HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/15/2005 - RESOLUTION 2005-028 AMENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ITEM NUMBER: 30
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 15, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ken Waido
SUBJECT
Resolution 2005-028 Amending the Growth Management Area (GMA) Boundary to Include the
Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area (CPA).
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 to
recommend approval of the boundary amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is a request to amend the Fort Collins Growth Management Area(GMA) boundary to include
the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area (CPA), an area of approximately 2.25 square miles.
The CPA was identified as a location for a possible amendment to the GMA boundary in the
recently adopted update to City Plan(May 2004) and City Structure Plan map. If approved by the
City Council,the boundary amendment will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners of Larimer
County for approval as amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins GMA.
BACKGROUND
City Plan Policy GM-1.2 indicates that GMA boundary amendments will only be considered in
conjunction with comprehensive updates to City Plan. In the update just completed,three potential
GMA boundary amendments (the Fossil Creek CPA,the Wildflower Area, and the CSU Foothills
Campus) are to be considered by the City prior to the next update. This is a request to amend the
Fort Collins Growth Management Area (GMA)boundary to include the Fossil Creek Cooperative
Planning Area (CPA), an area of approximately 2 andl/4 square miles.
Fossil Creek CPA History
In March 1998,the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County concluded a joint planning effort with
the adoption of the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan. The Plan was adopted as an element of City
Plan, the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Plan contained the following chapters/topics:
1. land use framework
2. transportation
3. natural areas and open lands
4. parks schools, and other community facilities
5. implementation
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Regarding the Growth Management Area (GMA) boundary, the Plan's implementation called for
two significant actions: (1) amendment of the GMA boundary to include all land north of Fossil
Creek Reservoir and west of I-25, and(2) establishment of the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning
Area (CPA) as a future GMA boundary amendment area. The GMA boundary amendment to
include all land north of Fossil Creek Reservoir and west of I-25 was approved by both the City and
County in 1999 and contained approximately 5 square miles,not counting the area covered by Fossil
Creek Reservoir. An additional 2.5 square miles was included in the CPA. The.objective of the
CPA was to preserve opportunities to expand the supply of buildable land for urban purposes within
the city through eventual annexation.
In 1999, a series of Intergovernmental Agreements involving the Cities of Fort Collins and
Loveland, the Town of Windsor, and Larimer County formally extended the GMA boundary to
include the area north of Fossil Creek Reservoir and west of I-25 and established the CPA. Some
key components to these agreements were the establishment of future annexation areas. Fort Collins
agreed not to annex east of I-25,Windsor agreed not to annex west of I-25,and Loveland agreed not
to annex north of County Road 30. All parties agreed to recognize the Fossil Creek CPA as being
a logical extension of the Fort Collins GMA boundary and leading to eventual annexation of the area
into Fort Collins.
Since the establishment of the IGAs between the City, the surrounding communities, and Larimer
County, there has been increased development pressure on the properties adjacent to the I-25/SH
392/Carpenter Road interchange. Also, staff understands that the South Fort Collins Sanitation
District may eventually sell for development a 160 acre parcel directly south of their wastewater
treatment plant on the south side of Carpenter Road.
The area south of Carpenter Road is located in the County's AP, Airport Zoning District. This
district could allow uses which would be incompatible with the Community Separator designation
on the Structure Plan. North of Carpenter Road, adjacent to I-25, County zoning is a mix of zones,
including the C,Commercial and T,Tourist zones,and the RI,Residential district.The area is,thus,
primed for development. No formal applications have been made, but both the City and County
planning staffs believe that it is a matter of just a short time before someone submits a development
application to the County. This adds a sense of urgency to expanding the GMA and annexing the
area if the City of Fort Collins wants to have more control over these development plans along a
major entry corridor into the city.
GMA Amendment Criteria
Policy GM-1.2 of City Plan also establishes a set of criteria to be considered in reviewing proposed
GMA amendments. These criteria are presented below along with a staff analysis addressing each
criterion.
The proposed amendment is consistent with community goals, principles, and policies as
expressed in City Plan.
The initial version of City Plan(1997) contained the policy basis for establishing CPAs. The Fossil
Creek Reservoir Area Plan's Policy FC-1-6 established the concept for this CPA as an area beyond
the GMA which could conceivably be annexed into Fort Collins.One key principle for the CPA was
to avoid "annexation wars" between Fort Collins and the other surrounding communities. Staff
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believes adding the Fossil Creek CPA into the GMA boundary would complete the fulfillment of
policies and intergovernmental agreements initiated in the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan.
The CPA is designated for a mix of commercial, rural lands, public open lands, and community
separators on the City's Structure Plan. Inclusion of the area in the GMA and its eventual
annexation will provide the City with much greater assurance that City Plan's vision for the area is
successful.
The proposed amendment has a positive net fiscal benefit to the community.
Staff is convinced that it is just a matter time before commercial development occurs adjacent to the
1-25/SH 392/Carpenter Road interchange. Since development will likely be "urban" in nature,
Larimer County staff has indicated they would like the area to develop inside of a city's jurisdiction.
Therefore, staff believes the main issue becomes not one of"if' development occurs, but one of
"when, where, and how" such development takes place, either in Fort Collins, or in Windsor or
Loveland. Amending the GMA boundary to include the CPA at this time would solidify the City's
claim to and control of the area as initially established in the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan and
subsequent intergovernmental agreements.
The Structure Plan's land use designations for the Fossil Creek CPA include approximately 40 acres
of Employment District and approximately 90 acres of Commercial Corridor District adjacent to I-
25. These areas would be zoned E,Employment,and C,Commercial,respectively upon annexation
into the City. The balance of the area contains City and County open space/parks and a portion of
the Fort Collins-Loveland Community Separator. The privately-owned properties in the separator
would be placed into the RR District upon annexation. The publicly owned properties would be
placed into the POL, Public Open Lands District upon annexation.
Annexation of this area into the City would allow the City to apply its street standards, including
right-of-way dedications, as well as collecting the full range of City impact fees.
