HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Ordinance No. 062I
ORD INI\NCE NO . ( ~
SERlES OF 198_5_
BY 11\JrHORI TY
COUNC IL Bl LL NO . 63
I NTRODOCED BY COUNC[L
MEMB ER \IOBEJDA
r'OR /IN ORD l NI\NCE A'1 END ING '!'HE CCM PREli ENS I VE ZONING ORDINIINCE ,
SEC'r!ON 16 .2 , I\CMIN[STRI\T ION OF THE ORD I NIINCE ; SECT I ON 16 .3 ,
PROCEDURES r'OR !~I'rII\L ZON[NG OF PROPERTY , REZO NING , /\ND CHANGES
/\ND A'1ENDME N'rS TO '11 IE ORD I NA OCE ; SECTION 16 . 4 -1 7 , FENCES /\ND
RETAINlNG WALLS ; SEC1'10 N 1 6 . 4-18 , lAIIDSCAPE ORD [NIINCE ; /\ND
SECTION 16 . 4-1 9 , S I GN CODE .
WHEREAS , after Notice of Hea ring publ i s h ed in t h e Engle wood
Sent i ne l o n July 3 , 1985 , the Ci t y Pl a n n ing a rd zoning Coom i ssion
h e ld public hear i n~ o n cer tain proposed c hanges to the ctmpreh en-
si·,e zon ing Drdin~,ice o n July 16 , 1985 ; ard
WHEREAS , the Ci y Pl a n ning ard Zon i ng Coomi ssion rec0011\erded
to Ci ty Council after the pub lic h,•n ring that the proposed
rev i sions to the c:anprehe nsive zon ing Ordinance , as app roved by
the ir motion , he adopted ;
Na-I , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDI\INED BY 1'HE C I 'rY COU NC I L OF THE
C 11'Y OF ENGLEWOOD , COLO R/\00 , that :
Sec tio n l. Tha t Sec t ion 16.2-8 Jur i sdic t ion of the Boa r ' is
hereby amende'.l J::• adding a n e w &Jbsect1on b (1) (c), r e l at i ng .o
w,riances , to redd .:is fo llows :
1 6 . 2-9 b (1) (c). [N PI\SS[NG UPON VARIANCES TO TH E S [GN COD E ,
SECTION 1 6 .4-1 9 Or' lliE CCMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINAOCE , THE
801\RD OF ADJUS 'IMENT !\ND APPCALS SHALL DET ERM [NE THAT :
(i ) Tli~RE /IRE SPl:X:!AL CIRCUM STANC ES OR CONDI TIONS SOC H AS
THE EXIS·rENCE Or' BU I LD I NGS , TOPOGRA PH Y, VEGETAT [ON, S I GN
srRUC'ruRES CR OTHER MA'ITERS ON ADJACENT LOTS OR W!TH[N
TiiE ADJACENT PUB LIC RIQiT--OF-WAY , WHICH WOULD
SUBSTANT IALLY RESTRICT THE EFFECT I VENESS OF THE SIGN IN
QU ESTION; PROVl DED , HC/;IEVER, TH/IT Sl.C H S PECIAL CIRCUM -
srAOCES OR CONDI TIONS MUST BE PECUL I AR TO THE PART ICULA R
BUSINESS OR ENTERPRISE TO WHI CH TH E APP L ICANT DES[RES TO
DRA.I ATTCNT[ON /\ND DO NOT APPLY GENER/ILLY TO ALL
BUSINESSES OR ENTE RPRIS ES.
(ii) THE VI\IUANC E, IF AlJrHO R!ZED , WlLL WEAKEN NEI 'r HER THE
GJ::NERAL PURPOSE OF TIUS ORDINAOCE NOR TiiE REQJ LAT IONS
PRESCRIBED FOR THE DISTRICT IN WIIICII TIIE SIGN I S
LOCATED .
