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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1997-1076 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. Ordmance No 1076 Senes of 1997 Page 2 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 Ordmance No Senes of 1997 1076 Page 3 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 -- - 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