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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
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Series of 1996
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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.
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
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Wanda Sang, City Clerk
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1st Publication: October 25, 1996
2nd Publication: November 29, 1996
Whea t Ridge Transcript
Effective Dat2: December 14, 1996
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