CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

ORDINANCE NO. 4550

AN ORDINANCE REPEALING TITLE 22, SUBMITTAL STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT (SSID), OF THE GRAND JUNCTION MUNICIPAL CODE

Recitals:

On April 5, 2010 the Grand Junction City Council adopted the updated 2010 Zoning and Development Code, codified as Title 21 of the Grand Junction Municipal Code of Ordinances.

The Grand Junction City Council encourages updating of the Zoning and Development Code in order to maintain its effectiveness and responsiveness to the citizens’ best interests.

After public notice and a public hearing before the Grand Junction City Council, the City Council hereby finds and determines that an amendment repealing the SSID manual will implement the vision, goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and should be adopted, and will still allow the SSID manual to be used as an operational tool to encourage consistent development applications and consistent review of development applications.

The intent of this amendment is not to eliminate SSID, but to render it an operational manual, rather than a substantive part of the Zoning and Development Code.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION THAT:

Title 22, Submittal Standards for Improvements and Development (SSID), of the Grand Junction Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.

INTRODUCED on first reading the 1^st day of August, 2012 and ordered published in pamphlet form.

PASSED and ADOPTED on second reading the 15^th day of August, 2012 and ordered published in pamphlet form.

ATTEST:

 /s/ Laura Luke        

 President of the Council Pro Tem

/s/ Stephanie Tuin      

City Clerk