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Requirements dramatically pared back in governor’s “land-use” bill

BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health Department. Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher than 13 percent. Forty- ve people in Brighton and 29 in Commerce City have died from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and personal gatherings.

Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats in the Colorado legislature signi cantly pared back their major land-use bill amid big questions about whether their signature a ordable housing initiative at the Capitol this year can get enough support to pass.

Colorado’s largest cities would no longer be required to let multifamily housing with up to six units be built in all residentially zoned areas under a major amendment made to

Senate Bill 213. Instead, those cities — like Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Englewood, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Pueblo, ornton and Westminster — would only have to let duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes be built in 30% of their land area currently zoned for singlefamily homes, concentrated around train and high-frequency bus corridors where applicable.

e change, which came in midApril, shifts the legislation away from attempting to broadly increase housing density to a more limited

approach linked to transit. Without the changes, it appeared the bill, which has received major opposition from cities and towns across the state, would lack enough support to clear its rst committee.

under Colorado’s system of coronavirusrelated restrictions, the state announced a new level of rules that prohibits indoor dining and personal gatherings — a change that applies to the majority of the Denver metro area and many counties in other regions.

In all, there were 17 amendments made to the bill, totaling dozens of pages. One of the major changes reduces land-use requirements on resort communities, like Aspen and Vail.

e state’s COVID-19 dial, which has been in e ect since September, is the set of di erent levels of restrictions that each

e Senate Local Government and Housing Committee approved the overhauled measure on a 4-3

county is required to follow based on the severity of a county’s local virus spread.

vote, with all of the Democrats on the panel voting “yes” and all of the Republicans voting “no.” It was unclear whether the measure would have enough votes to advance and the committee hearing was delayed for hours while amendments were nalized and negotiated.

home order — the policy that came a er spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen.

e state recently switched to color identi ers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than numbered levels — to avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level red — “severe risk” — is the second-

Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill, warned that more changes were needed. “By no means does the

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Photo by Belen Ward

Horizon’s Davis Wilkins delivers a pitch during the Hawks victory over Arvada West on Friday. The Hawks were unable to do the same thing against Praire View April 20. See the story, Page 7.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN MANESS

RTD maintenance on N Line

Neighbors warned of noise from work along tracks

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

RTD’s tracks on the N Line from Union Station to Eastlake - 124th Station may get a little noisy due to planned maintenance work.

According to a news release from RTD, work was set to begin April 16 and continue from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sundays through Fridays for one month. e transit district is beginning a program to resurface commuter rail track

“Running multiple trains across the lines throughout the service day inevitably leads to shifting and settling of the ballast, the rocks under the rail, beneath the tracks,” the news release reads.

e work is part of RTD’s overall maintenance program. e resurfacing corrects rail alignment for smoother rides and protects safety.  It also extends the life of the rail system.  “ e resurfacing program will

go through various locations with homes nearby. While the machines will be noisy, the work is not expected to take more than two days in each location. Resurfacing work through sta-

tions is planned to take place outside of service hours or when customers are not present. e work is expected to be complete in mid-May, weather permitting,” the news release reads.

Motorcycle crash kills Brighton man

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Brighton motorcyclist died after he rearended a truck April 16 on Weld County Road 2.

Carlos Padilla, 39, of Brighton, was killed in a motorcycle crash traveling eastbound on Weld County Road 2 – 168th Avenue in the northern part of the city – approaching Weld County Road 31 on April 16 at about 9:30 p.m., according to a news release by Brighton Police Department.

Padilla was traveling behind a Dodge Ram 2500 that slowed to a vehicle turning left. Padilla slammed breaks skidding about 50 feet and hitting the rear bumper of the truck, ejecting Padilla from the motorcycle.

According to officials,

he was not wearing a helmet and was transported to Platte Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

According to officials, speed and alcohol appeared to contribute to the crash. The Ram driver had no signs of impairment, was not injured, and cooperated with police.

The Traffic Safety Unit Investigates Fatal Motorcycle crashes and investigates severe and fatal crashes. This case is an ongoing investigation and anyone who has information regarding the call the Brighton Police Department tip line at 303-655-8740.

The Brighton Police public message urges everyone to use caution, pay attention, drive sober, and obey the speed limit.

Eagle View honors volunteers at annual event

STAFF REPORT

Eagle View Adult Center honored the volunteers who help make its programs possible during the annual Volunteer Recognition Event on April 3. e theme for the 2023 event was “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work.” Volunteers were treated to a meal prepared by City employees, while Mayor Greg Mills and City Manager Michael Martinez spoke about the dedication

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Memorial Day Parade Entry Form Now

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One of Commerce City’s favorite traditions is back in the heart of the city on May 29, and the City of Commerce City is seeking entries for the 57th Annual Memorial Day Parade! Organizations and individuals interested in participating in the parade can register for free to take part in the festivities.

e event features oats, vehicles, military organizations, music, horses, dancers, and much more! Parade entries are required to observe the parade’s purpose of honoring the fallen and/or veterans of the armed forces with patriotic themes and decorations. Visit c3gov.com/Parade to review the rules and regulations and submit an entry form through Friday, May 5.

