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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 18, 2000
DATE: Mike Smith/Bob Smith
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Marsha Hilmes-Robinson
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 81, 2000,Amending Section 3.3.3 of the City's Land Use Code
Concerning Development in the Poudre River Floodplain.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 81, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 20, 2000,
authorizes certain changes to the City's Land Use Code in regard to "water hazards" that might be
caused by development in the Poudre River Floodplain.
ITEM NUMBER: 35 A-B
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: June 20, 2000
Mike Smith/Bob Smith
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Marsha Hilmes-Robinson
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to Standards for Development in the Poudre River Floodplain.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance No. 71; 2000 on Second Reading and adoption of
Ordinance No. 81, 2000 on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 71, 2000, Amending Chapter 10 of the City Code
Concerning Standards fo Dtjlo '^ Floodplain.
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B. First Reading of Ordi ce N 200p ending tion 3.3.3 of the City's Land Use
Code Concerning Deve ' nt in o ver plain.
There are two actions being considered under this item. The first item is consideration on Second
Reading of Ordinance No. 71, 2000, which amends the City Code concerning the floodplain
regulations for the Poudre River Floodplain. The second item is an Ordinance that will make certain
changes to the City's Land Use Code in regard to "water hazards" that might be caused by
development in the Poudre River Floodplain.
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Ordinance No. 71, 2000, was , ed 4- th uncil -rst Reading at its June 6, 2000
meeting. This Ordinance makes various amendments to Chapter 10 of the City Code in regard to
floodplain regulations for the Poudre River Floodplain. Between the first and second reading
changes to the Ordinance have been made. These changes are being proposed to either clarify
language in the Ordinance or to address substantive issues that came up at or just prior to first
reading of the Ordinance.
Following are a listing and explanation of the proposed revisions:
• Section 10-53(2)a. The words"new construction"were added back in for clarification.
• Section 10-53(3)a. The words"new construction"were added back in for clarification.
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DATE: June 20, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 35 A-B
• Section 10-61(6). A sentence was added to provide that temporary motor vehicle parking
by employees or customers and temporary outdoor display of inventory during usual
business hours are not to be considered as the storage of"floatable materials".
• Section 10-62(c). An additional requirement was added concerning the placement of mobile
homes on property that has been filled and removed from the floodplain. This language
requires such mobile homes to still comply with all the criteria in Section 10-54. The reason
for adding this is that staff thinks it is important for mobile homes placed on fill to have a
permanent foundation and to be properly anchored so as to minimize the chance for flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement.
First Reading of Ordinance No. 81, 2000
During the discussion on first reading of the proposed changes to the City Code for the floodplain
regulations of the Poudre River Floodplain, an area was identified for revision in the City's Land
Use Code under Section 3.3.3 pertaining to"water hazards." Section 3.3.3 currently prohibits any
development in floodplains that causes adverse effects to surrounding properties due to increased
flood heights. However, Ordinance No. 71, 2000, authorizes development in the Poudre River
Floodplain so as long as it doesn't cause a rise of more than 0.1-foot in water surface elevation of
a one-hundred year flood. Therefore,it would appear that Ordinance No.71,2000 and Section 3.3.3.
conflict with each other,and an amendment to the Land Use Code is needed to resolve that conflict.
Also, another change is needed to clarify that development in the floodplain can not adversely
impact any other properties, not just"surrounding properties.
For these reasons, Ordinance No. 81, 2000 is proposed to make the following revisions to Section
3.3.3 (A)(4) of the Land Use Code:
• Add language specifying that with respect to development in the Poudre River Floodplain,
an increase in flood heights of less than 0.1-foot caused by any development in the
Floodplain would not be considered as causing a prohibited "adverse effect to any other
properties."
• Revise the language to state that.44vei'se,mipacts would be applicable to "any other"
properties, not just to "surrounding"properties.