HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1617CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEWS
COUNCIL BILL NO. 05
ORDINANCE NO. 1617
Series 2017
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE
OF LAWS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF SMALL-SCALE
ALCOHOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality operating under
a charter adopted pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and vested with
the authority by that article and the Colorado Revised Statutes to adopt ordinances for
the regulation of land use and protection of the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in exercise of that authority, the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge has previously enacted Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws pertaining
to zoning, land use, and development; and
WHEREAS, the City is witnessing increasing interest from operators of small-
scale alcohol producers to locate new facilities in the City of Wheat Ridge; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the possible benefits of allowing this use
in the City relative to economic development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance will provide much needed
clarity in the zoning code regarding this use;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 26-123 (Definitions) of the Code is amended by the addition
of the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical locations:
EA TING ESTABLISHMENT. AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD AND BEVERAGES
ARE PREPARED AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ACCESSORY
ALCOHOL PRODUCTION.
MICROBREWERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN
THOUSAND (15,000) BARRELS PER YEAR OF FERMENTED MALT OR MALT LIQUOR
BEVERAGES ON SITE.
MICRODISTILLERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN
THOUSAND (15,000) GALLONS PER YEAR OF SPIRITUOUS BEVERAGES ON SITE.
MICROWINERY. A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (100,000) GALLONS PER YEAR OF VINOUS BEVERAGES ON SITE.
TAP ROOM. A USE ASSOCIATED WITH AND ON THE SAME PREMISES AS A
MICROBREWERY, A MICRODISTILLERY, OR A MICROWINERY FACILITY WHICH
SELLS AND SERVES ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE
LICENSED PREMISES, SELLS ALCOHOL BEVERAGES IN SEALED CONTAINERS
FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES, OR BOTH.
Section 2. Section 26-204 of the Code, Table of Uses for Commercial and
Industrial Districts, is amended by the addition of the following rows in their
appropriate alphabetical location:
Uses NC RC C-1 C-2
MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR s s p p MICROWINERY; WITH A TAP ROOM
MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR
MICROWINERY; WITHOUT A TAP ROOM
Section 3. Section 26-1111.B. Permitted Uses, Commercial Services and
Retail, in the mixed use zone districts, is amended by the addition of the following
rows in their appropriate alphabetical location:
1-E
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Use Group MU-C MU-C MU-CTOD MU-N Interstate
Commercial Services and Retail
MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR p p p MICROWINERY; WITH A TAP ROOM
MICROBREWERY, MICRODISTILLERY, OR p MICROWINERY; WITHOUT A TAP ROOM
Section 4. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Re pealed. 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 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 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 5 to 0, this
27th day of March, 2017 and 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 April 10, 2017 at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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READ ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of_8_ to _0 , this lOth day of April , 2017.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this __
ATTEST:
First Publication: March:30, 2017
Second Publication: April 13, 2017
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: April 28, 2017
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