CCPD Introduces Online Crime Reporting

Form

e Commerce City Police Department has a new online reporting tool allowing the public to report some non-emergency crimes and receive

these volunteers demonstrate each day.

Volunteers perform a wide variety of jobs at Eagle View, which uses an average of 65 each month. In 2022, 113 volunteers performed a total of 5,359 hours of service. e highlight of the Volunteer Recognition Event is the awarding of Red Sweaters for three individuals chosen as “Outstanding Volunteers” for the year. ree volunteers have received this prestigious

a police report immediately without having to speak to a police o cer. Community members can now conveniently report incidents that do not require immediate o cer intervention, such as fraud, identity theft, lost property, theft/shoplifting (less than $2,000), and vandalism.

e new form is online now in English and Spanish at c3gov.com/ ReportACrime. Residents should always call 911 for emergencies, and continue to use the

Walk with a doc

Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

is is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the ben-

award each year since 1996. is year, Eagle View honored Bobbi Jo Unruh, Barbara Spakoski and Joyce Belvill as its Outstanding Volunteers for the year.

Unruh, a retired 27J School District administrator, started teaching bridge lessons at Eagle View in 2015. She introduced Duplicate Bridge to the Center in 2021. Spakoski came to Eagle View in 2012 and today serves as a greeter, in the dining room, during

e ts that come from walking.

‘Taking No Chances’

e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills.

Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.

Boards/commissions’ openings

Commerce City has openings for several of its boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority and the Derby review board.

Visit https://www.c3gov.com/ Home/Components/Form/Form/70 316b05422c448492c51da0f0e0fd86/ to sign up.

Legal self-help clinic

e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the rst Tuesday of

special events, as a member of the Senior Advisory Board, and most notably as a bingo caller. Belvill, who has been volunteering at Eagle View since 2019, acts as a receptionist at the health clinic. She is also part of the Kindness Counts group, which meets monthly performing random acts of kindness for those in the Brighton community. For more information about Eagle View Adult Center, please visit the City website.

every month.

e program is for those who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.

Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Help for vets

Quali ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has a number of power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

To nd the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.

Quali ed Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners. Call 720-600-0860.

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work stop here,” he said.

Heading into a committee hearing, Sen. Dylan Roberts, an Avon Democrat, appeared to be the swing vote on the committee. He cast a reluctant “yes” vote. “I still have concerns with where the bill is,” he said, adding that there will be “a lot more to do” to get him to back the bill once it is debated on the Senate oor.

But two other Democrats on the committee — Sens. Julie Gonzales of Denver and Tony Exum of Colorado Springs — also expressed anxiety about the measure before voting to advance the legislation. e pair said more changes were needed.

“You will see more amendments coming,” Gonzales said.

An e ort by Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Brighton Republican on the committee to erase the measure and replace it with an alternative policy with no policy preemptions for local governments was rejected. “Senate bill 213, as it stands right now, … is never going to get us to a ordable housing,” she said. “All it’s going to do is preempt local governments.”

e bill now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee for approval before it can advance to the full Senate.

Under amendments, cities and towns would have to allow duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to be built in a half-mile radius around rail stations and a quarter-mile around corridors with bus-rapid-transit or where a bus stops every 15 minutes.

If a municipality doesn’t want to allow building of two, three or four units next to certain transit stops they could opt to zone for that kind of housing in a di erent part of their city or town proportional to the area around a transit stop that would have been a ected. In doing so, however, the municipality would have to take steps to prevent people living in those areas from being displaced and would be encouraged to focus the zoning around walkable areas.

At a minimum, Colorado’s largest cities would have to allow duplexes,

triplexes and fourplexes in 30% of the areas that are currently zoned for single-family homes. e requirement would also apply to large cities that don’t have train stops or bus rapid transit and bus routes with 15-minute frequencies, though they would be encouraged to prioritize their placement of denser residential zoned areas near transit.

Additionally, the amendments remove a provision preventing cities from mandating that new duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes around train stations and along bus routes with a lot of frequency be accompanied by parking. Instead, the change allows municipalities to require that a half a parking spot be built alongside each new housing unit.

e cities that would be subject to the requirements include: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broomeld, Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Commerce City, Denver, Edgewater, Englewood, Erie, Federal Heights, Glendale, Golden, Greenwood Village, Lafayette, Lakewood, Littleton, Lochbuie, Lone Tree, Longmont, Louisville, Northglenn, Parker, Sheridan, Superior, ornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge.