Staff does not have exact figures, but intuitively would expect the approximately 40 acres of
Employment District and approximately 90 acres of Commercial Corridor District to generate
impact fees and tax revenues to more than adequately cover the costs of necessary public services
and facilities to those employment and commercial uses and the very low density residential
development that is likely to happen in the CPA. Included in the City services to be provided to the
area after annexation are police and road maintenance services. Water and wastewater utilities will
be provided by the Loveland-Fort Collins Water District and the South Fort Collins Sanitation
District respectively. The Police Department has a standard that indicates 400 housing units
generate the need for an additional police officer. Assuming all of the parcels designated as Rural
Lands and Community Separator available for residential development in the CPA develop as
residential clusters with a density of 1 unit per 2.29 acres,the area would produce about 160 units,
or about the need for .4 of a police officer. Certain commercial uses, such as bars, create a higher
demand for police services than other commercial uses. While the future commercial and
employment uses will add to the need for additional police services, staff finds they would not be
of the types that would create the high demands for those services.
Therefore, staff concludes the CPA GMA boundary amendment would have a positive net fiscal
benefit to the community.
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The proposed amendment is necessary to accommodate an activity that cannot be reasonably
accommodated on lands within the existing GMA boundary.
There are five entry corridors into Fort Collins from I-25. From north to south they are: Mountain
Vista Drive, Mulberry Street, Prospect Road, Harmony Road, and Carpenter Road. The Structure
Plan designates three of them for commercial development:Mulberry,Prospect,and Carpenter. One
is almost fully developed(Mulberry),leaving two(Prospect and Carpenter)remaining available for
future commercial development. The I-25 Subarea Plan, an element of City Plan, identifies the
Prospect interchange as an"activity center"which will be encouraged to develop with a mix of uses,
including residential. While Prospect will also likely be the location for some highway oriented
commercial development, outside of Mulberry,the community does not have an area that can offer
location attributes to serve the regional retail market and traveling public on I-25. Thus, staff
recommends the CPA area should be added to the GMA to provide for certain types of commercial
uses that cannot be accommodate, nor perhaps should not be accommodated, in other parts of the
GMA.
The land proposed for inclusion in the GMA contains environmental resources or hazard
constraints that make it unsuitable for its proposed use.
The properties immediately surrounding Fossil Creek Reservoir are a very important environmental
resource for the community. Maintaining a separation of the Fort Collins and Loveland urban areas
is also a very high priority of the two communities and the County. The City and County have
acquired,or otherwise preserved,a significant portion of the open space and natural areas within the
CPA. Additional public purchases/preservations are likely in the future. There are also some
important wetlands that will remain privately owned,for example,on the west end of the horse farm
property on the southwest corner of the I-25 interchange.
One reason for amending the GMA boundary for the CPA is to set the stage for eventual annexation
of property into Fort Collins. This would allow the City to apply to the remaining privately owned
properties its specific environmental protection development regulations contained in the Land Use
Code. Development will eventually happen in the CPA. Applying City regulations will protect the
natural environment. There are no specific environmental or hazard constraints that would prohibit
development of the area.
The proposed amendment would result in a logical change to the GMA. Factors to be included
in making this determination will include, but not be limited to, the following:
The proposed amendment would allow for the logical,incremental extension of urban services.
Water service is available throughout the CPA from the Loveland-Fort Collins Water District, and
sanitary sewer service is available from the South Fort Collins Sanitation District. In fact, the
sanitation district's wastewater treatment plant is located within the CPA adjacent to Fossil Creek
Reservoir.
The current I-25/SH 392/Carpenter Road interchange has serious capacity problems;staff is not sure
how the lack of capacity at the interchange would affect the County's review of future development
proposals in and around the interchange. This is a significant issue for Windsor,which has annexed
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all properties located east of the interchange and has permitted commercial development in the area.
The updates to City Plan and the Master Transportation Plan contain Policy T-1.9 that indicates that
the City of Fort Collins will encourage partnerships among CDOT, the Federal Highway
Administration, and private interests to improve existing interchanges (the policy does not commit
the City to financially participate). Windsor is aggressively exploring ways to convince the North
Front Range MPO and the Colorado Department of Highways (CDOT) to elevate the "Windsor
interchange" in capital improvement program rankings for funding. CDOT is also exploring with
the City and County the transfer of Carpenter Road as a Regionally Significant Corridor to the State
system which may help elevate the State and regionally priority of needed improvements to both the
roadway and the interchange. Carpenter Road is designated as a future 6-lane arterial on the City's
Master Street Plan, but is built to 2-lane County road standards. If annexed, development along
Carpenter Road will be required dedicate additional right-of-way,improve the street,and pay impact
fees for additional widening.
The proposed amendment would offer a desirable new "edge" to the community.
As anticipated in the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan's implementation strategies, extending the
GMA to include the CPA would create a desirable edge to the community.
The existing boundary to be extended is contiguous to existing developed areas of the City of
Fort Collins. The proposed amendment would contribute to the compact urban form of the
city.
The Fossil Creek CPA is contiguous to existing development in the city limits,according to Section
3.7.2 Contiguity of the City's Land Use Code. According to Section 3.7.2, contiguity to existing
development is not affected by publicly owned open space or a lake/reservoir. The CPA is thus
adjacent to developments, such as Westchase, located north of Fossil Creek Reservoir.
IGA Amendments
In 1980,the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement
(IGA) for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area (UGA). The agreement established a united,
cooperative planning effort towards development goals and policies for the effective management
of development in the Fort Collins urban area. The last time the IGA was amended occurred in
November 2000. As a result of the proposed GMA boundary amendment the following change to
the agreement need to be made.
I. The proposed boundary amendment will require updating the map (Exhibit
1 in the IGA) showing the new GMA boundary as per the Fossil Creek CPA
amendment.
In order to become an official amendment to the IGA the boundary change must be approved by
both the City Council and the Larimer County Board of Commissioners.
FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION
Regarding the potential GMA Boundary amendment, staff makes the following finding of fact and
conclusion:
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A. The Fossil Creek CPA GMA boundary amendment is needed in order for the
City to comply with the policies and expectations set out in the Fossil Creek
Reservoir Area Plan and intergovernmental agreements with Loveland,
Windsor, and the County.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area (CPA) Growth
Management Area (GMA) boundary amendment. If approved by the City Council, the boundary
amendment will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners of Latimer County for approval as
amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins GMA.
