HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/07/2013 - RESOLUTION 2013-043 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MADATE: May 7, 2013
STAFF: Darin Atteberry, Josh Birks,
Tom Leeson
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 29
SUBJECT
Public Hearing and Resolution 2013-043 Making Legislative Findings and Approving Amendments to the Midtown
Urban Renewal Plan to Establish the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council adopted the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan (Plan) in September 2011 and later reaffirmed and ratified the
Plan in February 2013. With the sale of Foothills Mall to Walton Foothills Holdings, IV LLC (Owner) in July 2012, and
subsequent Agreement to Negotiate between the Owner and the City, City Council will be considering a public
financing package to assist with the substantial redevelopment of the mall. Tax increment financing (TIF) is one
component of that financing package; however, in order to utilize TIF, City Council must first amend the Midtown Urban
Renewal Plan and create a new Foothills Mall TIF District.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority (URA) was created by City Council in 1982 to prevent and eliminate
conditions in the community related to certain “blight factors”, as defined in Sections 31-25-101, et seq., Colorado
Revised Statutes (the Urban Renewal Law). Using tax increment financing (TIF), the URA is able to leverage public
and private investment to remediate blight, which is complimentary to the City’s broader goal of promoting
redevelopment and infill in targeted areas. Midtown Fort Collins has been identified as one of these targeted areas
for infill and redevelopment, primarily because it includes a significant portion of the College Avenue commercial
corridor and the Mason Corridor, collectively referred to as the “community spine” in City Plan.
In 2011, the URA conducted an Existing Conditions Survey (Survey) for Midtown and found seven of the eleven
statutory blight factors present in the area. In September of that year, City Council accepted the Survey and adopted
the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan. The strategy for the use of TIF in Midtown is different than the North College Urban
Renewal Plan area; rather than collecting TIF throughout the entire area at once, Midtown will have separate TIF
Districts that will be created as significant projects redevelop. Prospect South is the first TIF District that was created
for Midtown, and was done so at the same time the Plan was adopted in September 2011.
In July 2012, Foothills Mall and adjacent property was purchased by Walton Foothills Holdings IV, LLC (Owner) with
the intent to complete a significant redevelopment. An Agreement to Negotiate was executed between the Owner and
the City in November 2012, and discussions with regard to a public financing package have been occurring since.
One component of the package is TIF via the URA.
In order to utilize TIF for this project, City Council must first amend the existing Plan and create a new TIF District.
A copy of the existing Plan (adopted in September 2011, reaffirmed and ratified in February 2013) is provided as
Attachments 1. The amended Plan is attached as Exhibit “A” to the Resolution. The amended Plan includes the
boundary for the proposed Foothills Mall TIF District, and several minor text edits/additions for clarification purposes.
If the amended Plan is adopted, the 25-year TIF clock for the District would begin immediately, meaning the URA
would collect incremental tax revenue until 2038.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
Adopting the Resolution enables the URA to pledge sales and property tax increment towards the redevelopment of
Foothills Mall. This project is estimated to generate approximately $117 million in new revenue between 2015 and
2038.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
This Resolution has no direct environmental impacts.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on May 6, 2013 and determined that the amended Plan
conforms to the principles and policies identified and City Plan.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Notice was provided in accordance with Urban Renewal Law to all property owners, residents, and business interests
within the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan area and Larimer County, as well as published, more than 30 days prior to
this meeting date.
The URA also provided an Impact Report to Larimer County in accordance with Urban Renewal Law in January 2013.
See Attachment 2 for the complete Impact Report.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Existing Midtown Urban Renewal Plan, adopted September 2011
2. Foothills TIF District Impact Report
Midtown
Urban Renewal Plan
Prepared for:
City of Fort Collins and
Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
September 6, 2011
Prepared By:
Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
ATTACHMENT 1
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Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4
2. Blight Conditions......................................................................................................... 8
3. Plan Objectives.......................................................................................................... 10
4. Authorized Urban Renewal Activities ....................................................................... 11
Public Improvements and Facilities ...................................................................... 11
Cooperative Agreements ...................................................................................... 11
Purchase of Property ............................................................................................ 11
Demolition, Clearance, Environmental Remediation, and Site Prep.................... 12
Property Disposition ............................................................................................. 12
Redevelopment Agreements ................................................................................ 12
Relocation Assistance ........................................................................................... 12
Hiring..................................................................................................................... 13
Legal Authority...................................................................................................... 13
Catalyst and Enhancement Projects ..................................................................... 13
5. Development Standards and Procedures ................................................................. 13
6. Conformance............................................................................................................. 13
Urban Renewal Law .............................................................................................. 13
City Plan ................................................................................................................ 14
7. Project Financing....................................................................................................... 16
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Boundaries............................................... 17
Property Tax Increment ........................................................................................ 17
Sales Tax Increment .............................................................................................. 18
Tax Increment Reimbursement ............................................................................ 18
8. Modifications to the Plan.......................................................................................... 19
9. Reasonable Variations .............................................................................................. 19
10. Effective Date of the Plan ........................................................................................... 19
Appendices
Appendix A – Legal Description ........................................................................................ 20
DESCRIPTION OF THE MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA ................................ 20
Appendix B – Legal Description ........................................................................................ 23
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT – PROSPECT SOUTH .... 23
List of Figures
Figure 1: Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Boundary ........................................................... 6
Figure 2: Tax Increment Financing Area – Prospect South................................................ 7
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1. Introduction
The Midtown Urban Renewal Plan (Plan) is a plan prepared for the Fort Collins Urban
Renewal Authority (Authority) and the City of Fort Collins (the City), pursuant to the
provisions of the Urban Renewal Law, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-101 et seq. (Urban
Renewal Law). Terms used in the Plan have the same meaning as in the Urban Renewal
Law.
The jurisdictional boundaries of the Authority are the same as the boundaries of the
City. Within the City boundaries there may be one or more urban renewal plan areas.
This Plan describes the framework for certain public undertakings constituting urban
renewal projects and other authorized activities under the Urban Renewal Law in the
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Area (Plan Area), located in the City of Fort Collins,
Larimer County, Colorado.
This Plan was prepared for adoption by the City Council in recognition that the Midtown
Commercial Corridor requires a coordinated, cooperative strategy, with financing
possibilities, to eliminate unfavorable existing conditions and prevent further
deterioration. This Plan intends to accomplish the City’s development objectives for
improving the viability of the commercial corridor by creation of the Plan Area.
The driving interest in the establishment of this Plan is to begin offering tax increment
financing (TIF) as a tool to stimulate and leverage both public and private sector
development (including redevelopment), to help remedy adverse conditions and
prevent the spread of further deterioration. It is the intent of this Plan for any
development projects and other implementation actions to be done in a responsive
manner, with full consideration for interests and concerns of property owners in the
Plan Area. Development and redevelopment is anticipated to occur incrementally over a
substantial period of time, with the potential for Authority financing to provide the
impetus and means to undertake this redevelopment at a faster pace than might occur
otherwise.
The Plan effort originated in response to the Midtown Redevelopment Study adopted in
2010 where one of the primary action items for implementation concluded the need for
an Existing Conditions Survey and Urban Renewal Plan.
The Plan has been made available to City of Fort Collins residents. Input was solicited of
area residents, property owners and business owners and tenants prior to completion of
the Plan. Notifications of public hearings and an open house was provided to property
owners, tenants, and residents within and surrounding the study area stating the
following: time, date, place, and a description of the Urban Renewal Plan (URP) and its
general scope.
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Meetings were held before the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council in spring
2011 to receive comments and input on this Plan. To the extent provided in Colorado
Public Records Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. Title 24, Article 72, Part 2 as the same may be
amended from time to time, and pursuant to policies adopted by the Authority, project
plans and proposals will be made available to the public.
Description of the Plan Area
The Plan Area is approximately 660 acres with 404 parcels of private property, including
the right-of-way. The City of Fort Collins Structure Plan identifies this area as a
commercial corridor. The City of Fort Collins Zoning Map indicates this area is primarily
zoned C-commercial with some additional zones; HC – Harmony Corridor, E –
Employment, and CC-Community Commercial.
The Plan Area is depicted on the Boundary Map on the following page (Figure 1). A legal
description of the area is attached hereto as Appendix A.
