HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1831 - Stites ParkCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPPE
Council Bill No. 18
Ordinance No. 1831
Series 2025
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE DISPOSITION OF PARK LAND
AT HANK STITES PARK AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AUTHORIZING
AN EXCHANGE OF LAND TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (“City”) owns certain real property within the City at the northwest corner of West 29th Avenue and Newland Street that is
designated as park land and known as Hank Stites Park (the “Park Property”); and
WHEREAS, a playground and basketball court were constructed at the north end
of the Park Property over a 15-foot-wide parcel of private property; and
WHEREAS, the fence along the western boundary of the Park Property is not aligned with the parcel line because of the presence of mature trees; and
WHEREAS, the City and the adjacent property owner, James S Muniz, desire to correct these property line discrepancies; and
WHEREAS, the portion of Park Property which the City proposes to convey to
James S Muniz is designated park land; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Wheat Ridge City Charter Section 16.5, the unanimous approval of the entire City Council, by ordinance, is necessary to sell or dispose of
designated park land; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the disposition of a portion
of Hank Stites Park does not impact the use or needs of the adjacent park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to approve the disposition of the Park
Property conditioned upon the receipt of the parcel along the north boundary of the park and the consolidation of the same with the Park Property.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Conveyance of Park Property approved. Pursuant to Charter Section 16.5, the City Council hereby approves the conveyance to James S Muniz of certain City-
owned property designated as park land, which land is more particularly described in
Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Conveyance Documents. In connection with the conveyance of park land approved by Section 1 above, the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the associated deeds and plat (once approved), in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. Conditions of Approval. The conveyance of property and execution of
associated documents approved by Sections 1 and 2 above is expressly contingent upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent: (1) James S Muniz conveys
to the City the parcel north of the park, which land is more particularly described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and (2) James S Muniz
completes final approval of a plat which consolidates the Park Property. Should any one
of these conditions precedent fail to occur on or before September 22, 2026, the approvals set forth in Sections 1 and 2 above shall never become effective.
Section 3. 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 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 8 to 0 on this 8th day of September, 2025, ordered published by title in the newspaper 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 September 22, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council
Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 8 to 0, this 22nd day of September 2025.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 24th day of September, 2025
ATTEST: Bud Starker, Mayor
Margy Greer, Senior Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: September 9, 2025
Second Publication: September 23, 2025 Effective Date: October 8, 2025
Published: Jeffco Transcript and www.ci.wheatridge.co.us