Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Wheat Ridge council adopts parking and landscaping code changes, accepts floodplain property and confirms two appointments
Summary
At its June 23 meeting the Wheat Ridge City Council approved an ordinance updating multiunit residential parking requirements to conform with recent state law, amended landscape procedural rules, accepted the transfer of a floodplain property at 4150 Kipling Street, and ratified two committee appointments.
Wheat Ridge City Council on June 23 approved multiple ordinances and council motions, including changes to parking rules for multiunit residential housing, procedural updates to landscape requirements, acceptance of a floodplain property from the Mile High Flood District, and two board/committee appointments.
Council bill 11-20-25 (parking): On second reading the council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws to remove minimum off-street parking requirements for multiunit residential developments where state law prohibits such requirements and to clarify definitions distinguishing multiunit apartments/condominiums from single-unit-attached townhomes. Scott Koehler, senior planner, summarized the staff position that parking is largely market driven and that townhomes will remain subject to parking requirements under the code. Councilor Rachel Holting moved approval; Councilor Hoppe…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
