HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1681CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER URBAN COUNCIL BILL NO. 23 ORDINANCE NO. 1681
Series of 2019
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE INITIAL ZONING OF PROPERTY RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY AND LOCATED IN SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE
69 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO TO INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (1-E}, MIXED USE -COMMERCIAL TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (MU-C TOD}, AND MIXED USE -NEIGHBORHOOD (MU-N) (CASE NO. WZ-19-08 / 52No AVEZONING)
WHEREAS, Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws establishes procedures for the City's review and approval of requests for land use cases; and,
WHEREAS, Jefferson County has submitted a land use application for approval of initial zoning of property recently annexed to the Industrial Employment (I-E) zone district as illustrated in the attached Exhibits A and C, Mixed Use -Commercial Transit Oriented Development (MU-C TOD) zone district as illustrated in the attached Exhibit B, and Mixed Use -Neighborhood (MU-N) zone district as illustrated in the attached
Exhibit D for right-of-way located along the north portion of 52nd Avenue, between Ward Road and Tabor Street; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has adopted a comprehensive plan
Envision Wheat Ridge-which calls for mixed-use employment land uses along 52nd
Avenue, supporting the Wheat Ridge • Ward Station Vision; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 19, 2019 and voted to recommend approval of zoning the property to
Industrial Employment (I-E), Mixed Use -Commercial Transit Oriented Development (MU-C TOD), and Mixed Use -Neighborhood (MU-N).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Upon application by Jefferson County, approval of initial zoning of property recently annexed to the Industrial Employment (I-E) zone district as illustrated in the attached Exhibits A and C, Mixed Use -Commercial Transit Oriented Development (MU-C TOD) zone district as illustrated in the attached Exhibit B, and Mixed Use -Neighborhood (MU-N) zone district as illustrated in the attached Exhibit D for right-of-way located along the north portion of 52nd
Avenue, between Ward Road and Tabor Street and pursuant to the findings made based on testimony and evidence presented at a public hearing before the
Wheat Ridge City Council, 1-E, MU-C TOD, and MU-N zoning is approved for
land as described in the attached Exhibits A, B, C, and D.
Section 2. Vested Property Rights. Approval of this zone change does not create a vested property right. Vested property rights may only arise and accrue
pursuant to the provisions of Section 26-121 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge.
Section 3. 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 rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained.
Section 4. Severability; Conflicting Ordinance Repealed. If any section, subsection or clause of the 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 8 to O on this 9th day of December, 2019, ordered it published with Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Monday, January 13, 2020 at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and that it takes effect 15 days after final publication.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of _7_ to _0_ , this _13th_ day of January , 2020.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 13th day of January, 2020.
By:
Bud Sta(P.l:if �
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Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk