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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
Council Bill No. 15
Ordinance No. 1076
Series of 1997
Shaver
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-31, CONCERNING OFF-STREET
PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS. Section 26-31 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws governs off-street parklllg requirements.
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to strengthen those requirements.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO,
THAT:
Section 1. Subsection 26-31 (C)(12) of Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is hereby amended as follows
(12) Handicapped parking II. !ill IlnIltitfimil), eomn,cH;i!il, hml"it!il Clr ifldtlstri!il zonlllg dlstllCtS.
FOR ALL USES OTHER THAN ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS, parklllg shall
be prOVided for the handicapped at the minimum rate of one (1) space per use or two (2)
percent of the total parking spaces required, whichever is greater Said spaces(s) shall have a
mlllimum width oft"cl,c (12) SIXTEEN (16) feet and a milllmum length of eighteen (18)
feet. Each handicap space shall be marked With a free-standing sign using the standard unifurm
words and/or symbols that signify the space as parking for the handicapped only In addition.
the handicapped symbol shall be painted on the pavement. Said parking space shall be located
as near to the entrance of the use as practically possible and shall be so deSigned (unless it is
impossible to do so) that circulation between the vehicle and the building entrance shall not
involve crossing any area used for vehicular Circulation. The total number of spaces provided
for the handicapped shall not be included in the total number of parking spaces otherwise
required by thiS section
Section 2 Subsection 26-31 (0)( I) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws IS amended to read.
(0) Definitiol1.\'"
(I) Fluur area. Floor area shall mean the gross mterior floor area of the entire buIldlllg or portion
of buIlding devoted to a specific use or uses, less the following areas.
(a) Mechanical/utility room.
(b) Restrooms
(c) Elevators. stairwells.
(d) Show windows.
For the purpose of estimating parklllg requirements where detaIled calculations for the above-
stated exceptions are lacking, it will be assumed that such excepted space cuvers no more than
fifteel. (15) TEN (10) percent of gross floor area.
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Section 3. SubsectIOn 26-31 (E) of the Wheat RIdge Code of Laws IS amended to read
(E) Appeal/Variances and Waivers to Standardv Vanances and waivers to parklllg requIrements
not other.. Ise spceiticall) pro, iae.:!, Itl e alia ..cd tlp to ten (10) pel cent by the wl1Ing
admllllStIatoI SHALL BE PROCESSED AS A VARIANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION
26-6(n). Valianee Ieqtlests of o,er ten (10) percent to the numbeI of Ieqtlilcti spaee, ..ill be
Ie de ..ea by the board of adjtlstment. Requests for ..aI, er of tie31gn ,tllft.:!aI as pill aglltl'lh (C ).
not other.. ise speeIf'ieall) pro, ided, in exees, of ten ( 1 0) pcreeftt .. III be re de ..e.:! b) the
planning e5ft1IilissiOfl, ..ho IfIa) ap"ro, c a motiifieatiell, ..aI, er or pltrtial ..ai, er of the
regtllatl5ftS based on eireulati5ft "lltn and.. itl, title eOI13Idera-tIOft for 0, crall traffie llHl. eme"t
and ,oluft,e anallflpltet to adjlteeftt pro"ertles and street S)steI1U
Section 4. Subsection (F) Schedule of Required Off~Street Parking, of5ectlon 26-31 of the Wheat Ridge Code
of Laws, "multifamily residentIal" use, and "oftice/warehouse" use "Standard Requirements" are hereby
amended as follows.
"M u Itlfam i Iy residentIal
1.5 spaces per I bedroom unit
2 0 spaces per 2 or 3 bedroom Ulllt
2.5 spaces per 4 or more bedroom unit
PLUS 1 ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR EACH
TEN (10) SPACES SHALL BE REQUIRED
AS DESIGNATED VISITOR PARKING.
SUCH VISITOR PARKING SHALL NOT
BE USED BY RESIDENTS FOR PERSONAL
PARKING, NOR FOR STORAGE OF
UTILITY OR RECREATION VEHICLES."
"Oftice/warehouse'
I space per 600 square feet of area devoted to
Warehouse or work area (MAXIMUM OF 75%
OF TOTAL AREA) plus 1 per 300 square feet
Of retaIl. wholesale or oftice area (MINIMUM
OF 250;', OF TOTAL AREA)."
Section 5. Safety Clause. The CIty Council hereby tinds, determines, and declare 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 pubhc convenience and welfare. The CIty Council further determines that the
Ordlllance bears a ratIOnal relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained.
Section 6. SeverabIlIty If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of thIS Ordlllance or ApplIcation thereof to
any person or circumstances shall for any reason be judged by a court of competent Junsdlction invalid, such
Judgment shall not affect, impair or Illvahdate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other
persons or CIn.;umstances.
Section 7. SupersessIOn. If any provision, requirement or standard established by this Ordinance is found to
conflict with SImIlar proVISIons, reqUIrements or standards found elsewhere III the Code of Laws of the CIty of
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Wheat RIdge, which are m eXistence as of the date of adoption of this Ordmance, the provIsions, requirements
and standards herem shall supersede and prevail,
Section 8. Effective Date. TIllS Ordmancc shall take effect fifteen days after final publicatIOn.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on thiS 12thdayof
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May , 1997, ordered published m full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat
Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for .Tune 9 , 1997, 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 readmg by a vote of ~ to ~,
thIS ~ day of June , 1997
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 10th day of
June
,1997
~.tVJ~
DAN WILDE, MAYOR
1st Publication May 16, 1997
2nd Publication June 13, 1997
Wheat Ridge Transcnpt
Effective Date June 28, 1997