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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DiTULLIO
Council Bill No 30
Ordinance No. 1095
Series of 1997
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-30(D) OF THE WHEAT RIDGE
CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING CONSOLIDATION PLATS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO
Section 1 Legislative Declaration. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
residential density has a great capacity to affect neighborhood quality of life and that
preservation and protection of existing developed neighborhoods within the City is of prime
concern to the present and future residents of the City The Council further finds that
development of available vacant properties and redevelopment of existing built properties
within residential neighborhoods has the capacity and potential to seriously degrade this
quality of life and residential neighborhood stability The Council further finds that this
ordinance is also necessary to achieve the following goals
To preserve and protect the integrity, quality and stability of existing
developed residential neighborhoods within the City,
2. To protect the legitimate rights of property owners to realize a return on their
investment while at the same time recognizing the legitimate concerns of the
surrounding neighborhood,
3 To implement the policies and recommendations of the Wheat Ridge
Comprehensive Plan as it pertains to residential density, and
4 To preserve and protect the quality of life in the City of Wheat Ridge for
present and future reSidents
Section 2. Wheat Ridge Code Of Laws, Chapter 26, Zoning Code, Section 26-30,
Subsection (D) "Development on Multiple Parcels or Lots (Consolidation Plat or Deed), is
hereby amended as follows
(D) Development on Multiple Parcels or Lots (Consolidation Plat or Deed)' It is the
intent of the City of Wheat Ridge that where a development entails the aggregation or
consolidation of two (2) or more lots or parcels of land or portions thereof in order to
accommodate such development, such shall be considered a development lot Prior to
Issuance of a building permit in such instances, the owner shall file a consolidation plat or
consolidation deed, together with certified boundary survey, which plat or deed and survey
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shall be reviewed by the department of public works for accuracy and, if found to be
accurate, shall be recorded, by the owner, with the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
All consolidation plats or consolidation deeds for multifamily dwelling development
shall be accompanied by a Type I site plan, as set forth by Section 26-6(E) of this Zoning
Ordinance Such consolidation plats and deeds, together with the site plan, shall be
subject to review by the planning commission and city council following the same
application procedures, notice requirements and approval procedures and standards for
review as for a Planned Building Group The purpose of these provisions is to avoid the
construction of overly large buildings which may negatively impact surrounding
neighborhoods by increasing traffic, creating congestion by ingress/egress points
obstructing light and air and by making access for fire protection difficult, and to prevent
construction of one (1) large building to avoid compliance with the subdivision regulations,
and to encourage construction of smaller buildings which could give opportunities for better
design of setbacks, landscaping, parking, vehicular and pedestrian circulation and drainage
facilities
LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESIDENTIAL-3 (R-3)
OR RESIDENTIAL-3A (R-3A) ZONES AND WHICH ARE INDIVIDUALLY SUBSTANDARD
FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, BUT WHICH WOULD MEET THE LOT SIZE AND
WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR SINGLE OR TWO FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, SHALL NOT BE
CONSOLIDATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
UNLESS THE PREDOMINANT ADJACENT LAND USE IS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF
A SIMILAR DENSITY
Section 3 Safety 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. Severability: Conflicting Ordinances Repealed If any section, subsection
or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the
validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed
Section 5 Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after final
publication, as provided by Section 5 11 of the Charter
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0
on this 11 th day of August 1997. 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 September 8 , 1997, at 7 00 o'clock pm, in
the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
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READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote
of 7 to 0 ,this 8th day of September , 1997
September
, 1997
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 9th day of
ATTEST
First Publication August 22, 1997
Second Publication September 19, 1997
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date October 4, 1997
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
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