HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982 Ordinance No. 029BY AllrHORl'l'Y
ORDINANCE NO . 28
SERIES OF 198_2 __
COUNCIL BILL NO . 35
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
ME1-1BE:R BIWl3HAW
AN CRDI NANCE TO AMEND THE C.:r-lPREHEN S IVE ZOHNG ORDINANCE CF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , C'OLORADO , BY PROVI DI NG FOR THE PERMl'r l'I NG OF CERTAW AMUSE1-1EN1' OR
EN!'ER'rAINMEN'I' BUSIN ESSES AS COND I TIONAL USES WITHIN THE CCl-\'IERCIAL B-1 AND
B-2 Z<l'lES AND DECLARING AN El-1 ERGENCY .
WHER EAS , the Comp r ehensive Pla n for the Ci ty of Engl e .oorl sets for
certa in goals fo r Ci t y a r eas zoned for busine ss use including suppo rti ng the
vitality of ex i s ting bLLSinesses , attrac ting new businesses , balanc ing
coome rcial ll'5e s , and the encour agement of improvement and redeveloµnent;
and
WHERF.AS, certa i n amusement o r •~nte rtainme nt businesse s ca n pr ovide
special problems not complementa r y t ,, the fo regoing goals , including
necessity fo r sig nificant ioot o r vehicle a nd b i cycle parking , int e r fering
l i ghti ng, l o ud and dist ract i ng noise , the cong regati on of l a rge numbers of
pe r so ns on those and adjacent business premi ses ; an d
WHERFAS , it is apµropri ate t o permit such amusement or pr,
use s wi th in business zones sub ject to r.e rta in conditi ons and
insure tha t tho se bus i nesses con form t.J th e gene ral cha ractl o L
ne ighbo r hood i n l.tlich they locate anc. tha t their adverse effects
ad jacent and near by uses are minimized ; r1nd
'.:ainment
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upon
WHER F.AS , the permitti ng of amusement and en tertainment businesses as
conditional uses will also allev ia te othe r proble ms l.tlich have bee n
det ermined t o be associ ated with some of those businesses , including
juven i le delinque ncy , truancy , no i se , litter , dep reci ation in neighbo ring
property , adve r se health effects , moral s , a nd adve r se e ffect s upon the youth
values of vulne r a ble children .
i'l'.JW , THEREFORE, BE IT Cl-\DI\INF.D BY WE CITY COUNCI L OF THE CITY OF
El'IG LF .. 'WCXJD , OJLORAIXJ :
Section l. That the Eng le.ood mp rehens ive Zo ning Or d i nance , '69 E.M.C.
S,,c . 22 .~-l0h , Cond itional Uses , is he r eby ame nded by adding:
2 . AMUSE1-1ENT ESTAb LI SHMENTS INCLUDING , Bllr N(Jl' LIMITED TO :
BILLIARD HA LLS , BO,LI NG ALLEYS , COIN--OPERA'l't::D <WIES , CII\NC E
HAL LS , ELECTRONIC CH VIDEO GAMES , NIGHT :LUSS , OUTDOOR
CO-l'I ERCIAL RECHEATIONAL FACIL ITIES , f'IJOL 1-1r..LLS , Ofi SKAT I NG
RINKS .
Section 2. Th at the Engleqwood Compr e hensiue Zon ing Or d inance , '69 E.M.C .
Se c . 22 . 4-11 h , Co nd it ional Uses , i s arnend~d by add i ng :
4 . /1/1USE1-1EN'l' EST,\BL [SHMEN'l'S INCLUDING Blff Nar LIMITED TO :
BI LLI ARD HAL LS , BO,LI NG ALLEYS , C'O I N--OPERA'l'ED GAMES , CII\NCE
HALLS , ELEC !'RONIC OR VIDEO GAMES , NI GHT CLUBE , w r DOOR
C<l'MERCIAL P.ECREA'l'IONAL r'ACILITIES , f'IJOL HALLS OR SKATING
RINKS .
section 3. ·n-iat the Englewood Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance , '69 E.M.C.
Sec . 22 .4-lOb(J ) i s repealed .
section 4 . An emergency is hereby declared due to the proliferation of
~particular types of establishments and the adve r se effects they may
have on the cOOll\Unity, specifically , curfew violations and truancy .
Introduced , read in full , and passed on first reading on the 7th day of
June, 1982 .
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 9th day of June, 1982.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 28th da y of June ,
1982 .
Pl.lblished by title as Ordinance No • ..1.!L_, Se ri e s of 198 2, on t he 30 th
day of June , 1982 .
Attest :
/s / Gary R. Hig bee
ex off icio Cl ty Cle r k-Treasurer
/s/ Eugene L. Otis
Eugene L. Otis , Mayo r
J, Ga ry R. Higbee , ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City o f
Engl e ""°d , Colo rado, he r eby certify that the above and foregoing i s a true ,
accurate and compl ete copy of t he Ordinance passed on f inal r eading and
published by t itle as Or dinance No .~, Se r i es of 1982 .
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/s / Garv R. Higbee
Ga r y R. Higbee
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