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BY AU TH ORITY
ORDI NANCE NO . _:Jj_
SER IES OF 2003
CO UN CIL BILL NO . 6~
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER GA RR ETT'
AN ORDINANCE AMEND ING TITL E 11 , CHAPT ER J, SECT ION 4, OF Tl-IE
ENGLEWOOD MUN ICIP AL CODE 2000. PERTA INING TO ENCROAC HM EN TS INTO
TH E PUB LI C RI GHT-OF-WAY .
WHEREAS , under Tit le 11-3-4 EMC, staff may grunt encroac hm ent s for retainin g wa ll s,
uwni ngs, and fe nces that mee t certa in speci fic requirements ; and
WHEREAS. any encroac hment th at docs not fit th e s~.:cific prov isions containe d in Tit le
11 -3-4 EMC mu s\ be referred 10 Englewoo d Ci 1y Co un cil whi ch prol ongs !h e pro cess; and
WHEREAS. th e propc,se d am endme 11t to Ti1le 11-3-4 EMC will all ow stafT to gran t
cnc rouc hmen ts excep t in ca,;cs where the Ci ty det ermin es th ai th e cncrouc hm cnt represen ts a
pcnnuncnt taking of Cit y ri ght -of-way; and
WHEREAS , th e prop ose d amendment to Title I I -' .. 4 EMC also all ows ap pli can ts to
appeal staff decisions by taki ng th e encroach men t req uc 57 \o th e Engl ewoo d Ci ty Co uncil.
NO W, TH EREFOR E, BE IT ORDA INED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF TH E CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS :
Sec ti on I. The Cit y Co un ci l of th e Ci ty of Englewood , Colorado , hereb y amend s Titl e
11 , Chapter J . Sec tion 4, of the Englew ood Municipal Code 2000, to rea d as fo ll ows :
11-3-4 : Encroachmen ts.
An encroac hm ent into th e public righ t-of-way fof....l.he..-f ll o ing SIFUe luFe.i may be gra nt ed ~
~. provi ded th e fo ll owi ng terms and condit ions arc satis fied :
A. Encroac hm ents fo r fen ces and reta inin g wa ll s may be granl cd upon
co mpli ance wi th th e fo ll ow in g rcquircmcn1 s:
+.-fences und Feltl inin g all s shell ~1¥.itttHetl--Ae le.i!i 1hnn 1, el 0 e
in ehes ( 12") beh in<l-si~
~ l-Fences :md ret ainin g wa ll s shall be in compliance wi th all ot her
upplicabl c ordi11 anccs and code s.
~ l-Fence s and rctaini r ~ wu ll s slrnll be ,11.lj.icc nt to a stre et whi ch h.i s
beer n a pav ing di strict or wh ich is not de sign ated in th e mas ter
st re et plan as one whi ch is proposed 10 be wid ened or imp roved.
B. Encroac hm ents fo r ca nt ile ve red aw nin gs , canopie s and marq uees nrn y J C
gran1 cd upon co mplian c ~ with th e fo ll owi ng rcquircmcm s:
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I . Canti levered ;1wni ngs , c:.ut opic s and marquee s shall not projec t
wi th in fi ve rce1 (S ') o r ba ck o r curb :
2. Cantil cvc n:d awning s, ca no pies and marque es sha ll not ha ve h.:ss
th an nn cight ~f' 0 1 (8 ') c h:ar;mcc fr om 1hc lowes t pan of th e
awnin g. ca nopy or marquee to 1hc si dcwu lk;
J . Ca nt il cvcrl.!ll awning s, c:mopics and marq uees shall be in
co mpliance wi\h all 01hcr ap pli cab le ordi nance s und co des .
