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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/07/2021 - RESOLUTION 2021-112 ADOPTING THE 2021 UPDATE TO TH Agenda Item 20 Item # 20 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 7, 2021 City Council STAFF Ryan Mounce, City Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT Resolution 2021-112 Adopting the 2021 Update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to adopt the annual update of the Three -Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, which is required by Colorado Revised Statutes to describe the general location, character, utilities, infrastructure, and land uses for areas of potential annexation within three miles of the municipal boundary. The Three -Mile Plan is a reference document and annual updates highlight the applicable plans and policies adopted or amended by the City over the preceding year. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION In 1987, the Colorado Legislature modified annexation laws to limit municipal annexations to no more than three miles in a single direction each year. In the 1990s, a requirement was also added that each municipality shall prepare and adopt a “Three-Mile Plan” to coordinate the provision of services, infrastructure, utilities, and land uses for areas of potential annexation near municipal boundaries. Specifically, Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statues requires the City to complete a plan as follows: Prior to completion of any annexation within the three -mile area, the municipality shall have in place a plan for that area that generally describes the proposed location, character, a nd extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities, and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation, and power to be provided by the municipality and the proposed land uses for the area. Such plan shall be updated at least once annually. The City’s original Three-Mile Plan was adopted by Council in 1998 and has been revised annually pursuant to state statutes. The Fort Collins Three-Mile Plan functions as a reference document, highlighting adopted plans and policies describing the general location, character, utilities, infrastructure, and land uses beyond the municipal boundary. The Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins was most recently updated in December 2020, and describes applicable plans or policies for each of the items listed by the state statute in four categories: Agenda Item 20 Item # 20 Page 2 Transportation-related items ▪ Streets ▪ Subways ▪ Bridges ▪ Parkways ▪ Aviation Fields ▪ Terminals for Transportation Parks, Natural Areas and Open Lands-related items ▪ Waterways ▪ Waterfronts ▪ Playgrounds ▪ Squares ▪ Parks ▪ Grounds ▪ Open Spaces Utilities and related items ▪ Public Utilities ▪ Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, and Power Provided by the Municipality Proposed Land Uses ▪ Inside Growth Management Area ▪ Outside Growth Management Area This update represents a recurring action to ensure the City complies with state requirements. There have been relatively few changes to the plans and policies referenced in the Three-Mile Plan since the 2020 update. Specifically, the 2021 update highlights the following plans and policies which have been adopted or amended over the preceding year: ▪ City Plan ▪ City of Fort Collins Metro District Policy ▪ Parks and Recreation Master Plan ▪ Housing Strategic Plan ▪ Our Climate Future ▪ Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS) ▪ Larimer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan ▪ Fort Collins-Timnath IGA Regarding Cooperation on Annexation, Growth Management, and Related Issues (Eighth Amendment) ▪ Wireless Telecommunications Master Plan BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its November 18, 2021, hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended to Council adoption of the 2021 Three-Mile Plan update on the Commission’s consent agenda. PUBLIC OUTREACH No outreach was completed for this item. Many of the adopted plans and policies referenced by the Three -Mile Plan completed their own individual outreach efforts. -1- RESOLUTION 2021-112 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING THE 2021 UPDATE TO THE THREE-MILE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, Colorado law provides at Colorado Revised Statutes Section 31-12-105, that each municipality annexing land in the State must prepare and annually update a plan for the geographic area within three miles in any direction from the municipality’s boundaries (the “Three-Mile Plan”); and WHEREAS, the Three-Mile Plan must generally describe the proposed location, character, and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation and power to be provided by the municipality, and the proposed land uses for the area; and WHEREAS, the City’s original Three-Mile Plan was adopted in 1998, and has been annually updated since that time; and WHEREAS, the City Council most recently adopted an updated Three-Mile Plan in December 2020, with the adoption of Resolution 2020-109; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, at its November 18, 2021, meeting unanimously recommended that City Council approve the 2021 Three-Mile Plan; and WHEREAS, City staff has prepared and presented to the City Council a proposed 2021 update of the Three-Mile Plan for the City, which the City Council has determined is in the best interests of the citizens of Fort Collins and should be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the updated Three-Mile Plan for the City, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved and adopted. -2- Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th day December A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Interim City Clerk EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 2 I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan? ........................................................... 3 What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe? .............................................................. 3 II. Elements of the Three-Mile Plan .............................................................................. 5 Transportation-related Items .................................................................................... 5 Parks, Natural Areas, and Open Lands-related Items .............................................. 6 Utilities and Related Items ....................................................................................... 8 Proposed Land Uses ................................................................................................ 9 ATTACHMENT A: Three-Mile Plan Boundary .............................................................. 