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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Ordinance No. 0191 ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 21 NO. 19 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL SERIES OF 2025 MEMBER NUNNENKAMP AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SOUTH BROADWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE GUIDELINES AS PART OF THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. WHEREAS, the City of Englewood seeks to promote high-quality design and cohesive development within the South Broadway corridor; and WHEREAS, on October 7, 2024, the City Council approved the 2025 Budget for the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA), which includes funding for the South Broadway Public Realm Action Plan, a project aimed at preserving and enhancing the area’s traditional main street identity; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the South Broadway Public Realm Action Plan, the South Broadway Design Guidelines have been developed to establish clear and consistent design principles that support the district’s character, encourage economic vitality, and enhance the public realm; and WHEREAS, the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA) and other stakeholders, have prepared the South Broadway Design Guidelines to provide a framework for development, redevelopment, and public realm improvements in the district; and WHEREAS, the South Broadway Design Guidelines are intended to function as a policy document guiding the design review process conducted by the City’s Community Development Department, while maintaining flexibility to encourage and accommodate innovation and unique site conditions; and WHEREAS, the EDDA Board recommended approval of the South Broadway Design Guidelines on January 22, 2025, by Resolution No. 2, Series 2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that adoption of the South Broadway Design Guidelines is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, and aligns with the City’s long-term planning goals. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes and approves the South Broadway Design Guidelines, as a guiding document for development within the South Broadway corridor. Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D 2 Section 2. Implementation of the Guidelines. The Community Development Department and City staff are authorized to incorporate the South Broadway Design Guidelines into the design review process for projects within the South Broadway district. The guidelines shall: • Inform site planning, building design, and public realm improvements. • Provide recommendations for developers, property owners, and design professionals. • Be utilized as a reference document in reviewing development proposals. Section 3. General Provisions The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and application of this Ordinance: A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. C. Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. D. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47. E. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be by reference or in full in the City’s official newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first publication by either authorized method. Manuals, Municipal Code, contracts, and other documents approved by reference in any Council Bill may be published by reference or in full Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D 3 on the City’s official website; such documents shall be available at the City Clerk’s office and in the City Council meeting agenda packet when the legislation was adopted. F. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. G. Enforcement. To the extent this ordinance establishes a required or prohibited action punishable by law, unless otherwise specifically provided in Englewood Municipal Code or applicable law, violations shall be subject to the General Penalty provisions contained within EMC § 1-4-1. Introduced and passed on first reading on the 7th day of April, 2025; and on second reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 21st day of April, 2025. Othoniel Sierra, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication on the City’s official website. Stephanie Carlile Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D