Outside of the Denver metro area, Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Grand Junction and Pueblo would also fall under the mandates.

e amendments would also require that cities with bus rapid transit zone for an average housing density of 25 units an acre in at least 25% of the housing-eligible land without a half-mile of stops. e requirement would be the same for within a quarter-mile of corridors with frequent bus routes.

Cities with trains would have to zone for an average housing density of 40 units per acre in 50% of the housing-eligible land within a halfmile of stations.

Another amendment signi cantly changes the zoning shifts that would have been required of so-called rural resort job centers, including the Eagle River Valley near Vail and Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen.

Rural resort job centers are dened as municipalities that have a

population of at least 1,000 and at least 1,200 jobs and are outside of a metropolitan planning organization, like the Denver Regional Council of Governments or the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization. ey also have regional transit service with at least 20 trips per day. e legislation’s rural resort centers include: Avon, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Dillon, Durango, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Mountain Village, Silverthorne, Snowmass Village, Steamboat Springs, Telluride and Winter Park.

As originally written, the measure would have required adjacent towns in rural resort communities to work together to determine where to increase housing density and to identify bus corridors and work to increase residential and commercial development surrounding those corridors.

Under the amendments, rural resort communities would be required to choose at least ve options from a menu of 10 to 15 a ordability strategies included in the bill. Most of the resort communities already employ many of the listed strategies.

One of those options is letting property owners build accessory-dwelling units, also known as ADUs or “granny ats.” Other strategies on the menu include restrictions on short-term rentals, like those listed on Airbnb or Vrbo, deed restrictions, expediting building permit review, and establishing a local revenue source to develop a ordable housing. One strategy would be for municipalities to waive permitting, infrastructure and utility fees for building a ordable housing developments.

“I think they sort of missed the boat in this rst draft and what should apply to us and what would work best for us,” said Eric Mamula, the mayor of Breckenridge and owner of Downstairs at Eric’s restaurant.

Mamula said his community’s top concerns with the introduced version of the legislation involved a lack of a ordability restrictions on new construction and no requirements that buyers and residents of new housing be part of the local workforce. ey also worried about the absence of permanence for a ordability and

other regulations involving the newly mandated housing.

Last month Mamula said resort communities would be working with lawmakers and the governor to “make sure we are getting the point across that we need some protections for our smaller ski town communities.”

“I feel like we are being heard,” he said.

e original version of the bill would have required rural resort centers to allow ADUs. Under the amended version, only municipalities in the rest of the state would be prevented from restricting them. Right now, ADUs may be built in many towns and cities only in certain zoning areas and the size of the units is governed by lot size. e bill would prohibit cities from requiring that new parking accompany any ADUs that are built.

One amendment adopted at the behest of Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Boulder County Democrat, adds unincorporated parts of counties to the list of places where ADUs can’t be prohibited.

Another change to the bill would allow municipalities to notify the state of their need for an extension or exemption from the requirements based on shortfalls in their water supply or infrastructure.

Unchanged in the bill are a preemption on occupancy restrictions based on whether people living in a home are family members, as well as e orts to streamline manufactured housing.

Still pending in the legislature is a measure that would ban municipalities from imposing growth caps while also repealing caps that have already been adopted in cities like Golden and Boulder.

Local 4-H Clubs volunteer at annual Spring Tea event

GOOD LUCK 4-H CLUB REPORTER

Members of the Good Luck 4-H Club were joined by local 4-H club volunteers at the Annual Spring/ Easter Tea Event, Saturday, April 08, 2023, at the Adams County Historical Society. e event, which was open to the public, helped raise funds for the Adams County Historical Society which

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is a 501c-3  Non-Pro t establishment. e event was well-attended, with over 100 people participating in the afternoon event. Guests enjoyed sipping on tea from adorably decorated tea cups and tables. Volunteer 4-H members plated and served nger foods and desserts, and kept the tables well-tended and the teapots full.

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made quilt, a birdhouse, and many other hand-crafted prizes.

Guests also had the opportunity to learn more about the Historical Society and a bit about the Good Luck 4-H Club volunteers. e Good Luck 4-H club, which has been active in the community for over 88 years, focuses on leadership development, community service, and hands-on learning activities in areas such as agriculture, science, and technology.

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“We’re proud of the volunteer work we do in the community, and events like this help us to spread the word about our club,” said Payton Pietras, Good Luck 4-H Club Member. e Good Luck 4-H Club is already planning for its next event, a 4-H Alumni dinner which will take place on April 29. For more information about the club or to get involved, contact Gloria Cundall @ Gacundall@ outlook.com.