11 ATTACHMENT B: Significant Waterways and Waterfronts within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary ....................................................................................................................... 12 ATTACHMENT C: Airports within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary ................................ 13 ATTACHMENT D: Land Uses within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary……………………14 EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 3 I. Introduction What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan? The Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins is a reference document of approved plans and policies describing infrastructure, land use planning, and provision of services for areas of potential annexation.The Plan is required per Colorado Revised Statues Section 31-12-105 and is updated annually to reflect new or revised plans and policies. The Three-Mile Plan describes the general location, character, utilities, and infrastructure for areas within three miles of the municipal boundary. The Three-Mile Plan takes a much broader approach to the annexation and development of land than a specific annexation impact report and ensures proposed annexations are consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan and other annexation and land development policies. Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires municipalities to complete a plan within three miles in any direction of the municipal boundary as follows: Prior to the completion of any annexation within the three-mile area, the municipality shall have in place a plan for that area that generally describes the proposed location, character, and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities, and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation, and power to be provided by the municipality and the proposed land uses for the area. Updates to the Three-Mile Plan are routine and occur on an annual basis. The 2021 update highlights changes to approved plans, policies, and other applicable documents which have occurred since the prior Three-Mile Plan was adopted in 2020. What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe? This Three-Mile Plan references and illustrates adopted plans, policies, maps, and other documents adopted by the City which generally describe the location, character, and extent of land uses, transportation facilities, and infrastructure required by State Statutes listed above. These documents are organized into four categories, as follows: Transportation-related Items:  Streets  Subways  Bridges  Parkways  Aviation Fields  Other Public Ways  Terminals for Transportation EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 4 Parks, Natural Areas and Open Lands-related Items:  Waterways  Waterfronts  Playgrounds  Squares  Parks  Grounds  Open Spaces Utilities and Related Items:  Public Utilities  Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, and Power Provided by the Municipality Proposed Land Uses:  Inside Growth Management Area (GMA)  Outside Growth Management Area (GMA) In addition to adopted plans and policies adopted by the City, the Three-Mile Plan may also reference other plans and policies adopted by neighboring jurisdictions or organizations that may provide guidance and overlap with Fort Collins’ Three-Mile Plan study area. 2021 Three-Mile Plan Updates There have been relatively few updates to existing plans or newly-adopted plans within the three-mile study area over the past year. Section II highlights updated or newly- adopted documents from the preceding year in bold text. EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 5 II. Elements of the Three-Mile Plan Transportation-related Items 1. Streets:  Airport Master Plan  Capital Improvement Plan  City Plan  City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan  City of Fort Collins Street Standards  City of Fort Collins Bicycle Plan  City of Fort Collins Bicycle Safety Education Plan  City of Fort Collins Pedestrian Plan  Colorado State University Parking and Transportation Master Plan  Downtown Parking Plan  Fort Collins Transportation Master Plan  Harmony Road ETC Master Plan  Harmony Road Access Control Plan  I-25/392 Interchange Improvement Plan  Larimer County Transportation Master Plan  Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards  Mason Corridor Master Plan  North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan  North College and Highway 14 Access Control Plan  Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study  Northern Colorado Regional Communities I-25 Corridor Plan  Our Climate Future  South College Access Control Plan  Fort Collins Streetscape Design Standards  Subarea Plans o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study o Downtown Plan o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report o Downtown Strategic Plan o East Mulberry Corridor Plan o East Side Neighborhood Plan o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan o Harmony Corridor Plan o I-25 Subarea Plan o Lincoln Corridor Plan o Midtown in Motion o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan o North College Corridor Plan o Northside Neighborhood Plan o Northwest Subarea Plan o Old Town Neighborhoods Plan o Prospect Road Streetscape Program EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 6 o South College Corridor Plan o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan o West Central Neighborhoods Plan  Transfort Strategic Operating Plan  Transit Plan: Fort Collins, Loveland, and Larimer County (1996-2002)  Transit Oriented Development Parking Study  West Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor Plan 2. Subways: None 3. Bridges:  Master Street Plan  North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan 4. Parkways:  Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards 5. Aviation Fields:  Airport Master Plan  The attached map entitled “Airports within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary” locates all airports within the plan area 6. Other Public Ways: None 7. Terminals for Public Transportation:  Mason Corridor Master Plan Parks, Natural Areas, and Open Lands-related Items 1. Waterways:  Cache La Poudre River Landscape Opportunities Study  Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program  Poudre River Downtown Master Plan  Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Regulations  Watershed Approach to Stormwater Quality  The attached map entitled “Significant Waterways and Waterfronts within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary” locates all significant waterways within the plan area 2. Waterfronts:  The attached map entitled “Significant Waterways and Waterfronts