The Woodland Park City Council approved a new classification of land use — public safety facilities — at its Nov. 5 meeting.
The ordinance defines public safety facilities as “facilities, operated as either government service or a private business, for the provision of local rapid response emergency services such as police, firefighting and medical services, including areas for the storage and maintenance of emergency vehicle and equipment and housing and feeding of emergency personnel.”
The ordinance also changes the use table to reflect the new category.
“This is actually a longstanding hole (in the Unified Development Code),” Planning Director Karen Schminke said. “Going forward, it would be much easier to understand exactly what is an emergency services use and where are they desirable.”
As part of their due diligence, city staff talked to the agencies currently operating under that definition.
“Talking to the various people at these organizations, they’re very comfortable with what’s being presented,” Schminke said.
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