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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1996-1056 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Siler Council Bill No. 48 Ordinance No. 1056 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: Section 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) inclusive, and re-enact as follows: (R) Trash Storage Area Screening: Trash storage for all existing and new multi-unit dwellings, institutional buildings, afi4 all business and industrial buildings or uses, AND AGRICULTURALLY-ZONED PROPERTIES, shall be accommodated within the structure, or if located outside, shall be located or screened so as not to be visible from adjacent public streets or from adjacent low-density residential dwellings within one hundred (100) 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 decorative wall or fence six (6) feet in height. 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. 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 into 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- (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 AND AGRICULTURALLY-ZONED PROPERTIES, shall not be permitted to maintain large trash dumpsters one (1) cubic yard or larger, as such dumpsters are of a size and type normally associated with commercial uses. Section 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Zoning Code or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjusted by a court of Ordinance No. 1056 Series of 1996 Page 2 competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances. Section 3. Safetv 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. This ordinance shall take effect 15 final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 5 to 0 on this 15th day of October , 1996, 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 November 25, , 1996, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. days after READ, ADOPTED AND by a vote of 7 1996 . ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading to 1 this 25th day of November SIGNED by the Mayor on this 26th day of November , 1996. ~\ .......--. ~~ DAN WILDE, MAYOR \ " Wanda Sang, City Clerk GE 1st Publication: October 25, 1996 2nd Publication: November 29, 1996 Whea t Ridge Transcript Effective Dat2: December 14, 1996 c:\wp60\ord\lgtrash.ord