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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
Council Bill No. 08-2004
Ordinance No. 1323
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Series of 2004
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-103 OF
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING
SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS SUBJECT TO THE
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS
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WHEREAS, the Code of Laws provides that application for site development
approval may be made by the record title owner (or agent) of the subject property
as well as governmental and quasi-governmental agencies;
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to limit the circumstances in which site
development applications may be made to only the owner of the property
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO.
Section 1. Section 26-103 Subsection D of the Code of Laws is amended to
read.
Sec. 26-103. Site development review process.
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D. All applications for approval of site development
pursuant to this Chapter shall be accompanied by proof of
ownership by the applicant of the subject property. Such
proof may take the form of a recorded deed, a title
commitment, or written permission from the owner(s)
where an agent acts on their behalf. In the case of
application for special use permit, both the owner of the
property and proposed special use must join in the
application. ^ governmental or quasi governmental :lgency
may :lpply for site development :lpproval prior to becoming
the owner of the subject property only if all of the following
conditions :lre met:
1. The agency haG form:llly exprecsed, in vmtlng, itc
intent to develop or facilit:lte the development of the
subjoct property in :lccord:lnce with the cite
do,,{elopment approval being Gought.
2. The agency h::Js given written notice to the record
title owner of its intent to make the site development
application.
3. Any final site dm:elopment approval shall expire si)(ty
(60) days after its being granted unless the agency
provides G::Jtisfactory evidence th::Jt it haG ::Jcquired
ownership of the subject property to the expiration of
that poriod.
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. Severability; ConflictinQ 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 7 to
o on this 26th day of April , 2004, 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 May 10 , 2004, 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 7 to 1 ,this 10th day of May , 2004.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11 th day of
May
,2004.
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Gretchen Cerveny, Mayor
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Pamela Y. Anderson, City Clerk
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First Publication: April 29, 2004
Second Publication. May 13, 2004
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: May 28, 2004
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
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