HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 53, 2021
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 53
Series of 2021
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE LUTHERAN LEGACY CAMPUS
MASTER PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ENVISION WHEAT RIDGE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge adopted a Comprehensive
Plan, Envision Wheat Ridge, on October 12, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan designates the Lutheran Medical Campus as a
hospital and employment center and does not contemplate a change in use; and
WHEREAS, the Lutheran Medical Campus will be moving operations creating a need
to establish a new vision and guiding document for the property to inform future development
opportunities and entitlement decisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff and its consultants to prepare a Master
Plan for the Lutheran Legacy Campus located at 8300 W. 38th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. 31-23-206 (2) provides that the Comprehensive Plan may be
amended by the City from time to time; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to amend the Comprehensive Plan to provide
direction for the Lutheran Legacy Campus as identified in the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 7, 2021 and
recommended approval of the Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, City Council has held a public hearing as provided by Section 2-60 (b) of
the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws and legal notice was properly published.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby adopts the Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan.
2. The Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan shall supersede the Comprehensive
Plan for the portion of the City covered by this document.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 25th day of October 2021.
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Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk