HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2011-0038CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 38
Series of 2011
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 38TH AVENUE CORRIDOR
PLAN AND, BY SUCH ADOPTION, AMENDING THE WHEAT
RIDGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge adopted a Comprehensive
Plan, Envision Wheat Ridge, on October 12, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan identifies 38th Ave. between Sheridan Blvd.
and Wadsworth Blvd. as a priority redevelopment area to revitalize the corridor into a
Main Street to stimulate economic development and create a downtown for the City;
and
WHEREAS, a priority implementation action in the Comprehensive Plan is
development of a corridor plan specific to 38th Ave. to provide direction on achieving the
desired vision for the corridor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff and its consultants to prepare a
corridor plan for 38th Ave. between Sheridan Blvd. and Wadsworth Blvd. in fulfillment of
one of Council's strategic goals; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. 31-23-206 (2) provides that the Comprehensive Plan may be
amended by the City from time to time; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to amend the Comprehensive Plan to provide
direction for the revitalization of 38th Ave. as identified in the 38th Ave. Corridor Plan;
and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission has held a public hearing as provided by
C.R.S. 31-23-208 and Section 2-60 (b) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws; legal notice
thereof duly published in the Wheat Ridge Transcript on September 8, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission recommended adoption of the 38th Avenue
Corridor Plan at the public hearing held on September 15, 2011; and
WHEREAS, City Council has held a public hearing as provided by Section 2-60
(b) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws; legal notice thereof duly published in the Wheat
Ridge Transcript on September 8, 2011.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge as follows:
1. The City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge hereby adopts the 38th Avenue
Corridor Plan.
2. The 38 1h Avenue Corridor plan shall supersede the Comprehensive Plan for the
portion of the City covered by the Corridor Plan.
DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council this). th da of Octo.~r, 2011.
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