The boundary of the Plan Area to which this Plan applies generally includes those
properties located within the area bounded by:
Prospect Road on the north;
The Burlington Northern SantaFe (BNSF) railroad right-of-way on the west;
An irregular line following commercial parcels typically one or two parcels
deep to the east; and
Fairway Lane on the south.
Description of the Tax Increment Financing District – Prospect South
The Tax Increment Financing District - Prospect South is depicted on the Boundary Map
in Figure 2. A legal description of the district is attached hereto as Appendix B.
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Figure 1: Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Boundary
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Figure 2: Tax Increment Financing District – Prospect South
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2. Blight Conditions
Before an urban renewal plan can be adopted by the City, the determination that an
area constitutes a blighted area depends upon the presence of several physical,
environmental, and social factors. Blight is indeed attributable to a multiplicity of
conditions which, in combination, tend to accelerate the phenomenon of deterioration
of an area. The definition of a blighted area is premised upon the definition articulated
in the Urban Renewal Law, as follows:
“Blighted area” means an area that, in its present condition and use and,
by reason of the presence of at least four of the following factors,
substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality,
retards the provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an
economic or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety,
morals, or welfare:
a. Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;
b. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout;
c. Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or
usefulness;
d Unsanitary or unsafe conditions;
e Deterioration of site or other improvements;
f. Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or
utilities;
g. Defective or unusual conditions of title rendering the title
nonmarketable;
h. The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire
and other causes;
i. Buildings that are unsafe or unhealthy for persons to live or work
in because of building code violations, dilapidation, deterioration,
defective design, physical construction, or faulty or inadequate
facilities;
j. Environmental contamination of buildings or property;
k.5 The existence of health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high
levels of municipal services or substantial physical underutilization
or vacancy of sites, building, or other improvements; or
l. If there is no objection by the property owner or owners and the
tenant or tenants of such owner or owners, if any, to the inclusion
of such property in an urban renewal area, "blighted area" also
means an area that, in its present condition and use and, by
reason of the presence of any one of the factors specified in
paragraphs (a) to (k.5) of this subsection (2), substantially impairs
or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the
provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic
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or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety,
morals, or welfare. For purposes of this paragraph (l), the fact that
an owner of an interest in such property does not object to the
inclusion of such property in the urban renewal area does not
mean that the owner has waived any rights of such owner in
connection with laws governing condemnation.
To be able to use the powers of eminent domain, “blighted” means that five of the
eleven factors must be present (C.R.S. § 31-25-105.2(2)(a)(I)):
(a) “Blighted area” shall have the same meaning as set forth in
section 31-25-103 (2); except that, for the purposes of this section only,
“blighted area” means an area that, in its present condition and use and,
by reason of the presence of at least five of the factors specified in section
31-25-103 (2)(a) to (2)(l), substantially impairs or arrests the sound
growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing
accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability, and is a
menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare.
Source: Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-103(2).
Several principles have been developed by Colorado courts to guide the determination
of whether an area constitutes a blighted area under the Urban Renewal Law. First, the
absence of widespread violation of building and health codes does not, by itself,
preclude a finding of blight. The definition of “blighted area” contained in the Urban
Renewal Law is broad and encompasses not only those areas containing properties so
dilapidated as to justify condemnation as nuisances, but also envisions the prevention of
deterioration.” Tracy v. City of Boulder, 635 P.2d 907, 909 (Colo. Ct. App. 1981).
Second, the presence of one well maintained building does not defeat a determination
that an area constitutes a blighted area. A determination of blight is based upon an area
“taken as a whole,” and not on a building-by-building basis. Interstate Trust Building Co.
v. Denver Urban Renewal Authority, 473 P.2d 978, 981 (Colo. 1970).
Third, a governing body’s “determination as to whether an area is blighted….is a
legislative question and the scope of review by the judiciary is restricted.” Tracy, 635
P.2d at 909. A court’s role in reviewing such a blight determination is simply to
independently verify if the conclusion is based upon factual evidence determined by the
City Council at the time of a public hearing to be consistent with the statutory definition.
Based on the evidence presented at a public hearing, and in the Midtown Existing
Conditions Survey, dated April 2011, the City Council, by Resolution _____, made a
finding that the Plan Area was “blighted” as defined by the Urban Renewal Law, by the
existence of the following seven factors:
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a. Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures
b. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout
c. Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness
d. Unsanitary or unsafe conditions
e. Deterioration of site or other improvements
f. Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or utilities
k.5. Health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of municipal
services or substantial underutilization or vacancy of buildings, sites, or
improvements
The City Council also found that these factors, taken together, substantially impair the
sound growth of the City, constitute an economic and social liability, and negatively
affect the public heath, safety and welfare of the community. Based on evidence of the
“blighted” factors, the Plan Area is appropriate for authorized activities of the Authority
pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law.
3. Plan Objectives
The overall objective of this Plan is to remediate unfavorable existing conditions and
prevent further deterioration by implementation of the relevant provisions contained in
the following documents:
City Plan (The City of Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan)
City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan
Fort Collins Infill Infrastructure Report
City of Fort Collins Master Transportation Plan
Mason Corridor Economic Study
Midtown Redevelopment Study
To do this, this Plan is intended to stimulate private sector development in and around
the Plan Area with a combination of private investment, Authority financing, and public
investment. The Plan will assist progress toward the following additional objectives:
To facilitate redevelopment and new development by private enterprise through
cooperation among developers and public agencies to plan, design, and build
needed improvements.
To address and remedy conditions in the area that impair or arrest the sound
growth of the City.
To implement the Comprehensive Plan and its related elements.
To redevelop and rehabilitate the area in a manner which is compatible with and
complementary to unique circumstances in the area.
To effectively utilize undeveloped and underdeveloped land.
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To improve pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and transit-related circulation and
safety.
To ultimately contribute to increased revenues for all taxing entities.
To encourage the voluntary rehabilitation of buildings, improvements and
conditions.
To facilitate the enforcement of the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan
Area.
To watch for market and/or project opportunities to eliminate blight, and when
such opportunities exist, to take action within the financial, legal and political
limits of the Authority to acquire land, demolish and remove structures, provide
relocation benefits, and pursue redevelopment, improvement and rehabilitation
projects.
4. Authorized Urban Renewal Activities
To support progress toward the objectives, the Authority may undertake any of the
following renewal activities, as deemed appropriate for the elimination or prevention of
blight factors within the Plan Area, pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law:
Public Improvements and Facilities
The Authority may cause, finance or facilitate the design, installation, construction and
reconstruction of public improvements in the Plan Area. In order to promote the
effective utilization of undeveloped and underdeveloped land in the Plan Area, the
Authority may, among other things, enter into financial or other agreements with the
City of Fort Collins to provide the City with financial or other support in order to
encourage or cause the City to invest funds for the improvement of storm drainage,
street conditions and other infrastructure deficiencies in the Plan Area.
Cooperative Agreements
For the purposes of planning and implementing this Plan, the Authority may enter into
one or more cooperative agreements with the City or other public entities. Such
agreement may include provisions regarding project financing and implementation;
design, location, construction of public improvements; and any other matters required
to implement this Plan. Potential entities include but not limited to: Xcel Energy,
Qwest, Comcast, Poudre Valley Fire Authority, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
and Fort Collins-Loveland Water District.
Purchase of Property
In the event that the Authority finds it necessary to purchase any real property for an
urban renewal project to remedy blight factors pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law and
this Plan, the Authority may do so by any legal means available, including the exercise of
the power of eminent domain, pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law. If the power of
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eminent domain is to be exercised for the purpose of transfer of property to another
private person or entity, the Authority’s decision whether to acquire the property
through eminent domain shall be guided by the following criteria, with the
understanding that these guidelines shall not be construed to constrain the Authority’s
legal ability to exercise the power of eminent domain:
All requirements of the Urban Renewal Law, including eminent domain
procedures, have been met.
Other possible alternatives have been thoroughly considered by the Authority.
Good faith negotiations by the Authority and/or the project developer have been
rejected by the property owner.
Reasonable efforts have been undertaken to: (a) understand and address the
property owner's position and his or her desires for the property and for any
existing business on the site, and (b) work with the owner to either include the
owner in project planning or purchase the property and relocate the owner in
accordance with the Urban Renewal Law on terms and conditions acceptable to
the owner.
