HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1971-0069 - Amend WR Ord 11 - Zoning RequirementsINTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN DANA BOWLING
ORDINANCE NO. 69
Series of 1970
TITLE. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 119 AS AMENDED,
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUB-SECTION ESTABLISHING PLANNED UNIT DE-
VELOPMENTS NUMBERED SECTION 39.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, THAT:
The Zoning Ordinance No. 11, as amended, is hereby amended
to include Section 39 thereof, a new sub-section to be designated:
Section 39: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS.
An additional sub-section designated Section 39 is hereby added to
the aforesaid ordinances to read as follows:
Section 1. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. This section is
intended to provide the means and establish guidelines whereby tracts
of land may be developed through an overall approach rather than the
normal lot by lot method. It is intended to permit maximum design
freedom to the developer by more fully utilizing the physical char-
acteristics of the site. Through the requirements of a development
plan, it is the intent that property, under this section, will be
developed through a unified design providing continuity between the
various elements and ultimately leading to a better environment.
The section should not be construed as a device for making increased
densities more palatable or as a means of circumventing the City's
development regulations. The section pertains only in instances
where there is substantial benefit for the community, but in any
event, final regulations shall be established by the City Council
when determined to be in the best interests of the public and
overall development of the city.
Section 2. Use Regulations. Planned development of any
nature--residential, commercial, industrial, public or quasi-public--
either as a single use or in combination may be permitted. Such
development shall be under unified control whether by single, cor-
porate, condominium or association ownership.
Section 3. Area - Height and Setback Regulations.
1. To qualify for consideration for Planned Development
District zoning, the proposed development area shall
approximate two (2) acres or more under unified control.
2. Height, setback, access, screening of service areas and
all other requirements for a controlled area regulation
shall be considered for the overall site with regard to
those limitations established on similar uses in other
Wheat Ridge Zoning Ordinances, except that two (2). park-
ing spaces shall be required per individual dwelling
unit. Variances may be established upon recommendation
to the City Council by the Wheat Ridge Planning Commis-
sion.
Section 4. Consideration of Plans. The Wheat Ridge Plan-
ning Commission, prior to making recommendations to the City Council,
shall review the site plans to assure provision of a safe, efficient,
convenient, and harmonious grouping of structures. The Planning Com-
mission will further consider the site plans of the proposed development,
surrounding development characteristics and the recommendations of the
Planning Division Staff. The Wheat Ridge Planning Commission shall make
determinations of requirements and limitations, restrictions or other
features felt to be necessary and reasonable. Requirements shall be
prescribed to insure that the proposed development will: not result
in undue traffic congestion or traffic hazards; be adequately landscaped,
buffered and screened; and will eliminate undesirable characteristics to
nearby developments.
4.1 Application Procedures.
The following procedures shall be required for all Planned
Unit Developments:
A. Preliminarv Develooment Plan.
1. An applicant seeking approval of Planned Unit
Development shall submit a preliminary development plan which must in-
clude the following information:
au- A-map.:showing street systems, lot lines
and lot designs.
b. Areas proposed to be conveyed, dedicated,
or reserved for parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, public build-
ings, and similar public and semi-public uses.
c. A plot plan indicating each building site
and common open area, showing the proposed location of all buildings,
structures, and improvements, and indicating the open space around build-
ings and structures.
d. Elevations and perspective drawings of all
proposed structures and improvements. The drawings need not be the re-
sult of final architectural design but of sufficient detail to permit
evaluation.
e. A development schedule indicating:
1. The approximate date on which con-
struction of the project can be expected to begin.
2. The stages in which the project will
be built and the approximate date when the construction of each stage
can be expected to begin.
3. The approximate dates when the develop-
ment of each of the stages in the development will be completed.
4. The approximate date of dedication of
common open space that will be provided at each stage.
f. Agreements, provisions, or covenants which
govern the use, maintenance and continued protection of the planned de-
velopment and any of its common areas.
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g. A drainage plan indicating the location
and size of all drainage structures, and the direction of flow, the
areas drained by such structures, evidence that existing lines can
accommodate increased flaw and any other information which in the opinion
of the City Engineer is necessary to determine the drainage requirements
for the Planned Unit Development.
h. All existing and proposed utility lines
and easements.
i. The following plans, reports and diagrams:
1. An off street parking and loading plan,.
2. A circulation diagram indicating the
proposed movement of vehicles, goods and pedestrians within the planned
development and to and from existing thoroughfares. Any special engineer-
ing features and traffic regulation devices needed to facilitate and in-
sure the safety of this circulation pattern must be shown.
