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ORDINANCE: O-2004-23
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment Case No. OA-03-003
Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments adding, clarifying and amending various sections of Article 2: Definitions and Interpretation, Article 5: District Regulations, Article 8: Fences, Walls and Obstructions to View.
ADDRESS:
City of Lakewood
480 South Allison Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80209
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this ordinance amendment request. Planning Commission, by a vote of 6-0 at the April 7, 2004 meeting, recommends APPROVAL of this request by the City Council subject to the Findings of Fact and Conclusions as shown in the attached Resolution of the City of Lakewood Planning Commission.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER: The Lakewood Zoning Code Enforcement Division has had a number of code enforcement issues come up over the past few years with relation to fence placement, fence condition and fence materials that subsequently warranted a review of the current regulations to determine whether or not the fence code adequately served its purpose. In reviewing Article 8 it became apparent that the existing language needed clarification for both the permitting and enforcement function The fence requirements as well as their limitations were not clear to the public and to contractors and the ordinance was very vague with respect to violation and enforcement. The City's legal counsel advised staff that there was little that they could do to defend an obvious violation because the parameters were not clear. Staff began working on a revised ordinance and as the work progressed it became apparent that all of Article 8 needed revision along with the provision of additional definitions in Article 2.
Staff presented the proposed Ordinance Amendment to City Council at a study session on June 21, 2004 and was directed to move forward for approval.
DATE OF FIRST READING: June 28, 2004
DATE OF SECOND READING: July 12, 2004
ORIGINATED BY: Susan Piercy, Project Manager
STAFF PERSON RESPONSIBLE: Roger Wadnal, Manager of Development Review, 303-987-7519
Frank Gray, Director of Community Planning and Development, 303-987-7530
Susan Piercy, Senior Planner, 303-987-7512
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED: Ordinance O-2004-23
Planning Commission Staff
Report
Planning Commission Resolution
from April 7, 2004 meeting
Minutes of the Planning
Commission meeting of April 7, 2004
Compare Copy of Ordinance - Article
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Article 5..........
Article 8
SUBMITTED BY:
Susan Piercy, Senior Planner
Roger Wadnal, Manager of Development Review & Enforcement
Frank Gray, Director of Community Planning & Development
REVIEWED BY:
Joni Inman, Director Mayor and City Manager's Office
Michael J. Rock, City Manager
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