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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/18/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 34, 2000 , AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 11 DATE: April 18, 2000 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Troy W. Jones SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 34, 2000, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins by Changing the Zoning Classification for that Certain Property Known as the Country Club Corners Rezoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a recommendation to change the zoning designation of 19 parcels totaling approximately 23 acres located at the southeast comer of Willox Lane and North College Avenue. Collectively, the parcels are known as the Country Club Corners shopping center. Ordinance No. 34, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2000 amends the zoning map for that property known as Country Club Corners Rezoning from the NC, Neighborhood Commercial zone district to the CN, Commercial-North College zone district. APPLICANT: The City of Fort Collins, Colorado OWNERS: First National Bank, Fort Collins Union Colony Bank, Fort Collins Lukas Family LTD Ptnshp LP, Zephyr Norbert J, Lukas Columbine Convenience Inc, Albertsons Dierenfield Grease Monkey LLC, RHLXTL Poudre Valley Health Care Poudre Health Services AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13 DATE: April 4, 2000 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Troy W. Jones SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance No. 34, 2000, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins by Changing the Zoning Classification for that Certain Property Known as the Country Club Comers Rezoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board reeoqunend adcdption of the Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a recommendation to change the zoning designation of 19 parcels totaling approximately 23 acres located at the southeast comer of Willox Lane and North College Avenue. Collectively, the parcels are known as the Country Club Comers shopping center. The proposed change is from the NC, Neigh r rell . e° tric o the CN, Commercial-North College zone district. �f 1 iE . APPLICANT: The City T ff&rrt 6 C � do OWNERS: First National Bank, Fort Collins Union Colony Bank, Fort Collins Lukas Family LTD Ptnshp LP, Zephyr Norbert J, Lukas Columbine Convenience Inc, Albertsons Dierenfield Grease Monkey LLC, RHL Poudre ley Poudre ealth S ,ces Country Club Corners ShoppirirCter Kezone, ile 41 is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the North College Avenue Corridor Plan. The proposed rezoning to CN — Commercial, North College District is appropriate for this property and is compatible with existing and proposed uses surrounding the subject land. The proposed rezoning will not result in significantly adverse impacts on the natural environment. The proposed rezoning results in a logical and orderly development pattern. DATE: April 4, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 13 BACKGROUND: The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: CCN; Willox Lane, vacant land, existing used car dealership, existing restaurant, NW: CN; Existing intersection of North College Avenue and Willox Lane, existing, convenience retail with fuel sales, existing motel, S: CN; Bristlecone Drive, restaurants, motel, retail, I; Existing industrial and office uses, E: CN; Existing offices, Blue Spruce Drive, MMN; Existing multifamily housing, W: CN; North College ,Avenue, fast food 46§tauraxit (under construction), existing car wash, existing mobile home park;emoting motel, existing retail. The property was annexed to the City as part of twz 'different,annexations. The western 220 feet of the property along College Avenue was annexed on December 31, 1959 as part of the North College Annexation. The eastern remainder of the property was annexed on November 2, 1972 as part of the Pine Tree Park Annexation. This is an internal housekeeping item to bring the zoning map back into accordance with the adopted North College Avenue Corridor Plan. The property in question was placed into the current NC zoning designation in March 1997 as part of a new city-wide zoning system. This property was grouped with other, similar, gr -st c ed shopping centers called "Neighborhood Commercial nters1' b the i S cf an. In this case, however, the adopted subarea plan, the No Colle C r reco sends the CN zone district, and it should prevail. A citizen pointed out that staff was technically mistaken when the property was placed into its current zoning in March 1997, and that it should have been left in its prior zone district. Staff agrees and proposes to simply put it back. The proposed zoning (CN, Commercial-North College) is less restrictive than the current zoning (NC, Neighborhood Commercial). All uses permitted in the current zone district are also permitted in the proposed zone district, with one academic exception regarding the allowance of new grocery stores to be built i Ar tfor this property because the existing grocery store within 's sho ted by the rezone. The applicant, the City of Fort s, the city on January 14, 2000. The applicant is requesting a rezone from NC —Neighborhood Commercial to CN Commercial, North College. Zoning and Analysis The purpose of the CN Zoning District is spelled out in 4.18(A) of the Land Use Code where it states that the district "is intended for high traffic commercial corridors where a range of uses is encouraged to create a transition from commercial operations on a highway, major arterial street or rail spur, to less intensive use areas or residential neighborhoods. This designation is only for areas identified for its application in the North College Corridor Plan. " The property was zoned in 1997 as NC-Neighborhood Center because it had an existing grocery store in the site. To be consistent with the North College Corridor Plan, the site really should be DATE: April 4, 2000 3 ITEM NUMBER: 1 zoned CN — Commercial, North College. The sub-area is more specific than the Structure Plan, so the sub-area plan should prevail if there are any discrepancies. The purpose of the NC zone as described in Section 4.19(A) of the LUC states that it is "intended to be a mixed-use commercial core area anchored by a supermarket or grocery store and a transit stop. The main purpose of this district is to meet consumer demands for frequently needed goods and services, with an emphasis on serving the surrounding residential neighborhoods typically including medium-density mixed-use neighborhood. In addition to uses such as schools, employment, day care,parks, small civic facilities, as well as residential uses. " When the Structure Plan was generated, a red. circle,wth:aan "E" inside was used to identify all the locations where there were existing grocery-store anchored'shopping centers. Not all of these existing grocery-store-anchored shopping centers were zoned NC for instance the King Soopers shopping center at College and Columbia, the Albertson's shopping center at College and Horsetooth, and the Steele's at Lemay and Harmony. The property is currently not in the residential sign district. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: On March 16, 2000, the Planning and Zoning Board, by a vote of 5-0, recommended that the Council approve this request for a change of zoning from the NC, Neighborhood Commercial zone district to the CN, Commercial-l�iortl 06 e ct I- t ,, U r