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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BERRY
Council Bill No. 07-2004
Ordinance No. 1322
Series of 2004
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL LAND USES (CASE NO. ZOA-04-01)
WHEREAS, the commercial and mdustnalland use table speclfies permitted and speclal
uses in the commercial and industnal zone districts m the City of Wheat Ridge,
WHEREAS, redundancies in the table should be eliminated,
WHEREAS, several of the uses should be modified to meet the intent of the zone district
categones,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. The Zoning and Development Code IS hereby amended by adoption of the
following:
Sec. 26-204. Zone district use schedule.
Table of Uses--Commercial and Industrial Districts
Uses Notes NC RC C-1 C-2 I
Adult entertainment In accordance with p P P
establishments Wheat Ridge Code
of Laws, Chapter 3
Ambulance services p P P P
Amusement parks S p P
Animal veterinary With outside runs; P p
hospitals and clinics no cremation
Animal veterinary Where there are S P P P P
hospitals or clinics no outside pens or
runs for dogs; no
cremation
Antique stores In NC & RC S P P P P
Districts: Provided
that no more than
200 square feet ot
building area shall
be allocated to
repair
Apparel and See Footnote 1 S P P P P
accessory stores
Appliance stores and p p p
incidental service and
repair
Art galleries or See Footnote 1 P P P P P
studios
Assembly halls and p p p
convention facilities
Auction houses S p P
Auto service, repair See S 26-631 P P P
and maintenance
shops, minor
Auto service, repair See S 26-631 S P P
and maintenance
shops, major
Automobile and light- See S 26-628 S S S
duty truck sales and
rental
Automotive parts and p p p
supplies sales
Bakeries, retail See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Banks, loan and See S 26-633 P P P P P
finance offices
Bed and breakfast Subject to P P P P P
homes requirements set
forth in ~ 26-608.
Bicycle stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Blueprinting, EXCLUDING. S P P P P
photostatic copying Large printing,
and other similar publishing and/or
reproduction services book binding
establishments
See Footnote 1
Boat, recreational See S 26-628 S S S
vehicle and trailer
sales, rentals and
service
Body art S S S
establishments
Book stores, See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Ao'....Sā¬tamJs,
stationery and card
stores
Building contractor's See S 26-629 S P P
service shop and
storage yard
incidental to an
office/showroom
principal use.
Business machine or See Footnote 1 S P P P P
computer stores
Butcher shops and EXCLUDING. p P P
food lockers Food processing
Cabinet and S
woodworking shops
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Camera and See Footnote 1 S P P P P
photographic service
and supply stores
Candy, nut and See Footnote 1 S P P P P
confectionery stores
Caretaker residence Only one (1) unit p p p p
for caretaker or
manager
Carpet cleaning and S
fumigating
Carting, express, S
hauling or storage
yard
Car wash, automatic S p P
Car wash, coin S p P
operated
Caterers p p p
Day care center, p p p
large
Day care center, p p p
small
Clinics and offices for C-1, C-2& I PS P P P P
the counseling and INCLUDE.
treatment of Residential
psychological, social, facilities.
marital, NC & RC
developmental or EXCLUDES.
simHar conditions Residential
facilities
All districts
INCLUDE.
Counseling and
treatment for
substance abuse
and alcoholism
Cold storage plant p p
Commercial machine S p P
shops
Community buildings e.g.. YMCA's, P P P P P
YWCA's,
churches, libraries,
parks, museums,
aquariums and art
galleries.
