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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS
Council Bill No. 18
Ordinance No. 1198
Series of 2000
TITLE; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-6(C)(4) OF THE
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS, CONCERNING PLANNING
COMMISSION REVIEW OF REZONING APPLICATIONS.
WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is presently inconsistent in
permitting Planning Commission to recommend conditions on applications for
rezoning, but in not permitting the City Council to do so; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Laws has recently been amended to permit rezoning
to Planned Development for properties of any size.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 26-6(C)(4) of the Code of Laws IS hereby amended to
read;
(4) Planning Commission Review: The planning
commiSSion shall hear and consider any evidence or
statement presented by the applicant, city staff, or by
any person in attendance at the hearing. The planning
commission shall then make a recommendation to city
council to approve, approve with eonditieAG, or deny the
application, basing its recommendation upon the facts
presented in the public hearing in consideration of the
criteria for review as specified in subsection (3) above.
The plaAning commiGGioA A'Iay reeoA'lA'lend c6mlitioflG or
3tipulationG '....hieh may include Gite plan review, UGe
limitationG, or 3pecific design or opcratioAal Gtipulati6A3 in
addition to Gtandard development and UGe regulations
'.....hich apply. A recommendation for denial shall be
considered final, unless the applicant files an appeal to
city council with the city clerk within ten (10) working
days of the planning commission decision.
Section 2. 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
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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 3. Severability; Conflictina Ordinances Reoealed. 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 4. 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 6 to
2 on this 26th day of June , 2000, 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 July 10 , 2000, 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 reading by
a vote of 8 to 0 ,this 10th day of Julv , 2000.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
11 th day of
July
,2000.
ATTEST:
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: June 30, 2000
Second Publication: July 14, 2000
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: July 29, 2000
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