C. No cncronch mcni un de r thi s sec ti on Intl be effec tive unt il an cncron chmcnt
per mi t and inde mnit y ag ree ment have bee n signed hy th e prope rty owne r
requesting the encroac hm ent and recorde d in the office of the Clerk and Recorder
of Ara pahoe Co unt y. Said encroac hm ent pc nn it nnd indemnit y ag ree ment shall
be prcpJred by th e City . Sttitl lb.I: encroac hm ent perm it and inde mn ity
ag ree ment shall co nt ain th e lcgu l de scri ption o f th e prop ert y ow ned ab utt ing th e
publi c ri ght-of-way to be encroac hed, th e purpose of th e encroac hm en t, that the
encroachment pem1 i1 and inde mni ty agreemen t is J rev oc ab le lice nse, revocab le
by l.b.l: Cit y Gelmeil at will , and th at the prope rt y ow ner or his or her heirs und
as signs shall remove sai d struc ture wi th in thirt y {30) days aft er noti ce of
re·,ocat ion; that th e pro pert y ow ner is cs topp cd to de ny th e rig ht of 1he Cit y to
revoke the encroac hm ent ag re eme nt, and th at the pro pert y owne r agrees to
reimb urse and ind em nify th e Ci ty fo r all expe nses of revok in g th e ag reeme nt or
remov in g the cncrouc hm en1 . The pro pert y owne r req ue stin g the cncro:1c hmc nt
shull pay all rea so nab le expen ses of preparing and reco rding the encroac hm ent
pc m,it and in de mnit y ag ree ment.
D. All reques ts fo r encroac hm ent s int o th e pu bli c rig ht -of-way ~n
KHmt-trteti when; !he smcm;Khm£Wj5 n :urncture whi ch wou ld crcutc.JLPSIDrnnc.w
tak in g of Citv.Li1tl1t-of-oo,x iHl.d non.cu l!i from Sta IT denia l Wm cncro.ntlm1c.m
shall be made to th e Cit y Cou ncil.
Sec tio n 2. Sa fety Clauses . The Ci ty Cou nci l here by fi nds , de termines, and decla n:s th at
th is Ordina nce is promu lg:.11 cd und er the ge nera l police power o f th e Ci ty of Eng lewood, th at it is
pro mulgated for th e hea lth . safe ty, and we I fo re of th e pub li c, and 1h a1 thi s Ordi nance is nece ssary
for the preserv ati on ofheall h und safe ty and fo r th e protec tion of public co nve nience and wc lf:trc:.
The City Counci l furthe r determines th :ll the Ord in ance bi:ars u r·Jt ional rd.i t ion lo the prope r
li:gis lativc objec 1 so ug h! to be obtai ned .
Sect ion 3. Severahi lit y. If any cla use , senten ce, paragraph, or p:1rt of thi s Ordinance or thi:
appli catio n 1hereof to any pe rso n or circ um sta nces shall for any reaso n bi: adj udged by :1 co urt of
compe tent Jur isdi ction in va li d, suc h judg ment sh all not affect, impa ir or in va lidate the rema in de r
o f th i:-. Ordinunc c: or it appli cati on 10 oth er persons or circum stanci:s .
Sec tion 4. In co ns iste nt Ordi nanci:s. All other Ordi nances or portion s thereof inco nsisten t or
con ni cting wi th this Ord ina nce or any porti on hereo f arc hereb y rcpL'a lcd to th e c,'<fe nt or s uc h
inconsis tency or con fl ict .
Se ction 5. Efl't!c t of rept.•al or modi 1ica ti on . The rcpi:a l or modification of an:, p. ovis ion of the
Cod e uf1 he Ci ty of Engkwood by th is Ordi nance shall nut rd easc , t:x linguish , i1t tcr , modify, or
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ch:.mgc in whole or in p:in :my pen .t hy, fo rfr illm.', or li ab 1l11y, i:i1hcr d vil ur cri min al, whi ch sh:111
lwvc been inc urred und er s uch pro visio n, ;:md each provis ion sh:1II be trc a1cd mid held as !'l ll ll
rc mninin g in force for 1h c J>u rposcs of sustai ning nn y :111d :.Il l prope r nc:1io ns. suit s, proc eeding s,
and pro sec uti ons fo r th e cnfo rcc mc111 of the penall y, fo rfc i1urc , or li abilit y, as wel l ;is for lhc
purpose of susta in ing ;:my j ud gment, dl!crcc, or ordcr whi ch cn n or ma y be rcm.lcrcl1 , c111 crcd , or
made in suc h :.1c 1i ons, s uit s. proce eding s. or pro sccu1i ons.
