HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/16/1999 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 165, 1999, MAKING AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 16, 1999STAFF:
Ted Shepard
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 165, 1999 Making Various Amendments to the City of Fort
Collins Land Use Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 165, 1999,was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 2, 1999. There
is one slight change between First and Second Reading. Staff has modified the language relating
to Fences and Walls (Section 31) (Code Section 3.8.11) (Issue Number 263). The change to the
new standard is as follows as noted in italics:
Fencing and Walls. Fencing and walls shall meet the following standards:
If used along collector or arterial streets, such features shall be made visually
interesting and shall avoid creating a"tunnel" effect. Compliance with this standard
shall be accomplished by integrating architectural elements such as brick or stone
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� columns, incorporating articulation or openings into the design, varying the
alignment or setback of the fence, softening the appearance of fence lines with
plantings or similar techniques. In addition to the foregoing and to the extent
reasonably feasible,fences and sections of fences that exceed one hundred(100)feet
in length shall vary the alignment or setback of at least one third (1/3) of the length
of the fence or fence sections (as applicable)by a minimum of five (5) feet.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 19
DATE: November 2, 1999
110 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF:
Ted Shepard
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 165, 1999,Making Various Amendments to the City of Fort Collins
Land Use Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends adoption of-$be Ordinance on First Reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff has identified a variety of proposed changes, additions and clarifications in the fall biannual
update of the Land Use Code. On October 21, 1999, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-0 to
recommend approval of the prgpbsedchariges to Cit 'Councal.
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CKGROUND: �
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The Land Use Code was first adopted on March of 1997. Subsequent revisions have been made on
a biannual basis to make changes, additions, deletions and clarifications that have been identified
in the preceding six months. The proposed changes are offered in order resolve implementation
issues and to continuously improve the"user-friendliness"of the Code. Following is a brief synopsis
of four substantive issues and a summary of all issues contained in the Ordinance. Other changes
are fully described in the attachments.
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ,.
A. Apply the standards and guidelines for Large Retail Establishments to movie theatres and
indoor recreational facilit es'containing 25;600 square'feet or more.
Problem Statement:
There has been a surge in the re-capitalization of movie theatres by the entertainment industry.
Smaller theatres such as the Foothills Twin and the Carmike Four are closing and being replaced by
large.multi-screen theatres with stadium seating state-of-the-art audio systems. Such new theatres
have been constructed in Loveland and Westminster. The same trend is being observed with respect
to such indoor recreational facilities as bowling alleys, climbing gyms, indoor soccer. family fun
centers and the like. In both cases, the new structures closely resemble large retail establishments
in proportionality and scale. If they are over 25,000 square feet in size,movie theatres and indoor
recreational facilities call for the same community integration. architectural and site planning
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upgrades found in the standards and guidelines which,presently,apply only to large retail establishments.
Proposed Solution Overview:
Staff proposes to expand the application of the big box standards and guidelines to include movie
theatres and indoor recreational facilities that consist of 25,000 square feet or more. The requirement
for multiple entrances,however, would not apply to movie theatres.
B. Add movie theatres as a type two permitted use(P&Z review)in the C, Commercial Zone
District.
Problem Statement:
Presently, the Code does not pem it theatres to be located in mihe C-Commercial Zone District.
Industry representatives and real estate professionals have pointed out that this exclusion is
inconsistent with new industry trends towards the larger multi-screen complexes. In addition, the
zone districts where movie theatres are permitted (N-C, Neighborhood Commercial and C-C,
Community Commercial) contain few sites that are suitable for the new theatres. Staff has been
requested to evaluate adding theatres as a permitted use in the C, Commercial Zone District.
This issue has been evaluated before. In the previous analysis, Staff recommended against adding
movie theatres to the C, Commercial Zone on the-b sis'that such uses should be reserved and
directed to be "anchors" in the new mixed-use;activity centers as envisioned by City Plan and
embodied in the N-C and C-C Zone Districts.