(i ii ) THE VARI AOCE , IF AIJl'HORIZED , WILL NOT ALTER THE
ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OI:' THE DI STRICT IN WHICH 'l'HE SIGN I S
LOCATED,
(i v) THE VARIAOCE , IF Al!l'HOR I ZED , WILL NO'I' SUBSTANT lALLY OR
PERMANENTLY INJUR E THE APPROPR IATE USE OF ADJACEN'!' CON-
FORM lrlG PRO PERTY.
Section 2 . '!ha t Sect ion 16 . 3 of the Canprehensive zoning
Or dinance , r elating to initial zoni ng and r ezoning of property , i s
her eby amended changing the title of Section 16 . 3 and by adding a
new SJbsection 1 d . to r ead as foll ows :
Section 16 . 3 Procedure for lni t ial zoning o f Proper ty ,aRB
Rezoning , AND CHANGES AND AMENIJMEN'l'S '1'0 '11i E
ORDINAOCE .
Section 16 .3-1 d . f<EQU IREl'IENTS FOR CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS
TO '!'HIS ORD I NAOCE , --------
WHENEVER THE f'JBLlC NECESS lTY , CONVEN!EOCE, HEALTH , SAFETY ,
MORALS , GENE RAL WELFARE , OR 000D ZONING PRACT ICE JUSTIF I ES AN
11:-IENIX'lENr TO ANY SEC 'l'!ON OF '11iIS ORDINANC E, AND AFTER THE
l'.'1END'1E.1'rr llAS BEEN ~UBM!'r'rED FOR CO NSIDERATION BY 1liE C0'1-
;.:· ,S!ON , 'l'HE CITY COUNCIL MAY CHANGE TH I S ORD INANCE , AFT ER
f'vdLIC ll lc:AR l!>IG HAS BEEN HELD ON '11iE PROPOSED CHANGE BY THE
PJ..l\NNING C0"1MISS!ON AND 'l'IIE CITY COUNCIL .
Section 3 . '!ha t Section 16 . 3 is further amended by add ing a
new Section 16 .3-9 , re l .:i ting to initiati on of change or amerrlnent ,
to read as fol lows;
Scc:t ion 16. 3-9 . INIT IATl ON OF CHANGE OR ,'\MENDME!H .
1) A PROPOSED CHIINGJ:: OR AMENIJMENl' TO /\NY SECTION Or' THIS
ORD INAOCE MAY BE SUBM ITT ED BY THE C ITY COUNCIL , '11iE
ccwn ss ION , OR 'lliE 801\RD OF ADJUS'IME!,f!' -~ APPEALS OR UPON
THE RECil'1MENDAT!ON OF THE ClTY STAff . ANY PROPOS,;o CHANG!::
OR A'l f;NIJMEN'l' TO THIS ORD lNAOC E SHALL BE 51.lBMl'l'TED TO THE
PL.l\NNING AND ZONING CO-IMISSION FOR ITS EXNHNAT!ON /IND
REJ:l)>l'IENDAT!ON Br::FORE CO NSll)ERATION BY THE CITY COUNC IL ,
2) CHANGING THE ORDINANCE.
a) Cil'f11 SS!ON SHALL ME b'T . TH E CQ>U•HS S!ON SHALL MF.t-:'I' Tl'•
CONSIDER PROPOSE D CHANGES OR AMEND.'1ENl'S TO 'l'H!S
JRI'l NAOCE AT SUCH TIMES /IND PLACES /IS ESTAllL ISHED BY
RUL ES AND REOJ LATIONS OF 11 1E CCWIISSION AND IIFTER
PUBLIC NO'r ICE OF HE/IRING .
b) AOOPT!ON OF I <\MENDATIONS . AFTER THE C(11MISS!ON HAS
C.ONS IDERED TH E ~ROPOSED AMENDMENT OR Q-IANGE AND HAS
SUBM ITTED ITS RECCWIENDATIONS TO THE COUOCIL , TH E
COUNCIL MAY ADOPT BY OROINANCE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR
CHANGE AFTER A PUBLI C HEARING THEREON AS SET FORTH IN
SEX:TlO N 16 . 2-lOa .
c ) DISA PP ROVAL OF CHANGE . IN THE EVEN"r TH E CCWIISSION
OISAPPROVES A CHANGE I N 'rH IS ORO INANCE , A REPORT THER EO N
SHALL BE MADE TO 'ntE C ITY COUNC IL. THE C l1'Y COUNC IL
SHALL THEREUPON RJ:.'Vl Elv TH E REX:CWIEND!ITION AND RE PORT OF
THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING CCW1!SS!ON AND MAY , AFTER
PUB LIC HEARING, MAKE SUC H CHANGE IN 11U S ORDINANCE .