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION
At its regular monthly meeting on June 17, 2004, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 to
recommend approval of the Fossil Creek CPA GMA boundary amendment. A copy of the Board's
minutes is attached.
During public input at the June 17 meeting, two property owners within the Fossil Creek CPA
indicated their properties were divided by the GMA boundary as proposed by staff. In one case(the
Van Cleave property), the proposed GMA boundary divided the ownership into a 35+ acre (in)
portion and a 5 acre(out)portion;while in the other case(the Lemaster,Wortley,Skogan property),
the proposed GMA boundary divided the ownership into a 40 acre(in)portion and an 80 acre(out)
portion. It was not the intent of the staffs proposed GMA boundary to divide properties under
single ownership. The Planning and Zoning Board's recommendation is to include the 5 acres,
along with the balance of 35+acres, of the Van Cleave property within the GMA boundary and to
exclude the 40 acres,along with the balance of 80 acres,of the Lemaster,Wortley, Skogan property
from the GMA boundary amendment. Staff supports the Board's recommendation.
Property Owner Opposition
The property owners within the Fossil Creek CPA appear entrenched in their position that they do
not want to be included in the GMA and eventually annexed into Fort Collins. These property-
owners apparently believe they would fare better with their development plans if they were to annex
into another jurisdiction,with Loveland or Windsor being the obvious options. Staff has learned that
some owners,even as recent as last month,contacted Loveland regarding potential annexation and
they have approached Latimer County to see what the County's position would be about such
annexation in relationship to the IGA which indicates the Fossil Creek CPA should be annexed into
Fort Collins. We also know that Loveland and Windsor are interested,but at this point, have been
willing to honor the intergovernmental agreement, at least while it is still in effect.
From the landowner's perspective,annexation into Fort Collins would provide them no benefits and
would only make development of their properties more difficult. Their opposition is based on the
following issues and concerns:
• City Land Use Code Natural Area/Wet Land Set Back Requirements
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The owners believe the City's LUC requirements are unreasonable, especially regarding some wet
lands that were caused by inadequate drainage systems that were put in place when roads were
constructed(i.e.,culverts were installed that were too small to allow water pass through eventually
leading to back ups that created a "wet land") versus natural wet lands that are part of a stream
corridor.
There is also the belief that the ability to propose modifications to City standards is too limited
and/or the mitigation requirements are too strict and expensive.
The owners were told the City's Natural Resources Department was going to investigate and analyze
wet lands to see if certain differentiations were warranted and possibly make changes to the
standards within the LUC. However, the project is not on an immediate work plan for the
Department.
The property-owners apparently believe they would fare better with their development plans if they
were to annex into another jurisdiction.
• City's policy not to financially participate in needed I-25 interchange
improvements
The Carpenter Road and State Highway 392 interchange on I-25 needs to be upgraded. Without a
new interchange, further development at the intersection is severely limited if not outright
prohibited. The City's policy not to participate financially in any interstate interchange
improvement is of concern to the owners, but perhaps of greater concern is the City's possible
opposition to the establishment of other potential funding mechanisms, such as a special
improvement or metro districts, the use of tax increment financing, etc.
The property-owners apparently believe they would fare better with their development plans if they
were to annex into another jurisdiction.
• Fear that annexation would not be a step toward development but a step
towards delaying development
Again,the property-owners apparently believe they would fare better with their development plans
if they were to annex into another jurisdiction. The owners fear that annexation into Fort Collins
would only place their properties under what they perceive as the City's "no growth"philosophy.
• Questions on the timing and the need to complete the amendment in the
immediate future
The owners are concerned about the timing of the amendment and the apparent City rush to
complete it before the April 2005 election. The owners want more time to discuss their issues and
concerns. Of course, the requested delay could be a ruse to allow the owners to have more time to
work with other jurisdictions about annexation and convince Larimer County to abandon the IGA
requirement for annexation into Fort Collins.
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Latimer Countv's Position
Based on a joint study session City staff conducted with the Larimer County Planning Commission
and the Larimer County Board of Commissioners, the County has some questions and issues
regarding the GMA boundary expansion.
There is support for the eventual annexation into Fort Collins of the properties immediately adjacent
to the I-25 interchange since that is the area most likely to be urbanized with higher intensity
commercial uses and need urban services. The balance of the CPA is designated as Rural
Development on the Structure Plan and is part of the Fort Collins-Loveland community separator.
The County strongly questioned the need to amend the GMA boundary to include these rural areas.
The County asked why the City believes it can do a better job with rural development and protecting
the open space corridor and community separator than the County. It must be noted that the GMA
boundary amendment is not something the City can do unilaterally as the Larimer County must also
approve the amendment.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Map showing the location of the potential Fossil Creek CPA GMA Boundary Amendment.
2. Minutes of the June 17, 2004 Planning and Zoning Board meeting.
3. Letters expressing opposition to the GMA boundary amendments:
a. August 17, 2004, letter from Michael DiTullio, Manager of the South Fort Collins
Sanitation District.
b. August 13, 2004, letter from Jeff Couch, PE, on behalf of seven property owners in
the potential Fossil Creek GMA boundary expansion area.
4. August 11, 2004, letter from David Gordon, Airport Director, Fort Collins-Loveland
Municipal Airport expressing concern regarding residential development inside the airport's
critical zones.
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Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 2
Attorney Eckman stated that Item #5 should not be heard per state statute.
Director Gloss stated that Item #5 would be continued to the July 15, 2004
agenda.
Member Gavaldon moved for approval of Consent Items 1, less the May 20, 2004
minutes, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Member Schmidt seconded the motion. The motion was
approved 5-0.
Chairperson Torgerson noted that Item #7 was incorrectly advertised to be a
recommendation to City Council — the Planning and Zoning Board is in fact the
final authority on the item.
Project: Wildflower and Fossil Creek CPA GMA Amendment
Project Description: Wildflower: Request to add approximately 160 acres
into the boundary of the Fort Collins GMA, setting the
stage for eventual annexation of the area into the City
of Fort Collins.
