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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2006-1369 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOKEY Council Bill No. 19-2006 Ordinance No. 1369 Series of 2006 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-623 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING EXCAVATION AND DEPOSIT CONTROL WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge is authorized pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution, the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter and Section 31-23-101, et seq of the Colorado Revised Statutes to adopt and amend from time to time regulations concerning the control of land development; and WHEREAS, the scope of such regulations includes excavation and deposit control, and WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council has previously exercised this authority by the enactment of Wheat Ridge Code of Laws Section 26-623, and WHEREAS, the City Council has provided in Wheat Ridge Code of Laws Section 26-114, a procedure for a review of uses classified as "special uses;" and WHEREAS, major land fill and excavation control operations, as defined by Code Section 26-623 C are permitted as speCial uses, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Code Section 26-623 C to bring the procedure for review of major landfill and excavation control operations as a special use within the uniform procedure for review of special uses set forth in Section 26-114 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Wheat Ridge City Council, that: Section 1 Code Section 26-623.C. Amended The introductory paragraph and subparagraph 7 of Section 26-623.C of the Code of Laws are amended to read as follows C. Major landfill and excavation control operations. Dumping, landfill and/or extraction operations which exceed twenty thousand (20,000) cubic yards may be allowed in any zone district only by special use permit requiring public he3rings before the planning commission and city council under section 26-114 Such deposit or extraction of earth, sand, gravel, rock, minerals, broken concrete or broken asphalt or other similar resources, and/or storage thereof, are subject to the following conditions. (In cases of isolated or unusual characteristics of the operation or the location thereof, partial waiver of these requirements may be made by tho city council) A special use permit may be issued for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year and may be renewed by city council upon written request: 1 Application 7 The city council specifically reserves the right to approve, approve with conditions, or deny special use permits for major landfill and excavation control operations based upon evaluation of the proposal relative to the criteria for review set forth in section 26-114 Section 2. Severabilitv; ConflictinQ Ordinances Repealed. 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 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final adoption. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to o on this 24th day of July , 2006, 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 August 28 , 2006, at 7:00 o'clock pm, 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 0 ,this 28th day of August , 2006 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 79th day of ATTEST: \ ~~?~ ~ G oC~r-- '''-par;., Anderson, City Clerk First Publication: July 27, 2006 Second Publication: August 31, 2006 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: August 28, 2006 Al1E;nqr (~ II ,2006 ; 1/\\ Approved As To Form G:!!~i?~gpt