3. A landscaping and tree planting plan
indicating varieties and placement .
4. Include enough of the areas surround-
ing the proposed development to show the relationship of the planned
development to adjacent uses.
B. Approval of Preliminary Development Plan{
1. The preliminary development plan shall be
considered for approval under the following procedures.
a. Within no less than sixty (60) days and
no more than ninty (90) days after filing the preliminary development
plan, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing before for-
warding the plan to the City Council with a written report recommending
that the plan be either disapproved, approved, or approved with modif-
ications. Notice of public hearing shall be given as required by law.
b. The Council shall give notice of a pub-
lic hearing to be held on the plan. The report must be publicly avail-
able at least fifteen (15) days before the public hearing, and the
preliminary development plan shall be disapproved, approved or approved
with modifications by the City Council.
c. Building permits may not be issued on
land within the planned development until the final plans for the
development have been reviewed by the Planning Commission, and"appr.oved
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C. Approval of Final Development Plan.
1. Within six (6) months following the approval
of the preliminary development plan, the applicant shall file with the
Planning Commission a final development plan containing in final form
the information required in the preliminary plan. In its discretion and
for good cause the Planning Commission may extend for six (6) months,
the period for filing the final development plan.
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2. The Planning Commission shall hold a public
hearing upon the final development plan and shall give notice of it to
the following:
a. Any person who appeared on record at any
hearing on the preliminary development plan.
b. Any ether person who has indicated to the
Planning Commission, in writing, that he wishes to be notified.
c. Any other person as required by the Statutes.
3. The Planning Commission shall approve the final
development plan if it is in compliance with the accepted preliminary
development plan. The final development plan will then be transmitted
to the City Council for decision.
4. Final plans, approved under this classification,
shall be provided to the City Council by the owner in the form of repro-
ducible linen (s) containing graphic and descriptive outlines of all final
stipulations placed an this site plan by City Council. Each reproducible
linen shall be recorded by the County Clerk and entered as an "Official
Development Plan of the City of Wheat Ridge."
5. The fee to file for a Planned Unit Development
shall be two hundred and fifty (250.00) dollars plus a fee of ten (10)
dollars per sheet to cover recording costs at the time of such recording.
D. Construction.
1. All construction shall be in accordance with
such "Official Development Plan of the City of Wheat Ridge" and shall be
completed within a time limitation to be established by the City Council
of the City of Wheat Ridge. Such time limitation will be based on the
extent of proposed development in relation to size, amount of physical
construction necessary, cost, and other time factors felt to be involved
with the subject proposal. If, in the opinion.of the City Council of
the City of Wheat Ridge, substantial construction of physical improve-
ments has occured at the end of this time limitation, and is evidenced
by the s bmission of documents by the applicant, the City Council of the.
City of Wheat Ridge may extend.the initial time period.
2. Failure to complete construction at the termin-
ation of the initial time limitation, or such extention of time as may
have been granted the applicant, shall be cause for action by the City
Council of the City of-Wheat Ridge to consider reclassification and re-
zoning of said site to a more restrictive zone classification, or classi-
fications.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force five (5) days after publication following final passage
providing it shall have been passed by an affirmative vote of three-
fourths (3/4) of the members of the City Council, otherwise, said ordin-
ance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication following final
passage.
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Section 5. Emergency Clause. The provisions of this
ordinance are necessary for the following reasons:
1. The City completed incorporation August 20, 1969 and
has not heretofore passed an ordinance relating to a
Planned Development District.
2. Ordinance establishing a Planned Development District
are necessary to preserve the public health and safety
of the City of Wheat Ridge.
INTRODUCED/ READ, ADOPTED
on first reading by a vote of
A. D., 1970
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED
an~d/ final reading by a vote of
5 9 A. D. 1970.
AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED
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to this ,L day of
PUBLISHED AND POSTED on second
to c-5 this /,7"-"day of
Albert E. Anderson
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Louise F. Turner
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
We, Louise F. Turner-and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 69 was duly posted by us
following first reading on the 27th day of November
1970, at the following locations`-within the City of Wheat
Ridge:
Wheat Ridge Post Office
Wheat Ridge Branch Library
Westridge Sanitation District Office
Columbia Heights School
Prospect Valley Fire-Department'
Wheat Ridge City Office
Wheat Ridge Council Meeting Room
We, Louise F.-Turner and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 69 was duly posted by us
following second reading on the 2nd day of January
1971, at the above locations within the City of Wheat Ridge.
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L ise F. Turner
.City Clerk
Helen Elise McMillen.
Deputy City Clerk