Section 4 . '!hat Section 16 .4-17 Fences and Reta ining Walls ,
Subsecti on d . l., of the Coo1prehensive Zoning Ordinance 1s hereby
a'llended to r ead as follo'-'S :
16.4-17 Fe nces and Re t aini ng Walls .
d . 1. Fe nces sl.aH Ile of Cl ass h 2 , 3, 4 , or 5, 9\iE
SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED ON THE STREET SIDE OF ANY
PHOPE R'l'Y. FENCES OF CLASS 1 ON TliE STREET SIDE
SHALL NOT EXCEED 30 INCH ES IN HEIGHT . TH IS
PROV!SlON SHALL NOT APPLY TO EDUCATIONAL
INSTITU'l'IONS . FENCES IN TliE REAR YARD OR INTERIOR
SIOE YARD MAY BE OF CLASS 1 , 2 , 3 , 4, OR 5 AND
SHALL NOT EXCEED S I X (6) FEE'r IN HEIGHT .
Section 5 . Section 16 .4-18 Landscape Or dinance , of the
canprehens1 ve Zoning Or din ance is her eby changed as follo\oS :
16 .4-18 Land scape Ordinance .
b . App licab il ity of Ordi nance Standards .
(1) These r egulations shall apply IN AL L ZONE DI STRICTS to
i\NY CHA NGE IN USZ OR a ny new des'elopnent or ::o a ny
property on which the principal buildii"J is renod ced ,
which renodel i ng cost is equal to or exceeds 50 % o f
t he es t im aced FMaEkee va l ue of the ~e~t:ey., ¼A ~e
€8H8W¼R<j 8 ¼6E E¼eE 6<
,at Res+<ie aeial, El¼sHietes• R-l,-A, R-le-8, R-le-t,
R-:1 , R-J -G, R-:1-tf61'b , R-3, aA<i R-4,
tl>t bGffOeEe4al, El>6EE¼eE64 il--J, aA<l s-;i,
,et fAEl..s•••~• El>s•••e••• ,-l, aA<l -1-:1,
PRit,CIFAL BU I LDING AS SUBSTANTI,\TEO BY EVIDEICE
SUBMITTED 'IO THE DIREJ:'l'OR . FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SEX:T ION, REMODEL I NG COST SHALL BE EXll]AL TO '!'HE Su-I OF
ALL PERM IT VALUATIONS OF WORK .
16 .4-18 c . Min imun Landscaping Pequiranents .
