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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/02/1999 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 40, 1999, AMENDING AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 24 DATE: March 2, 1999 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT : First Reading of Ordinance No. 40, 1999, Amending Various Sections of the Transitional Land Use Regulations Relating to the Consolidation of the Office of Electric Utility Services and the Office of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility Services. RECOMMENDATION: I Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Ordinance No. 198, 1998,which was adopted on Second Reading on November 17, 1998,consolidated the Office of Electric Utility Services and the Office of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility Services into one service area, the Office of Utility Services. In view of this reorganization it is necessary to also make amendments to the Transitional Land Use Regulations to change references to the "General Manager of the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility" to the "General Manager of Utility Services." Also, references to the "Office of the Electric Utility"and"Office of the Water,Wastewater and Stormwater Utility"should be changed to the"Office of Utility Services." The necessary changes are detailed in this Ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 40, 1999 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE TRANSITIONAL LAND USE REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER UTILITY SERVICES WHEREAS, on November 17, 1998, City Council approved Ordinance No. 198, 1998, on second reading, consolidating the Office of Electric Utility Services and the Office of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility Services; and WHEREAS, as a consequence, the City's General Manager of the Electric Utility and the General Manager of the Office of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility Services have now been consolidated into one office,known as the General Manager of Utility Services; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Electric Utility and the Office of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility are now consolidated into one office,known as the Office ofUtility Services;and WHEREAS, as a result of this reorganization, it is necessary to make the changes in the Transitional Land Use Regulations that are set forth in this Ordinance. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Section 29-524(a) of the Transitional Land Use Regulations of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 29-524. Irrigation requirements. (a) If the planting areas in the landscaping required by these Regulations are extensive,the installation of an underground irrigation system shall be required,and a final irrigation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the General Manager of the ff' `■'-'-- 1'1111.-- tuid Starmwater Utility Services prior to the issuance of the first building permit,or if no building permit is required,prior to the commencement of construction. The final irrigation plan shall be submitted in accordance with §29-526(G)(4)(d). If the water requirements of the plant material are low enough to be met with natural precipitation, and if a means of temporary irrigation is available to establish the plant material,the General Manager may waive the requirement for an underground irrigation system. Section 2. That Section 29-642(b)of the Transitional Land Use Regulations of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 29-642. Preliminary plat review. (b) Such preliminary plat shall be processed in the following manner: (1) The subdivider shall provide the Director of Planning with twenty (20) copies of the preliminary plat. The Director shall, when appropriate,furnish the following agencies and offices with a copy of such plat for review and comments: a. Fire Services; b. E-leetrie Utility Sek des; C. Parks and Recreation; d. Engineering; e. Public Service Company; f. Telephone company; g. Ditch and irrigation companies; h. Public school district; i. State Highway Department; kj. Police Services; 1k. Zoning Inspector; ni. Comprehensive planning; elm. Transportation services; pn. City's right-of-way agent; qa. Railroad companies; rp. Cable television companies; sq Western Slope Gas Company; tr. U.S. Department of Energy; Section 3. That Section 29-679(b)of the Transitional Land Use Regulations of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 29-679. Required improvements prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. (b) Where applicable, the person requesting a certificate of occupancy shall be required to conform to the provisions of§§ 10-36 and 10-37 of the City Code by submitting a post construction floodproofing elevation certificate to the General Manager of t4te Offiee afWater,Wastewater and Stc..__ ate Utility Services for the City's permanent records. 2 Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 2nd day of March, A.D. 1999, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of March, A.D. 1999. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of March, A.D. 1999. Mayor ATTEST: • City Clerk 3