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Home My WebLink About1961 Ordinance No. 018Introduce d as a Bill by Counci lman Braun BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 18, SERIES OF 1961 AN ORDINANCE AMENDI NG ARTICLE IV OF ORDINANCE NO. 45, SERIES OF 1955, AS AMENDED, OF THE ORDI NANCES OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, KNOWN AS THE"ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD," BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNAT ED AS "T" (TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHBREAS, pursuant t o ord i ~nce, the City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Englewood, Colorado, has duly held public hearing on a certain proposed amendment to Ord i nance No. 45 1 Serie• of 1955, as amended, of the ordinances of the City o f Englewood, Colorado, known as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Englewood ," and has made recommendation of the adoption of an ordinance embodying said amendment: and, WHEREAS, public noti ce has been given of such proposed change in the zoning ordinance by one publication in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise, a newspa per of general ci rculat i on with i n the City and the official newspaper of the City, a t least fif teen (15) days before the public hearing on such change in the zoning ordinance, as required by ordinance: and, WHEREAS, public hearing was held pureuant to the aforesaid notice by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 3345 South Bannock Street, Englewood, Colorado, on the 5th day of June, A.D. 19 61, at the hour of 8:00 P.M., at which hearing no persons appeared to protest or oppose the proposed change in the zoning ordinance: and, WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practices justify t h e proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance, as hereinafter set forth: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO: Section 1. Article I V of Ord i nance No. 45, Series of 1955, as amended, of the ordinances of the Ci t y of Englewood, Colorado, known as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Engl ewood," i s hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 17, providing f or an addit i onal district to be designated as "T" (Transitional District ), which shall read as follows: "Section 17. -The f ollowing regulat i ons shall apply in the "T" (Transitiona l District)" ••I. DESCRIPTION OF THE "T" (TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT): The Trans i tiona l Di str i ct i s designed to achieve stability of l and use and land value through minimizing the adverse effects of adjoining incompatible us e s . It should be applied only in sufficient siz e to properly perform the above objective --this is normally construed to mean at least one-hal f block i n depth and one full block in length . 11 II. USB S No building, structure, or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or ma i nta i ned , unless otherwise provided for in t hi s ordinance, except for one or more of the fol lowi ng uses: A. PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES (1) Any us e permi t ted in R-1 and R-2 Zone Districts. (2) Adm i nistra tive and p r ofess i ona l offices, prov i ded that neither me rchandis e is handled f or sale nor merchand i s i ng serv i ces are rendered on the premises, except such as are i nc i dental or accessory to the principal use . (3) Nursing or rest homes (minimum lot area of 12,500 square f eet: 100-foot frontage : 10-foot minimum side y ards each side). (4) Permanent exclusive facility for a social club or frater na l organizat i on (minimum lot area of 12,500 square f eet : 100-f oot f rontage : 10-foot minimum side y ards each s i de). (S) Parks and playgrounds and employees' recreational area. I I I (6) Relig i ous and educational institutions (minimum lot area of 12,500 square feet and 100-foot fron tage). (7) Medi cal and dental and/or optical laboratories. (8) Off-street parking lots, provided that parking lot and resident i al use not be allowed on the same site and that the surface be of a dust-free materi a l . (9) Nurs ery schools. (10) Boarding or rooming houses. B. ACCESSORY US ES (1) Any use which i s i nc i dental to a use b y right. 0 III. REGULATIONS ith the exception o f exi sti ng buildings, the following regulation shall apply: A. LANO AND BUILDINGS (1) MIN DtUM FRONG YARD SETBACK SHALL BE 25 feet from the f ront lot line to the principal building and shall not be used fo r parking and shall be land- scaped. (2) MIN IMUM REAR YARD shall be 25 feet. (3) MIN IMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK from the lot line to a principal bu i ld i ng shal l be 5 feet (total 14 feet for both sides), unless otherwise provided herein. (4) Unless otherwise provi ded, herein, MINIMUM FRONTAGE OF LO T SHALL BE 5 0 f eet. (5) Unless otherwi se provi ded herein, MINIMUN AREA OF LOT s hall be 6,000 square feet. (6) MAX IMUM PERCENTAGE OF LOT COVERAGE shall be 35% (7) MAX IMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS shall not exceed one (1) s tory, or 14 feet. (8) MINIM UM FLOOR AREA --per dwelling 850 squre fee~ --p er dwell i ng un i t 750 square feet. "B. SCREENING All non-residential uses, wh en abutting an existing residence or a residential district, shall provide and mainta i n along such abutting property lines the following mi nimal screeni ng from a point 25 feet back from the f ront property l i ne to the rear lot line: (1) An opaque buffer strip of trees and shrubs in a heal thy growi ng conditi on, not leas than 5 feet in h e i ght, or (2) An opaque fence of decorative t ype not less than 5 fe e t i n height, or (3) A solid masonry wall not leas than 5 feet in height. Walls, scr een ing or fenc i ng within 15 feet of any street intersection boundary shall not exceed 3 feet 6 inches in height. "C. SIGNS (1) All signs must relate only to business conducted on the premises. No signs shall extend above or beyond the building walls nor project more than one (1 ) f oot from t h e front of the structure. (2) No a dvert i sing sign shall utilize any exposed artifi c i al light globe or tubing or contain or utili ze mov i ng mechan i cal characteristics, or lighting features wh i ch flash, move, occult or vary i n intensity. (3) All signs shall be limited to no more than 6 square f eet in s i ze." Section 2. The City of Engle"Neod hereby finds and declares that the inunediate enactment of t h i s ordinance i s n ecessary to accomplish the purposes of the Zoning Ordinance o f the Ci ty of Englewood, for the preservation of public property, health, peace and safety; that an emergency exists, and that an emergency exists, and t hat this ordinance shall become effective inunediately upon passage . Passed on First Re ad i ng by the City Counc i l of the City of Englewood, Colorado, this 5th day of June, A.O. 1961, and ordered published in full in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise. Passed on Final Reading by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, this 20th day of June, A.O. 1961, and ordered published in full in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise. ~-~~ ATTEST: ? Mayor 7 """ -;;r- 3?7 I, B. o. Beausang, City Clerk-Treasurer, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read, passed and ordered published as a bill in the Englewood Herald and Enterprise at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of June, A.O., 1961, and that at least 7 days after above publication as a bill the above ordinance was approved, adopted and ordered published in said legal newspaper by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of June, A.O. 1961, as Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1961, of said City. Attest: SEAL City Clerk-Treasurer I I I