Proposed Solution Overview:
Staff agrees that given their scale and traffic impacts,large multi-screen movie complexes are more
appropriate for the C,Commercial Zone rather than the mixed-use activity centers that are found off
College Avenue in close proximity to existing and future neighborhoods. The mixed-use activity
centers are zoned in conjunction with multi-family (M-M-N Zone)to promote pedestrian oriented
neighborhoods and may not be appropriate to have large multi-plex theatres as anchors. Note that
movie theatres are still permittediu the N-C;and C=CZone-Districts and,if over 25,000 square feet,
they must comply with the big box standards and guidelines. Consequently, Staff recommends that
theatres be added as a type twtimtitted use in theaC, Commercial zone.
C. Establish residential density and development standards in the H-C,Harmony Corridor and
E, Employment Zone Districts.
Problem Statement:
Both the H-C, Harmony Corridor and E, Employment Zone Districts currently lack residential
density and development standards. This oversight could lead to the development of neighborhoods
that do not have some of the amenities provided for in the L-M-N and M-M-N Zones. In addition,
without standards,there is a potential for incongruous land use patterns such as manufacturing and
industrial uses located next to low density residential. Finally, without density and development
standards,it is difficult to evaluate and review development proposals with a residential component.
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Solution Overview:
City Plan envisions a land use relationship among the N-C,M-M-N and L-M-N Zone Districts where
neighborhood centers are flanked by higher density multi-family in order to buffer low/medium
density. A similar relationship exists among land uses in the H-C and E Zones and surrounding
residential areas.
While residential development in the H-C and E Districts is not needed to make the primary light
industrial/bffice/employmenttype uses in those zones economically viable,residential development
can offer support to those uses by providing close-in housing opportunities for employees and be a
moderate density residential transition to adjacent low6i.Zensity residential areas.
Staff recommends 7.00 dwelling units per "net" acre as a minimum, a mix of housing types for
residential developments of 10 acres or more, and proximity requirements for amenities such as
parks and neighborhood centers.
D. Add and clarify the standards regarding secondary uses in the E,Employment Zone District
with a reference to maintaining a minimum setback of one-quarter mile from the centerline
of I-25 in the Mountain Vista Area
Problem Statement:
The policies of the recently-adopted Mountain Vista Area Plan have not been incorporated into the
E.Employment Zone District Goals and Policiesan the Plan emphasize an attractive business district
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business park for any future development along the Mountain Vista entryway to Fort Collins.
There is a concern that retail, restaurant and other commercial uses will gravitate toward a "strip"
development pattern of stand-along buildings and parking lots along I-25 and the arterial entryways.
This is counter to the vision that such uses be integrated into an attractive business park
environment.
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Solution Overview:
Staff recommends that language be added to the E, Employment District that secondary uses be
required to have direct access from collector or local streets and that such uses be located and
designed to be visually and functionally-integrated with business park-type uses. Staff also
recommends a minor adjustment to the separation of secondary uses from the centerline of I-25 from
1.500 to 1,J20 feet (1/4 mile) as a more common form of measurement with no diminution in the
actual implementation of the goals of the Plan.
OTHER ITEMS
Attached please find a synopsis of all the proposed Code changes
5. Plannine and Zonine Board Recommendation:
On October 21, 1999, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval of the
adoption of the fall cycle of Code changes. 01
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During the Board's discussion on allowing"enclosed mini-storage"in the C-L,Limited Commercial,
Zone District,the Board instructed Staffto pass along to Council a general concern about the general
permissive range of land uses allowed in the C-L especially given its proximity to the Poudre River.
With the policy efforts to revitalize the naturalistic character of the Poudre River corridor,the Board
believed that re-evaluating the intent and purpose of the C-L Zone should be considered as a future
policy item.
Also, while the Board voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval of the proposed changes, one member
instructed Staff to pass along his individual concern about allowing movie theatres in the C,
Commercial Zone District.
6. Attachments:
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The Land Use Code Changes in Ordinance form are attached.
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