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ORDINANCE 1'0. __&
SERIES OF 2003
BY AUTHORI TY
COUNC IL BILL NO . 22
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER WOLOSYN
AN ORD INANCE EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY SUS PE NS ION OR MORATORIUM ON
THE ISSUANCE OF PEIUvtITS FOR >JEW SINGLE -FAM IL Y ATT ACHED AND MULTI -
FAMIL Y RESIDE NTI AL CONSTRUC TIO N, OR ANY HOUSING REQU IRI NG THE
SU BDI VISIO N OF PROPERTY. IN THE AREA LOCATED BETWEEN WEST EVANS
A VENUE ON THE NORTH , WEST VASSAR A VENUE ON THE SOUTH, SOUTH TEJON
STREET ON THE EAST AN D SOI 1TH ZUNI STRE ET ON THE WEST, FOR AN
ADDITION AL SIX MONTHS .
WHEREAS. constituents brought to th e Cit y Co unc il's atte nti on a concern rega rding
design stan da rd s in the are a located between We st Evan s Avenu e on til e nort h. West Va ssa r
Avenue on th e south. South Tejon Street on 1he eas1 , and South Zuni St:·eet on the wes t; and
WHEREAS , City Counci l has reviewed that co ncern and f0 und thJt the design standa rd s
in tl!c area loca ted betwee n West Eva ns Ave nue on 1he nort h, West Vassa: Avenue on the sout h,
South Tejon Street on the east an d South Zuni Stre et on 1he wes t need to bt! updated; and
WHEREAS, controi of the permitting an d zo nin g of these facilities are J,agitim ate
exe rcises of local police powe r; and
WHEREAS , the ori gi nal moratorium on th e iss uanc e ofpennits for new sin gle-famil y
attached and multi-famil y re sidenti al co nstru ction. or any housi ng requiring the s ubd ivisio n of
propeny , in th e area loca ted between West Evans Ave nue on 1he north , West Vass ar Avenut' on
th e so uth . Sou th Tejon Street on th e east. and South Zuni Street on the west wa s to give the Ci ty
staff tim e to co ll ect infonn ati on and wo rk clo se ly with the Engl ew ood co mmuni ty to re vise
zoni ng regu lations that prote ct the intere sts of the commu nity; and
WHEREAS , Ci ty staff is coordinatin g the se desigtn standards wi 1h the proposed Unified
Deve lopme nt Code ; and
WHEREAS, on Octobe r 7. 2002. the morat orium was exte nded until Ma y 24, 2003.
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COU>JCI I. OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD , CO LORADO , THAT :
Section I. The City Counc il fin ds the provisio ns of this Ordi11an ce arc temporary in
nature and arc inicn<lcd to be rep laced by sub seqL nt legis lative enac tm ent. The tem porary
suspensio n of pennits fo r ne w si ngle-family Jltachcd and multi-famil y residential c..i nstruction . or
any housing req uirin g the s11hr' vis ion ofpropeny . in the area loca ted between Wes t Evans
Avenue on the north. West ,·~•~.1.1r Avenue on the so uth , So u1h Tejon Street on the l'ast and So uth
Zuni Street on the west shall tt:n ninu te on Novembe r 24. 2003 .
Section 2. The t.:m?orary suspen sio .. of pcnnit s shall not apply to pennits for sin gle-
fami ly de tac hed hou .. es. rem ode ls, and accesso 1y structu re s but will app ly :fthc re side nce is
entire ly demolish ed.
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Section 3. The Englewood City co uncil directs City sta ff to develop appropriate
recommendations to Co uncil . to be co nsis tent with thi s Ordinance and to co ntinue to co ll ect
infonnation and work close ly with the En gl ewood co mmuni ty to re vise zo ning re gu lati ons whic h
protect the interests of the co mmunity
Introdu ced, read m full . and passe d on first reading on the 11• day of Ma rch, 2003 .
Pub lished as a Bill fo r an Ordi nan ce on th e 4th day of April. 2003 .
ea d by tit le and passed on final readi ng on the 21st da y of April , 2003.
Published by titl e as Ordinance No . ..&._, Series of 2003, on th e 25th da y
of Apri l 2003 .
