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ORDINANCE: O-2004-26
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment Case Number OA-04-004
Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments adding to and making modifications to section 17-15-3 of Article 15 (Site Development Standards) pertaining specifically to landscaping:
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 June 16, 2004 meeting, recommends APPROVAL of this request by the City Council.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER: The City of Lakewood City Council directed staff and Planning Commission to re-evaluate the current Zoning Ordinance with regard to water efficient landscaping in response to the drought conditions effecting Colorado as well as the state's limited water resources. In 2003, as a proactive response to the drought and the public's requests for guidance, staff created a Watersmart Landscaping Handout that provided information on plant species, irrigation and planting techniques that are appropriate to Colorado's climate.
Based on the public's positive response to that information, staff felt it appropriate to make Watersmart landscape information part of the Zoning Ordinance by modifying Article 15. Staff feels that these modifications to the ordinance are a necessary step to encourage resource sensitive development in the City of Lakewood.
DATE OF FIRST READING: July 12, 2004
DATE OF SECOND READING: July 26, 2004
ORIGINATED BY: Dru Siley, Project Manager
STAFF PERSON RESPONSIBLE:
Dru Siley, Planner III, 303-987-7725
Roger Wadnal, Manager of Development Review and Enforcement, 303-987-7519
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED: Ordinance O-2004-26
Planning Commission Staff
Report
Minutes of Planning Commission
Planning Commission Resolution
Compare copy of revised
Article 15
SUBMITTED BY:
Dru Siley, Planner III
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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