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- Consent agenda (Item 1A–C) — Approved (motion carried; \"all ayes\"). Items included: purchase of salt materials for snow and ice control from Independent Salt Company in an amount not to exceed $135,000; purchase of three police department replacement vehicles and related equipment and installation in a total amount not to exceed $208,670; and a resolution amending the 2025 fiscal-year general fund budget to accept a $25,000 grant from the Colorado Gives Foundation for the Wheat Ridge Homeless Navigation Program.

- Council Bill 06-2025 (Item 2) — First reading approved (motion carried; \"all ayes\"). The ordinance approves a city-initiated zone change of the Lutheran Legacy Campus from PHD/PCD/R-2/R-1 to Mixed Use — Lutheran Legacy Campus (MU-LLC). A public hearing was set for Monday, April 14, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. (virtual and in chambers).

- Green at 30 Eighth Park name (Item 3) — Motion to approve and adopt the park name carried (\"all ayes\"). The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended formal adoption under the city's naming policy.

- Resolution 16-2025 (Item 4) — Adopted in support of House Bill 25-1272 (construction defects in middle-market housing). The council's legislative committee had recommended the position; the resolution passed on a council motion with no recorded opposition.

- Resolution 17-2025 (Item 5) — Adopted in opposition to Senate Bill 25-001 (titled the Colorado Voting Rights Act). The council's legislative committee recommended opposition on grounds the bill would interfere with local election administration; the resolution passed on a council motion with no recorded opposition.

Each of the above motions was polled by the clerk and recorded as \"all ayes, no nays\" when announced at the meeting. Several items had brief staff presentations; the Lutheran Legacy zone change was set for a future public hearing where the council will receive testimony before final action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wheat Ridge City Council 3-24-25","oneSentenceSummary","On March 24 the Wheat Ridge City Council approved consent purchases for salt and police vehicles, adopted a park name, supported a construction-defects bill, opposed a statewide voting bill, and set a public hearing for the Lutheran Legacy rezoning.","taxTitle","Wheat Ridge City, Jefferson County, Colorado","taxId",52815,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625483,"Council approves first reading for Lutheran Legacy rezoning; residents told to use public hearing to comment",1626,948000,2574000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756887-5f716a037a2e38cbac51834846eb8e56&start=948&end=2574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756887-5f716a037a2e38cbac51834846eb8e56/thumbnail_948000.jpg","/articles/6625483/Wheat-Ridge-City/Jefferson-County/Colorado/Council-approves-first-reading-for-Lutheran-Legacy-rezoning-residents-told-to-use-public-hearing-to-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625483-2d7b0ec23c1805a781be4a0be8b0f689/orig.mp4?Expires=1770501968&Signature=oUGV0~it18qvWRytXjgDSbCIRMBed3waZ65WpYDmyRYmAQWhRFhPf-uy93-J7jioMnE-aNAxL84voqt6OQL9sZCo3AKh-51ElUw416ziYoZGg18k4A2F39kuhrV9FERGWNodmDHK5TS5UMDngh4bgNccT2HKKxjbRfnfimzYVSMDMmMMKTgPj178tkn2kVD4X68q09oLcgFJecBS08yPYp4u8DLPi5W1TATSAwqqb6i6wBWqFbUE1ICS3jUWTzoUl7Ru04CYGvOcMwZ23gXDCmRgWJ5DTtWYZcKCxOk8JrkBvmorsxN9A9BtLVry6mo~WEtuSAM0Ixpljso6q2eyIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wheat Ridge City Council on March 24 voted unanimously on first reading to rezone the Lutheran Legacy Campus from Planned Hospital Development (PHD), Planned Commercial Development (PCD), Residential 2 (R-2) and Residential 1 (R-1) to Mixed Use — Lutheran Legacy Campus (MU-LLC). The council set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025, to take formal public comment and consider final action.

Councilor Amanda Weaver introduced Council Bill 06-2025, describing it as a city-initiated zone change and asking to set the public hearing. Councilor Corey Stites moved the ordinance on first reading; the clerk polled the council and the motion carried with \"all ayes.\" The ordinance was ordered published and set to take effect immediately following the public hearing process as noticed.

Several residents used the public comment portion of the meeting to raise broad concerns about density, neighborhood character, parking and the potential for future apartment development on land adjacent to single-family neighborhoods. Liz Veeder said the change \"frightens me\" because she fears the city is moving \"for increased rentals, rentals, rentals.\" Carol Matthews, a lifetime Wheat Ridge resident, urged the council to \"stay out of our neighborhoods\" and warned of parking and school impacts from higher-density development.

Council members and staff repeatedly reminded speakers that the item was only on first reading and that the city would not take testimony specific to the Lutheran rezoning that night. Staff noted information about the project is available on the city's \"What's Up Wheat Ridge\" page and said the public may submit comments electronically prior to the April 14 hearing. City staff also said that some site work, including soil testing, had been observed by neighbors, indicating the proposal is moving forward procedurally.

