HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning And Zoning Board - Minutes - 07/08/1964July S, 1964
To: Fort Collins Planning & Zoning Board
From T:cd i'l.anning Director
Snbi ct :f'Iz;% is bird states, plan of development
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sezzoning for CO �21 T��oses
Most cummunititi have inherited an Px.cessive amount of urban land Zoned for
:ommerciai purposes, About one quarter of the streets in urban areas is used as
main thaeougHares, an_ much of the frontage along these streets and hiE_hways
has i)een zoned for eomzercial land uses in contrast with the amount of land
zoned for ;-�or;mercial purposes in the average city - about 25 per cent of the tonal
onl.% about 3 per cent of the area is actually used for retail business,
"Sho-sG;inn" and strip business development is inconvenient for customers
and urea' es traffic probleas. It often lacks ON-straet loading and parking
areas;., % addition a good deal of the,pvoperty zoned for commercial purposes
actually is used for housing. 'These mixed land uses not only create an under
siraale residential environment but :also make it difficult to consolidate shop• -
pin;; facilities = z7 possible solution Q. the handicaps of strip development.
The key to the amount of land required for commercial activities is the economic
iana.l,ysis of the community. NOrkst analysis help determine the proper location
of n>za commercial areas and provide a factual basis for the zoning of property
.for e.o_tmercial purposes Consolidation of commercial areas is critically needed
in mury comra+anities to contain the blighting influences undermining urban centers,
This consolidation uqy come by recreating centers of business connected but not
broken by major traffic facilities.. I factor in its success is the rejection of
strip zoning along major high+'ayN ,r
in addz.taor tc the above state arts, which apply to strip commercial de=
vslopment in ge-reral; we can be specill! in commenting on this proposal,
al wig r 1� horde by & m L. Huddleston, Landscape Architect and
Planner., indicated the area t;oYid be used priaaril.y for single family
deell nga The most recent sketch is based or almost exactly the same
h 'Voat, but proposes t. 2nging approximatel1J 251% of the residential. I otfi
to umnmerci.al or Muitiple-f'ar Ji`,_^egi iontiai uses, Usage affects
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b) 13-Uffer ,.r steamy -down ,,n is not indicated an the proposed plan anti
I010 k, - v'ir0aflY i+i nr -sable to acnie7e, This situation leaves sei.,
rice , ea and 11, aye ::� i+f rc erria3. as'o de; ties exposed to adjacent
aN renw oesidenti ear. ih a L'.inK bad aflec .
c) Extensive Commercial zoning e3cirts on ;.h.e ue5t side of Collage Avenue,
nortli of Drais cad. This pope±ly has greeter land area and depth
from Collegee adjoins the railroad and commercial uses, Raking it more
desirable for commercial'. purposes. About cne,-half is zoned commercial
but not developed.
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Thunderbird Estates, plan of development °Continued)
d) Traffic oblems related to strip commercial zoning defeat the purpose
of o�31®ge venue for carrying traffic. The entrance of many streets
and driveways eliminates the possibility of engineering, street consstruc=>
tio:n and eignale U; guide and %,hrarwel traffic;,
of bvsi�ess aril sh a by arr. Arterial Hig�sway creates
pr kx",essr , or ail cosxceane , rr�lrxcL$ng pedestrdasss and mote ista oocxl
aca s to these Arterials is essentia', but we are all award of di$"ii-
c uses with cross�towaa traifs� irs doc�aatoem Fort Dallies ncw, To remedy
thaw, developers moat consider clu�etes or grouping of comrtea�ial sees
and toun^ist facilities near tar, not a5laas frontasag on, the highway,
This is par°ti arty true where acreages are snider cotrtrol of one person
or corporation, If properly done this would create more usable land and
clindmate some of the serious objecatiom to "string town" development_
In view of the above consideratiow, and othea
are made; the following recommendation
1. A position against extended "strip commercial zoning°" be taken,.
2, That planned grouping of faciiiities for retail sales, commercial es=
tablishmerrts or tourist service developments be encouraged insofar as
possible,
3, That comprehensive plane for zoning and development of relatively large
acreages be requested, perhaps required, from owwrs of these acreages
at the time of the .first At4exition or before any plat ,ir rezoning
Petition is accepted for consideration, whichever applies,
4. That in the case of Thunderbird Estateso overall plan, multiple -family
zoning be located south of and adjacent to lands new annexing as D,
Commercial in the Seventh Annexation. The remainder of the acreage
Should be zoned and developed as single family residential and the plat
rev-19ed accordingly,
S. That continued effort be made
the new Residential Business
modern Zoning ordinance,
Respectfully submitted,
Gene 311en
Flaming Director
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