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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1690CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STITES COUNCIL BILL NO. 10 ORDINANCE NO. 1690 Series of 2020 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (PMUD) ZONING TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE HEIGHT FOR HOSPITAL USES AT CLEAR CREEK CROSSING (CASE NO. WZ 19-10) 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, SCL Health submitted a land use application for approval of an amendment to the existing Planned Mixed Use Development (PMUD) zoning for property at Clear Creek Crossing; and, WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has adopted a Comprehensive Plan, Envision Wheat Ridge, which calls for the site to function as a mixed use regional destination including employment uses; and, WHEREAS, the existing zoning allows for a hospital but does not specifically contemplate height standards for hospital uses; and, WHEREAS, the zone change criteria support the request; and, WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission held a public hearing on February 20, 2020 and voted to recommend approval of the application, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Upon application by SCL Health for approval of an amendment to the existing Planned Mixed Use Development (PMUD) zoning at Clear Creek Crossing, and pursuant to the findings made based on testimony and evidence presented at a public hearing before the Wheat Ridge City Council, a zone change is approved for the following described land: CLEAR CREEK CROSSING SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2 AND OUTLOOK AT CLEAR CREEK CROSSIGN SUBDIVISION, CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO Section 2. Vested Property Rights. Approval of this zone change 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 Ridge hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated 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 Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained. Section 4. Severability; Conflicting Ordinance Repealed. 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 clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance 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 8 to 0 on this 11th day of May 2020, ordered it published with Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock p.m., as a virtual meeting, continued to Monday, June 22, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock p.m., as a virtual meeting, and that it takes effect 15 days after final publication. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 8 to 0, this 22nd day of June , 2020. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 22nd day of June , 2020. _________________________ Bud Starker, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk Approved as to Form _________________________ Gerald Dahl, City Attorney 1st publication: May 14, 2020 2nd publication: June 25, 2020 Wheat Ridge Transcript: Effective Date: July 10, 2020