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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1998-1124 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Donnplly Council Bill No. 20 Ordinance No. 1124 Series of 1998 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS, SECTION 2-53(D), CONCERNING VOTING RULES FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. WHEREAS, SectiOn 2.53(d) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws govern votmg rules for the Board of AdJustment: and WHEREAS, SectiOn 2.53(d) does not refer to the votmg rules for deciSIOn by the Board of AdJustment on requests for lllterpretatiOns of the zonlllg and other codes and requests for floodplalll speCial exceptIOn permits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT Section 1. SectiOn 2 53(d) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws IS amended to read. (d) Notwlthstandlllg any other proviSiOn in this sectiOn, the fO]]owlllg voting rules shall be in effect for all matters reqUlnng deciSiOn by the board of adJustment to grant any vanance, Waiver, temporary buildmg or use permit, ANY INTERPRETATION OR FLOODPLAIN SPECIAL EXCEPTION PERMIT under SectIOn 2.6I(a) or (b) (or for any matter requmng deCISIOn by the plannlllg commissiOn or the city counCil under SectiOn 26-6(D) of the Zonlllg Ordlllance of the city) 8 7 6 5 Votes Needed to Approve 6 6 5 4 A1emhers Present All other actiOns shall be taken by maJonty vote of the members present. Section 2. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that thiS Ordmance 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 ordlllance lS necessary for the preservatiOn of health and safety and for the protection of public convemence and welfare The City Council further determmes that the Ordmance bears a ratiOnal relation to the proper legIslative obJect sought to be attained. Section 3. Severability: Conflictinl: Ordinances Repealed. If any section, subsectiOn, or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstItutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remamlllg sections, subsectiOns and clauses shall not be affected thereby All other ordmances or parts of ordlllances In conflict With the provIsions of this ordmance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordlllance shall take effect 15 days after final publication as provided by Section 5 11 of the Charter INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of ~ to ~ on thiS ~ day of June, 1998, ordered published In full III a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for June 22 , 1998, 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 readlllg by a vote of ~ to -.!2-, this 22nddayof June , 1998 SIGNED by the Mayor on thiS .2.3rd.- day of .Tune ,1998 'L GRE; CHEN CERVENY, MAYOR --_.,---~-..; EY 1 st PublicatiOn June 5, 1998 2nd PublicatIOn. June 26, 1998 Wheat Ridge Transcnpt Effective Date July 11, 1998 Ordinance No Page 2