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Horizon can’t stop Thunderhawks

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

THORNTON - e Horizon and Prairie View high school baseball teams are o to a strong start to the 2023 baseball season.

e two squads faced o on the diamond ursday with the underhawks coming out on top 12-6 to pick up their third consecutive win and fourth victory in the Front Range League.

It’s a challenging road ahead for both the teams playing in the revamped Front Range League. It will be Prairie View’s rst year in the league after playing in the East Metro Conference. Horizon was fth in the FRL last season.

e Front Range League features some of the top teams in Class 5A, including the defending Class 5A state champion Broom eld and also Legacy - the runner up last year. e top-ranked Rocky Mountain Lobos are also another headliner from the league. “It’s a tough league, we have our work cut out for us,” said Prairie View coach Mark Gonzalez. “ ere are a lot of good teams and quality programs.”

e underhawks rolled through their non-league schedule, winning ve of six games and their lone loss coming in a tight 4-3 defeat against North Penn (Pa.). e two losses in conference for the Prairie View were to Loveland (6-4 loss) and Rocky Mountain (9-7). Against Rocky, the Lobos scored three runs in the sixth to steal the victory.

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e strong showing has Prairie View right on the verge of being ranked in Class 5A.

“We are right there; have a really good group that really like to compete,” Gonzalez said. “We play our game we have a chance down the stretch.”

Junior Wyatt Waterhouse is leading the way with 15 hits, 18 runs and is batting .417 at the plate.

Senior Trevor Devincenzi and sophomore Jerry Stone have also done well at the plate, each connect-

ing on 12 hits.

Against Horizon, Prairie View took advantage of the Hawks mistakes down the stretch to get the wins Getting four runs across in the both the sixth and seventh innings.

Six di erent players had hits for Prairie View and Favi Gaeta and Travis Teague led the way with two RBIs each and Anthony Rivera scored three runs.

Senior Hunter Blea earned the win on the mound after pitching seven innings and allowing one run and striking out ve batters.

“I’m proud of the guys. ey really have played well, and we just have to keep competing,” the coach said. e Hawks, like Prairie View, are on brink of being ranked. Horizon (7-6 overall, 3-3 FRL) are led by a strong senior class.

Nick Lay has been one of the top hitters in the state, he is tied for third in Class 5A with ve home runs and leads the Hawks with 22 RBIs, 18 hits and 20 runs.

Jeremaya Martinez chipped in 14 hits and 15 runs, while senior Davis Wilkins chipped in 15 hits and 14 RBIs for the Hawks, he also picked up the win Friday against Arvada West after striking out seven batters. Both teams are in for a full docket of games this week.

Prairie View hosts Broom eld Monday, travels to Brighton Tuesday, Erie ursday and then hosts Fort Collins. While Horizon is at Loveland Monday, host Poudre Tuesday, at Rocky Mountain ursday and then host Mountain Range on Saturday.

Michael George Nudd Sr, passed away on April 17, 2023, at his home in Brighton, Colorado. He was born February 4, 1949, to Gerald and Ann (Carnahan) Nudd, in Peoria, Illinois, where he also grew up until his family moved to Colorado in the Summer 1955. Mike attended Alameda High School and completed a year of college at Northeastern Jr. College in Sterling, CO. After college, Mike went on to work at and eventually own Denver Signs System Inc. A company his father started in the 60’s, which was eventually handed down to him 80’s. He worked there until his retirement in 2012. After retirement, with his “never sitting still” attitude, Mike went on to volunteer at Platte Valley Medical Center, as a front desk attendant, a job he enjoyed doing tremendously.

Before his career took ourishment, Mike married the love of his life, Linda Sue Swanberg on February 21, 1970, in Denver, CO. Mike, and his wife stayed put in the Denver Metro area to raise a family of six for

the rest of their days.

On his o time, Mike loved to be in the outdoors. Whether he was gol ng, shing, camping, or hosting one of his memorable and rowdy fourth of July parties that had the possibility to turn into a 3–4-day event, he truly loved being outside. Mike had a lot of friends and pets. He particularly loves his cat Jett and even befriended a Canadian goose to the point where he was caring and nurturing for him more than his own mother. He was a man of many traits and talents, but ultimately, he was a family man, who would do just about anything to keep his family happy.

Mike is survived by four children: Jennifer (Ralph) Bolyard, (Brighton, CO), Patrick (Rachel) Nudd, (Oak Grove, MN), Dan (Sara) Nudd, (Aurora, CO), and Mick (Kelly) Nudd, (Parker, CO). Along by one sister, Nancy (Skip) Brayer, (Brighton, CO), and numerous grandchildren; Zack, Jessey, Emma, Mackenzie, Lyndsie, Zach, Peyton, Cooper, Cy, Elsie, Zach, Alli, Drew, Lucy and Caitlynn.