Demolition, Clearance, Environmental Remediation, and Site Prep
The Authority may on a case-by-case basis, elect to demolish or to cooperate with
others to clear buildings, structures, and other improvements. Development activities
consistent with this Plan may require such demolition and clearance to eliminate
unhealthy, unsanitary, and unsafe conditions, eliminate obsolete and other uses
detrimental to the public welfare, and otherwise remove and prevent the spread of
deterioration.
Property Disposition
The Authority may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest in real
property subject to covenants, conditions and restrictions, including architectural and
design controls, time restrictions on development, and building requirements, as it
deems necessary to develop such property.
Redevelopment Agreements
The Authority may enter into redevelopment agreements with property owners or
developers in the Plan Area to facilitate participation and assistance that the Authority
may choose to provide to such owners or developers. These may include provisions
regarding project planning, public improvements, financing, design, and any other
matters allowed pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law.
Relocation Assistance
It is not expected that the activities of the Authority will displace any person, family, or
business. However, to the extent that in the future the Authority may purchase
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property causing displacement of any person, family, or business, it shall develop a
relocation program to assist any such party in finding another location pursuant to the
Urban Renewal Law, and provide relocation benefits consistent with the Urban Renewal
Law. There shall be no displacement of any person or business without there being in
place a relocation program, which program shall become a part of this Plan when
adopted.
Hiring
The Authority may employ consultants, agents, and employees, permanent and
temporary, and it shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.
Legal Authority
The Authority may also exercise all other powers given to it under the Urban Renewal
Law.
Catalyst and Enhancement Projects
Rehabilitation and redevelopment of the properties surrounding the Plan Area that will
continue to foster cleanup, preservation and redevelopment of nearby properties.
Additional public infrastructure, not limited to pedestrian amenities, enhanced
landscaping, public transportation improvements, public utilities, or public art and
architectural features as well as access to services, meeting facilities and shopping
options may also further redevelopment of the Plan Area.
5. Development Standards and Procedures
All development within the Plan Area shall conform to the Land Use Code and any site
specific zoning regulations or policies which might impact properties, all as in effect and
as may be amended from time to time. While State statute authorizes the Authority to
undertake zoning and planning activities to regulate land use, maximum densities, and
building requirements in the Plan Area, the City will regulate land use and building
requirements through existing municipal codes and ordinances.
6. Conformance
Urban Renewal Law
This Plan is in conformity with and subject to the applicable statutory requirements of
the Urban Renewal Law.
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City Plan
The City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan, known as City Plan, describes desirable land
use and transportation patterns, with goals and policies for those topics along with
community appearance and design, the environment, open lands, housing, the
economy, and growth management.
Briefly summarized, the land use pattern envisioned by these plans for the Plan Area is a
commercial corridor well-integrated with surrounding development. The Plan Area is
envisioned to evolve with improved community design and streetscapes, in an
interconnected framework of streets and blocks. One of the purposes of this Plan is to
implement the vision for the Plan Area as a commercial corridor with mixed-use
residential improvements, as well as create a connection to the Mason Corridor for
improved transit circulation.
This Plan is intended to provide mechanisms to facilitate implementation of City Plan,
and therefore it is in direct conformance with City Plan. The following excerpts from
City Plan highlight the linkage between City Plan and this Urban Renewal Plan. These
are representative excerpts, and not an all-inclusive listing of relevant statements:
Principle EH 4: The City will encourage the redevelopment of strategic areas within the
community as defined in the Community and Neighborhood Livability and
Neighborhood Principles and Policies.
Policy EH 4.1: Prioritize Targeted Redevelopment Areas
Create and utilize strategies and plans, as described in the Community and
Neighborhood Livability and Neighborhood chapter’s Infill and Redevelopment section,
to support redevelopment areas and prevent areas from becoming blighted. The
Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas (depicted on Figure LIV 1 in the Community
and Neighborhood Livability chapter) shall be a priority for future development, capital
investment, and public incentives.
Policy EH 4.2: Reduce Barriers to Infill Development and Redevelopment
Develop new policies and modify current policies, procedures, and practices to reduce
and resolve barriers to Infill development and redevelopment. Emphasize new policies
and modifications to existing policies that support a sustainable, flexible, and
predictable approach to infill development and redevelopment.
Policy LIV 5.1: Encourage Targeted Redevelopment and Infill
Encourage redevelopment and infill in Activity Centers and Targeted Infill and
Redevelopment Areas identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map.
The purpose of these areas is to:
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Promote the revitalization of existing, underutilized commercial and industrial
areas.
Concentrate higher density housing and mixed-use development in locations
that are currently or will be served by high frequency transit in the future and
that can support higher levels of activity.
Channel development where it will be beneficial and can best improve access to
jobs, housing, and services with fewer and shorter auto trips.
Promote reinvestment in areas where infrastructure already exists.
Increase economic activity in the area to benefit existing residents and
businesses and, where necessary, provide the stimulus to redevelop.
Areas identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map are parts of the
city where general agreement exists that redevelopment and infill would be beneficial.
These areas are generally considered a priority for efforts to reduce barriers and
concentrate public investment in infrastructure. However, of the areas identified, the
“community spine” (see Policy LIV 5.2) shall be the highest priority location for such
efforts. Areas not shown on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas map are not
excluded from redevelopment and infill activity, but are considered to be lower priority
or where activity is less likely to occur for other reasons.
Policy LIV 5.2: Target Public Investment along the Community Spine
Together, many of the Targeted Redevelopment Areas and Activity Centers form the
“community spine” of the city along College Avenue and the Mason Corridor. The
“community spine” shall be considered the highest priority area for public investment in
streetscape and urban design improvements and other infrastructure upgrades to
support infill and redevelopment and to promote the corridor’s transition to a series of
transit-supportive, mixed-use activity centers over time. Established residential
neighborhoods adjacent to College Avenue and the Mason Corridor will be served by
improvements to the “community spine” over time, but are not intended to be targeted
for infill or redevelopment.
Policy LIV 5.3: Policy LIV 5.3 – Identify Additional Redevelopment and Infill Areas as
Appropriate
Utilize subarea plans to help designate areas for redevelopment and infill that are not
identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map. Within these plans,
support the development of appropriate design standards to protect the character of
neighborhoods and to ensure conformance with City Plan.
Principle LIV 34: General Commercial Districts will include a wide range of community
and regional uses, in various sizes and scales, designed for convenient access by all
modes of travel, efficient circulation, and a comfortable pedestrian environment.
Policy LIV 34.2: Mix of Uses
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Although many existing General Commercial Districts in the City consist of single-use
commercial centers today, the incorporation of a broader mix of uses is desirable over
time:
Principal uses: Retail, restaurants, office, and other commercial services.
Supporting uses: Entertainment, high-density residential, day care (adult and
child), and other supporting uses.
Policy LIV 34.3: Support the Revitalization of Existing Strip Commercial Corridor
Developments
Encourage and support the gradual evolution of existing, auto-oriented strip commercial
areas to a more compact, pedestrian and transit-oriented pattern of development over
time through infill and redevelopment. Establish enhanced walking connections
between destinations.
Principle LIV 35: Community Commercial Districts will be communitywide destinations
and hubs for a high-frequency transit system. They will be quality mixed-use urban
activity centers that offer retail, offices, services, small civic uses, and higher density
housing, in an environment that promotes walking, bicycling, transit and ridesharing.
Policy LIV 35.4: Transform through Infill and Redevelopment
Support the transformation of existing, underutilized Community Commercial Districts
through infill and redevelopment over time to more intense centers of activity that
include a mixture of land uses and activities, an enhanced appearance, and access to all
transportation modes.
Principle LIV 43: Enhanced Travel Corridors will be strategic and specialized
Transportation Corridors that contain amenities and designs that specifically promote
walking, the use of mass transit, and bicycling. Enhanced Travel Corridors will provide
high-frequency/high efficiency travel opportunities for all modes linking major activity
centers and districts in the city.
Policy LIV 43.3: Support Transit-Supportive Development Patterns
Support the incorporation of higher intensity, transit-supportive development along
Enhanced Travel Corridors through infill and redevelopment. Encourage the densities
and broader mix of uses necessary to support walking, bicycling, and transit use while
accommodating efficient automobile use.
