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ORDINANCE NO. 488
Series of 1982
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF A SITE PLAN, AND
AUTHORIZING SPECIFICATION OF USES, WITHIN THE WADSWORTH
TOWN CENTER AS DESIGNATED IN THE WADSWORTH TOWN CENTER
MASTER PLAN, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, THAT:
WHEREAS, The City Council adopted the Wadsworth Town Center Master
Plan at a public hearing on January 25, 1982, by a motion of the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, that Master Plan contained a requirement for site plan
review and a review of proposed uses of any new development,
which comes under the category of a limitation on the use of pri-
vate property; said restriction should be implemented by the passage
of an ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE:
Section 1. Prior to any development within the Wadsworth Town
Center project area, as defined in the Wadsworth Town Center Master
Plan previously adopted on January 25, 1982, and as may be hereafter
amended, the owner or developer of any project within the boun-
daries of said Wadsworth Town Center shall present a site plan
with the proposed uses to be made of the property to the City
Council for review and approval. The hearing shall be adver-
tised and posted for the public hearing 15 days in advance and
shall be decided upon by Council motion. Authority is granted to
the City Council at such hearing to limit uses and approve, modify
or reject site plans for the purpose of implementing the policies
stated in the approved Wadsworth Town Center Master Plan, and
the Urban Renewal Plan previously approved by Council. The cri-
terion for judgment of site plans and uses shall be based on
those criterion included in the Wadsworth Town Center Master
Plan which is a plan for area development and is Part A of Section
IX of the Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Development Plan. Any party
aggrieved by a decision of the City Council pursuant to this
section may appeal said decision to the Jefferson County District
Court within 30 days of the date of City Council's action com-
plained of.
Section 2. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, deter-
mines and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the
general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, and 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 wel-
fare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance
bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought
to be attained, which is the orderly and unified development of
the Wadsworth Town Center so as to provide for a complete, unified
shopping and community center which will stabilize the sales tax
base of the City of Wheat Ridge and serve as a central and focal
development within the City of Wheat Ridge.
Section 3. Penalty Clause. Any person, firm, partnership,
individual, corporation or entity violating any of the terms or
provisions of this ordinance, whether by attempting, commencing
or completing development without prior submission of a site plan,
or by failing to adhere to any of the provisions of an approved
site plan, or by violating any other provision of this ordinance,
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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the court may
impose a penalty in the form of a fine not to exceed $300, imprison-
ment not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. In
addition, the City shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of
this ordinance through injunctive relief as obtained from the
Jefferson County District Court.
Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or
part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance or its
application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 6 to 0
with 1 abstention on this 8th day of March , 1982; 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
March 22 , 1982, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at
Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of 6 to 1 with 1 abstention, on this 22nd day of March , 1982.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 23rd day of March, 1982.
ATTEST:
Carol F. Hampf, City Jerk
1st publication Mar. 11, 1982
2nd publication Mar. 25, 1982
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date: Mar. 23, 1982
Frank Stites, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY