HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1549T ITL E:
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE
INTRODUCED BY COUNCI L MEMBER FITZGERALD
COUNCIL B ILL NO . 04
ORDI NANCE NO. 1549
Series of 2014
COUNCIL BILL NO . 04 -20 14 -AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN
AMENDMEN T TO THE YOUNGFIELD PLAZA PLANNED
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT (PCD ) OUTLI NE DEVEL OPMENT
PL AN (ODP) TO ALLOW MARIJUANA RESEARCH AND TESTING ON
PROPE RTY LOCATED AT 39 24-4096 YOUNGFIE L D STREE T (CASE
NO. WZ-14-04/RMBI )
WHEREAS , Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws establishes
procedures for the City's review and approval of requests for land use cases ; and ,
WHEREAS , Rocky Mountain Biosystems, Inc. (RMBI) has submitted a land use
application for app roval of an amendment to the Youngfield Plaza P lanned Commercial
Development (PCD) Outline Development Plan (ODP) to allow marijuana research and
testing on property located at 3924-4096 Youngfield Street; and ,
W HEREAS , the proposed ODP amendment is supported by the City's
Comprehensive Plan-Envision Wheat Ridge and the zone change criteria specified in
Section 26-112 .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CI TY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Sec tion 1. Upon application by RMBI for approval of an amendment to the
Youngfie ld Plaza PCD Outline Development Plan for property located at 3924-
4096 Youngfield Street, and pursuant to the findings made based on testimony
and evidence presented at a public hearing before the Wheat Ridge City Council ,
an ODP amendment is approved for the following described land :
Lot 1, Youngfield Plaza, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.
Sec t ion 2. Vested Prope rty Rights. Approval of this ODP amendment does
not create a vested property right. Vested property rights may only arise and
accrue pursuant to the provisions of Section 26-121 of the Code of Laws of the
City of Wheat Ridge .
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City of Wheat Ri dge hereby finds , determines,
and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general police power
of the City of Wheat Ridge , that it is promu lgated for the health , safety, and
welfare of the public and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of
health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare . The
City Cou ncil furth er determi nes that the ordinance bears a rationa l re lation to t he
proper leg islative objective sought to be atta ined .
Section 4. Severability; Conflicti ng Ord inance Repea led . If any section ,
subsection or clause of the ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid , the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and c lauses
shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed .
Secti on 5. Effect ive Date . Th is Ord i nance shall take effect 15 days after final
publication , as provided by Section 5 .11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED , READ , AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0 on
th is 12'h day of May, 2014, ordered it published with Public Hearing and consideration
on final passa~e set for Monday, J une 9 , 2014 at 7 p.m ., in the Council Chambers,
7500 West 291 Avenue, Wheat Ridge , Colorado , and that it takes effect 15 days after
final publication .
READ , ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of 6 to 1 , this 9 th day of June , 2014 .
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 9 t h day of _ _..J .... u,....ne..__ ___ , 2014 .
ATIEST:
1 st publication :
2"d publication : June
Wheat Ridge Transcript:
Effective Date: June 27 , 2014
Gerald Dahl, C1ty Attorney