I, Loucri shia A. Ellis , City Clerk for the City of En glewood,
tile above and fore go ing is a true co py of the Ordi nance pass do
title as Ordinance No.2J_, Serie s of 2003 .
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COUNCIL CO MMUN ICATI ON
Date Agen da It em Subj ect
Ex tensi on of Temp orary Mora 1oriu111 on New
I\ \arch 1 7, 2003 1 1 a i Res id ntial Co nstru ction
INITI ATED BY STAFF SOU RCE
Communi ty Developme nt D epar tm en t Tricia Langon, Se nior Plan ner
COUNCIL GOAL AND PRE VIOUS COUNC IL ACTION
Ci\y Co un ci l approved Emerge ncy Ordinance 28 o n M ay 20, 2002, and ex \en ded \he morato ri um fo r
six additio nal mo n \h s on October 7, 2002 by O rdinance 47. Th e ex tended m o ratorium is sc hedul ed to
ex pire o n May 24, 2003 . Th e moratori um es tablis hed a tempo ra ry suspe nsion of th e iss uance of
buildin g perm its fo r new sin gle-famil y att ac hed and mult i-fa mily resi dential corstructio n, as well as land
su bdivision, in an are,, bounde d by W es t Eva ns Aven ue on th e no rt h, W es t Vassa r Avenue o n th e
so uth, So ut h Tejo n Stree t o n th e eas t and So uth Zuni Stree t on the wes t.
RE COMMEN DED ACTION :
Staff recomm ends that City Co uncil approve a se cond ex tension of the mo ratori um es tab lished by
Em ,;•fe-,cy Ordi nance 28 and Ordi nance 47, Se ries 20c 2, to Nove mber 24, 200 3 or u nt il th e effective
dak oi ,he Unifi ed Deve lo pm ent Code (UDC), w hic hev er is ea rl ie r.
BACKGROUND :
At a City Coun cil Pu blic Fo rum on Apri l 1, 2002 , communi ty members exp ress ed concern s rega rdin g
the qu ali ty of reside nti al str uctur es bein g bui lt in no rth wes t En glewoo d. City Co un cil dis cu sse d th e
conce rn s at th e April 8, 2002 stud y sess ion in relatio n to the Comprehensi ve Zo ni ng O rdinance.
Coun cil deter mi n ed th at estab lishment of de sign stand ards was nece ssary to p ro tect th e viabi li ty of the
neighb orhood and the interes ts of th e communi ty . Co unc il dir ec ted City staff to co ntin ue preparati on
o f th e U D C, th e upda te o f exis ting land use and zoni ng reg ul al ions.
Th e mo ratoriu m and its extens ion we re es tab lished to prov ide ad ditiona l time to pre pare and ado pt
th e UD C, incl uding th l' re qu es ted residen ti al des ign stan dards. The design sta nd ard s res ult fr om j oint
BOA, Planning and Zo,1i ng Com mi ssion and Cily Co un ci l works ho ps ove r a two-m o nth peri o d and
incl ud e bulk plane s\anda rds and characte r des ign standa rd s and guide li nes. Th ese stand ards are
in tended to insu re th at new co ns truc ti on is more co nsis tent wit h ex is tin g neig hbor hoo d cha racter. Staff
is curre nt ly rev iewing draft stJ nda rds prepar ed by Cla rio n l\ssocia tes. Staff an ticipa \es ho ldi ng a
nei ghbor hoo d mee ting in Apri l to prese nt, discus s and invit e co mments on th e draft res ide ntia l desig n
standa rds.
The adoption proces s fo r Phase I o f the UDC, in clud ing res id en tia l des ign sta nd ard s, is sc hed ul ed to
begin w ith pub li c hea ri ngs before the Plann ing and Zoning Co mmiss io n in Ju ne 2003. Fina l ad opti on
!c. Jn ticipated in O ctobe r 2003 .
FI NANC IAL IMP ACT:
Buildin g permit ees fo r new sin & -fa mily attach ed and mu lti-fa mily constru cti o n w ill no t be co ll ected
du ring th e morato riu m. No addi tional financiJ I impacts ha ve be t11 ,Je nt 1fied .
LI ST O f ATTAC H M ENTS:
Bill for O rd inance