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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE RESOLUTION NO. 26 Series of 2024
TITLE: A RESOLUTION INITIATING A LEGISLATIVE ZONE CHANGE FOR THE LUTHERAN LEGACY CAMPUS WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality acting by and through
its elected City Council; 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 describes a vision for the future of the campus and
documents extensive public input and community goals; and, WHEREAS, the plan recommends that the campus redevelop over time with a mix of land uses, a mix of housing types, and a variety of open space and multi-modal amenities;
and,
WHEREAS, the Lutheran Legacy Campus is predominantly zoned Planned Hospital District (PHD) with smaller portions zoned Planned Commercial Development (PCD) and Residential-One (R-1); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the current zoning is misaligned with the Master Plan and can be proactively changed in order to realize the vision for the campus; and,
WHEREAS, Section 26-113 of the Code of Laws allows for city-initiated zone changes and requires that City Council adopt a resolution to begin such process. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
The City Council hereby initiates a zone change for the Lutheran Legacy Campus, including those parcels subject to the Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan, generally bounded by W. 32nd Avenue, Dudley Street, W. 38th Avenue, and Allison Court, as shown in Exhibit A, and refers the same to the Planning Commission for a public
hearing and recommendation. DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council this 13th day of May 2024.
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Bud Starker, Mayor ATTEST:
_______________________________________ Margy Greer, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
EXHIBIT A