Construction and See 926-629 p p
heavy equipment
sales, service, rental
and storage
Contractor's plant or S
storage yard
Dairy products stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Day care center and p p p
preschools, large
Day care center and p p p
preschools, small
Department or variety p p p
stores
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Drug stores P P P
Eating S S S S S
establishments, drive
through
Eating S P P P P
establishments, sit
down
Electric transmission S S S S S
and public utility
substations
Electrical motors and S
armature regrinding
shops
Electrical supplies EXCLUDING. P P P
and service Contractors
storage yards
Equipment rental Subject to S 26- P P P P
agencies 628; in RC District:
Outside storage
and display
prohibited
Exterminators P P P P
Farm equipment See S 26-628 P P
sales, service and
storage
Floral shops See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Furniture stores P P P
Garden supply stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Gift, novelty or See Footnote 1 S P P P P
souvenir stores
Golf courses INCLUDES. P P P
Private clubs,
restaurants and
lounges, driving
ranges, and those
uses commonly
accepted as
accessory thereto
when located on
the same premises
Governmental and No outside storage P P P P P
quasi-governmental
buildings and offices,
fire stations or public
utility buildings
Governmental and Outside Storage S S S P P
quasi-governmental
buildings and offices,
fire stations or public
utility buildings
Greenhouses and See S 26-624 S S P P P
landscape nurseries,
retail
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Greenhouses and See ~ 26-624 S P P
landscape nurseries,
wholesale
Grocery or See Footnote 1 P P P P P
convenience stores,
no gas pumps
Grocery stores which See Footnote 1 S S S P P
may include no more
than 1 gasoline
service island with no
more than 2
dispensing pumps
Hair, nail and p p p p p
cosmetic services
Hardware stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Hobby and craft See Footnote 1 S P P P P
stores
Home furnishing p P P
stores
Home improvements P P P
supply stores
Hotels or motels tor There shall be S S S
transient occupancy 1 ,000 square feet
of gross lot area
for each unit
Ice plants P P
Indoor amusement e.g.. Roller rinks, p p p
and recreational bowling alleys,
enterprises arcades and
similar uses
Indoor flea markets PROHIBITED p P P
Outdoor flea
markets
Interior decorating S P P P P
shops
Itinerant sales See ~ 26-630 S S S
Jewelry stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Kennels S
Laundry and dry S S P P P
cleaning shops
Laundry and dry p P P P P
cleaning pick up
stations
Leather goods and p p p
luggage stores
Linen supply p P P
Liquor stores p p p
Locksmith shops p P P P P
Lumber yards and Unenclosed p p p
building supply stores storage of any
materials shall be
screened from
view from adjacent
properties and
streets
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Manufacture of PROVIDED' An S
vaccines, serums and antidote exists and
toxins is readily available
for such vaccine,
serums or toxins;
and approval of
such manufacture
is received from
the state
department of
health and the
county health
department
Manufacturing, See ~ 26-505; ~ P P
processing, 26-631 and ~ 26-
assembly, or light 123, definitions
industrial operations
Manufacturing, S
fabrication and/or
processing of
concrete products
Meat, poultry or See Footnote 1 S P P P P
seafood stores
Medical and dental Pharmacies and P P P P P
offices, clinics or optical stores are
laboratories accessory use
Mini-warehouses for P P
inside storage
Mobile or modular See ~ 26-628 S S
homes or building
sales
Mortuaries and S S S
crematories
Motor fueling stations S P P
Motorcycle sales and See ~ 26-628 P P P
service
Music stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Newsstands For the sale of P P P P P
newspapers,
magazines, etc.