(1) All Districts :
(bi The Land sraping Plan shall be reviewed b _/ the
Plann ing Di vi s ion , and , if the proposed landscaping
canplies with the requirancnts of this Or:linance , it
shall be approved. All landscape improvenents
iOOicated on or cont.ained in an approvf ;i. te plan
shall be canpleted prior to issuance "t
Certificate of Occ upa ncy . Mewe.;e•,
(1) If all conditions necessary for i ssuance ot a
L'.erti ficate of Occ upa1Ycy are met except landscape
improve11 ents , and tne reason f or not finishing the
\andsc.,pe improvenents is because cnnplet ion of
construction curred outside ot a planting season ,
a Tenporary Certi Eicate of Occupancy will be issued
ilS PROVIDED FOR HEREIM . In this situation , all
landscape iJoprovenents must be cnnpleted by the
next planting season 'Nithin a t ime frame estab-
lished by the Director . BEFORE THE 'l'EMPORI\R Y
CERTIF ICA'l'E Cl? OCCUPAN::Y SIIALL BE ISSUED , A
SEJ:URITY INS'J'RU)IDII' N.l\MING THE CITY A5 BENEFIC[ARY
SHALL BE FILED WITH TIIE C ITY , WHICH SEJ:UR I TY
INSTRUMENT SHA LL RF.QUIRE THE INSTALLI\TION OF ALL
LI\NDSCAPS IMPROV!:l'1EN'l'S WITIHN THE TIME FRAME ESTI\B-
LISJIED BY THE D!REJ:'1'0R . THE SEJ:URl'r'I I NSTRUMENT
SHALL FURTHER PROV I DE TH/IT IT SHALL BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFE'OCT FOR ONE YEAR ,\FTl::R THE TIME FRAME
ESTi\llL I SIIED BY THE DIREJ:TOR OR UNT IL THE LANDSCAP-
ING HIIS 11EEN Co-lP!,E'l'ED . SHOULD JICTION Bl:: CO'\M~ED
'l'O ENFORCE THE LANDSCAPING REQUIR EMENTS , THE
SEJ:URITY I S'J'Ru-lENT SHALL COITTINUI:: TO BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFEX:T U IL THC IMPROVEMENTS ARE C01 -
PLE'l'ED . FURTHER , THE SEJ:UR!TY INSTRUMENT SHALL
PR0Vl9 E FOR THE PAYMENT OF /\LL ATTORNEY FEES , COL-
LEJ:TION FEES AND EXPENSES OF TIIE CITY IN ENFORCING
THE LANDSCAPING IIBQLIIR EM EN'J'S . THE ,\.~OUNT or THE
SEX:URl 'l'Y 1 srRUMEN'l' SHALL NO' BE LES S THAN '!W I CE
THE VI\Lm; OF TIIE LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS . TIii::
FO RM OF THE o l:l:UR !TY 11,STRUMEN'r /\ND I TS TE RMS SHALL
BE .'IPPROVED IW THI; D!REJ:'l'OR BEFORE I\Cx:EP'rA ICE BY
'!'HE C ITY.
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(2 ) TO PROVIDE THE SEX:IJRITY INS'rR UMEN'r , 'l'HE PRO PERTY
GiNE R MAY DEPOSIT WITH TiiE CI TY CASH IN ESCRCW ,
CERT IF I ED FUNO.S , OR AN IRRJMX:AB LE LETl'ER OF
CREDIT , IN II FORM J\CCEl"l'AB LE 'fO THE DIREX:'l'OR ,
TH E PAYEE OF 51\ID FUNO.S SH/ILL BE THE CITY, /\ND
'l'HE FUND.5 SHI\LL BE CO LL EX:TABL, ll i THE C !'."Y BY
THE C!'rY "S GIVI NG TEN (1 0) o.~YS ' WR !'rTEN NOTICI.:
'1"0 TIIE PARTY GIVING TH E INSTROMENT /\ND THERE'Af'TEI<
EXEl:l!rING ON TH E INSTRUMENT .
(3) TH E C/.'INER (S) OF TiiE REI\L PROPERTY , ON PROOF OF
o.-/NERSH!P AND CONSE NT OF ALL :IA'.ING A SEX:URITY
I NTEREST IN Tii E PROPERTY , MAY P:ACE II LIEN ON THE
PROPERTY IN FI\\OR OF TiiE CITY , ~IH!CH LI EN SHI\LL BE
S UPERIOR TO /\LL OTH ER LIENS .\ND Et-c UMBRI\J'CES . TH~
FORM OF TiiF LIEN SHI\LL BE 115 APPROVED BY THE
DIREX:TOR t.ND SHI\LL PROVIDE !,OR THE PAYMEN'I' OF
ATTORN EY FEES AND COSTS QF CO LLEX:T !ON IN TH E EVENT
'l'Hll'r ENFORCE'IEN'r JS NEX:ESSARY. ·n1E a-lNER CONSENTS ,
IN GI VING TiiE L!EN , THll'r REI\SONABLE EXPENSES MAY
EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE LANDSCA PI NG REX)U!REO .
