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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DiTULLIO
Council Bill No 29
Ordinance No 1097
Series of 1997
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-25(IVHBH 1) OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS, CONCERNING SITE DEVELOPMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
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 pmne
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
the addition of a
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Section 26-25(IVHBH1) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws IS amended by
new paragraph (II at the end of said Section, following paragraph Ik!, to
1) Intent and Purpose
The intent of the following design and development standards is to encourage
the creation of safe, adequate and attractive development, establish quality
appearance, and to minimize views of unattractive uses or activities through
use of sound design principles and establishment of minimum requirements
The standards set forth herein have been conceived to enhance the
compatibility of dissimilar uses and increase property values
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Site Design Requirements
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All new development shall be
development on adjacent sites
following
designed in a way that respects existing
This can be achieved by addressing the
· Compatible bUilding massing and scale, special attention shall be given
when new development is adjacent to eXisting residential,
· Provision for consolidating access pOints with abutting properties through
joint access easements or other negotiated means,
· Provision for making sidewalks, pedestrian paths and bicycle paths
contiguous with abutting properties in all instances where pedestrian
amenities are present,
2) All development shall be designed so that for the given location, egress
points, grading and other elements of the development could not be
reasonably altered to
· Minimize adverse impacts on any existing residence or area zoned for
residential use,
· Reduce disruption to the existing terrain, vegetation, habitat areas or
other natural site features;
· Reduce or consolidate the number of access points onto a Class 2,
Class 3, or Class 4 arterial or collector street as defined in the adopted
Roadway Classification Standards for the City of Wheat Ridge,
· Improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle safety within the site and from
the site to adjacent uses or streets,
. Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections within the site and from the
site to adjacent Uses,
· provide additional living landscaping and site amenities,
. preserve existing landscaping and site amenities,
. reduce the visual Intrusion of parking areas, storage areas and similar
accessory areas and structures
3) All development Including buildings, walls and fences shall be so Sited to
. Preserve drainage ways in as natural state as possible without
channelization or engineered structures or as required by other agencies
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· Complement existing residential development in scale and location,
· Ensure compatibility by the use of adequate setbacks, landscaping,
barriers or transition zones, and building height considerations,
· Provide an adequate system of pedestrian and bicycle pathways and
walkways in conformance with the City of Wheat Ridge's adopted Parks
and Recreation Plan as well as the Jefferson County Open Space Plan,
· Have exterior walls of all primary structures designed on a pedestrian
scale by,
[I fragmenting them into smaller or multiple planes,
II providing adequate vertical landscaping and berming,
11 plaCing wall texture or architectural relief at eye-level, and/Or
11 clustering small scale elements such as planter walls around the
primary structure
· Insure that ground floor uses, if a commercial component for the general
public is included, are oriented toward the pedestrian with storefronts
that open onto the street as well as other pedestrian oriented spaces
· Provide a landscaped area at least ten feet wide containing dense planting
between the front property line of any use and any outdoor parking or
service areas,
· To discourage gated or enclosed communities,
· Preserve and enhance panoramic views by considering the relationship of
buildings to natural grades and landscaping to frame and enhance view
corridors
41 Minimize conflict between service vehicles, private automobiles, bicycles,
and pedestrians within the site
51 The following design features or use attributes should be considered as
conditions of development approval,
outdoor seating areas
useable landscaped, open and/or recreational spaces
affordable housing
assisted living facilities
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pathways to civic uses and amenities
parking placed totally behind the primary structure, below grade, in a
parking structure or limited to one side of the building
Parking shall be located so as to be aesthetically pleasing and unobtrusive
to residents and adjacent properties
6) All streets and pedestrian paths shall provide access to existing or planned
thoroughfares With conSideration for safety
7) All electric, communication utility lines and serVices, and all street lighting
Circuits, except hereinafter prOVided, to be Installed underground
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 Seyerability, Conflicting Ordinances ReDealed 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 on September 29,
1997, as permitted by Section 5 11 of the Charter
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of _.-6_ to 2 on
thiS 11 II, day of August, 1997, ordered published In full in a newspaper of \jeneral
circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage
set for September 8, 1997, at 700 o'clock pm, in the Council Chambers, 7500 West
29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote
of 8 to 0, this 22nd day of September , 1997
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 25th day of September
, 1997
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
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ATTEST
First Publication August 22, 1997
Second Publication' October 3, 1997
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date September 29, 1997
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