Office supply stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Offices: General P P P P P
administrative,
business and
professional offices
Optical stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Outdoor amusement S P P
facilities
Paint and wallpaper See Footnote 1 g P P P P
stores
Parking of P P P
automobi les of
clients, patients and
patrons of occupants
of adjacent
commercial districts
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Parking of not more See S 26-619; S S S S
than 3 commercial 26-123, definitions
truck-tractors and/or
semi-trailers
When in
conformance with
the parking design
standards set forth
in S 26-501
It is not intended
that such parking
limitations shall
apply to pickup
and delivery trucks
normally
associated with
business
operations
Pawn shops S
Pet stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Pharmacies S P P P P
Picture framing shops See Footnote 1 S P p P P
Plumbing and heating EXCLUDING. p P P
supply stores and Outdoor storage
shops yards
Printing, engraving S
and other related
production processes
Private clubs, social P P P
clubs, bingo parlors
and similar uses
Psychic advisors and S S S P
similar uses
Research P p
laboratories, offices
and other tacilities for
research
Residential group P P P P P
and nursing homes
and congregate care
taGilities tor 6 to 8
elderly persons
Residential group S S S
and nursing homes
and congregate care
taGilities for 9 or more
elderly persons
Residential group S S S
home for children
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Residential uses in Such residential P P P P P
existence on 3/11/97 uses may be
extended,
enlarged, and/or
reconstructed so
long as no
additional dwelling
units are created
Residential uses in See 9 26-626 P P P P P
commercial zones
Rooming and S S P P P
boardinghouses
RV, boat, trailer and See 9 26-628 P P
travel trailer storage
Sales, repair, rental p p
and servicing of any
commodity that the
manufacture,
fabrication,
processing or sale of
which is permitted in
the district
Schools for industrial Conducted entirely S S
or business training. within an enclosed
including vocational building
trade or professional
schools
Schools: public; INCLUDES. Those S S S p P
private colleges and uses commonly
universities accepted as
necessary thereto
when located on
the same premises
Shoe repair shops P P P P P
Shoe stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Shops for custom See 9 26-631,9 p P
work or for making 26-632
articles. materials or
commodities to be
sold at retail on the
premises
Sporting goods See Footnote 1 S P P P P
stores
Stone cutting or p p
polishing works
Studio for P p P P P
professional work or
teaching of fine arts,
photography, music,
drama or dance
Tailor, dressmaking p p p p p
or clothing alteration
shops
Taverns, night clubs, p P P
lounges, private clubs
and bars
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Television, radio, See Footnote 1 S P P P P
small appliance repair
and service shops
Temporary Christmas See ~ 26-627 P P P P
tree, produce and
bedding plant sales
lots
Theatres, indoor P P P
Tobacco stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Toy stores See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Transit station, pu blic S S S
or private
Upholstery shops P P P
Video rentals See Footnote 1 S P P P P
Warehousing and See ~ 26-631 P P
outside storage
Warehouse/office Maximum 75% S P P
total area as
warehouse;
minimum 25% as
total area as office
Watch and jewelry P P P P P
repair shops
Woodworking or See ~ 26-632 S P P
carpentry shops for
the making of articles
for sale upon the
premises. such as
cabinets or custom
furniture
Footnote.
1 The amount of building space devoted to retail use is limited to 5,000 square feet in NC and RC
Districts.
Commercial and Industrial District Accessory Uses Notes
Electric transmission or other public utility lines and poles, irrigation
channels, storm drainage and water supply facilities
Food services Primarily for the occupants of a building containing a permitted use
when located within the same building
Residential uses in commercial zones See ~ 26-626
Outside storage or display See ~ 26-631
Key'
P = Permitted Principal Uses
S = Special Uses
Section 2. Safety Clause. The City of Wheat Ridge 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 ratIOns
relatIOn to the proper legislative object sought to be attamed.
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Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Zonmg
code or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjusted by
a court of competent Jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other
persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Supersession Clause. If any provision, requirements or standard
established by this ordinance is found to conflict with similar provisions, requirements or
standards found elsewhere m the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, which are in
eXistence as of the date of adoption of thiS ordinance, the provlsions, requirements and standards
here shall supersede and prevail.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after final
publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to
o in this 12th day of April ,2004, ordered published m full in a newspaper
of general circulation m the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for April 26 ,2004, at 7'00 o'clock p.m., in the CounCil
Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. CONTINUED TO MAY 10, 2004
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final readmg by a
vote of 8 to 0 , thiS 10th day of May ,2004.
SIGNED by the Mayor on thiS 12th day of May
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ATTEST'
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Pamela Y. Anderson, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY
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I ST publicatIOn. April 15, 2004
2nd publicatIOn. May 20, 2004
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date. June 4, 2004
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