within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary” locates all significant waterways within the plan area 3. Playgrounds, Squares, Parks:  City Plan  Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan  Parks and Recreation Master Plan EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 7  Poudre School District Master Plan  Subarea Plans o Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study o College & Drake Urban Renewal Plan o Downtown Plan o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report o Downtown Strategic Plan o East Mulberry Corridor Plan o East Side Neighborhood Plan o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan o Harmony Corridor Plan o I-25 Subarea Plan o Lincoln Corridor Plan o Midtown in Motion o Montava PUD Master Plan & Montava PUD Overlay o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan o North College Corridor Plan o Northside Neighborhood Plan o Northwest Subarea Plan o Old Town Neighborhoods Plan o Prospect Road Streetscape Program o South College Corridor Plan o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan o West Central Neighborhoods Plan  Thompson School District Master Plan  Trails Master Plan 4. Grounds, Open Spaces:  Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Management Plan – outside Growth Management Area (GMA)  Cache La Poudre River Natural Areas Management Plan  City Plan  City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program Land Conservation and Stewardship Master Plan  Colorado State University (CSU) Master Plan  Foothills Natural Areas Management Plan  Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan  Fossil Creek Reservoir Regional Open Space Management Plan  Larimer County Open Lands Master Plan  Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan  Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study  Natural Areas Master Plan  Our Climate Future  Parks and Recreation Master Plan  Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland  Regional Community Separator Study EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 8  Soapstone Prairie Natural Area Management Plan – outside GMA  Wellington Community Separator Study  Windsor Community Separator Study Utilities and Related Items 1. Public Utilities:  2007 East Larimer County Water District (ELCO) Master Plan Update  208 Plan  Boxelder Sanitation District Wastewater Utility Plan  City Plan  Drinking Water Quality Policy  Fort Collins Communitywide 100% Renewable Electricity Goal  Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan  Fort Collins Metropolitan District Policy  Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy  Fort Collins Water Supply Shortage Response Plan  Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update  Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan  Fort Collins Utilities Energy Policy 2016 Update  Fort Collins Utilities Water and Wastewater Design Criteria Manual  Our Climate Future  South Fort Collins Sanitation District Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment  Stormwater Criteria Manual  Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management  Water Conservation Plan  Water Efficiency Plan 2. Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, Transportation, and Power Provided by the Municipality:  208 Plan  City Plan  City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan  City of Fort Collins Electric Long Range Plan  Drinking Water Quality Policy  Fort Collins Communitywide 100% Renewable Electricity Goal  Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan  Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy  Fort Collins Water Supply Shortage Response Plan  Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update  Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan  Fort Collins Utilities Energy Policy 2016 Update  Fort Collins Utilities Water and Wastewater Design Criteria Manual  South Fort Collins Sanitation district Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment  Stormwater Criteria Manual  Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 9  Water Conservation Plan  Water Efficiency Plan Proposed Land Uses 1. Land Uses Defined within the Growth Management Area (GMA):  City Plan  Fort Collins Housing Strategic Plan  Fort Collins and Larimer County Intergovernmental Agreement  Fort Collins Metropolitan District Policy  Fort Collins and Windsor Intergovernmental Agreement  Fort Collins and Timnath Intergovernmental Agreement Eighth Amendment  Colorado State University (CSU) Master Plan  City of Fort Collins Intergovernmental Agreements (Town of Timnath, South Fort Collins/Loveland Water District)  Subarea Plans o Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study o College & Drake Urban renewal Plan o Downtown Plan o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report o Downtown Strategic Plan o East Mulberry Corridor Plan o East Side Neighborhood Plan o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan o Harmony Corridor Plan o Harmony Road ETC Master Plan o I-25 Subarea Plan o Midtown Plan o Montava PUD Master Plan & Montava PUD Overlay o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan o North College Corridor Plan o Northside Neighborhood Plan o Northwest Subarea Plan o Old Town Neighborhoods Plan o Prospect Road Streetscape Program o South College Corridor Plan o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan o West Central Neighborhoods Plan  Wireless Telecommunications Master Plan 2. Land Uses Outside the GMA:  A Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland  City of Loveland Three-Mile Area Plan  Fort Collins-Windsor Intergovernmental Agreement for Development of the Interstate 25 / State Highway 392 Interchange EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 10  LaPorte Area Plan  Larimer County Comprehensive Plan  Larimer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan  Loveland Comprehensive Master Plan  Loveland Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan  Northern Colorado Community Separator Study  Northern Colorado Regional Communities I-25 Corridor Plan  Town of Windsor Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code  Town of Timnath Comprehensive Plan  Town of Wellington Comprehensive Master Plan EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 11 ATTACHMENT A: Three-Mile Plan Boundary EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 12 ATTACHMENT B: Significant Waterways and Waterbodies within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 13 ATTACHMENT C: Airports within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary EXHIBIT A City of Fort Collins – Three-Mile Plan 2021 Update Page 14 ATTACHMENT D: Land Uses within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary EXHIBIT A