HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1812 - Natural MedicineCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SNELL
Council Bill No. 27
Ordinance No. 1812
Series 2024
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE
CODE OF LAWS, CONCERNING REGULATION OF NATURAL MEDICINE
SERVICES AND HEALING CENTERS
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the “City”), is a Colorado home rule municipality, duly organized and existing pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the
Colorado Constitution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule authority and Article 23 of Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the City, acting through its City Council (the “Council”),
previously adopted planning and zoning regulations, codified as Chapter 26 of the
Wheat Ridge Code of Laws (the “Code”); and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend the Code in order to regulate Natural
Medicine Services and Healing Centers as defined and regulated within the Colorado
Natural Medicine Act of 2022 and the Colorado Natural Medicine Code; and
WHEREAS, these updates to the Code will clarify the defined use and locations
where Natural Medicine Services and Healing Centers are permitted.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 26-123 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, defining certain terms
applicable to Chapter 26 of the Code, is amended by the addition of the following
definition, in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Healing center. A medical office that: (i) engages in the activities and provides the services of a “healing center” providing “natural medicine services” as both
terms are defined in the Colorado Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022, CRS 12-
170-101 et seq, as amended and the Colorado Natural Medicine Code, CRS 44-
50-101 et seq, as amended; and (ii) that has been licensed by the state of
Colorado pursuant to those statutes.
Section 2. The “Table of Uses - Commercial and Industrial Districts” set forth in
Section 26-204 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning uses in commercial and
industrial zone districts, is hereby amended by adding a new row for healing centers as follows:
Uses Notes NC RC C-1 C-2 I-E
Healing centers May not be located within
1000 feet of a childcare
center, preschool, elementary, middle, junior
or high school or a residential childcare facility
P
P
P
P
P
Section 3. The “Permitted Uses” Chart set forth in Section 26-1111 of the Wheat
Ridge Code of Laws, concerning permitted uses in mixed use zone districts, is hereby amended by adding a new row for healing centers as follows:
Permitted Uses
Use Group MU-C MU-C
Interstate
MU-C TOD MU-N
Healing centers
(may not be located within
1000 feet of a
childcare
center,
preschool, elementary,
middle, junior
or high school
or a residential
childcare facility)
P P P P
Section 4. Safety Clause. The City Council 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 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption at
second reading, 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 9th day of December 2024, ordered published by title and in full on the City’s website as
provided by the Home Rule Charter, and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for Monday, January 13, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., as a virtual meeting and in the
Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and that it take
effect immediately after final publication.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 8 to 0, this 13th day of January 2025.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 21st day of January 2025.
ATTEST:
Margy Greer, Senior Deputy City Clerk
Bud Starker, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: December 10, 2024
Second Publication: January 14, 2025 Effective Date: January 13, 2025
Published: Jeffco Transcript and www.ci.wheatridge.co.us