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MARCH 3, 2017

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2017 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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City passes Arapahoe corridor ordinances

TOURNAMENT TIME: Arapahoe advances to the Sweet 16 round of playoffs P31

UNBRIDLED COMPASSION: Event helps bring assistance for single parents, military brides P5

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Measures create a design standard, but businesses are still restricted BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT: Workouts go mobile with technology P14

An ordinance enacted last fall that opened the door to certain types of development on the Arapahoe Road corridor was repealed at the Centennial City Council meeting on Feb. 21. At the same meeting in which councilmembers repealed the measure that was the target of a citizen petition effort, council approved three new ordinances regarding development on the corridor. The repealed ordinance, which had been passed last November, removed location restrictions on certain businesses: new vehicle sales and rental establishments, drive-thru restaurants, convenience stores, vehicle washes and heavy retail locations. It also would have created a design standard for the corridor, defined amendments and created minor changes to such items as light dimming at night. The ordinance was passed in response to a 2005 ordinance that restricted land use. Two Centennial residents created a petition and collected enough signatures to create a valid referendum petition, verified Jan. 4. They expressed concern regarding increased traffic flow on Arapahoe Road and opposed any new car dealerships being built in the area. Centennial councilmembers had to choose either to send the ordinance to a citizen vote, which could have cost the city more than $100,000, or repeal the ordinance altogether. SEE COUNCIL, P4

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