7. Project Financing
Specific projects may be financed in whole or in part by the Authority, under the tax
increment financing (TIF) provisions of CRS § 31-25-107(9)(a) of the Urban Renewal Law,
or by any other available source of financing authorized to be undertaken by the
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Authority pursuant to CRS § 31-25-105 of the Urban Renewal Law. The Authority is
authorized to:
Finance urban renewal projects within the Plan Area with revenues from
property tax increments, sales tax increments, interest income, federal loans or
grants, agreements with public, quasi-public or private parties and entities, loans
or advances from any other available source, and any other available sources of
revenue.
Issue bonds and incur other obligations contemplated by the Urban Renewal Law
in an amount sufficient to finance all or any part of a project within the Plan
Area.
Borrow funds and create indebtedness in any authorized form in carrying out
this Plan.
Any principal and interest on such indebtedness may be paid from property tax
increments, sales tax increments or any other funds, revenues, assets or properties
legally available to the Authority. Such methods may be combined to finance all or part
of the Plan activities.
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Boundaries
If permissible by the Urban Renewal Law, the Authority is authorized to create TIF
districts within the Plan Area that can include, but are not limited to a single parcel or
multiple parcels for a qualified project. Accordingly, the Plan may be amended when
the TIF district is decided upon by the Authority, and incremental property tax and/or
sales tax revenues attributable to the redevelopment in the Plan Area to pay the
indebtedness incurred by the Authority. Reference Figure 2 for an example.
Property Tax Increment
A fund for financing projects may be accrued and used by the Authority under the
property tax allocation financing provisions of the Urban Renewal Law. Under this
method, property taxes levied after the effective date of the approval of this Plan upon
taxable property in the Plan Area each year by or for the benefit of any public body shall
be divided for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years after the effective date of
the adoption of the tax allocation provision, as follows:
Base Amount - That portion of the taxes which are produced by the levy at the rate fixed
each year by or for such public body upon the valuation for assessment of taxable
property in the Plan Area last certified prior to the effective date of approval of the Plan
or, as to an area later added to the Plan Area, the effective date of the modification of
the Plan, shall be paid into the funds of each such public body as are all other taxes
collected by or for said public body.
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Increment amount - That portion of said property taxes in excess of such base amount
shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority to pay
the principal of, the interest on, and any premiums due in connection with the bonds of,
loans or advances to, or indebtedness incurred by (whether funded, refunded, assumed
or otherwise) the Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, a specific
project. Such increment amount shall also be used to pay for the Authority's financial
obligations incurred in the implementation of this Plan.
Unless and until the total valuation for assessment of the taxable property in the Plan
Area exceeds the base valuation for assessment of the taxable property in the Plan Area,
all of the taxes levied upon taxable property in the Plan Area shall be paid into the funds
of the respective public bodies.
In the event that there is a general reassessment of taxable property valuations in
Larimer County, which are subject to division of valuation for assessment between base
and increment, as provided above, the portions of valuations for assessment to be
allocated as provided above shall be proportionately adjusted in accordance with such
reassessment. Note that at the time of this Plan adoption, such a general reassessment
occurs every two years, in the odd-numbered years.
When such bonds, loans, advances, indebtedness, and financial obligations, including
interest thereon and any premiums due in connection therewith, have been paid, all
taxes upon the taxable property in the Plan Area shall be paid into the funds of the
respective public bodies.
Sales Tax Increment
The project may also be financed by the Authority under the sales tax allocation
financing provisions of the Urban Renewal Law. The act allows that upon the adoption
or amendment of an URP, sales taxes flowing to the City may be "frozen" at their
current level. The current level is established based on the previous twelve months
prior to the adoption of this Plan. Thereafter, the City can continue to receive this fixed
sales tax revenue. The Authority thereafter may receive all, or an agreed upon portion
of the additional sales taxes (the increment) which are generated above the base. The
Authority may use these incremental revenues to finance the issuance of bonds,
reimburse developers for public improvement costs, reimburse the City for public
improvement costs and pay off financial obligations and other debts incurred in the
administration of the URP. This increment is not an additional sales tax, but rather is a
portion of the established tax collected by the City, and the sales tax increment resulting
from redevelopment efforts and activities contemplated in this Plan.
Tax Increment Reimbursement
Tax increment revenues may be used to reimburse the City and/or a developer for costs
incurred for improvements related to a project to pay the debt incurred by the
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Authority with such entities for urban renewal activities and purposes. Tax incremental
revenues may also be used to pay bonded indebtedness, financial obligations and debts
of the Authority related to urban renewal activities under this Plan.
8. Modifications to the Plan
This Plan may be modified pursuant to requirements and procedures set forth in CRS
§31-25-107 of the Urban Renewal Law governing such modifications or amendments to
the extent such modifications or amendments do not conflict with the agreements.
Nothing herein shall be construed to require the Authority to first obtain the permission
of any party to an Agreement prior to amending or modifying this Plan.
9. Reasonable Variations
The Authority shall have the ability to approve reasonable variations (as determined by
the Board) from the strict application of these Plan provisions, so long as such variations
reasonably accommodate the intent and purpose of this Plan and the Urban Renewal
Law. Plan provisions may be altered by market conditions, redevelopment opportunities
and/or the needs of the community affected by the Plan.
10. Effective Date of the Plan
This plan shall be effective upon its final approval by the Fort Collins City Council. Except
as otherwise permitted under the Urban Renewal Law, the term of the TIF period is
twenty-five (25) years from the effective date of the Plan, unless the Authority deems,
to the extent consistent with the terms in the Agreements, that all activities to
accomplish the Project have been completed and all debts incurred to finance such
activities and all expenses of the Authority have been repaid. In that event, the
Authority may declare the Plan fully implemented.
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Appendix A – Legal Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA
A tract of land located in Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35 and 36 of Township 7 North, Range
69 West and in Sections 1 and 2 of Township 6 North, Range 69 West, all of the Sixth
Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, contained within the
following described area;
Beginning at the center of South College Avenue with its intersection with the easterly
extension of the southerly right of way of Prospect Road, the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING of this description; THENCE westerly along the said extended line and along
the said southerly right of way to the west line of the plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”;
THENCE southerly, westerly and southerly along the said west line to the southerly line
of the said plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”; THENCE easterly and southerly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE easterly
and radially to the said right of way to the easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway;
THENCE southerly along the said easterly right of way to the east west centerline of the
said Section 26; THENCE easterly along the said east west centerline and returning to
the said easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along
the said easterly right of way to the south line of the said Section 26; THENCE westerly
along the said south line and returning to the said easterly right of way of the BNSF
Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along the said easterly right of way to the north
line of the said Section 2; THENCE easterly along the said north line and returning to the
said easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along the
said easterly right of way to the north line of the plat of “George T. Sanders Co. P.U.D.”;
THENCE easterly along the said north line to the westerly right of way of Fossil
Boulevard; THENCE southerly along the said westerly right of way to the westerly
extension of the southerly right of way of West Fairway Lane; THENCE easterly along the
said extended line and along the said southerly right of way, its easterly extension and
along the southerly right of way of Fairway Lane to the southerly extension of the east
line of the plat of “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates”; THENCE northerly along the said
extended line and along the said east line of the “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates”,
along the east line of the plat of “Replat Of A Part OF Lot 7, Lot 8, Lot 9, And A Part Of
Lot 10 Of the Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates” and continuing along the east line of
the said plat of “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates” and its northerly extension to the
southwest corner of that certain tract of land as described in a Warranty Deed Recorded
April 2, 2002 at Reception No. 2002038320 records of the Clerk and Recorder of the said
Larimer County; THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said tract described at
Reception No. 2002038320 to the southwest corner of the plat of “Fort Collins
Supportive Housing Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said
plat to the southeast corner of the said “Fort Collins Supportive Housing Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the easterly line of the said plat to the southerly right of way of
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East Harmony Road; THENCE easterly along the said southerly right of way and its
easterly extension to the easterly right of way of Hogan Drive; THENCE northerly to the
intersection of the northerly right of way of East Harmony Road with the easterly right
of way of John F. Kennedy Parkway; THENCE northerly along the said easterly right of
way of John F. Kennedy Parkway and along the easterly right of way’s extension through
intersecting side streets through the East Horsetooth Road right of way, to the southerly
line of Tract Nine as shown on the plat of “The Foothills Fashion Mall Expansion”;
THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said Tract Nine to the westerly right of
way of Stanford Road; THENCE northerly along the said westerly right of way to the
northerly line of the plat of “The Foothills Fashion Mall Foley’s Expansion”; THENCE
westerly along the said northerly line to the easterly line of Tract K of the plat of
“Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE southerly along the said easterly line of Tract K
to the southerly line of the said Tract K; THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to
the westerly line of the said Tract K; THENCE northerly along the said westerly line to
the northerly line of the said plat of “Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE westerly
along the said northerly line to the easterly line of Tract H of the said plat of
“Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE southerly along the said easterly line to the
southerly line of the said Tract H; THENCE westerly along the southerly line of the said
Tract H to the southerly right of way of Remington Street as shown on the plat of “A
Replat Of Tracts F, G, And J, And Vacated Service Road, Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly right of way to the westerly right of way of
the said Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly right of way and
along the westerly right of way’s extension through intersecting side streets, to the
northerly right of way of Harvard Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly right
of way to the easterly line of Lot 13 of the plat of “Plat Of Thunderbird Estates Seventh
Filing”; THENCE northerly along the easterly line of Lot 13 and its northerly extension to
the easterly line of the plat of “Thunderbird Estates Sixth Filing”; THENCE northerly
along the said easterly line to the southerly line of Lot 3 of the said plat of “Thunderbird
Estates Sixth Filing”; THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the westerly line
of the said Lot 3; THENCE northerly along the said westerly line to the southerly right of
way of Drake Road; THENCE westerly along the said southerly right of way to the
southerly extension of the easterly line of Lot 1 of the Plat of “The Resubdivision of Tract
A, South College Heights Fourth Subdivision”; Thence northerly along the said southerly
extension and along the said easterly line of Lot 1, to the southerly right of way of
Princeton Avenue; Thence westerly along the said southerly right of way to the easterly
right of way of South College Avenue; THENCE northerly along the said easterly right of
way and along the easterly right of way’s extension through intersecting side streets, to
the northerly right of way of Rutgers Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly
right of way to the easterly line of the “Rutgers Building Condominiums”; THENCE
northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of the plat of “Raising Cane’s”;
THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the said plat of
“Raising Cane’s”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of
the plat of “A Replat of A Part of Tract 1, Replat of Block 2 and Lots 1 to 7 Inclusive of
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Block 1 of the St. Vrain Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to
the westerly right of way of Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly
right of way to the southerly right of way of Spring Park Drive; THENCE westerly along
the said southerly right of way to the southerly extension of the easterly line of the plat
of “Human Bean At Spring Creek”; THENCE northerly along the said extended line and
along the said easterly line and along the easterly lines of Lots 1 through 7 of the plat of
“Moran’s Subdivision” to the southerly right of way of East Stuart Street; THENCE
northerly to the northerly right of way of East Stuart Street and to the easterly line of
the West 180 feet of Lot 5 of the plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line to the northerly line of the said Lot 5; THENCE westerly along the
said northerly line to the easterly line of Lot 2 of the plat of “A Replat of Maynard
Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard
Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and along the easterly line of
Lot 1 of the said plat of “A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the
West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision” to the northerly line of the said
plat of ”A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of
Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the
easterly line of the west 240 feet of Lot 2 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the
southerly line of the northerly 232 feet of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the westerly 213
feet of Lots 14 and 1 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the northerly right of way of Parker
Street; THENCE westerly along the said northerly right of way to the easterly right of
way of the north-south alley through Block 1 of the plat of “I.C. Bradley’s Addition To
The City Of Fort Collins”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly alley right of way to
the southerly right of way of East Prospect Road; THENCE westerly along the said
southerly right of way to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Excepting there from all of the plat of “Amended Final Plat of Parkway Townhomes
P.U.D.”
All Plats referred to in the above described description are Plats of record with the Clerk
and Recorder of Larimer County.
I hear by state that the above description was prepared by me and is true and correct to
the best of my professional knowledge belief and opinion. The above described tract is
based upon previously recorded plats and deeds and not upon an actual field survey.
Wallace C. Muscott
Colorado P.L.S. 17497
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80525 April 20, 2011
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Appendix B – Legal Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT – PROSPECT SOUTH
A tract of land located in Sections 23 and 24 of Township 7 North, Range 69 West West
of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, contained
within the following described area;
Beginning at the center of South College Avenue with its intersection with the easterly
extension of the southerly right of way of Prospect Road, the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING of this description; THENCE westerly along the said extended line and along
the said southerly right of way to the west line of the plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”;
THENCE southerly, westerly and southerly along the said west line to the southerly line
of the said plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”; THENCE easterly and southerly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE easterly
and radially to the said right of way to the easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway;
THENCE southerly along the said easterly right of way to the northerly line of the plat of
“ Whole Foods Center”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the westerly
line of Tract “E” of the plat of “University Shopping Center”; THENCE southerly along the
said westerly line to the southerly line of the said Tract “E”; THENCE easterly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of South College Avenue; THENCE
easterly to the intersection of the easterly right of way of South College Avenue with the
northerly right of way of Rutgers Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly
right of way to the easterly line of the “Rutgers Building Condominiums”; THENCE
northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of the plat of “Raising Cane’s”;
THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the said plat of
“Raising Cane’s”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of
the plat of “A Replat of A Part of Tract 1, Replat of Block 2 and Lots 1 to 7 Inclusive of
Block 1 of the St. Vrain Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to
the westerly right of way of Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly
right of way to the southerly right of way of Spring Park Drive; THENCE westerly along
the said southerly right of way to the southerly extension of the easterly line of the plat
of “Human Bean At Spring Creek”; THENCE northerly along the said extended line and
along the said easterly line and along the easterly lines of Lots 1 through 7 of the plat of
“Moran’s Subdivision” to the southerly right of way of East Stuart Street; THENCE
northerly to the northerly right of way of East Stuart Street and to the easterly line of
the West 180 feet of Lot 5 of the plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line to the northerly line of the said Lot 5; THENCE westerly along the
said northerly line to the easterly line of Lot 2 of the plat of “A Replat of Maynard
Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard
Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and along the easterly line of
Lot 1 of the said plat of “A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the
West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision” to the northerly line of the said
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plat of ”A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of
Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the
easterly line of the west 240 feet of Lot 2 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the
southerly line of the northerly 232 feet of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the westerly 213
feet of Lots 14 and 1 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the northerly right of way of Parker
Street; THENCE westerly along the said northerly right of way to the easterly right of
way of the north-south alley through Block 1 of the plat of “I.C. Bradley’s Addition To
The City Of Fort Collins”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly alley right of way to
the southerly right of way of East Prospect Road; THENCE westerly along the said
southerly right of way to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
All Plats referred to in the above described description are Plats of record with the Clerk
and Recorder of Larimer County.
I hear by state that the above description was prepared by me and is true and correct to
the best of my professional knowledge belief and opinion. The above described tract is
based upon previously recorded plats and deeds and not upon an actual field survey.
Wallace C. Muscott
Colorado P.L.S. 17497
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80525 April 20, 2011
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Prepared by: Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
Prepared for: Larimer County Board of Commissioners
City of Fort Collins City Council
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 3
FOOTHILLS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT ............................................................ 4
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ............................................................................................. 4
TIME FOR PROJECT COMPLETION ................................................................................... 4
ESTIMATED PROJECT INCREMENT AND USES ................................................................. 5
ESTIMATED IMPACTS TO LARIMER COUNTY ...................................................................... 6
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IMPACTS ................................................................................ 6
SALES TAX REVENUE IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 6
NET IMPACTS ON COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE/SERVICES ............................................... 7
CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 9
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INTRODUCTION
Colorado Revised Statues (C.R.S.) 31-25-107(3.5) requires a governing body to create an
urban renewal impact report and submit it to the Board of County Commissioners in
order to analyze the anticipated impact of redevelopment that occurs within a tax
increment financing (TIF) District. The Fort Collins City Council adopted the Midtown
Urban Renewal Plan (the “Plan”) in September 2011 (ratification and amendment to be
considered on February 28, 2013). At the time the Plan was adopted it included a
provision establishing a TIF district for the Prospect South area, with the intention of
creating multiple additional TIF districts within the Plan area based on imminent
redevelopment projects.
In July 2012, Foothills Mall and adjacent properties were acquired by Walton Foothills
Holdings IV, LLC (Walton) with the intent to complete a significant redevelopment.
Redevelopment of Foothills Mall has been a top priority for the City of Fort Collins for
numerous years, and the land acquired by Walton was identified as a key area for
redevelopment in the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan in anticipation of using TIF to
provide needed public investment in support of redevelopment, in accordance with the
Colorado Urban Renewal Law. Without TIF financing the redevelopment of the Foothills
Mall is not expected to take place as contemplated in the Plan.
