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CODE ORDINANCE 2001-4
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 22
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND CHAPTER 26 MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WELD
COUNTY CODE
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 requirements therein.
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and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are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 listed below.
CHAPTER 22
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Table 22.4
Land Use Plan Distribution
Land Use/intensity Acres % Remarks
Total
Area..'
Employment Center— 2,400 18.8% 2426 million square feet of floor
High Intensity 2,833 19% space
Regional Commercial — 886 2.97% 3.84.4 million square feet of floor
Medium Intensity 431 3% space
Neighborhood Center— 86 0.C3% 8900,000 square feet of floor space
Low Intensity 90 „6%
Residential — Mixed 5,150 40.2% Maximum population: 30,01357,850
Intensity 5,785 42% people and approximately
18,09723;:440 dwelling units
Limiting Site Factors — 4,040 31.6% All areas delineated are within the
Lowest Intensity 4,215 80% 100-year floodplain or have elements
that obstruct or are hazardous to
certain types of development
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Regional Park 750 5.8% Areas delineated as open space
5,4%
TOTAL 12,800 100%
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Source: Weld County Department of Planning Services.
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% of the gross
land area in residential areas would account for roadways, neighborhood parks and
various residential amenities. The estimated population was calculated by multiplying
the total number projected households by 2.5.
• 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 to read as follows:
The MUD area covers approximately twelve thousand eight hundred
(12,800)thirfeen thousand nine hired (13,900) acres with approximate
boundaries at Weld County Road (WCR) 1 on the west, WCR 11 on the east,
State Highway (SH) 66 on the north, and WCR 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.
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.
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The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2001-4 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 20th, day of August, A. D., 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
M. J. Geile, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Glenn Vaad, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
William H. Jerke
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David E. Long
County Attorney
Robert D. Masden
Publish June 27, 2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner
First Reading: July 9, 2001
Publication: July 18, 2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner
Second Reading: July 30, 2001
Publication: August 8, 2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner
Final Reading: August 20, 2001
Publication: August 29, 2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner
Effective: September 3, 2001
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