Fossil Creek CPA: Request to add approximately 2
and '/< square miles into the boundary of the Fort
Collins GMA, setting the stage for eventual
annexation of the area into the City of Fort Collins.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence:
Ken Waido, City Planner with the Advance Planning Department, gave the staff
presentation, recommending approval.
Planner Waido stated that, in addition to the proposed GMA expansions, there is also a
proposal for a new zoning district called the Rural Lands District and also several
changes to the intergovernmental agreement between the City of Fort Collins and
Larimer County. He stated that the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area is located in
the extreme southeast portion of the community, bounded on the east by 1-25 and
bisected by Carpenter Road. The Wildflower area is on the western edge of the GMA
and is bounded on the west by Taft Hill Road and is bisected by Trilby Road.
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June 17, 2004
Page 3
Planner Waido gave some history of the Fossil Creek CPA and stated that it was
formally recognized as a future expansion area for the GMA in the Fossil Creek
Reservoir Area Plan.
Planner Waido stated that the Wildflower area became enclaved by City limits in
November 2001 when the City annexed the Coyote Ridge Natural Area. It will be part of
the Southwest Enclave Annexation in early 2005. He noted that state statute requires
enclaves to be annexed in their entirety or not at all.
Mr. Waido stated that, in the recent update to City Plan, a policy called for boundary
amendments to be evaluated against a series of criteria to be applied to the potential
boundary changes identified in the update. The first is the consistency with the goals,
principles, and policies of City Plan. Staff feels that both of these potential expansions
will be consistent with this. As the City policy is to not annex outside the GMA and has
agreed with Larimer County to consider annexing enclaved areas, this makes sense for
the Wildflower area. In regards to the Fossil Creek CPA, the GMA expansion will help to
execute the policies in the Fossil Creek Reservoir Subarea Plan.
He stated that another consideration is whether or not these areas will provide a
positive net fiscal benefit to the community. It has been determined that the Wildflower
area will probably not have a positive net fiscal benefit but the Fossil Creek CPA likely
will have a positive net fiscal benefit. Police protection and street maintenance would
need to be added to the area when it does annex.
There are no environmental constraints or hazards in the Wildflower and are some
environmental resources adjacent to the reservoir in the Fossil Creek area. There are
no hazardous areas here, however.
Planner Waido stated that the new Rural Lands Zoning District would be applied to
areas designated as rural lands in community separators that are on the Structure Plan
map. This is essentially a residential district with a 10-acre minimum lot size but there is
an incentive to cluster residential units— density would increase to one unit per 2.29
acres but 80% of the balance of the property would have to remain as open space. The
RUL zone would be applied to areas that are in the Structure Plan as rural lands,
basically to the west of 1-25, along the northern edge of Fossil Creek Reservoir, and
south of Carpenter Road as well as a few other areas near Taft Hill Road in the
Wildflower area.
The third component of this item involves changes to the intergovernmental agreement
between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County dealing with annexation
agreements — staff is recommending that specific references to directions by streets and
roads be deleted and that more general text be added. The second IGA change would
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June 17, 2004
Page 4
deal with the Larimer County Land Use Code and a certain provision that would become
moot if this expansion is approved.
Staff is recommending approval of the Fossil Creek CPA GMA and Wildflower GMA
boundary amendments, adoption of the new Rural Land Use District, and adoption of
the minor changes to the City/County IGA.
Public Input
Jeff Couch, Team Engineering, 3468 Shallow Pond Drive, spoke on behalf of Mary &
Terry Van Cleave who are owners of a parcel in the affected area. He requested that
the Van Cleave parcel be excluded from the GMA expansion. He noted that there is a 5-
acre piece that, for some reason, is not included in the expansion area and stated that it
would be difficult to deal with. He added that the Van Cleaves do not depend on the City
of Fort Collins for any service and will not depend on it in the future. The County zoning
allows the property to do anything that would support the airport function allowing a
wide variety of uses. The property is part of both the Fort Collins-Loveland Water
District and the South Fort Collins Sanitation District. The access for the property will
come off a county road which will eventually connect to Carpenter Road which is in the
process of becoming a state road. ,
Mr. Couch added that the Van Cleaves have an approved sketch plan for a mixed
commercial-industrial use in which wetland, groundwater, and wildlife issues are
identified and dealt with. He also noted that the Windsor/I-25 interchange has not been
offered any assistance for development from the City of Fort Collins. He stated that the
best, most common-sense thing for this property, give prior agreements, would be to
remain in the County or annex to the City of Windsor as their goals for the property are
to convert it to a commercial/industrial use rather than protect it for open space as the
City of Fort Collins would like.
Member Schmidt asked if the wetland and wildlife regulations were met to City or just
County regulations.
Mr. Couch replied that the identification of wetlands is fairly consistent between the City
and the County. He clarified for Member Schmidt that there are 5 acres of the total 40
acre piece that are not included in the GMA expansion area. He added that it is difficult
for developers to deal with Fort Collins and its "no growth" attitude.
Roberta LeMaster, 4100 E. County Road 30, gave her testimony to the Board. She
stated that this proposal will also divide her land into two parcels and asked that the
Board exclude her property from the GMA expansion.
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June 17, 2004
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Danny Hersch, 7798 S. County Road 11, gave his testimony to the Board. He stated
that he would also like to be excluded from the GMA expansion and that all of his 60
acres would be a part of the proposed expansion.
Kim Hersch, 7798 S. County Road 11, gave her testimony to the Board. She stated that
she and her husband had gone through an intense process to get approval for their
shed and added that they did not want another obstacle for future plans for their
property.
Harris Jensen, 1731 W. Trilby Road, gave his testimony to the Board. He stated that he
owns 7 acres in the middle of the Wildflower area and that they would like to stay in the
County. He added that they are not using City services except for City water and
wondered why the City would want to annex the Wildflower area.
JoAnn Wartman spoke on behalf of Alan Ohms, 1665 W. Trilby. She stated that the
property is in the Wildflower area and added that they are fundamentally against this
annexation and want to live a rural lifestyle. She felt that annexation will devalue the
property. However, if the property is to be annexed, she is against the RUL zoning
because it is even more restrictive than the Residential Foothills district and would
prefer Urban Estate zoning if they are to be annexed so they would have more flexibility
to develop.
