HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/05/1999 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE ARAPAHO BEND 1ST ANNEXATION AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9A-B
DATE: January 5, 1999
• FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Bob Blanchard
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to the Arapaho Bend I st Annexation.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board recommend adoption of the Ordinances on Second
Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 236, 1998, Annexing Property Known as the Arapaho
Bend I st Annexation.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No.237, 1998,Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort
Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property included in the Arapaho Bend I st
Annexation.
On December 15, 1998, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 98-163 Setting Forth Findings of
Fact and Determinations Regarding the Arapaho Bend 1st Annexation.
On December 15,1998.Council also unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 236, 1998 and Ordinance
237, 1998, which annex and zone approximately 41 acres. The property is located north of East
Harmony Road,south of East Horsetooth Road,west of County Road 7 and east of County Road 9.
The site is currently zoned Larimer County FAI-Farming. and the proposed zone district is POL-
Public Open Lands.
APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins
OWNERS: City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580
Larimer County (roads only)
County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 1190
For[ Collins, Colorado 805"2-1 190
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 23 A-C
DATE: December 15, 1998
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Bob Blanchard
SUBJECT :
Items Relating to the Arapaho Bend 1 st Annexation.
RECOMMENDATION: '
Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board recgmmend adoption of the Resolution and of the
Ordinances on First Reading. - _,:: _
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 98-163 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Arapaho
Bend 1 st Annexation. . u,
B. First Reading of Ordinance No.236, 1998 Arm g Property Known as the Arapaho Bend
1st Annexation. ' `.._
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 237, 1998, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort
Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property included in the Arapaho Bend 1 st
Annexation.
This is a request for the voluntan•annexation a City-owned natural area consisting of approximately
41 acres. The propem is located north of East Harmony Road,south of East Horsetooth Road,west I
of County Road 7 and east of County Road 9. The site is currently zoned Larimer County FAI-
Fanning, and the proposed zone district is POL-Public Open L.ands. j
APPLICAI\"T: City of Fort Collins ' f
OWNERS: City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580
Larimer County (roads only)
County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-1190
DATE: December 15, 1998 2 ITEM NUMBER: 23 A-C
BACKGROUND:
The Arapaho Bend 1st Annexation is a City-owned natural area consisting of approximately 41
acres.The property is located north of East Harmony Road,south of East Horsetooth Road,west of
County Road 7 and east of County Road 9. The site is currently zoned Latimer County FAl-
Farming, and the proposed zone district is POL-Public Open Lands.
This is a voluntary annexation,located within the Urban Growth Area of the City of Fort Collins.
The City may annex property located within the Urban Gro AreaFBoundary, provided that the
property has 1/6th contiguity with the existing City boundary. e6krapaho Bend 1st Annexation
complies with this requirement The property has 2,70436 feet of its total boundary length of
8,567.45 feet (31%) contiguous existing Citynimits. This exceeds the minimum 1,427.9 feet
required to achieve 1/6th contiguity.
The contiguity to existing City limits is gained from the following common boundaries:
S: State Annexation No.1; State Annexation No. 2
W: Harmony Annexation No. 4
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: FA-I(county zonmg); vacant _ w
E: I-Industrial; C-C mmercial(county zoning) Arapaho Bend Natural Area
S: FA-l; vacant �_ ';._
W: HC-Harmony Corridor; Hewlett Packard
This property is currently zoned FA-1,Farming in Latimer County. The proposed zoning for this
annexation is the POL,Public Open Lands Zoning District. The POL,Public Open Lands District
is for large,publicly owned-parks and open lands which have a community-wide emphasis or other
characteristics which warrant inclusion under this separate designation rather than inclusion in an
adjoining neighborhood or other District designation. The purpose of the POL zone district is:
...to accommodate land use functions such as stormwater management, native
wildlife habitat andtsand and gravel operations, all`of which depend primarily on
the continued functioning of natural river systems or are incompatible with
significant urban land development:
The City Structure Plan designation for the area is Rural/Open Lands and Stream Corridors,and the
proposed zoning is consistent with the City Structure Plan.
FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION:
1. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between Latimer
Count), and the Ciry of Fort Collins, as contained in the Intergovernmental Agreement for
the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area.
DATE: December 15, 1998 3 ITEM NUMBER: 23 A-C
2. The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for annexation by the City of Fort
Collins.
3. The requested POL, Public Open Lands District is in conformance with the policies of the
City's Comprehensive Plan, and is consistent with the City Structure Plan.
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION:
On September 17, 1998,the Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing and considered the
annexation and zoning. The Board recommended ap oval b vjte of 6-0.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval.
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