HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2011-1500CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAY
Council Bill No. 27
Ordinance No. 1500
Series 2011
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS
CONCERNING ANNEXATION OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality operating under
the constitution and laws of the state of Colorado and a home rule charter adopted
pursuant to the authority granted by Article XX of the Colorado Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council (the "Council") is empowered by the
Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter and the Colorado Constitution to adopt ordinances on
matters of local concern; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that it is necessary to specify the applicability of
the Colorado Revised Statutes to annexation of property to the City.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is amended by the addition of
a new Article XII, entitled "Annexation," to read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE XII ANNEXATION
Sec. 26-1201. Reserved.
Sec. 26-1202. Annexation procedure.
All annexations of real property to the city shall follow the requirements of Article 12 of
Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended.
Sec. 26-1203. Disconnection procedure.
All requests for disconnection of real property from the city shall follow the applicable
requirements of Article 12 of Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended,
provided, however, no such disconnection shall be initiated or completed unless and
until the city council, acting in its sole and exclusive discretion, adopts an ordinance
approving such disconnection.
Section 2. Severabilitv, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.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provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.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 fifteen (15) days after
final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this 8th day of August, 2011, 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 September 12, 2011 at 7:00p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West
291h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of _?_to ~. this 12th day of September, 2011.
ATTEST:
First Publication: August 11, 2011
Second Publication: September 15, 2011
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: September 30, 2011