On February 28, 2013, the Fort Collins City Council will consider an amendment to the
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan which would create the Foothills TIF District in a portion
of the Plan area to help rehabilitate the Foothills Mall, which is blighted and has been in
a steady state of decline for years. The City and the Fort Collins Urban Renewal
Authority (URA) have made it a policy to keep the TIF districts in the larger Midtown
Urban Renewal Plan Area as small as possible so that increases in assessed value in the
larger urban renewal plan area will benefit the taxing bodies that levy property and
sales taxes in those areas in the Plan that are not subject to TIF. This report is being
provided In accordance with C.R.S. 31-25-107(3.5).
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FOOTHILLS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The development program for the Foothills tax increment financing (TIF) District is
based upon proposals submitted by the owner of nearly all of the Foothills Mall
property, Walton Foothills Holdings IV, LLC. Under this proposal, Walton proposes to
redevelop the existing Foothills Mall, along with adjacent properties, into a revitalized
indoor-outdoor retail destination with multifamily housing. This development program
is consistent with adopted City plans and policies, and is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Foothills TIF District, Proposed Development Program
It is important to note that the existing Foothills Mall and surrounding properties
contain 684,000 square feet of commercial space and no residential units; therefore, the
net new development includes approximately 50,000 square feet of commercial and
800 new multi-family residential units. The redevelopment within the TIF District is also
expected to lead to additional redevelopment in areas adjacent to the TIF District that
will also benefit the County and other taxing bodies.
In addition to a conceptual proposal submitted to the Fort Collins proposed
development program is based on the most recent submittal by the Owner and may be
subject to change pending the outcome of the City’s entitlement process.
TIME FOR PROJECT COMPLETION
The development timetable for the proposed program presented above will ultimately
be determined by prevailing market conditions; however, it is not anticipated to be
longer than 5 years. The proposed development schedule is provided in Table 2.
Table 2: Foothills TIF District, Proposed Development Schedule
Interior Mall Improvements January 2013 – February 2014
Deconstruction March 2013 – March 2014
New Buildings September 2013 – October 2014
Site work February 2013 – October 2014
Building
New Redevelopment SF/Units
Single Family Detached 0
Multifamily Units 800
Office 0
Retail 730,147
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ESTIMATED PROJECT INCREMENT AND USES
The development program for the Foothills tax increment financing (TIF) District is
expected to generate estimated average property tax increment revenue over the
proposed 25-year life of the TIF District of approximately $2.0 million per annum.
Based on estimates of costs of infrastructure and site improvements necessary to
accomplish redevelopment of the Foothills Mall, it is assumed that 100% of the total
property tax increment over the 25-year period will be dedicated to improvements in
the Foothills TIF District.
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ESTIMATED IMPACTS TO LARIMER COUNTY
Impacts to Larimer County were estimated using a model that Larimer County and City
of Fort Collins staffs worked together to develop in 2007 for the purpose of estimating
potential impacts generated from new redevelopment (the “Model”). While the Model
does not account for revenue increases and benefits to the County as required by C.R.S.
31-25-107(3.5), it was used to project possible impacts within the proposed Foothills TIF
District based on the development program outlined above in Table 1 and the expected
25-year tax increment period. The Model assumes 4% to determine net present value.
While actual rates may be higher or lower, over the course of the TIF District 4% is
agreed to be a fair assumption. Additional assumptions include:
• The commercial component of the project will begin construction in 2013 and be
completed by 2014
• The residential component of the project will be completed by 2015
• 10% of the County’s general fund budget is fixed, and 90% is variable
Exhibit A to this report provides a summary of the model output.
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IMPACTS
During the proposed 25-year tax increment period, the County’s share of property tax
revenue would be limited to its share of the property tax base (reflecting the current
property value of the blighted Mall), which is approximately $277,196 annually, or a
cumulative total of $6.9 million over the next 25 years. Note that this value does not
include the biennial base adjustment, which would generally result in a progressively
greater amount of tax retained by the County over the course of the 25-year period.
After the 25-year tax increment period is completed, the County’s share of property tax
revenues would rise to approximately $965,403 on an annual basis. Increases in
assessed valuation in areas of the Plan adjacent to the TIF District will benefit from the
redevelopment within the TIF District, which redevelopment will result from the pledge
of TIF revenue to complete the necessary redevelopment.
SALES TAX REVENUE IMPACTS
The financing model for the redevelopment project provides for the URA will pledge a
portion of the City’s sales tax increment revenue generated within the Foothills TIF
District. Of the City’s 3.85% sales tax, up to 2.25% of the annual increment may be
pledged to assist with the total financing for the redevelopment program, subject to
URA Board approval. An initial analysis estimates approximately $111 million annually
in net new sales generated by the redeveloped mall. The County would continue to
collect sales tax revenue; at the current rate of .6%, which would generate
approximately $666,000 annually in net new revenue. While it is understood this
revenue is earmarked for the County’s open space program, jail expansion, and the
Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Center, redevelopment of the mall would
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provide an increase to those funds that will not otherwise be available without the
redevelopment of the TIF District.
NET IMPACTS ON COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE/SERVICES
The entire proposed Foothills TIF District is centrally located within the City of Fort
Collins’ municipal boundaries, and therefore the City is the primary provider of local
government services and infrastructure for this area. The Model projects an impact on
County services totaling approximately $6.8 million over the 25-year TIF District. While
this is not an insignificant impact, the increased revenue from biennial property tax base
adjustments and surrounding properties’ increased property values due to the mall’s
improvements is anticipated to more than offset County costs. It is important to note
that the Model is “designed to be an illustrative abstraction of reality; it is not
anticipated that the impacts estimated will precisely mirror those that actually occur”
(BBC Research & Consulting, third-party consultant that helped the County and City
develop the Model).
Infrastructure impacts associated with the proposed development program will be
financed by the development, Urban Renewal Authority or City of Fort Collins with
incremental revenues and/or some combination of increment dollars with other
appropriate funding sources. No additional County infrastructure is anticipated to be
necessary to serve development within the Foothills TIF District.
The Model projects that the Foothills Mall redevelopment may increase the burden on
the County’s general government services due to an increase in non-residential and
residential development. The Model estimated that such impacts would not likely
exceed a cumulative total of $5.6 million over the proposed 25-year TIF periods. The
Model projects County Health and Human Services and Sheriff costs to be minimal for
commercial/office/retail properties, which will be the primary type of development for
this TIF District, totaling approximately $810,000 over 25-years. Additionally, the Model
projects that impacts to the Road and Bridge Fund could reach approximately $380,000
over 25 years.
FUNDING OF COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
There do not appear to be any additional County infrastructure requirements created as
a result of the redevelopment in the proposed TIF District. Furthermore, the City does
not contemplate that the County will have to provide any public improvements and
minimal services to serve this development as properties in the area are entirely located
within the municipal boundaries of the City and will therefore be served by the City.
Allowing the area to deteriorate further may, in fact, have a greater, and detrimental,
impact on the revenue available and services if no public investment is made. Any
additional demands (direct or indirect) on County services due to a general increase in
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population within the proposed Foothills TIF District (which, it should be noted, may not
result in an actual increase in County population) is expected to be more than offset by
increases in the base assessed value due to periodic adjustment in the base assessment
roll, as well as increases in property value and sales tax revenue located in proximity to
the TIF District.
OTHER ESTIMATED IMPACTS TO COUNTY SERVICES OR
REVENUES
Consideration of other factors not reflected in the Model reinforces further that the
County’s financial well-being will on balance be benefitted, rather than burdened, by
the redevelopment of the Mall. Property values of Foothills Mall properties, as well as
retail sales and other income generation associated with Foothills Mall, have been in
decline and would be expected to continue a steady and significant decline without a
major redevelopment of the Mall. The City has made vigorous efforts to promote the
redevelopment of the Mall over the course of the past decade or more, and those
efforts have until recently been unrewarded. The City and the Fort Collins Urban
Renewal Authority do not expect significant redevelopment to move forward without
the financial support that a TIF District would allow.
