i-I..!LI...... d/~ 1. --- Wanda Sang, City ~. .rk '..J