The first-reading vote allows the city to publish required notices and set the hearing; the council did not adopt a final ordinance on March 24. Residents who wish to comment on the zoning change should sign up or submit written comment ahead of the April 14 public hearing.","Wheat Ridge City Council on March 24 approved on first reading a city-initiated rezoning of the Lutheran Legacy Campus to a mixed-use zone and set a public hearing for April 14. Residents raised concerns during public comment but were told first reading does not allow testimony on the specific proposal.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625487,"Wheat Ridge residents press city over 24/7 noise from Auto Wash at 40th and Gray; police say business is violating city noise rules",2748,792000,3540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756887-5f716a037a2e38cbac51834846eb8e56&start=792&end=3540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756887-5f716a037a2e38cbac51834846eb8e56/thumbnail_792000.jpg","/articles/6625487/Wheat-Ridge-City/Jefferson-County/Colorado/Wheat-Ridge-residents-press-city-over-247-noise-from-Auto-Wash-at-40th-and-Gray-police-say-business-is-violating-city-noise-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625487-9d44cee6c83a4e7dcc60f0bd12e00337/orig.mp4?Expires=1770501968&Signature=Vfba10UVJp9945zp86qlty7V~OD83yO4mLVei1TssaDOLNiPgwcmTlylXgKmcxCH1b5AwH~6lC9AWyCJxHtra01CSc~wyH6TwQgBc7sH-1uKbv-GoaYqCWMCftvM1XCr5xUfzpXBvbt2yCPpUjVJ6FWmq-65PiAnoLJ~S~vna8rR0v437AJq6awb9-oHuG5UMTtbnZ1Wv2bALbSeZgela4dYxMKdXFJrra9SNlyTSgfxbJEktM6gnlk0q6UMrVpdayCJbQ2SVXG36sZYTsaqCoRJHfeG6nnGZVzVlPnQ5RmdjYRIqfLUzMfPkCJ6Rxf1FP4O7ckTLtlSSPjhxs0~ow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents and business owners near 40th Avenue and Gray Street told the Wheat Ridge City Council on March 24 that a new automated car wash is producing a constant drone that exceeds local noise limits and is disrupting homes and a veterinary practice nearby.

Jan Fasinelli, a Wheat Ridge veterinarian who said she has worked at 4355 Grama Street for 28 years, told the council she can no longer open windows during consultations because \"there's a constant drone of noise. I can't open the windows. I have a very quiet practice.\" Fasinelli said she measured 68 decibels at about 6 p.m. when one blower was running with a door down, and that readings at neighbors' doors ranged from about 58 to 62 decibels.

Other neighbors, including Julia Rees, Gretchen Joesten, Sandra Sands and Austin Caldwell, described 24-hour operation of multiple dryer motors and said the business opened without mitigation measures they expected would protect nearby residences. Josten told the council the car wash operator had said \"we followed all city requirements\" during permitting but that the company was operating four automatic bays with dryers and had not implemented noise mitigation when it opened.

Wheat Ridge Police Chief Matthew Murtha told the council the department responded to complaints more than two weeks ago and took sound readings at affected property lines, which is the measurement point specified in the city code. \"When we did do that, we did find that they were over and exceeding the allowable noise, in the in the, ordinance that we have in Wheat Ridge,\" Murtha said. He added that the city's decibel meter was checked against Arvada's meter and produced similar results.

Murtha said officers observed higher readings when more than one motor was running. \"When there was 1 motor running at a time, they did meet compliance most of the time,\" he said. \"But when it was more than 1, they almost always were in violation of the sound.\" The department issued a violation notice to the business about 10 days ago and requested a meeting; the owner canceled a scheduled meeting last week but a new meeting was set for the coming Thursday. Murtha said the city aims \"to create an environment where they could prosper in their business, but certainly, protect the needs of the neighborhood.\" He added that if the owner continues to delay compliance the matter could move to court and that failure to meet city codes could affect the business license.

City staff and councilors told residents they are pursuing multiple avenues: continued enforcement under the city's noise ordinance, follow-up meetings with the owner, and a review of the building and permitting records by community development staff. Councilors raised the possibility of broader policy review of automated car washes and their placement near residential areas.

Residents asked for immediate mitigation such as sound barriers; police and staff said they had discussed technical fixes with the owner, including venting through the roof and other abatement steps, but that installation and cost decisions rest with the business.

The city will continue sound monitoring and direct communication with complainants; enforcement options range from corrective orders to a court hearing and possible revocation of the business license if violations persist.","Residents told the Wheat Ridge City Council on March 24 that noise from a newly opened automated car wash at 40th Avenue and Gray Street is disrupting homes and small businesses. Police said city sound readings exceed allowable limits, a violation notice was issued and a compliance meeting is scheduled with the owner.","actionData","errors"]

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