HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 03-2022
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE
RESOLUTION NO. 03
Series of 2022
TITLE: A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HISTORICAL ASSETS ON THE
LUTHERAN LEGACY CAMPUS AND SUPPORTING A GOOD
FAITH EFFORT TO PRESERVE, REHABILITATE AND/OR
REUSE THE BLUE HOUSE, TUCKER TENT, AND THE CHAPEL
OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality acting by and
through its elected City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by the home rule charter to adopt
ordinances and resolutions for furtherance of the public interest; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan
(“Master Plan”) after a public hearing on October 25, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, the Master Plan documents the year-long public process and
extensive public input; and,
WHEREAS, through wide-ranging public input, the community of Wheat Ridge
has expressed a collective interest and strong desire to retain the structures on the
property which have historical significance, most notably the Blue House and the
Chapel as well as the Tucker Tent; and,
WHEREAS, the Blue House dates to 1902 and is the oldest permanent structure
on the property; and,
WHEREAS, the Tucker Tent is a relic of the site’s original purpose as a
tuberculosis sanitarium for which a tent colony housed patients from 1905 to 1921; and,
WHEREAS, the Chapel of the Good Samaritan dates to the 1930s and is a
legacy of the religious history of the property; and,
WHEREAS, the Blue House, the Tent, and the Chapel are currently under
private ownership; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that the property will likely undergo a
change in ownership and a zone change in future years in order to implement the
Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to formally recognize and support the
community’s shared interest in the Blue House, the Tucker Tent, and the Chapel of the
Good Samaritan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
Section 1. Support for Preservation. The Wheat Ridge City Council
recognizes and supports the community’s interest in the historical assets of the
Lutheran Campus and urges future buyers to demonstrate a good faith effort in
exploring meaningful preservation, rehabilitation, and/or reuse of the Blue House,
the Tucker Tent, and the Chapel of the Good Samaritan.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council this 10th day of January, 2022.
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Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephen Kirkpatrick, City Clerk