Public Input Closed
Chairperson Torgerson asked about the Van Cleave property and why it was divided.
Planner Waido replied that it is clearly not the City's intent to split property ownership
boundaries but this seemed to be the most appropriate boundary line. He added that
staff would be comfortable recommending a deletion of these 40 acres north of the '/z
section line. However, it is important that the employment area stay within the GMA and
it would be staffs recommendation to include the 5 acres of employment that is
currently not in the boundary.
Pete Wray, City Planner with the Advance Planning Department, stated that the line
halfway through Carpenter Road and CR 30 is consistent with the Fossil Creek
Reservoir Area Plan and the CPA boundary.
Chairperson Torgerson clarified that the recommendation is that the LeMaster property
be excluded from the GMA change but that the Van Cleave property stay in, in it's
entirety. He asked Planner Waido to answer Mr. Jensen's question about why the
Wildflower area is included in this proposal.
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June 17, 2004
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Planner Waido replied that the City's policy is not to annex outside the GMA boundary
and the City has an agreement with Larimer County that we will consider enclave
annexations. In January, if the boundary wasn't changed, the City would need to make
a decision about not annexing outside the GMA. This "housekeeping" change will allow
consistency with City policy and be true to the agreement with Larimer County. Planner
Waido added that the new zone district came about after it was decided that making
changes to the UE zone would not necessarily be appropriate. The minimum lot sizes
were selected so as to remain sensitive to the fact that these are rural areas.
Chairperson Torgerson noted that the RUL zone district would be much more consistent
with the area's current County zoning than would UE zoning.
Member Schmidt asked what the limits of the current County zoning are.
Planner Waido replied that most of the Wildflower area is FA1 — Farming which allows
2.29 acre lots. Some of the Fossil Creek area is FA1 and some is Airport zoning —this is
the area south of Carpenter Road. Airport zoning is pretty wide open in terms of its
allowed uses.
Member Schmidt asked if anything in Mr. Couch's proposal for the Van Cleave property
would not be allowed in the proposed City zoning.
Planner Waido replied that our Employment zone is more restrictive than the Airport
zone.
Pete Wray, Advance Planning, stated that staff had not heard any specifics about a
detailed development project. The Employment zone would allow primary uses such as
office parks as well as secondary uses including limited residential, convenience
shopping centers, etc. The airport zoning allows a range of commercial uses.
Member Schmidt asked if the City was going to annex all the pieces and if that would
imply any changes for the current uses of the land.
Planner Waido replied that whether they were annexed or not, they would be able to
continue their current operation. Any change to the property that needed to be
submitted to the County for development review would trigger the annexation
requirement under the IGA. If there was contiguity at that time, the property would be
required to annex. City staff is talking with the County about annexing the park that is
north of CR 32.
Member Schmidt asked why the GMA expansion did not go all the way down to CR30.
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 7
Planner Waido replied that staff tried to stay true to the original boundary that was
drawn in the CPA as part of the Fossil Creek Area Plan and CR 30 is the north edge of
Loveland's GMA so it seemed to be more in cooperation with an open space corridor to
not have the growth management boundaries meet. The area between is designated
separator land.
Member Lingle stated that the City Council has recently reaffirmed their decision not to
expand the GMA and asked if this recommendation would be consistent with or contrary
to that decision.
Planner Waido replied that the policy that was adopted as part of the City Plan update
says that GMA boundary amendments will only be considered as part of comprehensive
updates to City Plan. There is not a policy that says the GMA that you see is what you
get. The policy goes on to say that three areas have been identified in the 2004
comprehensive update to City Plan as potential GMA boundary changes —the CSU
Foothills Campus, the Wildflower area, and Fossil Creek CPA.
Member Lingle asked about the allowed uses in the RUL zone which include agricultural
activities as well as accessory miscellaneous uses that include farm animals. He asked
if that would also be allowable on a 2.29 acre lot in a cluster development.
Planner Waido replied that the County health regulations govern density of animals.
Horses require %2 acre per horse so a 2.29 acre lot can have horses depending on the
amount of pasture on that lot.
Member Lingle asked about the 1-25 interchange and about the fact that if this is
adopted, Fort Collins would control the development on half that interchange. He asked
if there had been any discussion on the City being an active participant on any
improvements.
Planner Waido replied that there is a specific policy in City Plan and in the Master
Transportation Plan that says the City will not participate financially in interchange
improvements. It would either need to be a state capital project or a combination of
state money and private development interests.
Member Schmidt noted that the County does not have any money to contribute to
interchange improvements either. She asked why the City annexed the Coyote Ridge
natural area in the Wildflower area but did not extend the GMA.
Planner Waido replied that the Wildflower area is part of the larger Southwest enclave
annexation area. When the City annexed the Coyote Ridge and Cathy Fromme Prairie
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 8
areas, the enclave was created. The GMA could potentially be expanded to include
those areas but it seemed more publicly acceptable to just annex it.
Member Schmidt asked if the Southwest enclave area would still be an enclave without
the Wildflower area.
Planner Waido replied that the GMA boundary expansion does not make the enclave, it
was made with the annexations in 2001. If the City wants to annex the enclave, it does
have to annex the entire thing.
Planning Director Gloss stated that the first neighborhood meeting on the Southwest
Enclave Annexation project was held last week and noted that there will be 6 more
meetings through the end of August.
Member Schmidt asked if all the CPA would be gone with this GMA expansion.
Planner Waido replied that the only CPA ever established was the one in Fossil Creek.
The original City Plan had a map that showed the concept of a CPA being an area
outside the GMA. There was never any discussion about pursuing a CPA elsewhere.
Chairperson Torgerson asked if the RUL zoning shown along 1-25 is consistent with the
1-25 Corridor Plan which sets residential uses back from the Interstate.
Planner Waido replied that the zoning is consisted with the land use designations that
are in the Fossil Creek Sub-area Plan.
Planner Wray replied that the area just west of the Interstate has FA-1 zoning in the
County so City staff wanted to acknowledge that rural pattern and not use one of the
more urban zoning designations for that section.
Chairperson Torgerson noted that the residential zoning near the Interstate conflicts
with the 1-25 plan to move it back from the Interstate.