Furthermore, the City is confident that the redevelopment of Foothills Mall will result in
significant benefits to Larimer County (as well as to the City of Fort Collins) that are
indirect and less easily quantified, such as:
• Increased regional economic activity due to the presence of a new premier
regional shopping and entertainment destination, and related quality of life
improvements for existing and future residents ;
• New construction jobs, as well as new full time and part time jobs from new and
existing retail tenants in the Mall;
• Reduced vehicle miles traveled by Fort Collins residents and related reduction in
burden on County roads and bridges; and
• Promotion of sustainability goals espoused by both Larimer County and the City
of Fort by ensuring retail and entertainment centers are woven into the fabric of
the community, close to where people live and, therefore, easy for pedestrians
to access, and by utilization of existing infrastructure along major transportation
routes.
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CONCLUSION
In summary, and regarding “the impact of the reinvestment project on County revenues
and on the cost and extent of additional County infrastructure and services required to
serve the development within the proposed reinvestment area”, there do not appear to
be any additional County infrastructure requirements created as a result of the
redevelopment in the proposed TIF District. Furthermore, the City does not
contemplate that the County will have to provide any public improvements and minimal
services to serve this development as properties in the area are entirely located within
the municipal boundaries of the City and will therefore be served by the City. Allowing
the area to deteriorate further may, in fact, have a greater, and detrimental, impact on
the revenue available and services if no public investment is made. Any additional
demands (direct or indirect) on County services due to a general increase in population
within the proposed Foothills TIF District is expected to be more than offset by increases
in the base assessed value due to periodic adjustment in the base assessment roll, as
well as increases in property value and sales tax revenue located in proximity to the TIF
District.
Exhibit A - Summary of Fiscal Impact Model Output
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Property Tax Revenue 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Residential 1 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Residential 2 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Residential 3 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Residential 4 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Retail 1 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Retail 2 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Office $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Non Taxable $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Industrial $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Property Taxes Subtotal $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Other Revenue
Residential $ - $ - $ - $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
Commercial $ - $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
Other Revenue Subtotal $ - $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813
Total Revenues From Project $ - $ 5,112 $ 5,240 $ 492,094 $ 504,397 $ 517,007 $ 529,932 $ 543,180 $ 556,759 $ 570,678
Revenues from Residential $ - $ - $ - $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
Revenues from Commercial $ - $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
Residential Expenditures $ - $ - $ - $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151
Commercial Expenditures $ - $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551
Total Expenditures from Project $ - $ 56,262 $ 57,669 $ 907,006 $ 929,681 $ 952,923 $ 976,746 $ 1,001,165 $ 1,026,194 $ 1,051,849
Total Project
Net Surplus (Deficit) $ - $ (51,150) $ (52,429) $ (414,912) $ (425,284) $ (435,917) $ (446,814) $ (457,985) $ (469,434) $ (481,170)
Cumulative Surplus (Deficit) $ - $ (51,150) $ (103,580) $ (518,491) $ (943,776) $ (1,379,692) $ (1,826,507) $ (2,284,491) $ (2,753,926) $ (3,235,096)
Net Present Value at 4% ($6,821,167)
Fiscal Impact
Larimer County Fiscal Model
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan - Foothills Tax Increment Financing District
Larimer County Impact Report - January 25, 2013
Exhibit A - Summary of Fiscal Impact Model Output
Year
Property Tax Revenue
Residential 1
Residential 2
Residential 3
Residential 4
Retail 1
Retail 2
Office
Non Taxable
Industrial
Property Taxes Subtotal
Other Revenue
Residential
Commercial
Other Revenue Subtotal
Total Revenues From Project
Revenues from Residential
Revenues from Commercial
Residential Expenditures
Commercial Expenditures
Total Expenditures from Project
Total Project
Net Surplus (Deficit)
Cumulative Surplus (Deficit)
Net Present Value at
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
$ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
$ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813
$ 584,945 $ 599,569 $ 614,558 $ 629,922 $ 645,670 $ 661,812 $ 678,357 $ 695,316 $ 712,699 $ 730,517
$ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
$ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
$ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151
$ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551
$ 1,078,145 $ 1,105,099 $ 1,132,726 $ 1,161,044 $ 1,190,070 $ 1,219,822 $ 1,250,318 $ 1,281,576 $ 1,313,615 $ 1,346,455
$ (493,200) $ (505,530) $ (518,168) $ (531,122) $ (544,400) $ (558,010) $ (571,960) $ (586,259) $ (600,916) $ (615,939)
$ (3,728,296) $ (4,233,825) $ (4,751,993) $ (5,283,115) $ (5,827,515) $ (6,385,525) $ (6,957,485) $ (7,543,744) $ (8,144,660) $ (8,760,599)
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan - Foothills Tax Increment Financing District
Larimer County Impact Report - January 25, 2013
Exhibit A - Summary of Fiscal Impact Model Output
Year
Property Tax Revenue
Residential 1
Residential 2
Residential 3
Residential 4
Retail 1
Retail 2
Office
Non Taxable
Industrial
Property Taxes Subtotal
Other Revenue
Residential
Commercial
Other Revenue Subtotal
Total Revenues From Project
Revenues from Residential
Revenues from Commercial
Residential Expenditures
Commercial Expenditures
Total Expenditures from Project
Total Project
Net Surplus (Deficit)
Cumulative Surplus (Deficit)
Net Present Value at
21 22 23 24 25
2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
$ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
$ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813 $ 445,813
$ 748,780 $ 767,499 $ 786,687 $ 806,354 $ 826,513
$ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948 $ 440,948
$ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865 $ 4,865
$ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151 $ 768,151
$ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551 $ 53,551
$ 1,380,117 $ 1,414,620 $ 1,449,985 $ 1,486,235 $ 1,523,391
$ (631,337) $ (647,121) $ (663,299) $ (679,881) $ (696,878)
$ (9,391,936) $ (10,039,056) $ (10,702,355) $ (11,382,236) $ (12,079,114)
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan - Foothills Tax Increment Financing District
Larimer County Impact Report - January 25, 2013
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RESOLUTION 2013-043
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE
MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
TO ESTABLISH THE FOOTHILLS MALL TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1978, the Council of the City of Fort Collins (“City Council”)
adopted Resolution 1978-049, adopting findings and establishing a Fort Collins Urban Renewal
Authority (the “Authority”); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2011-080, which was adopted on September 6, 2011, the City
Council found and declared that the area described in such resolution is a blighted area as described
in the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, Sections 31-25-101, et seq., C.R.S. (the AAct@) and is
appropriate for an urban renewal project; and
WHEREAS, such findings were based on a document prepared by City staff entitled
AMidtown Commercial Corridor Existing Conditions Survey@ dated April, 2011 (the AConditions
Survey@), and were subsequently confirmed by City staff to accurately describe the currently
existing conditions in the Survey area in all material respects in connection with the adoption of
Resolution 2013-014, on February 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2011-081, which was adopted on September 6, 2011, the City
Council made findings and approved the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan (the APlan@), and found,
determined and declared the area included with the Plan (the AUrban Renewal Area@) to be a
blighted area as defined in the Act, and established a tax increment financing district known as
AProspect South@, which Plan was ratified and reaffirmed by the City Council on February 28, 2013,
with the adoption of Resolution 2013-014; and
WHEREAS, Walton Foothills Holdings VI, L.L.C., (the “Mall Owner”) has obtained
certain development approvals from the City and is making final plans and financial arrangements
to proceed with the redevelopment of an existing shopping mall in the proposed “Foothills Mall
Tax Increment District” in the Urban Renewal Area known as the Foothills Mall (the “Foothills
Mall”); and
WHEREAS, the Mall Owner has submitted a proposal to the City and the Authority to
redevelop the Foothills Mall by constructing approximately 735,000 square feet of commercial
development and up to 800 multifamily residential units, together with related amenities and uses
(the “Mall Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and its
citizens to assist in the redevelopment of the Mall in order to remedy blighted conditions within and
around the Mall pursuant to the Urban Renewal Plan, using certain property and sales tax increment
revenues in accordance with the Act, together with certain available revenues of the District and the
Developer, to provide a catalyst for redevelopment in the Midtown Area, to increase sales tax
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revenues and job opportunities, and to provide other economic and social benefits to the City and
surrounding community; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority, the Foothills Metropolitan District (the “District”), and
the Mall Owner have negotiated terms and conditions related to the financing, construction and
operation of Foothills Mall that provide for issuance by the District of bonds (the “District Bonds”)
to provide reimbursement for the construction of certain public improvements (the “Public
Improvements”), which are outlined in a Redevelopment and Reimbursement Agreement (the
“Agreement”), which has been approved on this date by the City Council with the adoption of
Resolution 2013-042; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of the Agreement, the City and Authority are required to pledge
toward the payment of debt service on the District Bonds and related reserve obligations real
property tax increment revenue and a portion of the City sales tax increment revenue generated on
the Foothills Mall from the Mall Project; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide such tax increment revenue from Foothills Mall as
provided in the Act, staff has recommended that the City Council adopt the amended and restated
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this
reference (the “Amended Plan”), which Amended Plan incorporates provisions implementing the
property and sales tax increment provisions of Section 31-25-107(9) of the Act in the area described
as the “Foothills Mall Tax Increment District” in the Amended Plan; and
WHEREAS, the modifications contained in the Amended Plan are a major modification of
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board of the City considered the Amended Plan at a
special meeting on May 6, 2013, and has advised the City Council that the Amended Plan conforms
to City Plan, the City’s comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, notice was mailed to all property owners, residents, and owners of business
concerns in the Urban Renewal Area on March 29, 2013, that a public hearing would be held by the
City Council on April 29, 2013, for the purpose of amending the Plan to authorize the use of tax
increment financing in the Foothills Mall area of the Amended Plan; and other undertakings and
activities in accordance with the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, Sections 31-25-101, et seq., C.R.S.;
and
WHEREAS, notice was published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan on March 29, 2013, that a
public hearing would be held by the City Council on April 29, 2013, for the purpose of amending the
Plan to authorize the use of tax increment financing in the Foothills Mall area of the Plan; and other
undertakings and activities in accordance with the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, Sections
31-25-101, et seq., C.R.S.; and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2013, the City Council convened and took action to continue the
public hearing on the matter of amending the Plan to May 7, 2013; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing and reviewed the Amended
Plan pursuant to the procedural and notice requirements of the Act, and has given appropriate weight
to the evidence it has received at the public hearing held on this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the City Council desires to approve the Amended Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines, declares, ratifies and reaffirms
the following with respect to the Amended Plan:
(a) The Urban Renewal Area described in the Amended Plan is declared to be a
blighted area by reason of the presence of seven factors as defined in the Act, which
factors, taken together, substantially impair the sound growth of the City, constitute
an economic and social liability, and negatively affect the public health, safety,
morals and welfare of the City. This is a legislative finding by the City Council
based upon the Conditions Survey and other evidence presented to City Council.
