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Approved Ordinances

​An ordinance amending Subsection 1-8(b) of the Thornton City Code pertaining to General Penalty and maximum period of incarceration.  July 9, 2019​July 23, 2019
​An ordinance adopting the seventh amendment to the 2019 Budget (Fire Station No. 1 Relocation and Firefighters) amending section one of Ordinance 3503, making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado for the fiscal year 2019 for all funds except that appropriations for certain individual projects shall not lapse at year end but continue until the project is completed or cancelled.​July 9, 2019​July 23, 2019
​An ordinance amending Section 18-17 of the Thornton City Code to incorporate dangerous major surface distress as a blighting factor and amending Section 18-601 of the Thornton City Code to clarify maintenance standards for off-street parking and private streets, private accesses, private drives, access drives, and other vehicle access easements.​August 13, 2019​August 27, 2019
​An ordinance amending Section 38-386 of the Thornton City Code to define “major surface distress” and “dangerous major surface distress” and amending Section 38-393 of the Thornton City Code to declare dangerous major surface distress to be a nuisance.​August 13, 2019​August 27, 2019
​An ordinance providing for the disconnection from the City of 1.121 acres of property generally located east of Steele Street and south of East 86th Avenue (West Gravel Lakes Disconnection).​August 13, 2019​August 27, 2019
​An ordinance amending Chapter 10, Articles I, II, and III, and repealing and reenacting the provisions of Article IV of the Thornton City Code pertaining to adoption by reference of the 2018 Edition of the following codes:  International Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Existing Building Code, International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, the 2017 Edition of the National Electrical Code, and local amendments thereto.​August 13, 2019​September 10, 2019
​An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Thornton City Code by adopting by reference the 2018 International Fire Code and amendments thereto.​August 13, 2019​September 10, 2019
​An ordinance approving a Zoning Amendment for approximately 62 acres of land generally located south of East 156th Avenue between Holly Street and Monaco Street to reconfigure the Single-Family Detached and Parks and Open Space designations (Westwood).​August 27, 2019​September 10, 2019
​An ordinance approving a rezoning of approximately 16 acres of land generally located south of East 126th Avenue between Lafayette Street and Claude Court to modify the designation from Business Park to Planned Development, including an Overall Development Plan/Conceptual Site Plan, and Planned Development Standards to develop a residential neighborhood (Huffy Business Park – Eastlake Station North).​August 27, 2019​September 10, 2019
​An ordinance making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the fiscal year 2020, for all operating funds and making appropriations for all capital improvement projects for the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, and continuing for each project until that project is completed or cancelled, and regulating the payment of money out of the City treasury.​September 10, 2019​September 24, 2019
​An ordinance repealing Ordinance 3530 and Ordinance 3502 and reenacting an ordinance revising and prescribing sewer rates and charges and solid waste charges for the operation and maintenance of the sewer and solid waste systems for the City.​September 10, 2019​September 24, 2019
​An ordinance providing for the tax levy upon all taxable property in the City for municipal purposes.​September 10, 2019​September 24, 2019
​An ordinance adopting the eighth amendment to the 2019 Budget amending section one of Ordinance 3503, making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado for the fiscal year 2019 for all funds except that appropriations for certain individual projects shall not lapse at year end but continue until the project is completed or cancelled. (Wes Brown Water Treatment Plant Optimization, Mapleton School Turn Lane)​September 24, 2019​October 8, 2019

Public Hearings

City Council​

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in the meeitng, please contact the City's ADA Coordinator at (303) 538-7245, at least eight hours in advance and arrangements will be made to provide any reasonable accommondation that may be required.  TDD access is available through Colorado Relay at 711 or email the City Development Department at CityDevelopment@ThorntonCO.gov.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SPCD 2017-001

The City Council of the City of Thornton will hold a public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan which is intended to guide decision-making for future land use development.  Under consideration is the major rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan. The last extensive rewrite occurred in 2007, followed by a technical update in 2012. The plan area includes the City of Thornton incorporated area, the unincorporated Adams County area north to the County Line, west to I-25, east to the South Platte River(south of E-470) and east to Yosemite Street (north of E-470) plus a small portion east of the South Platte River south of East 108th Avenue alignment, as well as portions of E-470 and the Hammer Pit. Seven sections located in Weld County are also included in the project boundary. These are Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 68 West of the 6th Principle Meridian, and Sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the 6th Principle Meridian. 

This hearing will be held on October 8, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, at the Thornton City Hall in the Council Chambers, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, Colorado 80229.  City Council will take formal action on the Draft Comprehensive Plan at this meeting.

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact the City's ADA Coordinator at 303-538-7245, at least eight hours in advance and arrangements will be made to provide reasonable accommodation.  TDD access is available through Colorado Relay at 711 or you can email the City Development Department at CityDevelopment@ThorntonCO.gov.

The City Council agenda is on the City of Thornton website located at www.ThorntonCO.gov.

A copy of the draft Comprehensive Plan is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Thornton for inspection by any interested party.  Further, any interested party may appear at this hearing or may communicate their interest to the City Council by written notice.  Written notice must be received prior to, or during the public hearing.

CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO                                                                                              ______________________________

Heidi K. Williams, Mayor

ATTEST:  Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk       

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

Luis A. Corchado, City Attorney

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Development Permits and Appeals Board

           

The Development Permits and Appeals Board meeting on October 1, 2019 has been cancelled. 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLDP201900302

The Development Permits and Appeals Board of the City of Thornton will conduct a public hearing concerning a Development Permit for a portion of Tract D1, Stargate Charter School Subdivision, Amendment No. 1.  The applicant is proposing the development of a fueling station and convenience store.

The subject property is located at the northeast corner of E. 144th Avenue and Washington Street.

This hearing will be held on October 15, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Thornton City Hall in the Council Chambers, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, Colorado.

The Development Permits and Appeals Board agenda is on the City of Thornton website at www.ThorntonCO.gov.

A copy of the Development Code (Chapter 18 of the Code of the City of Thornton) and the Zoning Map are on file with the City Clerk of the City of Thornton for inspection by any interested party or can be viewed on the website at www.ThorntonCO.gov.  Further, any interested party may appear at this hearing or may communicate their interest to the Development Permits and Appeals Board by written notice.  Written notice must be received prior to, or during the public hearing.

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APPEALS BOARD OF THE 

                                                               CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

                                                                                                                              

Anna Sparks, Chairperson

ATTEST:  Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                          Luis A. Corchado, City Attorney


 

              

 
 

 

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Building Code Advisory Board

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