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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 21, 2006
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ted Shepard
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 044,2006 Amending Section 3.5.4(c)(3)(A) of The City of Fort
Collins Land Use Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This ordinance, adopted unanimously on First Reading on March 7, 2006, strengthens the existing
standard for large retail establishments that requires multiple entrances and requires secondary
entrances to be operational.
ITEM NUMBER: 33
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: March 7, 2006
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ted Shepard
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SUBJECT t _/
First Reading of Ordinance No. 044, 2006 Amending Section 3.5.4(c)(3)(A) of The City of Fort
Collins Land Use Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff has identified a revision to Section 3.5.4(C)(3)(a)that would strengthen the existing standard
for large retail establishments th 'rOdrPons
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oposed revision would require
secondary entrances to be op ationa . arifies that such second side
entrances may serve the anch storehed small retail store(s) with
individual entrance(s). The exis to work in conjunction with
the standard for distributed parking so that the impacts associated with large,single-use,single-entry
retail stores are mitigated.
BACKGROUND
During the consideration of amending the Harmony Corridor Plan to allow a regional shopping
center at the northwest corner of Harmony and Ziegler Roads, City Council directed staff to
strengthen the existing standards governing large retail establishments. A key feature of the existing
standard is to promote pedestrian connectivity and human scale byrequiring a second entrance along
a side elevation. Single-use retailers,however,are reluctant to provide such an entrance for reasons
explained in the background report. The revised standard prioritizes a true second entrance into the
big box but allows attaching inrand
nt 1' sto n ' f an entrance. At the February
16,2006 meeting of the Plannio ng B h o v ed 6—0 to recommend approval
of the proposed revision.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Land Use Code Change Report
2. Summary of Citizen Input
3. Presentation Slides
4. Planning and Zoning Board minutes
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ORDINANCE NO. 044, 2006
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 3.5.4(C)(3)(a) OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LAND USE CODE
WHEREAS,on March 18, 1997,by Ordinance No. 51, 1997,the Council of the City of Fort
Collins adopted the Fort Collins Land Use Code (the "Land Use Code"); and
WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the Land Use Code, it was the understanding of
staff and Council that the Land Use Code would most likely be subject to future amendments, not
only for the purpose of clarification and correction of errors,but also for the purpose of ensuring that
the Land Use Code remains a dynamic document capable of responding to issues identified by staff,
other land use professionals and citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS,upon the request of the City Council the staff of the City and the Planning and
Zoning Board have reviewed the Land Use Code and identified and explored potential amendments
to Section 3.5.4(C)(3)(a) the Land Use Code regarding the design of and entrances to `large retail
establishments" and have made recommendations to the Council regarding this issue; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the Land Use Code amendments which have
been proposed are in the best interest of the City and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 3.5.4(C)(3)(a) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended as follows:
(3) Site Design and Relationship to Surrounding Community.
(a) Entrances. At least two (2) sides of a large retail establishment shall
feature operational customer entrances. The two (2) required sides
shall be those that are planned to have the highest level of public
pedestrian activity, one of which shall also be the side that most
directly faces a street with pedestrian access.The other of the two(2)
sides having an operational customer entrance may face a second
street with pedestrian access, and/or a main parking lot area. If the
large retail establishment does not include a second side entrance that
is fully operational and open to the public, then this standard shall be
met by attaching smaller retail store(s) ("liner stores") to the side of
the large retail establishment which is expected to generate the most
pedestrian activity or which faces a public street. Such liner store(s)
shall, to the extent reasonably feasible, occupy no less than thirty
three(33)percent of the building elevation on which they are located
and shall feature distinctive store fronts and entrances that are
significantly differentiated from the large retail establishment in order
to create strong identifiable entrance features. Entrances to the liner
store(s) may, but need not, provide access into the large retail
establishment and must be fully operational and open to customers at
times that are generally equivalent to the store hours of the large retail
establishment to which they are attached. All entrances, including
those of the liner store(s), shall be architecturally prominent and
clearly visible from the abutting public street. (See Figure 14.)Movie
theaters are exempt from this requirement.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of
March, A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage on the 2 t day of March, A.D. 2006.
May /
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of March, A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk