HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1695CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STITES
Council Bill No. 16 Ordinance No. 1695 Series 2020 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE DISPOSITION OF EXCESS
REAL PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY ADJACENT TO RIDGE ROAD BETWEEN TAFT AND TABOR STREETS WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (“City”) owns certain real property within the City generally located at Ridge Road, between Taft Court and Tabor Street,
and more particularly described on the attached Exhibit A; (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property was originally acquired by the Regional Transportation District (RTD) for use in connection with the Gold Line commuter rail project; and
WHEREAS, after completion of the project, RTD determined the Property was
not necessary for its purposes, and intended to transfer the Property to the City, however this transfer did not take place; and WHEREAS, on August 27, 2018, the City, believing it was in title to the Property
as unneeded right-of-way, adopted Ordinance 1653, vacating the same, intending that
the Property revert to the adjacent private owner to the north; however, because the City at that time did not actually own the property, the vacation ordinance was ineffective; and
WHEREAS, RTD has now conveyed the Property to the City, since under its
policies it may not convey to a private entity; and WHEREAS, because the City has no need for the Property, and the Property is needed for development of the adjacent private property to the north, the Council
wishes to approve its conveyance to that owner as permitted by the Charter.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Conveyance of Property Approved. Pursuant to Charter Section
16.5, the City Council hereby approves the conveyance of the real property more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, to Hance Ranch Development, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, for nominal consideration, and authorizes and directs the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute such instruments as required to accomplish the same.
Section 2. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any section, subsection or clause of this 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 3. Recording. This Ordinance shall be filed for record with the office
of the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (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 this 27th day of July, 2020, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for August 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., as a virtual meeting.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of ___ to ___ this 10th day of August, 2020.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 10th day of August, 2020.
_________________________ Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________ Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk
Approved as to Form
_________________________ Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: July 30, 2020
Second Publication: August 13, 2020 Jeffco Transcript Effective Date: August 28, 2020
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