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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
Council Bill No. 34
Series of
MEMBER EDWARDS
Ordinance No. ~
1993
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, Chapter 22, Article II.
Section 22-86 is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 22-86. Legislative declarations.
(a) The city council of the City of Wheat Ridge hereby finds
and declares:
(1) That the health, safety and welfare of the people of
this city are in large part dependent upon the continued
encouragement, development and expansion of
opportunities for employment in the private sector in
this city;
(2) That there currently exists in this city businesses or
vacant land which require new development or
revitalization opportunities to overcome conditions of
unemployment, underemployment, net out-migration of the
population, diminution of tax revenues, chronic economic
distress and blighting influences such as, but not
limited to, deterioration of business districts,
deterioration of public infrastructures, traffic and
drainage problems or sudden severe economic
dislocations;
(3) That by creating new development, redevelopment or
expansion opportunities for businesses within the city,
the city council will increase the likelihood that new
and improved businesses will generate more municipal
sales and use tax revenues for the city in the future.
(b) It is therefore declared to be the pOlicy of the City of
Wheat Ridge, in order to provide incentives for private
enterprises to expand or for new businesses to located in
the city, to develop a program which empowers the city
council to designate portions of the city as a "business
development zone" and to provide for the abatement of
certain categories of fees, taxes and other business
development-related charges for new development or
redevelopment within such districts.
(c) The city council has enacted this division 6 of article II
of chapter 22 of the Code of Laws as a joint benefit to the
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public at large and to private owners for the purposes of
reducing blight in our business districts and of providing
the city with increased sales and use tax revenues generated
upon and by properties improved as a result of this program
and allowing owners and proprietors opportunities to improve
properties which generate sales activities, which
improvements make those properties more competitive in the
marketplace and further provide to owners and proprietors
additional contingent sources of revenues for upgrading such
properties.
(d) The city council specifically finds and determines that
creation of this "business development zone" ordinance -i-s
consistent [and] that exercise of thc3c powcr3 in this
di3trict promotes and the exercise of the powers enumerated
herein are consistent with and promotes the public health,
safety and general welfare of the citizens of Wheat Ridge.
Section 2. Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, Chapter 22. Article II.
Section 22-93 is amended by the addition of the following new
subsection (c) as follows:
"(c) The city council may by three-fourths majority
vote approve exceptions to the provisions of this
division when such exceptions are found to be in the
public's interest and said exceptions provide
substantial benefit to the city."
Section 3. 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 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. Supersession Clause. If any provision, requirement or
standard established by this Ordinance is found to conflict with
similar provisions, requirements or standards found elsewhere in
the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Which are in
existence as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance, the
provisions, requirements and standards herein shall supersede and
prevail.
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INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8
to ~ on this 22nd day of November , 1993, 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 December 13 , 1993, at 7: 30 0' clock 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 13th day of December
1993.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 14th day of
December
1993.
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang,
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY
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K THRYN SC OEJ'fE, CITY ATTORNEY
1993
1993
1st Publication: November 30,
2nd Publication: December 21,
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date: December 13, 1993
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