( 4 ) IN l\CCEl"l' ING A TE'IPORARY CERT 1F!CAT E OF OCCU PAl-cY ,
THE CMNER IS CONSENT !NG AND ACKNCMLE[X:;ING THE
Al!IHORITY OF 1l!E CITY TO PERFORM TH E LANDSCA PING
REQU IRE'IENTS ON THE PROPERTY AND TO EXEl:l!IE ON THE
SEX:URl'rY GI VEN BY THE LAND 0.vNER ,
16 .4-18 c . (2) l rxl iv idual Districts :
(a) R-1-.4, R-1-B, R-1-C Zone Di s tr icts .
( 5) lvliEN A TOTAL STl<Ec.'T FRONTAGE IS
DIVIDED BY 40 FEET AND THERE IS A
RE'IAINDE R OF 20 FEET OR MORE , AN
,\DDITIONAL STREET TREE IS REQUIRl'O .
(b) R-2 , R-2-C , R-2-C/S .P .S . Zone Di :,t r icts :
C) l,11EN A 'rOTA L STREET FRONTAGE IS
;J JVIDED BY 40 FEET AND THERE IS A
RE'-IAINDER OF 20 FEET OR MORE , AN
ADD!TIONAL STREE'r TREE IS REQUIRED .
(c) R-3 "Jistrict :
(5) WHEN A ?OfAL srREE'r FRONTAGE IS
DIVI DID BY 40 FEE'r AND THERE IS A
RfMAINDEl~ OF 20 rnE'r DR MORE , AN
ADDITIONAL srREE'r TRE E IS REQU IRID .
(e) B-1 , B-2 , 1-1 , and l-2 Districts :
(1 ) ~.inimun of 10 % of total l ot area ""'"~
SHALL be l andscaped with no l e ss than
80% of the l andsca ping insta lled on the
front portion of the l ot (fran the front
of the building to the street line). IF
'!'HE PROPERTY ABl!l'S OR IS rulll\CENT TO AN
R-1-A , R-1-8 , R-1-C, R-2 , OR R-2-C ZONE
DISTRICT , THE REMAINING 20 % OF THE RE -
QUIRID LANDSCAPI NG SHOU UJ BE INSTALLED
IN '!'HE REAR YARD TO BUFFER THE RESIDEN-
TIAL DEVELOPMENT FRO-I 'Im: CCJIMERCIAL
USE .
(4) WHEN A TarAL ST REE.'T FRONTAGE IS DIV1Dr.Jl
BY 40 fEE'r AND THERE IS A IID1AINDER vF
OF 20 fEE'r OR MORE , AN ADDIT IONAL SfREE'r
TREE lS REQUIRID .
~-'!hat Section 16 .4-19 Sign Cod e , SUbsection 3 a .
and &lbsect 1on 14 , of t he Conprehens,ve Zoning Ordinance 1s hereby
a'l\end3..l to r ead as follows :
16 .~-19 Sign Code .
·ection 16 .4-19 .3 Pennits .
a . Permit Aaquired . It shall be unlawful to display , e r ect ,
c:o nstruct , r elocate or a lte r (except for copy changes), any
sign without first fili ng with the Dep..artment an application
in writing , paying appl icable fees , and obtaining a sign
permit , except as provided i n Section 16 .4-1 9-5 and Section
16 .4-19-7 of this Ordinance . IF A SIGN WIS BEEN DISPLAYED ,
ERr"C'rED ' CONSTROCTED , RELOCATED OR ALTERED w I THOl!I" SOCH
PERMIT OR l'Xl'l' IN AO::ORDANCE WIT H THE TERMS OF SOCH PERMIT ,
THE SIGN MUST BE Rl:."IOVED WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS OF OFFICIAL
l'Xl'l'ICE , l'.11en a sign permit has been issued by the
Department , it shall be unlawful to char1ge , modify , altet or
otherwi se deviate fran the terms or corrlit i or,s of said
permit without pr ior approval of the Depar tment . A wri tten
rceotd of such approval shall be entere.J upon the oc ig ina l
permit application and maintrtioed in the files of the
Department.
