HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 Ordinance No. 023• BY AU TH OR ITY
ORDINANCE NO . 2-3
SE RIES OF 2008 --
COUNC IL BILL '0 . 24
INT RODUCE D BY COUNC IL
MEMB ER MOORE
AN EMERGENCY ORDIN ANCE EST ABLISHING A TEM PORARY SUS PENS ION OR
MORAT ORI UM ON THE ESTABLISHM ENT OF NEW ··ROO MI NG OR BOA RDING
HOU SE'' USES FOR A PERI OD OF SIX MON THS .
WH EREAS . it has been brought to Co un cil 's attenti on tha t th e cr,rrcnt Unifo nn Deve lopm ent
Code does not adequately de fin e or limit "Roo ming or Boardin g Ho,,se" uses ; and
WH EREAS , the st ated purpo se of re side nti al dis tri cts in f itl c Jf .1e pri or Code was to
''prohibit all activiti es of a ge neral co mm ercial nature cxcer t ·.:1t1.. ~gi stered home occ upations
whi ch are co ntrolled by spec ifi c limit ati ons''; and
WH EREAS , with the implementati on of th e Uniform u eve lopment Cod e, the defin it ion of
"Roo min g or Boa rd ing Hou se" was omitt ed and the tenn was inadvertently add ed to the
definiti on of large and small gro up home s. Thi s has created a confli ct with the stnt ed purpose of
res identi al di stri cts; and
WHEREAS , Cit y Coun cil ha s directed s 1nff10 rev iew and revise, if neces sary, ti . pr, .•i:,i ·:,:-.
• regardin g '"rooming or boarding house s'': and
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WH ERE AS, staff will ne e<l suffi cient time 10 revie w and coordinat e th e pro\'isions rda tin g 10
''roomin g or boarding hnu ses'' in th e Code: and
WHERE AS, Cit y Co uncil deems it necessary to coo rdin ate the review of th e Uniform
Deve lop ment Code and find s it app ro pri ate to prohib it th e establi shment of new "roomin g or
bo arding ho uses" in the Cit y unt il th e rev iew by th e staff and Cit y Co un cil : and
WH EREAS, in order for the Cit y lo co mpl y wit', equal protecti on iss ues. th e mr,ra torium or
tempora ry suspension mu st appl y to all zo ne di stric ts unle ss speci fi c ex empti ons ca n be
leg it ima te ly set fo rth due to a findin g th at a pa rticul ar zo ne distri ct should be ex clud ed: nn~
WHER EA S, th e revi sions to the Uni fo nn Deve lopment Code and the upd atin g of th e uses
allowed in all w ne di stri cts will help prot ec t the pu bli c hea lth . safet y and welfa re by pres ervi ng a
sn fc . health y, and so und environm ent within th e Cit y: ond
WH EREAS . the citi zen s of En g l ew◊0d and th e Cit y Co un cil hav e detcnnin cd that further
rev isions to th e Uni fo nn De ve lopm ent Code arc necessary to pro mote, coo rdimu c, nnd
impl ement a hi gh qualit y pl an to produ ce well bala nced zo nin g in the Cit y: and
WH EREA S, 1he current li stin g of uses is not mee ti ng the above crit eria: and
WH EREAS , the Cit y Co uncil fi nd s that a si x mon th morat orium or temporary sus pension of
1h c cs tnbli sh ment of all new "roo min g or boa rding house'' uses is necessary to impl ement th e
revisio ns In the Unifo nn Devc lopm enl Code.
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NOW. TH EREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CIT Y OF
ENGLEWOO D, COLORA DO. THAT A MORATO RIUM OR TEMPORARY SUSPENS ION
OF ALL NEW .. ROOMING OR BOARDING HOUSE .. 1 ISES FROM AP Rl i. 28 . 2008 TO
SEPTEMBER 28 . 2008. SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.
Section I. By reason of th e fact that the Englewood Unified Developme Code does not
adeq uatel y define or limit "rooming or boarding house" uses and for the immedi ate preservation
of the public prope ny. health , peace and safet y, it is hereby declared th at an emerg ency exis ts
and that thi s Ordinan ce shall take effect immed iately up on its fina l passage.
Section 2. Said morat orium or lemporary suspe nsion sha ll be for 11 • new ··rooming or
boarding house" uses within the Cit y of Eng lewood.
Section 3. The Cit y Co uncil directs Cit!' staff to deve lop appmv11ate recu 'llll\enctations 10
Co uncil , wit hin six month s, to be cons istent with this Ordinance &nd shall pro vide for an
updating of the Unifomt Deve lop ment Code relating to ''roo min g 1Y' t°'oardi ng house" uses.
Section 4. The Cit y Co uncil find s the provisions of this Ordinancl~ a,~ ti;n1 porary in nature
and are intended to be rep lac ed by sub sequent legislative enactment so that the moratorium or
tempora ry suspensi on as specified in this Ord inance shall term inate on September 28 , 2008.
Introduced , read in full , and passed on firs t reading as an Emergency Ordinance on t .. e 28th
day of April , 2008.
Read by title and pa ssed on fin al reading as an Emergency Ordinance on the 5th day of May .
2008.
Publi shed in full as Emergency o,1inance No. 2.3, Serie s of 2008. on the 9th dai• of May ,
2U(!3 .
~✓-(· James K. Woodward, Mayo r
Elli s, City Clerk __ _
I, Loucri shia A. Elli s, Cit y Clerk of the Cit y of Eng lewoo d, C1 lo do ,
above and fo rego ing is a true copy of the Emerge ncy Ordinance va ed
publi shed in fu ll as Ordinance No. Z-3 , Series of 2008 . /
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