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ORDINANCE NO . .iJ1z.
SERIES OF 2002
BY AUTHORITY
COUNC IL BILL NO . 47
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER WOLOSYN
AN ORDINANCE EXTEN DING THE SIX -MONTH TEMPO RARY SUS PE NS ION OR
MORATOR IUM ON TH E ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR NEW SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED
AND MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CONST RUCTION . OR ANY HOU SING REQUIRING
THE SUBD IVISION OF PROPERTY. IN THE AREA LOCATED BETWE EN WEST EVANS
A VENUE ON THE NORTH. WEST VASSA R A VENUE ON THE SOUTH. SOUTH TEJON
STREET ON THE EAST A"ID SOUTH ZUN I STREET ON THE WEST . FOR AN ADD ITI ONAL
SIX MONTHS .
WHEREA S. co nstitu ents bro ught to lh c Ci ty Council's auc nti on a co ncern rega rdin g des ign
stan dards in the area located between West Evans Avcn1 1e on the nort h. West Vassar Aven ue on lhe
so uth , Souih Tcjon Street on 1h1; cast and South Zun i Stree t on th e we st: and
WHEREAS. Cit y Council has reviewed lh nt co nce rn and found th at the design standards in the
nrca located between West Evans A ven ue on 1hc north , Wes t Vassar A venue on lh c so uth, Sou th
Tcjon Street on th e cast \l.nd South Zuni Street on 1hc wes t ne ed to be updated ; and
WHEREAS , co ntrol or the pcm1iuing an d zo nin g of these fac ilit ies are legi ti ma te i:xerciscs of
local police power; and
WH EREAS. the ori gi nal morntori um on the iss unncc of permir~ for new single fa mil y attached
nnd mulli -fomi ly res id en tial co n3truc1ion or any housi ng req uiring U1e subdi visio n or prope rt y. in the
area loca ted betwee n We st Evans Avenue on the north , Wes t Vassar Aven ue on th e south, Sou1h
Tej on Stree t on the east and Sou th Zuni St reet on the wes t was 10 give the City staff time to coll ec t
infonnati on a nd work cl osely with the Englewood co mmunity to re vise zon in g regulations that
pro1ect the interests of the comm un ity: and
WHEREAS. Ci ty Stu ff is coo rdin ntin g the se des ign standards with the proposed Unifi ed
De ve lopmen 1 ...:ode.
NOW. T'.1EREFORE. BE IT ORDe\l NED BY THE CIT Y COUNC IL OF TH E CITY OF
ENC.!.'c V.'OOD. COLORADO . TH AT:
~. The City Council finds the provisio ns of thi s Ordinan ce arc tempor:iry in n:.,:ire and
arc intend ed 10 be rep laced i-.y subseq uent legis lati ve enactment. Th e temporary suspe nsion of
pe nnits for new sin gle fami ly anache d an d mull i•fa mil y reside nti al co ns1ruction, or any hDllsi ng
requiri ng lh c subdi visi on of property. in the area loca led between Wes t Evanli Ave nue on the north,
West Vassar Avenue on the south, South Tejon Stree t on the east and South Zuni Street on th e west
shall termi nate on May 24. 2003.
Sllii2n.1. The temporary suspensio n of penni ts shall not apply 10 penni ts for si ngle far.1ily
deu1chcd houses, remodels, and accessory structures, but will appl y if the res idence is enti rely
demolished .
llili.wL.J.. The Eng le wood Cit y Council directs City staff lo develop approp riate
reco mmend at ions to Cou nci l. 10 be consis te nt wi th thi s Ordi nance and to co ll ect info1111ntion and
work cl os el y wi1 h 1he Englewood comm un ity to rc\!i sc zoni ng reg ul atio ns. which prote ct the
interests of th e com mun ity .
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Introduced , rend in full, and passed on first reading as a Bill for nn Ordinance on the 161-day of
September, 2002 .
Publi shed us• Bill for an Ordinan ce on the 20th day of September, 2002 .
Rend by title and passed on final rending on the 11>-day of October, 2002 .
Published by title as Ordinance No .~. Series of 2002 , on the I lth dnyofOctober,
2002 .
I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado , hereby cenify that the
above and foregoing i~e copy of the Ordinance passed on fi nal rcndin and published by title
as Ordinance No . -.L.>oF---• Series of 2002 .
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• COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda Item Subject
Extension of Temporary Moratorium
September 16, 2002 11 a i on New Residentia l Construction
INITIATED BY STAFF SOURCE
Community D eve lopment Department Tric ia La ng on, Senior Planner
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Counci l approve d Eme rg ency Ordinance 28 on May 20, 2002. The moratorium esta blish ed a
temporary suspensio n of the issuance of building permits fo r new sing le-family attached and multi-
family resi dentia l co nstruction, as well as land subdivision, in an area bounded by West Evans
Avenue o n th e no rth , W es t Vassa r Ave nu e on the sOL•t h, South Tejon Street on the east and South
Z11 ni Str ee t o n the west. Th e morat o rium is scheduled to expi re on November 24, 2002.
RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Staff re comm ends that City Council approve a six (6 ) month extension of the morato rium
es tablished by Emergen cy Ordinance 28, Se ri es 2002 . Thi s reques t provides ad ditional time t.o
prepare and adopt the U nifi ed D eve lopment Code (U 'JCI, the update of existing land use and
zo ning regulations.
BACKGROUND:
Al a City Co unci l Publi c Forum o n Apri l 1, 2002, the cc·mmuni ty expressed concerns regard ing the
quality of residential structures being built in north west En glewood. City Council dis cussed the
co nc erns at the Ap ril 8, 2002 study session in relation lC/ th e Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
Currently, no design standards are identified fo r the are a cove red by the moratc rium.
Council determined that establishment of design standard; is necessa ry to protect the viability of
the neighborhood and the interest, of th e community. Council directed City staff to continue
preparation of the Unifie d Development Code, including residential de;ign sta ndards .
Adoption oj the UDC is sc hed uled to begin with a public hearing sc hed uled befo re the Pl an ning
and Zoning Co mmission on Nove mber 5, 2002 .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Building permit fees for new single-famil y attached and multi-fa mily construction will not be
co ll ected during t:1e moratorium. No additional fi nanci al impacts have been identifi ed.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS :
• Pr op osed Bill fo r Ordinance