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CODE ORDINANCE 2004-6
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 22
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND CHAPTER 26 MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, OF THE WELD
COUNTY CODE - MELODY HOMES / DR HORTON
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld,State of Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority
of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1,enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld, including
the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on
or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirement therein, and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment will be consistent with existing and future goals,
policies and needs of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld,State of Colorado,that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be, and
hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are revised to
read as follows.
CHAPTER 22
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Amend Appendix 22-G, as follows:
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APPENDIX 22-G
Mixed Use Development Area (MUD)
Land Use Plan Distribution
Land Use/Intensity Acres % Total Area Remarks
Employment Center-
High Intensity 2,769.66 19% 31.0 million square feet of floor space
Regional Commercial -
Medium Intensity 495.50 3% 19 million square feet of floor space
Neighborhood Center-
Low Intensity 195 1% .9 million square feet of floor space
Residential - Mixed Maximum population: 62,076 people and
Intensity 6,477.28 43% approximately 26,561 dwelling units
Limiting Site Factors - All areas delineated are within the 100-year
Lowest Intensity 4,213.34 28% floodplain or have elements that obstruct or
are hazardous to certain types of
development
Regional Park 912 6% Areas delineated as open space
TOTAL 15,062.78 100%
Source: Weld County Department of Planning Services.
Table Assumptions:
* Residential densities were calculated using an average of four dwelling units per acre for all
development throughout the MUD area. It was assumed that 25%ofthe gross land area in
residential areas would account for roadways,neighborhood parks and various residential
amenities.
* Employment center calculations are based on an average of 15,000 square feet of floor area
per acre.
* Regional commercial calculations are based on an average of 10,000 square feet of floor
area per acre.
CHAPTER 26
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
Amend Section 26-1-20 as follows:
Sec. 26-1-20. Planning area boundaries.
The MUD area covers approximately fifteen thousand one hundred thirty seven (15,137)
(15,000) acres with approximate boundaries at Weld County Road 1 on the west, Weld
County Road 15 on the east,Weld County Road 32 on the north and Weld County Road 20
on the south. The MUD planning area boundaries are shown on Map 2.1, Structural Land
Use Map,the most recent copy of which is on file at the Clerk to the Board's Office and the
Department of Planning Services.
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with the
amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and sub-
sections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding
capitalization,grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters,articles,divisions,sections, and
sub-sections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section,subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County
Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every
section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2004-6 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 18th day of August, A. D., 2004.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Robert D. Masden, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
William H. Jerke, Pro-Tern
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
M. J. Geile
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David E. Long
County Attorney
Glenn Vaad
Publication: June 30, 2004, in the Fort Lupton Press
First Reading: July 14, 2004
Publication: July 21, 2004, in the Fort Lupton Press
Second Reading: August 2, 2004
Publication: August 7, 2004, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: August 18, 2004
Publication: August 25, 2004, in the Fort Lupton Press
Effective: August 30, 2004
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