Section 16 .4-19 .,4 Prohi bited , Hazardous and 1\1,andoned
Signs -En fo r ce ue nt Procedure s .
a . No t ificat i on of unlawtul s~. Notice s hall be given by
Cert 1 fl ed Mail or per sonal serv i ce to the ownet or Je s~
o f s uch unlawful s igns a nd to the owne r of the property on
wh i c h suc h unlawful s ig ns are located .
Prohibited signs I N EXISTEOC E BEFORE TH E EFFOCTIVE DI\TE OF
THIS ORD INAOCE , as d escribed in Section 16 .4-19-8 sha ll be
decl a r ed a nui sance by the De pa r tmen t. '!he noti ce s ha ll
requ ire that prohibi t ed s igns SIIALL be brought into
confo r:n anr.e with this Ord inance o r be r011ove:l wi t hin one
hundred eighty (1 80) days af t e r the not i ce has been
received . Signs EXISTING BEFORE THE EffOCTIVE DI\TE OF
THIS ORD I NMCE WHICH /IR E proh i b i ted i n Sec t ion 16 . 4-19-8
d , j , and l, sha ll be r enoved with in three (3 ) yea rs fran
t he da t e t he noti ce i s r ece i ved . PROII IB ITEO S IGNS EROCTEO
I\FT ER TH E EF FLC'f!VE DI\TE OF TIH S ORDINAOCE SH/IL L BE
IID10VED WITHIN FIVE (5 ) CI\LENDI\R DI\YS OF ROC E!l'I' OF
OFF!Cl i\L NOTI F ICI\TION FRCl'I TI·IE DEPI\R'IMEN1'. '!hi s Section
shall not be a pplied to r equi r e the renoval of a ny sign
for whi c h it i s lawf u lly requi r ed , by Feder al or Sta t e
Const itution or statute , that canpensation be pa id by t he
Ci t y fo r sig n ranoval , unless the Ci t y e l ect s t o pa y any
canpensa tion lawfu lly r equired .
Hazardous signs are Lhose which , by rea son of inad equ ate
ma i nte nance , dilap idat i on, or obsolescence , create an
i nmin e nt haz.1rd to public he 1th , safety , or welfa re , as
decl a r ed by the Depart.11ent ; those signs a re fur t he r
declara.l a nuisance and shall not be d i splayed or e r ec ted
within tht · City . 1he notice shall require ha1..ardous sig n
renoval wi th in leeR H8t FIVE iS) CI\LENDI\R days .
si,Jns Jbandoned fo r a period of thirty (30) d 1ys sha ll re
declnred abandoned signs anJ 3 nuisance by the Depar'..:men t.;
abandonL'Cl sig ns sha l l not be displayed or m~intained
within the Ci ty . Th e notice sh.ill require abandoned sign
rdlloval within thirty (30) dJys .
Seel ion 7 . Public Hear ing . In accordance .i th Sect ion 40 of
the City Olarte,, the City council shall hold a public heari ng on
this Ordinance , befor~ f inal f)ass1.1g.::, at 7 :30 p .m. on M:>1---.iay ,
Octobet 7 , l985 .
Introduced , r ead in full , a nd passed on first reading on the
3rd day GE September , 1985 .
Published as a Bi ll .or an Ordinance on the 4th day of
September , 1985 .
Read uy title and passed on f i nal r eading on the 7th day of
October , 1985 .
Published by titl e as ordina nce No . (Ji{, Series of 1985 , on
the 9th d a y of October , 1985 .
/It test : (, -) ,dtp/·qr
~10 ~l y Clerk-Tresurer
I , Gary R. Hi gbee , ex officio City Clerk -Treasurer of the
City of Englewood , C.Olorado , he r e b y certify that the above and
foregoing is a t rue , accurate and c anplete copy of the ordina nce
passed on final r ead ing and p.iblished by title as ordi nance
No . [;4_, Seri e s of 1985 .