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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS
Council Bill No. 19
Ordinance No. 1199
Series of 2000
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE
CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO REREFER LAND
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSIONS.
WHEREAS, the Code of Laws does not presently permit the City Council to
rerefer land development applications to the Planning Commission for additional
review and recommendation.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 26-6 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws IS amended by
the addition of a new subsection (I), to read:
(I) Rereferral to Planning Commission.
City Council may, in
application for any of
Planning Commission
recommendation:
its sole discretion, rerefer an
the following approvals to the
for additional review and
(1) Special use permits under Section 26-6(B);
(2) Rezoning under Section 26-6(C);
(3) Planned Developments under Section 26-25;
(4) Variances or waivers when made a part of one of
the foregoing approvals.
The applicant shall be responsible for posting the property
with the date, time and place of the Planning Commission
consideration of the rereferred application, as soon as
possible and on forms provided by the Community
Development Department which are clearly
distinguishable from the original posting.
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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
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. Severabilitv; 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with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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 ~to
---1--- on this ?ht-h day of Tl1np ,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 R to 0 ,this 10th day of July , 2000.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
11 th day of
July
,2000.
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang, City Clerk. ~
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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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