The proposed ordinance regarding driveways won’t be considered at the Jan. 20 Englewood City Council meeting. Action on the issue will be delayed until February. That date will be announced at a later time.

At the council’s Jan. 5 meeting, Councilman John Moore explained work still is being done on ordinance wording and it wouldn’t be completed in time for the Jan. 20 meeting.

At issue is bill No. 79 that is an amendment to the zoning codes.

The portion of the proposed amendment that would require paving new or rebuilt driveways was what caused about two dozen people to attend the Dec. 15 council meeting to show their concern and opposition to the ordinance.

Those who spoke said they felt the ordinance would require all residents who have dirt or gravel driveways or parking pads to pave them.

After the first comment about the ordinance, Mayor Jim Woodward and city attorney Dan Brotzman assured residents the proposed amendments only applied to new construction. But resident continued to come to the podium with the general message that the wording of the ordinance as prepared seemed to say that, under penalty of law, all driveways in Englewood must be paved.

The council suspended action and asked for additional information. Tricia Langon, senior planner, brought information to the Jan. 5 study session but the discussion wasn’t completed. Councilmembers agreed they wanted to continue the discussion and that led to Moore’s on-the-record announcement that action on the proposal would be delayed.