Planner Waido replied that in the northern portion of the Corridor, when rezoning
properties, we made sure we did not have any residential zoning within '/4 mile of the
Interstate. It is one thing that may need to be examined in terms of adding the '/4 mile
setback into the RUL zone. It would seem that most people would opt for the cluster
option in this zone district because they will basically get a fivefold the density. Strategic
placement of these clusters would likely place them more than '/4 mile away from the
Interstate.
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 9
Chairperson Torgerson stated that this still does allow for the eventuality of housing
along the Interstate, although there may be market discouragements for doing so.
Planner Waido stated that they would be able to develop residential within % mile of the
Interstate as the Code is currently written.
Member Gavaldon stated that the '/< mile buffer was important and stated concern about
this issue.
Planning Director Gloss stated that staff had anticipated this may be a problem in the
future and noted that when the 1-25 Design Standards were adopted, they included a
standard that all residential uses be set back '/, mile from 1-25 so there is already a
binding regulation that would move any units back from the Interstate.
Chairperson Torgerson asked if there were any parcels in the affected area that are
within '/< mile of 1-25 that are not large enough to be outside of that because those
properties would then be subject to a taking, or something that would resemble it.
Planner Wray replied that there are a handful of parcels that would fall into those
criteria, perhaps 3 or 4.
Chairperson Torgerson asked if the only allowed use is residential and residential is not
allowed within '/< mile, if a taking would result.
Planner Waido replied that residential is not the only allowed use —churches and golf
courses and other uses are allowed. He deferred to Attorney Eckman on whether or not
that constitutes a taking.
Planner Wray stated that the intent of the Fossil Creek plan, started in 1997, was to not
change the County zoning in this area. From 1997 until now, we have not had a zoning
classification in place to describe the County zoning. The properties within FA-1 have
been put into Transition zoning in the City.
Chairperson Torgerson stated that though it was consistent with the Fossil Creek Sub
Area Plan, it seems like the goal of keeping the zoning consistent with County zoning is
less important than some of the things we've learned since, such as Waterglen.
Member Lingle asked if anything was being done with this proposal to the land within
the current GMA or if we were just dealing with the expansion of the GMA.
Planner Waido replied that the recommendation for zoning would be based on the
Structure Plan which has been adopted as part of the City Plan update. The items in
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 10
front of the Board tonight are to recommend or not recommend expansion of the GMA
boundary and recommend or not recommend the establishment of an RUL zoning
district to be applied to rural lands and community separator properties on the structure
plan.
Planner Wray stated that the RUL zoning does include areas to the north, it is not just
within the GMA expansion areas. That would be applied as the areas are annexed, in
accordance with the Structure Plan, unless the Structure Plan is amended with the
annexation for different land uses.
Member Schmidt asked how people go about requesting a change in zoning for their
property.
Planner Waido replied that recommended zonings, per the Structure Plan, will be
applied to all areas within the Southwest Enclave Annexation area. The City accepts
rezoning petitions twice a year. In the case where the rezoning requires an amendment
to the Structure Plan, that can be done concurrently.
Member Schmidt asked if that can be done parcel by parcel or if it had to be done in
larger regions.
Planner Waido replied that it can be done parcel by parcel but it may be easier to justify
an entire neighborhood change rather than an individual lot.
Chairperson Torgerson asked, if the Van Cleave property were to be excluded from this
amendment, would they be able to develop in the County given the adequate public
facilities issues at the intersection.
Mr. Couch replied that any development would have to justify that there is enough
capacity at the interchange or that they could create enough capacity to proceed. The
first couple uses would include those that would not create enough traffic to exceed that
capacity.
Chairperson Torgerson asked if the Board was, in addition to recommending that the
RUL zone be adopted, recommending that it be put in these specific locations.
Planner Waido replied that that would be a later decision but it is clearly the intent to
apply the RUL zoning to properties identified as rural lands or community separators in
the Structure Plan.
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 11
Member Lingle asked about the property at the southwest corner of the proposed Fossil
Creek GMA expansion (the Hirsch property) and if they annex their property, would their
uses come in as legally non-conforming uses.
Planner Waido replied that they become existing limited permitted uses —they would
not be denied the current use of the property.
Planning Director Gloss stated that there are some rules about their expansion potential
by right.
Chairperson Torgerson clarified that this property could never be annexed against their
will given that we could not make it an enclave given this GMA. The Hirsch property
could only be annexed if they want to.
Member Gavaldon stated agreement with Chairperson Torgerson regarding the RUL
zones along 1-25 and stated that he would like City Council to know that this was a
concern and that portion is not supported. He stated concern about a possible takings
issue.
Member Gavaldon moved for approval of the GMA Boundary Amendments for the
Fossil Creek CPA and Wildflower areas, creation of the RUL zone district and
amendments to the City of Fort CollinslLarimer County IGA citing the facts and
findings of the staff report.
Member Lingle seconded the motion.
Chairperson Torgerson asked if Member Gavaldon had included in his motion his
objection to the RUL zoning in that particular area.
Member Gavaldon added to his motion that the RUL zone not be allowed on the
properties along 1-25 and the exclusion of the LeMaster property and inclusion of
the entire Van Cleave property with respect to the GMA expansion.
Member Carpenter asked if the Board could formally recommend not using the RUL
zone district along 1-25.
Member Schmidt asked if the Wildflower GMA Amendment could be done at the time of
annexation.
Planner Waido replied that that could be done.
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 12
Member Schmidt stated that she does not really support that GMA Boundary
Amendment but if there is a State law stating that it would have to be done at
annexation anyway; it may become a moot point.
Planner Waido replied that the reason it is coming forth now is because there is a series
of four public meetings that need to be held regarding this boundary change. It would be
helpful to have all those completed by January so when City Council considers the
annexation, the decision on the boundary change has been made already.
Chairperson Torgerson clarified that the City is not required to annex any of this area by
State law but rather required to do so by the IGA with Larimer County.
Deputy Attomey Eckman stated that the State law allows us to annex enclaves after
they have been enclaves for 3 or more years; it does not require us to annex enclaves.
The court interpretations of the law have led to the conclusion that if you are going to
annex part of an enclave, you have to annex all of it.
