The City of Wheat Ridge was incorporated in 1969. At that time, it included a number of subdivisions which had been platted in the county beginning around the 1920’s. Some of these subdivisions contain private covenants precluding sales based on race. Councilmember Urban, during his recent term on the Council, raised the question of these raced-based covenants and how the City Council could approach their removal. Our office has researched techniques available to remove these covenants or expunge such language.