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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MERKL
Ordinance No. 827
Series of 1990
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
26, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT, OF THE CODE OF THE LAWS OF
THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ASSIGNING SECTION NUMBERS TO
EACH SECTION THEREOF, AND ORDERING ALL PROVISIONS CITED
HEREIN TO BE CODIFIED.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge has
authorized the creation and appointment of a Land Development
Regulations Task Force whose purpose and function has been to
review the entire Zoning Ordinance of the City of Wheat Ridge, as
well as all other land development regulations, and to report to
the Planning Commission and City Council their recommendation for
changes thereto;
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the recommendations from said Land
Development Regulations Task Force, the Planning commission and
city Council have considered the same and have acted thereon;
WHEREAS, based upon the recommendations of the Land
Development Regulations Task Force and the Planning commission, and
after public hearings and deliberations, the City Council of the
city of Wheat Ridge has adopted various ordinances, thereby
adopting a new zoning code and related land development regulations
for the City of Wheat Ridge;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Wheat Ridge wishes
to have all of said ordinances and regulations codified in the Code
of Laws of the city of Wheat Ridge in a logical, organized manner
as presented herein.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Adoption of Index and Orqanization for Cha~ter 26.
The provisions of Chapter 26, Zoning and Development, of the Code
of Laws of the city of Wheat Ridge are hereby readopted and shall
be organized, numbered, and ordered codified as follows:
(New Section No.)
(Name of Section)
(Adopted by)
ARTICLE I. ZONING CODE
26-1
Name of Code
Ordinance 823
26-2
Intent and Purpose
Ordinance 823
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26-3
Establishment of Districts and
provision for Official Zoning
Map
26-4
Rules for Interpretation of
District Boundaries
26-5
Definitions
26-6
Legislative and Administrative
Process and Procedures
26-7
Nonconforming Lots, Uses and
structures
26-8
Zoning Districts
26-9
(Reserved)
26-10
Residential-One (R-I)
26-11
Residential-One A (R-IA)
26-12
Residential-One B (R-lB)
26-13
Residential-One C (R-IC)
26-14
Residential-Two (R-2)
26-15
Residential-Two A (R-2A)
26-16
Residential-Three (R-3)
26-17
Residential-Three A (R-3A)
26-18
Agricultural-One (A-l)
26-19
(Reserved)
26-20
Restricted Commercial-One (RC-l)
26-21
Restricted Commercial (RC)
26-22
Commercial-One (C-I)
26-23
Commercial-Two (C-2)
26-24
Light Industrial (I)
26-25
Planned Development Districts
26-26
(Reserved)
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Ordinance 822
Ordinance 822
Ordinances 790 and 821
Ordinances 791 and 822
Ordinance 814
Ordinance 822
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 796
Ordinance 801
Ordinance 801
Ordinance 801
Ordinance 801
Ordinance 801
Ordinance 807
26-27
(Reserved)
26-28
(Reserved)
26-29
(Reserved)
26-30
Regulations Applicable to all
Districts
Ordinances 774, 789
and 818
26-31
Off street Parking Requirements
Ordinance 748
26-32
Landscaping Requirements
Ordinance 792
26-33
Excavation and Deposit Control
Ordinance 813
26-34
(Reserved)
26-35
Interpretation of Zoning Code
Ordinances 791 and 823
26-36
violation and Penalty
Ordinance 823
26-37
Severability
Ordinance 823
26-38
Application of Zoning Code
Ordinance 823
26-38 -26-199 (Reserved)
ARTICLE II. FLOOD PLAIN ORDINANCE
26-201 Purpose Ordinance 765
26-202 Definitions Ordinance 765
26-203 General provisions Ordinance 765
26-204 Flood Regulatory District Ordinance 765
26-205 Floodway District Ordinance 765
26-206 Flood Storage District Ordinance 765
26-207 Nonconforming Uses Ordinance 765
26-208 Administration Ordinance 765
26-209 certificate of Compliance Ordinance 765
26-210 Enforcement and Penalties Ordinance 765
26-211 Amendments Ordinance 765
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ARTICLE III. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
(The Subdivision Regulations currently in place shall remain
unaffected, having been adopted as Ordinance No. 672, Series of
1986. Upon readoption, the same shall be codified.)
ARTICLE IV. SIGN CODE
(The Sign Code currently in place shall remain unaffected,
having been adopted as Ordinance No. 225, Series of 1976 as
amended. Upon readoption, the same shall be codified.)
ARTICLE V. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
26-500
violation
Ordinance 823
26-501
civil Enforcement
Ordinance 823
26-502
criminal Action and Penalty
Ordinance 823
26-503
Other Remedies
Ordinance 823
Section 2. Statement of Limitation and Intent. In adopting
this ordinance, the sole intent of the city council is to codify,
and renumber without change or amendment from the original adopting
ordinance, the provisions herein codified. In the event of any
change or discrepancy between the provisions as codified and as
originally adopted, the provisions as originally adopted shall
supercede and prevail. It is further the intent of the City
council in the adoption of this ordinance to change only the
legislative provisions of the City's zoning and development
regulations, and not to change the underlying zoning on any
individual properties.
Section 3. Severabil i tv. I f 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
application to other persons or circumstances.
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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 property legislative object sought to be
attained.
section 5. This ordinance shall become effective 1 day after
final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of
8 to 0 on this 12th day of March , 1990,
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 April 9 , 1990, at
7:30 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue,
Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ,
reading by
April
ADOPTED,
a vote of
AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
8 to 0 this
1990.
on second and
9th day of
final
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
1990.
10th day of
April
J!J~~~
Dan Wilde, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang, City C1erk
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1st Publication:
2nd Publication:
Applewood Transcript
Effective Date:
APPROVE~ AS TO FORM BY
OFFICE OF~CITY ATTORNEY
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JOh? E. Hay~s,{~ ~~torney
March 21, 1990
April 18, 1990
April 19, 1990
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