Member Lingle offered a friendly amendment to specifically recommend that the RUL
zone not be applied to the 1-25 area even though it is in conflict with the Structure Plan.
Member Gavaldon accepted that amendment to the motion.
Deputy Attorney Eckman stated that if a PDP should come before the Board with this
difficulty of it not being able to be used for residential purposes because of the size of
the lot, the Board would only be left with the takings provisions of the Land Use Code.
Director Gloss stated that the % mile separation of residential uses from 1-25 is an
Article 3 standard.
Chairperson Torgerson suggested possibly continuing the item, going back and
amending the Structure Plan, and then bringing the two items together to Council.
Planner Waido replied that if the Board's concern is only with the RUL district, they may
want to recommend approval of the three other components and not that one. He noted
that the 1-25 Plan deferred to the Fossil Creek Plan for this area which showed that the
area be rural lands — different than Urban Estate, LMN, etc.
Chairperson Torgerson stated that there is another regulation that says it cannot be
rural residential.
Members Gavaldon and Lingle withdrew their motion.
Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
June 17, 2004
Page 13
Member Gavaldon moved to recommend to City Council approval of the GMA
Expansion for the Fossil Creek CPA and Wildflower area, and the amendments to
the City of Fort Collins/Larimer County IGA. The LeMaster Property is to be
excluded from the GMA expansion and the entire Van Cleave Property will be
included. The creation of the RUL zone district was excluded from the motion.
Member Gavaldon cited the findings of fact and conclusions in the staff report.
Member Lingle seconded the motion.
Member Lingle stated that it may be a bit unfair for the properties south of Carpenter
Road but basically, in terms of commercial and industrial development along that
corridor, in considering the interest of the City as a whole,that area would be better
served being under the control of the City of Fort Collins than it would be the way it
stands now. He stated that he would support the motion.
Member Schmidt stated that she would support the motion and noted that this change in
the GMA is a commitment by the City of Fort Collins to be more proactive in the GMA.
The motion was approved 5-0.
Project: Atrium Suites, 502 W. Laurel, Project Development
Plan and Request for Modification
Project Description: Request for a multi-family project containing 24
dwelling units within one structure located at 502
West Laurel Street. The units would be divided
between 20 2-bedroom units and four 3-bedroom
units. The building would be three stories in height. A
manager's office and 35 under-structure parking
spaces would be included on the first floor. The
existing structure would be demolished. The site is at
the northwest corner of West Laurel Street and
Sherwood Street and is zoned NCB — Neighborhood
Conservation Buffer.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence:
ATTACHMENT
SOUTH FORT COLLINS SANITATION DISTRICT
August 17,2004
rS.
Larimer County Commissioners Fort Collins City Council
P.O. Box 1190 P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Re: Fossil Creek Growth Management Area
Boundary Expansion
Ladies and Gentlemen:
South Fort Collins Sanitation District ("District") owns two parcels of real property
consisting of approximately 125 acres and 160 acres,respectively, located within the
proposed fossil Creek Growth Management Area Boundary Expansion("GMA
Expansion Area'.
The Board of Directors of the District has unanimously expressed its opposition to the
inclusion of the District's real property within the GMA Expansion Area. I have met
with representatives of the County of Larimer and the City of Fort Collins to discuss the
concerns of the District regarding the imposition of additional restrictions upon lands
owned by it.
In the event the real property is included within the proposed GMA Expansion Area,the _.
additional restrictions imposed upon the land may interfere with the District's potential
use of its real property in the future. As a governmental entity and political subdivision
of the State of Colorado,the District requests that the County and the City refrain from
taking action which may interfere with the District's future use of the real property.
If you have any questions regarding the District's position or desire further clarification,
please feel free to contact me. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, r
SOUTH FORT COLLINS SANITATION
DISTRICT
By JAL
MicIrgel D. DiTullio, Manager
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Larry Timm, Division Head
Mr.Ken Waido, Chief Planner
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Jeff Couch, PE
3468 Shallow Pond Drive
Fort Collins,CO 80528
(970)231-9937
August 13, 2004
Mr. Greg Byrne, Director
Community Planning & Environmental Services
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
RE: GMA Boundary Expansion—Fossil Lake Area
Dear Mr. Byrne:
This letter is being submitted by 100 percent of the property owners located south of Larimer
County Road 32 currently being considered for inclusion within the Fort Collins Growth
Management Area (GMA). This correspondence is intended to summarize our opposition to this
action and to request that the entire area south of Larimer County Road 32 be excluded from the
proposed GMA expansion.
We have several reasons for this opposition as follows:
1. The City of Fort Collins provides no services to this area. A "Community of Interest"
usually created by the provision of services must exist prior to completing a legal future
annexation. Without services, a"Community of Interest"may never exist in this area.
2. The City of Fort Collins has written policy within its Transportation Master Plan which
currently precludes financial participation in the replacement of the 1-25 interchange at
State Highway 392. The replacement of this interchange is key to the development of this
area.
3. The City of Fort Collins does not have a zoning classification compatible to current zoning
established for each parcel. Any land use designation proposed by Fort Collins would be
more restrictive in all cases than the current zoning approved by Larimer County.
4. The City of Fort Collins has more restrictive setback requirements than those currently
designated by Larimer County. This is especially important to those properties
immediately adjacent to 1-25.
Mr. Greg Byrne, Director
Community Planning & Environment Services
City of Fort Collins
August 13, 2004
Page Two
5. The City of Fort Collins has existing environmental requirements which would hinder the
development of this area.
6. The City of Fort Collins staff has indicated that the primary reason for this expansion is to
protect the community separator and Fossil Lake open space. It appears that the
development of property adjacent to the interchange is not a priority of the City of Fort
Collins.
7. Other properties south of Larimer County Road 32 have already been excluded from the
pending GMA expansion, including Gardner Sign, Eagle Ranch, and the LeMaster
property.
The HWY 392 and 1-25 location holds the potential to be one of the most exciting upcoming
commercial and industrial projects in Northern Colorado. The magnitude of this development could
rival Loveland's Centera project. The resulting activity could provide a substantial future revenue
stream for the City of Fort Collins. This activity would also create a much needed southern
entryway into the City of Fort Collins. This entryway, we believe, would facilitate the proposed
development as well as showcase the Fossil Lake open space and community separator that Fort
Collins has worked so hard to acquire and develop.
