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Home My WebLink About05/09/2025 - Planning and Zoning Commission - AGENDA - Work SessionPLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION WORK SESSION 281 N. College Ave, 1st Floor Conference Rooms Zoom – See Link Below •CALL TO ORDER •ROLL CALL 1.Draft Minutes for P&Z March 26, 2025 Hearing 12:00 – 12:05 Discussion: 2.Election of Officers 3.Short Term Rentals Land Use Code Changes in CCN (Beals) 4.SWC Drake College – ODP – ODP250002 (Kleer) 5.Water Efficiency Plan Update (Conovitz, Miller) 12:05 – 1:00 Policy and Legislation: •Land Use Code Updates (Keith) 1:00 – 1:45 Participation for this Planning & Zoning Commission Work Session will be in person at 281 N. College Ave, 1st Floor Conference Rooms. You may also join online via Zoom, using this link: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/94653158022 Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 11:45 am, May 9, 2025. Participants should try to sign in prior to the 12:00 pm meeting start time, if possible. No public comments are allowed at the Work Session. If you’d like to make a public comment, you may participate at the Regular Hearing, May 15, 2025. To participate: •Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). •You need to have access to the internet. •Keep yourself on muted status. Masks Strongly Recommended in Indoor Public Spaces While there are currently no public health orders in place, Larimer County Public Health officials strongly recommend that well-fitting, high-quality masks are worn in crowded indoor spaces. For more information, please visit fcgov.com/covid Packet Pg. 1 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION WORK SESSION Commission Topics: •Upcoming Hearing Calendar (Frickey) •Commission Updates (Frickey) •Public Engagement Updates (Myler) 1:45 – 2:20 •ADJOURNMENT Packet Pg. 2 Headline Copy Goes Here • May 9, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission Work Session Update Land Use Code Updates: Commercial Corridors & Centers Headline Copy Goes HereAgenda 2 •Discuss April 22 Work Session Feedback •Project Next Steps 1 2 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 3 Headline Copy Goes Here 3 Council Priority Council priority No. 1:Operationalize City resources to build and preserve affordable housing Council Priority No. 3: Advance a 15-minute city by igniting neighborhood centers Council Priority No. 4:Pursue an integrated, intentional approach to economic health Council Priority No. 8:Advance a 15-minute city by accelerating our shift to active modes Guiding Principles Enable more housing and mixed-use buildings, especially along roads with frequent bus service Create resilient commercial and employment centers that are adaptable to future needs Create clearer building and site design standards that promote transit use, walking, and rolling along roads with frequent bus service Improve predictability of the Land Use Code, especially to support small business owners Updated after November Work Session Updated after November Work SessionAc t i v e M o d e s 8 Af f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g 1 Ec o n o m i c H e a l t h 4 Ig n i t e N e i g h b o r h o o d Ce n t e r s 3 Headline Copy Goes Here 4 Content Presented to City Council: TOD Overlay Draft Guiding Principle: Enable more housing and mixed-use buildings, especially along roads with frequent bus service. Recommended Land Use Code Changes: • Recalibrate incentives: Easier to achieve height bonuses for standalone residential • Adjust permitted uses: Limit additional low-intensity or excessively auto-centric uses • Recalibrate non-residential parking: consider lowering surface parking minimums and/or maximums for commercial uses • Leverage other City incentives outside of the LUC to encourage desired TOD development 3 4 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 4 Headline Copy Goes Here 5 City Council Work Session Feedback: TOD Overlay •Councilmembers asked/discussed the following: •How the existing TOD Overlay was related to the requirements of House Bill 1313, Transit Oriented Communities, which establishes Transit Areas along transit corridors. •Subarea Plans: the relationship between subarea plans and the Land Use Code. •Council asked questions about whether the current updates would address increasing commercial uses within neighborhoods. •Limiting auto-centric uses: how other municipalities have addressed this in their Land Use Codes. •Other incentives available to encourage TOD development. •Councilmembers were supportive of: •Limiting auto-centric uses within the TOD •Adjustments to parking requirements •Appreciated pro-forma data to support what type of development is feasible under current market conditions Headline Copy Goes Here 6 Content Presented to City Council: Harmony & Employment Zones Draft Guiding Principle: Create resilient commercial and employment centers that are adaptable to future needs. Recommended Land Use Code Changes: • Adjust the primary/secondary use ratio to allow for a greater mix of uses, including housing. • Adjust primary use requirements in mixed-use buildings. • Allow more secondary uses as part of a multi-story, mixed-use development. • Allow standalone secondary uses to be developed if replacing an existing surface parking lot. 5 6 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 5 Headline Copy Goes Here 7 City Council Work Session Feedback: Harmony & Employment Zones •Councilmembers asked/discussed the following: •How much remaining buildable land remains in the Harmony Corridor and Employment Districts ⎻Provided in Work Session Summary: Approximately 197 acres of vacant or buildable land remaining within Harmony Corridor and 284.5 acres within the Employment zone district. •Discussed the ongoing purpose of the primary and secondary use ratios •Asked about whether the speed of traffic on Harmony would be a future consideration if more residential uses are introduced to this area. •Asked about whether the Harmony Corridor Plan would be updated following the Land Use Code updates •Councilmembers were supportive of: •Staff received general support for all recommendations presented •Encouraged efforts to simplify and ensure consistency Headline Copy Goes Here 8 Content Presented to City Council: Building Types & Design Standards Draft Guiding Principle: Create clearer building and site design standards that promote transit use, walking, and rolling along roads with frequent bus service Recommended Land Use Code Changes: • Develop new Non-Residential Building Types to be added to the LUC. • Consolidate and organize standards addressing non-residential buildings. Convert text standards to illustrations and graphics. • Update pedestrian-oriented design standards: • Connectivity and site circulation • Frontage and ground floor activity • Building massing and articulation 7 8 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 6 Headline Copy Goes Here 9 City Council Work Session Feedback: Building Types & Design Standards •Councilmembers asked/discussed the following: •Building articulation and height •Consistent interpretation of form-based code •Councilmembers were supportive of: •Staff received general support for all recommendations presented •Councilmembers emphasized the importance of pedestrian walkways Headline Copy Goes Here 10 Content Presented to City Council: Change of Use Process Draft Guiding Principle: Improve predictability of the Land Use Code, especially to support small business owners Land Use Code Changes under consideration: • Design an approach that makes requirements clear from the beginning and is commensurate with the impact of the proposed changes: • Decrease the threshold for change of use requirements when a site is not undergoing intensification. Delay site upgrades until larger redevelopment occurs. • Allow lower priority site upgrades to occur on a more graduated basis. 9 10 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 7 Headline Copy Goes Here 11 City Council Work Session Feedback: Change of Use Process •Councilmembers asked/discussed the following: •Asked staff to walk through current Change of Use Process with some examples •Experience of applicants navigating the development review process •Emphasized the need for clarity and predictability •Asked what process improvements are being pursued outside of the Land Use Code project •Councilmembers were supportive of: •Staff received general support on the direction presented Headline Copy Goes Here 12 Next Steps • Ongoing Engagement via online survey •https://ourcity.fcgov.com/land-use-code-phase-2/surveys/survey •Replicates questions/boards from April Open House events • Ongoing engagement with business community • Gearing up for Focus Groups round 2 •Anticipated for late May/early June • Working towards late June draft code and July City Council work session 11 12 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 8 Headline Copy Goes Here Questions? 13 13 LAND USE CODE UPDATES Packet Pg. 9 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UPDATE Community Development & Neighborhood Services Planning & Development Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.221.6376 970.224.6111- fax MEMORANDUM Date: April 30, 2025 To: From: Re: Chair Stackhouse and Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission Em Myler, Neighborhood Development Liaison May 2025 Public Engagement Update The purpose of this memo is to provide the Commission a monthly review of staff efforts to engage the public in Development Review as well as preview upcoming work of interest. April Public Engagement •Neighborhood Meetings – 0 Staff Update 2025 Planning Academy – Housing Cohort Date & Time – June 9, 16, and 23 6-8 p.m. Audience – Users of the City’s housing programs such as affordable housing residents or people considering living in affordable housing. Community members interested in housing advocacy. Housing providers. General members of the public who want to know more about housing in Fort Collins. Objective – Provide three learning sessions where students can learn about the roles that the City takes in housing our residents. Sessions will include information on policymaking, regulation and funding for housing presented in lectures and hands-on activities. Desired outcomes – We hope to equip those who are impacted by housing issues with a better understanding of how to get involved so they can address their needs. We also hope to provide residents with more knowledge of City processes so they can participate in them more effectively in the future. Session 1: Policymaking •Lecture – Social Sustainability housing team •Activity – Walking tour of affordable housing projects downtown Session 2: Regulating •Lecture – City Planning •Activity – Mock development review of land bank proposal Session 3: Funding •Housing programs funding challenge Packet Pg. 10