Horizon’s Davis Wilkins delivers a pitch during the Hawks victory over Arvada West on Friday. The Hawks were unable to do the same thing against Praire View April 20. JONATHAN MANESS

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Michael George Nudd Sr. February 4, 1949 - April 17, 2023

Adams City’s grappler earns spot at U.S. Open

Phoebe Gutierrez raising money for trip to Las Vegas

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

COMMERCE CITY – Adams City’s Phoebe Gutierrez had quite the rst season in girls wrestling this winter. She won a regional title. She nished second in the state tournament at 100 pounds and earned secondteam, all-state recognition from the Colorado High School Activities Association and MaxPreps.

ere’s more: Gutierrez also earned a spot in the U.S. Open in Las Vegas later this month.

“Going to the U.S. Open is a big deal for me because I have the opportunity to represent my community and I will get to wrestle with my older brother, Fabian Gutierrez (former state champion for the Eagles and a two-time quali er in the NCAA Division II national tournament), who will be competing as well,” she said in a statement.

Also, that’s “not to mention the experience I will gain to help me become a better wrestler.”

Gutierrez almost didn’t make it. Her division in the U.S. Open included a prequali cation, or certain registration criteria, such as being a state title-winner or placing in certain national or preseason events.

“I wanted to wrestle in it, but when we looked, I didn’t meet the crite-

ria,” she said. “A few days later, my coaches rechecked the quali cations, and USA Wrestling had added state placers, which meant I could wrestle because I placed second at state.”

e Gutierrez family has a long history in wrestling. Her father, David, competed for Adams City. So did her two brothers, the aforementioned Fabian, and Maximus.

“I have been around it all my life,” Gutierrez said. “I tried wrestling a few times when I was younger, but I always quit. I did gymnastics and volleyball instead while my brothers wrestled. When I was in fourth grade, I decided to try it again. at must have been the right time because I haven’t stopped since.”

Now, she will be the rst female wrestler to be honored with a picture on the Adams City Wrestling Hall of Fame. It’s reserved for those who place in the top six at state. It’s a rst for her, but also part of the family tradition. Fabian and Maximus are also on the wall, along with her dad.

Gutierrez also was the rst female wrestler at Adams City to win a regional title, to qualify for the state meet, and to place at a state meet.

“My season was good. I took rst or second most of the season, except I went 2-2 at the Northern Colorado Christmas Classic and did not place. at was rough,” Gutierrez said. “I had great coaches as well. I grew up watching them wrestle, and now they coach me.”

Gutierrez said she is not surprised

at the popularity of her sport.

“I know girls have always wanted to wrestle. So, when it was sanctioned, I knew it was gonna get big, and I am grateful that there were girls willing to pave the way so I can have these opportunities,” she said.

She’s looking at colleges in the hopes of continuing her wrestling career. One place she has in mind is Arizona State University, an NCAA Division I program. It doesn’t have a women’s wrestling program yet, but Gutierrez is hoping there will be one by the time she nishes high school. It wouldn’t be the rst time she would make history.

“If not, I am thinking about going to King University or maybe Iowa,”

she said. “I know wrestling is gonna be my main focus in college. But I’m a student-athlete, so I’d like to major in physics and get a doctorate.”

Gutierrez is trying to raise some money for travel- and tournament-related expenses. Visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/ help-phoebe-get-to-the-usopen?utm_medium=referral&utm_ source=unknown&utm_ campaign=comms_s8xd+helpphoebe-get-to-the-us-open.

“My main goal is to do my best, no matter the outcome,” she said. “ is tournament can give me an idea of where I’m at and help me to improve myself. I’m just going to enjoy the process.”

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Warriors’ all-time leading scorer ready for the next level

Brighton basketball player Hill hopes to stay close to home

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hunter Hill has no shortage of individual accolades. But the Eagle Ridge Academy senior basketball player is still a team- rst kind of guy. So much so, that he had no idea he was approaching the Warriors’ all-time leading scorer pedestal. One of his teammates had to tell him.

“I never really paid attention to how many points (I had) or who was the leading scorer,” Hill said. “But I remember my teammate, Peyton Torres, told me. And I thought, ‘Well I guess that’s pretty cool.’”

After Hill joined the Brighton school’s 1,000-point club, it started to sink in. He knew he had accomplished something truly special. at’s because there’s no shortage of great scorers who have come out of Eagle Ridge Academy.