Sec ti on 6. Pcrmlt y. The Penalt y Provisio n of Section l -➔-1 EM shall :1pply 10 e~1ch nnd
L'vc ry violatio n o f this Ordin ance .
l111roduccd , re ad in full, nnd pas sed on fir st reading on the 61h da y of Oc to ber, 2003.
Publi shed as a Bill fo r an Ordin an ce on th e 10th day of Oc tobe r, 2003.
Rend by titl e a nd passe d on final read in g on the 20'' da y ofOcto bcr, 200 3.
Publi shed by title as Ordinance No .1.1_, Serie s of 2003, on the 24" da y of Oc tober, 2003 .
I, Loucri shia A. Ell is, Ci ty Clerk for the Ci ty of Englewood, hereby cc r1ify th at th e above and
fo rcgo)Df)s a tru e copy of•tn Ordin:u1 l·c passed on ftna l read in g am.I ubli shcd by title as Ordinan ce
'u. ~-· Seri es of 2003 .
• CO UNCI L COMMUN ICAT ION
Date Agenda It em Subject
O rdina nce 10 amend Ti tl e I I , Chap ter
October 6, "003 10 .1 iii -3, Sec tion --1 of the Engle wood
1'v\uni c1pal Co de to give staff more
il e .... ib ili ty in gr antin g encroach ment s
int o th e oubli c ria ht-o f-wav.
Initiat ed By I Staff Source
Pu bli c W ork s Ken Ross. Dir ector of Public W orks
COU NCIL GOAL AND PREV IO US COUNCIL ACT ION
City Co un ci l rev iewed th is req ues t at the City Co un cil Stu dy Sess io n o n Au gust 18, 2003 .
RECOMMENDED ACT ION
Staff reco mmends th at City Coun ci l ap prove the att ac hed o rdin ance w hich w ill amend Titl e
I I , Chap ter 3, Sec ti o n 4 of th e Englewoo d M uni ci pal Code to give staff mo re flex ibility in
gran tin g encroachm ents in to th e publ ic right-o f-way.
• BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTE RN AT IV ES IDE NTI FIED
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Cu rre ntl y staff may grant encroachments for ret ainin g wa ll s, aw nings and fen ces th at mee t
ce rt ai n speci fi c req uirements de fin ed in Titl e 11 , Chapt er 3, Sec tion 4 of th e En glewo od
Municipal Cod e. A ny encro achment th at does no t fit th e speci fi c prov isio ns co ntained in
thi s sec ti o n mu st be refe rr ed to City Co un ci l. Th ere have been many instances where staff
had no obj ec ti o ns to th e encroachme nt, but th e encroac hm ent did not fit w ithin th e
speci fi c prov isio ns, and th e encroach ment had to be refe rr ed to City Co un cil, w hi ch added
mo nt hs to th e process .
Th e p ro posed amend ment to Tit le I I , Chapt er 3 wi ll all ow sta ff to gra nt encroac hm ents
exce p t in cases where the City Att o rn ey 's Office de termin es th at th e encroachm ent
repre se nts a pe rm anen t ta king of city ri ght-of-way. Th e proposed amendm ent also all ows
app licants to appea l sta ff pos iti o ns by taking th e encroac hm ent req ues t to City Coun ci l.
FI NAN CIAL IMPACT
No fin ancial im pa~t to th e Cit y is ident ified.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Prop os ed Ordinance