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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SILER
Council Bill No. r:.::'l - A..A'.. '~
Ordinance No. 1183
Series of 2000
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO SECTION 26-30 (N) OF
ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO (ZOA-99-02)
WHEREAS, SectIOn 26-30 (N) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws contains regulations for the
Access to Public Streets, and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to amend the sectIOn as a result of recommendations of the
Wheat RIdge Planmng CommISSion.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 26-30(N) of the Wheat Ride:e Code of Laws is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 26-3(}(N). Access to Public Streets.
(N) Access to Public Streets No bUlldlllg permIt or certIficate of occupancy shall be issued-e-r
appro,cd for any structure fiot adJaccfit to a full ..Idth dcdlcatcd strcet a31eqtllred 1ft the 3tlbcli,i3iem
regulatlOfi3 of the CIty of\Vhcat RIdge 51, in a 31ttlatiem ..hele weh reqUIrement eannot be met, on
ea3cment(3) 51pri,ate road..a)(3) ofreeord ha,1ftg a mllllmum ..Idth oft..cnt) ti,c (25) fcct which
does not have access to a public street as provided below:
(1) When the lot upon which a structure is built or to be built is adjacent to a full
width public street, vehicular access to the street shall be provided according to the
requirements of Section 26-31 (c)(6).
(2) When the lot upon which the structure is built or to be built is not adjacent to a
full width public street as required in the subdivision regulations of the City of
Wheat Ridge or in a situation where such requirement cannot be met, easement(s)
or private roadway(s) of record having a minimum width of twenty..five (25) feet
shall be provided.
For reSIdentIal uses, no more than four (4) dwelhng units may use the same recorded easement or
prIvate roadway of record. For nonresidential uses III residential zone dIstrIcts, no more than ten
thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area, either indiVIdually or In combination, WIll be
permitted to use the same easement or prIvate roadway Commercial and IlldustrIal uses will be
permitted such private easements or roadways only after revIew and approval by the public works
dIrector, planmng and development dIrector and fire dIstrict. All prIvate easements or roadways shall
be deSIgned to permIt either an adequate vehicle turnaround, if a dead end, or through cIrculation. For
nonreSidentIal uses, such prIvate access shall have a paved, unobstructed driving surface for the entire
twenty-five (25) feet of wIdth. For resIdentIal uses, the tirst twenty-five (25) feet from edge of
pavement of a public street Illto the property shall be paved to a width of no less than twenty (20) feet
and the remaimng access road shall be developed to at least twenty (20) feet of wIdth, eIther a paved
surface or other all-weather surface mdudmg a gravel base.
Section 2. Safety Clause. The City CouncIl 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 ofthc public and that this Ordinance is necessary for the
preservation of health and safety and for the protection of publIc convemence and welfare. The City
CouncIl further determines that the ordlllance bears a ratIOnal relation to the proper legislatIve object
sought to be attained.
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of thIS Zoning Code or the
applIcatIon thereof to any person or CIrcumstances shall for any reason be adJusted by a court of
competent jurisdictIon invalId, such Judgment shall not affect applIcatIon to other persons or
circumstances.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect one day after final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on tirst reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
thIS 14 th day of February, 2000, 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
March 13 ,2000, at 7'00 o'clock p.m., III the CouncIl Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue,
Wheat RIdge, Colorado
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and tinal readlllg by a vote of
~ to ~, thIS 13th day of March ,2000
SIGNED by the Mayor on thO
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Wanda Sang, CIty Clerk
ATTEST
1 st PublicatIOn.
2nd PublIcatIon March 17,
Wheat Ridge TranSCrIpt
Effective Date March 18, 2000
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