As property owners, we recognized this potential several years ago. Every property owner along
1-25 participated with CBL Associates to address the interchange and other infrastructure issues in
this area. We agreed to provide the right-of--way needed to facilitate the relocation of ramps,
frontage roads, and the parallel roadway system proposed west of 1-25. With the support of
Windsor, we prepared to construct this infrastructure as a private endeavor twenty years ahead of
the proposed CDOT time line.
The cooperative effort needed to develop this area does not appear to be forthcoming from the City
of Fort Collins. In fact, Fort Collins' actions and implementation of harsher standards would be
construed as a "taking' imposed on each of the properties located within the expansion area.
While public participation at each interchange along the entire Colorado 1-25 corridor has provided
financial rewards for other communities, Fort Collins continues to squander this resource. One
only needs to look at the lack of activity at all of the 1-25 interchanges under the Fort Collins
purview as an indicator of City intentions.
Mr. Greg Byrne, Director
Community Planning&Environment Services
City of Fort Collins
August 13, 2004
Page Three
As property owners, we are unified in our request to be excluded from this proposed expansion of
the Fort Collins, GMA. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Robert and Karen Dickinson Dr. Chris Kawcak
8029 South County Road 9 Fossil Creek Veterinary Hospital
Fort Collins, CO 80528 7801 SW Frontage Road
(970) 226-2897 Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970)204-1663
Kurt Dimick
7715 Promontory Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 215-7530
Steve Prato
Gibraltar Realty&Acceptance
James Hammond 4600 South Ulster
Hazel-Dell Mushroom Denver, CO 80237-2848
6942 North County Road 13 (303)770-3353
Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 226-0978
Danny and Kim Hirsch
Hirsch Trucking Terry and Mary Van Cleave
5730 North County Road 11 C 8021 SW Frontage Road
Loveland, CO 80538 Fort Collins, CO 80528-9322
(970) 667-3880 (970)223-0988
Mr. Greg Byrne, Director
Community Planning&Environment Services
City of Fort Collins
August 13, 2004
Page Four
cc: Kathay Rennels Karen Weitiwnat, Dist 2
Ladmer County Commissioner 3009 Phoenix
District I Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970)498-7001 (970)229-9774
krennels@larimer.org kweitkunat@fcgov.com
Tom Bender Eric Hamrick, Dist 3
Larimer County Commissioner 3766 Bromley Drive
District II Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970)498-7002 (970)225-2343
tbenderalarimer.org ehamrick(afcgov.com
Glen Gibson Kurt Kastein, Dist 4
Larimer County Commissioner 3325 Silver Oaks Place
District III Fort Collins,CO 80526
(970)498-7003 (970) 223-0425
ggibsonRlarimer.org kkastein(@,fcqov.com
Ray Martinez, Mayor Marty Tharp, Dist 5
4121 Stoneridge Court 601 Birky Place
Fort Collins, CO 80525 Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970)416-2154 (970)484-5711
ramarbnez@fcgov.com mtharD@fcgov.com
Bill Bertschy,Mayor Pro Tern David Roy, Dist6
430 Peterson 1030 Mountain Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524 Fort Collins,CO 80521
(970)484-0181 (970)407-7393
wbertschY .fcgov.com droY(a),fcgov.com
Bob Mook, Business Editor
Fort Collins Coloradoan
1212 Riverside Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 224-7735
BobMook a,Coloradoan.com
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gIRP��~ FORT COLLINS • LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ATTACHMENT 4
August 11,2004
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
Pete Wray,Advanced Planning
281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Pete:
Thank you for updating me on the planning efforts at Fort Collins to coordinate compatible land uses with the
airport. It is my understanding that as the city annexes land and considers zoning matters you wish to ensure
compatible land uses related to the airport.
The airport has an adopted land use plan (copy mailed to you previously) which categorizes various land uses
and the levels of compatibility depending on the location within the airport's "area of influence". I strongly
support the city following this land use plan as you consider future annexations and zoning changes. It is very
important that long range planning decisions be done with the understanding that the airport will continue to
grow and the influence on the surrounding communities will increase. As a result any residential development
inside the critical zones and the 65 decibel noise curve is not recommended. In addition, any development
within the"influence area" should include a condition that an avigation easement is granted, at no cost, to the
two cities. The avigation easement is a recorded document and provides an official notice to the property
owner and/or tenants/residents that airport activity will be a factor.
Also, as we have discussed, the airport has started a planning study to update the airport's current master plan.
This study will be completed some time next summer. One of the study elements will be to update the
airport's land use plan. It is very possible that there will be changes to this plan; and in anticipation of changes
you may want to qualify your land use planning recommendations to account for changes that might be needed
as a result of the new airport study. Our master plan consultants will be working with you and the other local
planning offices to coordinate the land use planning document.
Thank you for your support of the airport and communities by developing a compatible land use plan that
benefits everyone. Let me know if you need any further information.
Sincerely,
David C. Gordo r A.A.E.
Airport Director
c: Ron Phillips
Mike Hart
4900 Earhart Road • Loveland,Colorado 80538 • (970)962-2850 • FAX 962-2855 %ter
RESOLUTION 2005-028
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT AREA (GMA) BOUNDARY
TO INCLUDE THE FOSSIL CREEK COOPERATIVE PLANNING AREA (CPA)
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2000, the City and Larimer County entered into an
intergovernmental agreement(the "IGA") regarding cooperation on managing urban development
in which IGA the City and County established the boundaries of the Fort Collins Growth
Management Area as depicted on Exhibit "1" of the IGA; and
WHEREAS, the IGA, in paragraph 12 thereof, provides that the City and the County may
amend the GMA boundary by mutual agreement executed in writing by the parties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed amendment to the GMA to
include the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area and has determined that said area should be
included within the GMA boundary for the protection of the best interests of the City and its
citizens.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the IGA to amend
Exhibit "1" by showing the new GMA boundary to include the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning
Area, which exhibit is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A".
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 15th day of March,
A.D. 2005.
Mayor
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