On top of scoring more points than any Warrior before (his tally hit 1,118), Hill was a rst team all-state selection this past season.

Hill was also a rst team all-conference selection for three years straight. When asked to explain who he is as a basketball player, Hill called himself an opportunist.

“I like to get downhill,” Hill said. “I like to cut and make opportunities for myself without the ball. I try to make the right play.”

As a slasher and explosive force, it’s no surprise Hill’s favorite player is Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Clippers. He tries to emulate Westbrook’s energy whenever he’s on the court, and use it as a catalyst for whatever his team needs from him on that night. (He’s got the Nuggets winning the Finals, though, of course.)

In his nal season, the 6-foot-6 senior averaged 17.7 points per game, as well as 5.3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals, helping Eagle Ridge to a 21-6 season record and Final Four appearance before the team eventually lost to Holy Family (Broom eld) in the semi nal.  ough it’s all eyes to the future, Hill reects on some favorite memories in his Warriors uniform.

“ is year, when we got to cut down the net going into the state tournament, that was a good memory,” Hill said. “We played a pretty good Riverdale team, who we lost to in a charity game. So, it was good that we

bounced back and got the (win) when it mattered. And last summer when we went to the University of Colorado’s team camp. We just had a great time and ended up winning that tournament.”

Eagle Ridge provided Hill with an opportunity to do what he was best at, he said. In his case, that meant creating opportunities and situations where Hill could get to the rim. He said no matter your year, if you can play and do the right things, you’ll get minutes.

Although he’s sad to leave his teammates, the future is calling (literally). Hill is anxious to answer the bell. He’s had discussions with several colleges, including Kentucky Christian University, Centre College, Cornell College, and several others. But one factor is weighing heavy on his mind.

“Being closer to home is a big thing for me, and that’s going to be one of the main things that goes into my decision,” Hill said.

He’s con dent his basketball skills and natural talent could carry him far on the court, but Hill wants to stay around sports one way or the other. He plans to study athletic training, exercise science, kinesiology, and other sports-adjacent studies in college.

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Eagle Ridge’s Hunter Hill finishes a first-half dunk against Kent Denver Feb. 9 in Brighton.

PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

Hunter Hill became Eagle Ridge Academy’s all-time leading scorer in his senior season. Now, he’s considering what’s next. COURTESY PHOTO

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Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AN-258-23

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, May 1, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for inperson testimony is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/ government/city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@c3gov.com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video

The purpose of the public hearing will be to determine whether that property legally described on attached Exhibit “A” meets the applicable requirements of the statutes of the State of Colorado and is eligible for annexation to the City of Commerce City.

Any interested person may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the matter under consideration and/or may submit in writing prior to the public hearing any matter relative to the public hearing.

Notice is further given that, prior to final approval of this annexation proceeding, minor amendments may be made to the legal description for the property which is the subject of this annexation proceeding, based upon the evidence presented at the public hearing.

A copy of the petition initiating the annexation proceeding is on file in the office of the city clerk of the City of Commerce City, 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado, 80022.

Dated this March 30, 2023.

A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION

NO. 2023-032

WHEREAS, there was presented to and

filed with the City Council of the City of Commerce City, Colorado (“City”), a written petition dated February 17, 2023 QuikTrip Corporation in case No. AN-25823 (“Petition”) seeking annexation to and by the City of contiguous unincorporated territory consisting of approximately 14.7 acres situated, lying and being in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, as described in the Petition and generally located at the southwest corner of East 81st Avenue and Tower Road commonly known as the QuikTrip annexation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Findings. The Petition in Case No. AN-258-23 is found to be in substantial compliance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, pursuant to C.R.S § 31-12-107(1).

SECTION 2. Notice of Hearing. The City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining if the proposed annexation complies with section 30 of article II of the state constitution, C.R.S. §31-12104, as amended, and C.R.S. §31-12-105, as amended, or such provisions thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation to the City under the terms of Part 1 of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, at the following time, date and place:

6:00 p.m.

Monday, May 1st, 2023

City Council Chambers 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022

*This hearing may be held partially or entirely electronically; more information is available at https://www.c3gov. com/government/city-council/virtualmeetings.

Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence related to the proposed annexation, subject to any applicable registration requirements. Upon completion of the hearing, the City Council of the City of Commerce City shall set forth, by resolution, its findings of fact and its conclusion based thereon for the annexation with reference to the matters required by C.R.S. § 32-1-110. If the City Council concludes, by resolution, that all statutory requirements have been met and that the proposed annexation is eligible and legal under the laws of the State of Colorado, the City Council shall consider an ordinance making the proposed annexation effective.

RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 20TH

DAY OF MARCH 2023.

CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLO -

RADO

Benjamin A. Huseman, Mayor

ATTEST

Dylan A. Gibson, City Clerk

Exhibit A

ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BASIS OF BEARINGS: ALL BEARINGS ARE GRID BEARINGS OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, CENTRAL ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983. BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 28, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, MONUMENTED AS SHOWN;

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 28;

THENCE S 89°42’38” W, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28, A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TOWER ROAD, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID ANNEXATION

BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, CONTINUING S 89°42’38” W, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1241.84 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. C0291825 OF THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, AND THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT;

THENCE WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 53°11’58”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 345.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 320.34 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 40°36’11” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 308.95 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 67°12’00”

E, A DISTANCE OF 90.10 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 30°25’12”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 105.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 55.75 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 51°52’14” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 55.10 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 36°46’01” E, A DISTANCE OF 130.08 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 21°32’56”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 245.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 92.14 FEET , AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS, N 47°10’25” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 91.60 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 58°21’10” E, 208.87 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, AND SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 48°32’45”, HAVING A RADIUS OF 155.00 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 131.33 FEET, AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 33°56’09” E, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 127.44 FEET;

THENCE CONTINUING WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, N 09°52’09” E, A DISTANCE OF 50.77 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND THE ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY;

THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID ANNEXATION BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, N 89°42’38” E, A DISTANCE OF 505.59 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TOWER ROAD;

THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID BOUNDARY OF COMMERCE CITY, S 00°28’33” E, A DISTANCE OF 731.61 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Public Notices

SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 14.60 ACRES (635,908 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.

Legal Notice No. CCX1018

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Second Publication: April 13, 2023

Third Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, May 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for in person testimony is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/government/ city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@c3gov. com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www.c3gov.com/ video.

Z-994-23 – Hampton Yard 8, LLC is requesting a Zone Change from Agricultural District (AG) to Heavy-Intensity Industrial District (I-3) for the approx. 0.41-acre parcel located at 3801 E. 64th Avenue.

Z-544-91-94-23 – Hampton Yard 8, LLC is requesting a Zone Change from HeavyIntensity Industrial District (I-3) with conditions to Heavy-Intensity Industrial District (I-3) without any conditions, for the approx. 20.08-acre parcel generally located at 3741 E. 64th Avenue.

S-755-23 – Hampton Yard 8, LLC is requesting a Consolidation Plat to consolidate two existing parcels into one industrial lot and dedicate right-of-way. The property is approx. 20.49 acres in size and is generally located at the northeast corner of E. 64th Avenue and Monroe Street.

CU-130-22 – CU-130-23: Waste Connections is requesting the approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a recycling facility on the approx. 16.92-acre property located at 4150 E. 60th Avenue, zoned Heavy-Intensity Industrial District (I-3).

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

ATTEST: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1042

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

NOTICE OF SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVAL COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that the following subdivision(s) will be considered for approval by the City of Commerce City Community Development Director on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

S-778-20-23 & S-810-21-23 Oakwood

Homes is requesting approval of the Reunion Ridge Filing No. 2 and Filing No. 3

Final Plats to create 251 cluster lots for residential development. There are also 10 tracts for open space, utilities, access, and drainage. The property is generally located southeast of the intersection of future Peoria Street and future Reunion Ridge Way, approximately 1,000 feet south of E. 104th Avenue, and is zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development).

The case file(s) and a copy of the Land Development Code of the City together with the subdivision plat are on file for review by emailing the Community Development Department at cdplanner@c3gov.com. Any owner of property located within 300 feet of the subject property may invoke the public hearing process by submitting said objections in writing to the Director of Community Development in accordance with Sec. 21-3241 by no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, May 8th, 2023.

Director of Community Development

Para más información, contacta 303227-8818

Legal Notice No. CCX1041

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

In compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on destruction of data collected, maintained or used in the provision of a free and appropriate public education of students with disabilities, School District 27J will be purging archived special education records. Records to be destroyed on May 23, 2023 will include all students who were born in the year 2000. If you would like to claim your records, please contact the SPED Records Department at 303-655-2920 before that date.

Legal Notice No. CCX1039

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances were introduced on first reading on the 17th day of April 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be considered on second and final reading on the 15th day of May 2023.

