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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/20/2021 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 096, 2021, AMENDING Agenda Item 14 Item # 14 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 20, 2021 City Council STAFF Clark Mapes, City Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 096, 2021, Amending the City's Structure Plan Map to Conform to the Rezoning of the Hughes Stadium Annexation Property to Public Open Lands. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to update the Structure Plan map to be consistent with the recent voter -directed rezoning of the Hughes Stadium property as Public Open Lands (POL). The Structure Plan map, and its associated land use designations called ‘Place Types’ are part of City Plan, the City’s comprehensive plan. The Structure Plan provides a long-term framework for land use and transportation to guide growth and change. This update to the Structure Plan map eliminates the conflict with the POL zoning on the Hughes Stadium property and appropriately represents the community’s land use direction. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Typically, zoning is guided by the Structure Plan. However, in this case Fort Collins voters passed a citizen - initiated ballot measure on April 6, 2021, requiring that the City rezone the Hughes Stadium property to the Public Open Lands (POL) zone district. The rezoning was then approved by Council on May 18, 2021. The rezoning made the Structure Plan’s designations of Neighborhood Place Types obsolete, and staff considers this proposed amendment to be a housekeeping update to simply bri ng the Structure Plan and the zoning into alignment. The proposed amendment does not constitute any new policy direction because the policy direction for the subject property was established by the ballot measure. City Plan can be accessed at https://www.fcgov.com/cityplan. The Structure Plan section starts on page 92. The Parks and Natural/Protected Lands Place Type is consistent with other properties within the City zoned as Public Open Lands. ATTACHMENTS 1. Existing City Structure Plan (PDF) 2. Proposed City Structure Plan (PDF) 3. Powerpoint Presentation (PDF) ATTACHMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 2 July 20, 2021 Hughes Stadium Structure Plan map Update Paul Sizemore –CDNS Director ATTACHMENT 3 Overview 2 •Update City Plan’s City Structure Plan map •Make City Plan consistent with voter-directed POL zoning Zoning Map W.Prospect Rd.S. Overland Trail Rd.SUBJECT PROPERTY Public Open Lands (POL) Va rious Neighborhood Zone Districts (RF, LMN, MMN, NC) W.Drake Rd. City Plan Structure Plan Map 6 Structure Plan Map -1- ORDINANCE NO. 096, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE CITY’S STRUCTURE PLAN MAP TO CONFORM TO THE REZONING OF THE HUGHES STADIUM ANNEXATION PROPERTY TO PUBLIC OPEN LANDS WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution 2019-048, City Council adopted the updated version of City Plan, the City’s comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, by adoption of Ordinance No. 040, 2020, City Council subsequently ratified City Plan and its components and elements; and WHEREAS, the City’s Structure Plan and Structure Plan Map are contained in Chapter 4 of City Plan; and WHEREAS, the Structure Plan Map serves as a blueprint for the future development pattern of the City, sets forth a basic framework for future land use and transportation decisions, and provides guidance for decision makers to identify specific zoning boundaries and zone districts; and WHEREAS, the Structure Plan Map is comprised of “place types”; and WHEREAS, the current Structure Plan Map identifies the property subject to the Hughes Stadium Annexation (the “Hughes Stadium Property”) as Suburban Neighborhood place type on the western portion and Mixed Neighborhood place type on the eastern portion; and WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, the registered voters of the City passed a ballot measure requiring City Council, among other things, to rezone the Hughes Stadium Property from the Transition District to the Public Open Lands District; and WHEREAS, by adoption of Ordinance No. 069, 2021, City Council rezoned the Hughes Stadium Property to the Public Open Lands District; and WHEREAS, in order for the Structure Plan Map to conform to the rezoning of the Hughes Stadium Property, the place types should be amended on the Structure Plan Map to the Parks and Natural/Protected Lands place type; and WHEREAS, such amendment of the Structure Plan Map is consistent with the Public Open Lands zone district and City Plan and is in the best interests of the citizens of Fort Collins. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. -2- Section 2. That the City Council finds that the existing City Plan Structure Plan Map is in need of amendment to conform with the prior rezoning of the Hughes Stadium Property to Public Open Lands. Section 3. That the City Council finds that the proposed amendment is consistent with the Public Open Lands zoning of the Hughes Stadium Property, promotes the public welfare, and is consistent with the vision, goals, principles and policies of City Plan and the elements thereof. Section 4. That the City’s Structure Plan Map shall be amended so as to appear as shown on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference to change the place type designation for the Hughes Stadium Property to Parks and Natural/Protected Lands. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of July, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of August, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Interim City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on this 4th day of August, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Interim City Clerk EXHIBIT A