HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 04-2022CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 4
Series of 2022
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE STREET WIDTH FOR
52ND AVENUE FROM WARD ROAD TO TABOR STREET, FOR
TABOR STREET FROM 52ND AVENUE TO RIDGE ROAD, AND
FOR RIDGE ROAD FROM TABOR STREET TO THE CITY
BOUNDARY EAST OF SIMMS PLACE
WHEREAS, the Cities of Wheat Ridge and Arvada have facilities within the
Wheat Ridge · Ward Station area; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Wheat Ridge and the Arvada have programmed various
street improvements within the Wheat Ridge · Ward Station area; and
WHEREAS, City staff has completed construction plans for those street
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the construction plans establish new street widths on 52nd Avenue
from Ward Road to Tabor Street, on Tabor Street from 52nd Avenue to Ridge Road, and
on Ridge Road from Tabor Street to the City boundary east of Simms Place; and
WHEREAS, Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter Section 5.20 designates the City
Council as the sole authority to determine the width of all city streets within the
boundaries of the City of Wheat Ridge; and
WHEREAS, within one (1) year prior to construction or reconstruction of a street,
the City Council shall hold a public hearing and adopt the new flowline of said street as
the street’s official street width designation; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with Charter Section 5.20, the City Council held a
properly noticed public hearing on the proposed street width designations on January
10, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge,
Colorado, that:
Section 1. New Street Width Designation. Pursuant to the authority vested in it
by Charter Section 5.20, the City Council hereby designates street widths from flowline
to flowline, for portions of 52nd Avenue, Tabor Street, and Ridge Road, as follows:
a. 35 feet for that portion of West 52nd Avenue located between Ward Road and
Tabor Street
b. 38 feet for that portion of Tabor Street located between West 52nd Avenue
and Ridge Road
c. 43 feet for that portion of Ridge Road located between Tabor Street and the
City boundary east of Simms Place
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Section 2. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 10th day of January 2022.
Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk