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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Solano
Council Bill No. 17
Ordinance No, 1022
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Series of 1996
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 26. SECTION
26-30(R) AND RE-ENACTING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 26,
SECTION 26-30(R), OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR TRASH
STORAGE SCREENING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT.
Sectlon 1. Chapter 26 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby amended by repealing Article I, Section 26-30(R)
lncluslve, and re-enact as follows:
(R) Trash Storage Area Screening: Trash storage for ALL
EXISTING AND NEW multl-unit dwellings, institutional bUlldings.
and all business and industrial buildings or uses shall be
3ccommodated within the structure, or if located outside. shall
be located or screened so as not eo be visible from adJacent
public streets or from adjacent low-density residential dwellings
within one hundred (lOa) feet of the trash storage area. If
screened BY A FENCE OR WALL, A FENCE PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED,
AND such screening shall be by a decoraeive wall or fence noe to
~~ six (6) feet in height. ,~nd oh~ll be conotruct~d ouch
~ The enclosure or screen wall or fence SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED
SO AS TO protect from damage by normal removal and replacement of
the dumpster by a trash truck, by incorporGtion of prot~ctivc
pipe boll~rdo ~nd concrete curbo outoide Gnd inoide of the
cnclooure, MAINTENANCE WILL BE REQUIRED IF ENCLOSURE IS DAMAGED
AND OR DILAPIDATED, OR IN NEED OF REPAIR, AND THE AREA AROUND THE
CLOSURE SHALL BE KEPT CLEAN.
In no instance shall trash enclosures be permitted to encroach
lnto sight distance triangles for driveways or street corners
No such enclosure shall displace required parking spaces, OR
LANDSCAPING, UNLESS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE AFTER
CONSIDERING ALL REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES. AN ADMINISTRATIVE
VARIANCE SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SECTION 26-
6(D) (2) (a) MINOR VARIANCES, EXCEPT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE
TEN (10) PERCENT PROVISIONS THEREOF.
One- and two-family dwellings and accessory uses, except for
temporary construction purposes, shall not be permitted to
maintain large trash dumpsters one (l) cubic yard or larger, as
such dumpsters are of a size and type normally associated with
comrnerc ial uses
Thio requirement oh~ll GPply to ~ll nc.J development prior to ~
certific~te of occupGncy. In ~ddition, GII ouch tr~oh otor~ge
Ordinance No. 1022
Series of 1996
Page 2
orcoo in cJCiotcncc GO of thc dotc of odoption of thio Ordinoncc
ohull comc into conformuncc ~.ithin onc (1) yeur of the udoption
hcrcof. For thc purpooe of cnforcemcnt, thc lond mmcr ohull bc
held lcg-::\111' rcoponoiblc for compliGncc ,.ith this IG'~',
Section 2, Severability, If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or
part of ~his Zoning Code or the application thereof LO any person
or circumstances shall for any reason be adJusted by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect
application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3, SafeLY 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 lS
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the publlc.
and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of
health and safety and for the protection of public convenlence
and welfare. The City Council further determines that the
ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative
~bJect sought to be attained.
Sectlon 4, This ordinance shall take effect
tlna1 publicatlon.
15
days after
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of .1L-
to -'L. on this 26th day of February , 1996, ordered publishe'i
in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Wheat Rldge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage
set for March 25 , 1996, at 7:00 o'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 vote8f _--.L. to ~ this 25th day of March
1996
SIGNED by the Mayor
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on ,-illS
~hday of
March
i 1996
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
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Wanda Sang,
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Ci ty Cle:!"R;.
1st Publication: March 7, 1996
2nd Publication: April 4, 1996
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date: April 19, 1996
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