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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO..J.L
Series of 2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, ADOPTING THE NORTHWEST SUBAREA PLAN
AND BY SUCH ADOPTION, AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge adopted a Comprehensive Plan
on October 25, 1999 and amendments were considered and adopted m January 24, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the RegIOnal Transportation Dlstnct's plans for constructmg a light rmllme
mto the subarea with an end-of-the-lme statIOn proposed near Ward Road and W. 50th Place has
the potential to dramatically change land uses and the development pattern m the subarea, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan adopted 111 2000 did not contemplate a light raillme
or statIOn to be located m the subarea, and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff and ItS consultant to prepare a subarea plan
for the area generally bounded by Ward Road, W 52nd A venue, Tabor Street, and 1-70 m
fulfillment of one of the CouncIl's strategic goals; 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 address changed
conditions in the area due to the plans of the RegIOnal TransportatIOn Dlstnct to construct a light
rmllme mto the area" and
WHEREAS, Planmng CommiSSIOn has held a public heanng as proVided by C.R.S 31-
23-208 and SectIOn 2-60 (b) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, legal notice thereof duly
published m the Wheat Ridge Transcnpt on May 11, 2006, with a wntten recommendatIOn
forwarded to the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public heanng as proVided by Section 2-60 (b) of
the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, legal notice thereof duly published m the Wheat Ridge Transcript
on June 15,2006.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
1 That the City Council of the CIty of Wheat Ridge hereby adopts the Northwest
Subarea Plan attached as Exhibit A.
2. The Northwest Subarea Plan shall take precedence over the ComprehenSive Plan
for the portion of the City covered by the Subarea Plan. Where the ComprehenSive
Plan conflicts With the Northwest Subarea Plan, the Northwest Subarea Plan shall
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supercede the Comprehensive Plan.
3 An attested copy ofthls resolutIOn shall be attached to the Plan amendment and a
copy of the Plan as attested shall be certified to Jefferson County, Colorado
DONE AND RESOLVED THIS '2-1~ day of 0lA-VI e..-
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JERRY! DATULLIO, MAYOR
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