INTRODUCED BY: ALLEN-THOMAS,

CHACON, DOUGLAS, FORD, HURST, HUSEMAN, KIM, MADERA, NOBLE

Ordinance 2433 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 21-3250, 21-3251, 21-3252, 21-4370, AND 21-6270 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGULATING THE PUD CONCEPT SCHEMATIC REVIEW PROCESS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENTS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, AND PARK LAND REQUIREMENTS, AND ADDING RESTRICTIONS FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

Ordinance 2448 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BY THE ADDITION OF A GENERAL GOVERNMENT FEE ON NEW DEVELOPMENT BASED OFF RECENT STUDIES OF THE SAME

Ordinance 2475 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 2-3004 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE PROVISIONS DEFINING THE BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS (BBCA)

Ordinance 2476 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE I OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH ESTABLISHES THE 2021 COMMERCE CITY BUILDING CODE (C3BC) AND INCORPORATES THE 2021 EDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODES AND THE 2023 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

Ordinance 2477 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 5-21 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE AND MODERNIZE PROVISIONS DEFINING THE BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS (BBCA)

Ordinance 2478 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE III OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH REGULATES THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS IN THE CITY

Ordinance 2479 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 1 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2480 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 2 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2481 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV,

DIVISION 3 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (IEBC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2482 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 4 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE (IPMC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2483 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 5 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)

Ordinance 2484 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 6 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE (IPC) WITH STATE-MANDATED AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2485 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 7 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE (IMC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2486 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 8 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE (IFGC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2487 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 9 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2488 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 10 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE (IFC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2489 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 11 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE (ISPSC) WITH CITY-

Public Notices

CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2490 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 12 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE (IPSDC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2491 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 13 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH DETAILS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE (IGCC) WITH CITY-CENTRIC AMENDMENTS

Ordinance 2492 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE V OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE PROVISIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BUILDING CODE (C3BC)

Ordinance 2493 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONSOLIDATE THE PROVISIONS WHICH REGULATE HOW FEES ARE CALCULATED FOR PERMITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMERCE CITY BUILDING CODE (C3BC)

Ordinance 2494 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE ARTICLE VII OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS WHICH REGULATE THIRD-PARTY PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES ENFORCING THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BUILDING CODE (C3BC) ON BEHALF OF THE CITY

Ordinance 2500 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BY THE ADDITION OF A PUBLIC WORKS FEE ON NEW DEVELOPMENT BASED OFF RECENT STUDIES OF THE SAME

Ordinance 2501 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BY THE ADDITION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY FEE ON NEW DEVELOPMENT BASED OFF RECENT STUDIES OF THE SAME

Ordinance 2502 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BY UPDATING THE PUBLIC PARK FEE BASED OFF RECENT STUDIES OF THE SAME

Copies of said ordinance are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Commerce City at 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022, for public inspection during the hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. During instances of the city facilities being closed, electronic copies may be requested via email to dgibson@

c3gov.com.

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

BY: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1037

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances passed on second and final reading on the 17th day of April 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be in full force and effect five days after publication.

INTRODUCED BY: ALLEN-THOMAS, CHACON, DOUGLAS, FORD, HURST, HUSEMAN, KIM, MADERA, NOBLE

Ordinance Z-967-23 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY REZONING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 8442 UINTA STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AG) TO MEDIUM-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-2)

Ordinance 2473 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE WALMART LOCAL COMMUNITY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,500 TO SUPPORT YOUTH SERVICES BIKE PROGRAMS AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Ordinance 2504 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE SECTION 2-2001 CONCERNING REGULAR MEETINGS AND STUDY SESSIONS; ADDING A NEW SECTION 2-2004 CONCERNING EMERGENCY MEETINGS; AND REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE 2291

Ordinance 2505 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 FOR CLICK IT OR TICKET AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Copies of said ordinance are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Commerce City at 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022, for public inspection during the hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. During instances of the city facilities being closed, electronic copies may be requested via email to dgibson@ c3gov.com.

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

BY: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1038

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

TR RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for TR Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Paige Langley Until May 2025

Andrew R. Klein Until May 2027

Jason J.W. Pock Until May 2027

The following office remains vacant: Vacant Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District: Jennifer Gruber Tanaka, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRONAttorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. CCX1040

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR VACANCY

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the LEGATO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-7, Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 32-1-808, C.R.S., that the Legato Metropolitan District Nos. 1-7 are accepting Letters of Interest from qualified electors to fill a vacancy or vacancies on the Board

of Directors.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Legato Metropolitan District Nos. 1-7, c/o Barbara T. Vander Wall, Esq., Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111.

Letters of Interest must be received by May 7, 2023 in order to be considered.

LEGATO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-7

By:/s/ Michele M. Barrasso, Paralegal

Legal Notice No. CCX1036

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Harry John Romero, aka Harry J. Romero, aka Harry Romero, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30274

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew J. Romero and Lisa A. Romero Co-Personal Representatives c/o Moye White LLP

Christopher W. Scolari, Attorney 1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. CCX1029

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 29, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jairo Ruiz be changed to Gianni Gotti Ruiz

Case No.: 23 C 188

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1019

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

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