(b) The boundaries of the Urban Renewal Area have been drawn as narrowly as
the City Council determines feasible to accomplish the planning and development
objectives of the Amended Plan.
(c) The Amended Plan has been submitted to the City of Fort Collins Planning
and Zoning Board as required by Section 31-25-107(2) of the Act.
(d) The Amended Plan has been submitted to the Board of County
Commissioners of Larimer County as required by Section 31-25-107(3.5) of the
Act.
(e) The City Council has taken reasonable efforts to provide written notice of
the public hearing prescribed by Section 31-25-107(3) of the Act to all property
owners, residents, and owners of business concerns in the Urban Renewal Area at
their last known addresses at least thirty days prior to the public hearing.
(f) The Amended Plan meets the requirements of Section 31-25-105.5(2) of the
Act, and the Authority is authorized to acquire any interest in property (including a
fee interest, for subsequent transfer to a private party) by any means available,
including, without limitation, by exercise of the power of eminent domain under the
terms and conditions of the Plan and any other requirements of any applicable law.
(g) The decision by the City Council to authorize the use of eminent domain in
the Amended Plan is based on its finding that the Urban Renewal Area is a blighted
area as defined in the Act.
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(h) The activities and undertakings that constitute the urban renewal project as
defined in the Act and described in the Amended Plan have been commenced no
later than seven years from the effective date of Resolution 2011-081.
(i) The Amended Plan requires full compliance with all statutory requirements
applicable to the exercise of eminent domain by the Authority, which include, but
may not be limited to, the following:
(1) Prior to the commencement of negotiation of an agreement for
redevelopment or rehabilitation of property acquired or to be acquired by
eminent domain, the Authority shall have provided notice and invited
proposals for redevelopment or rehabilitation from all property owners,
residents, and owners of business concerns located on the property acquired
or to be acquired by eminent domain in the Area by mailing notice to their
last known address of record.
(2) In the case of a set of parcels to be acquired by the Authority in
connection with the Project, at least one of which is owned by an owner
refusing or rejecting an agreement for the acquisition of the entire set of
parcels, the Authority must make a determination that the redevelopment or
rehabilitation of the remaining parcels is not viable under the Amended Plan
without the parcel at issue.
(3) Acquisition of any property by eminent domain shall be for the
purpose of preventing or eliminating conditions of blight without regard to
the economic performance of the property to be acquired.
(4) The Authority shall have adopted relocation assistance and land
acquisition policies to benefit displaced persons that are consistent with
those set forth in Article 56 of Title 24, C.R.S., to the extent applicable to the
facts of each specific property, and, at the time of the relocation of the owner
or the occupant, shall provide compensation or other forms of assistance to
any displaced person in accordance with such policies, and, in the case of a
business concern displaced by the acquisition of property by eminent
domain, the Authority shall make a business interruption payment to the
business concern not to exceed the lesser of $10,000 or one-fourth of the
average annual taxable income shown on the three most recent federal
income tax returns of the business concern.
(5) In any case where the acquisition of property by eminent domain by
the Authority displaces individuals, families, or business concerns, the
Authority shall make reasonable efforts to relocate such individuals,
families, or business concerns within the Area, where such relocation is
consistent with the uses provided in the Amended Plan, or in areas within
reasonable proximity of, or comparable to, the original location of such
individuals, families, or business concerns.
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(6) The Amended Plan meets the requirements of the Act, and the
principal public purpose for adoption of the Amended Plan is to facilitate
redevelopment of the Urban Renewal Area in order to eliminate or prevent
the spread of a physically blighted area as defined in the Act.
(j) To the extent any relocation of individuals or families will be required in
connection the Amended Plan, a feasible method exists for the relocation of those
individuals and families in decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations
within their means and without undue hardship to such individuals and families.
(k) To the extent any relocation of business concerns will be required with the
Amended Plan, a feasible method exists for the relocation of those business
concerns in the Urban Renewal Area or in other areas that are not generally less
desirable with respect to public utilities and public and commercial facilities.
(l) The Amended Plan was approved within one hundred twenty days of
commencement of the first public hearing on the Amended Plan.
(m) Section 31-25-107(4)(e) of the Act does not apply because the City Council
did not fail to previously approve the Amended Plan.
(n) The City or the Authority will adequately finance any additional County
infrastructure and services required to serve development within the Urban Renewal
Area for the period in which all or any portion of the property taxes described in
subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of Section 31-25-107, C.R.S.
and levied by Larimer County are paid to the Authority.
(o) The Amended Plan conforms to the general plan of the City as a whole.
(p) The Plan has afforded, and the Amended Plan will continue to afford,
maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the city as a whole, for the
rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area described in the Amended
Plan by private enterprise.
(q) There has been no land that constitutes agricultural land as defined in
Section 31-25-103(1) of the Act in the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District
described in the Amended Plan during the five-year period prior to the date of this
Resolution.
(r) There is no open land within the meaning of Sections 31-25-107(5) and (6)
of the Act included in the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District described in the
Amended Plan.
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Section 2. The Amended Plan, attached to and made a part hereof, is hereby approved
and adopted. City staff is hereby directed to deliver a copy of the Amended Plan, including, but
not limited to, all map and legal description provisions identifying the Foothills Mall Tax Increment
District, to the Larimer County Assessor.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of May A.D. 2013.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Midtown
Urban Renewal Plan
Prepared for:
City of Fort Collins and
Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
Adopted: September 6, 2011 (Including Tax
Increment Financing District-Prospect South)
Amended: May __, 2013 to add Tax Increment
Financing District-Foothills Mall
Prepared By:
Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
Style Definition: DocID
EXHIBIT A
MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
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Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 54
2. Blight Conditions ....................................................................................................... 98
3. Plan Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1210
4. Authorized Urban Renewal Activities ................................................................... 1311
Public Improvements and Facilities .................................................................. 1311
Cooperative Agreements .................................................................................. 1311
Purchase of Property ........................................................................................ 1411
Demolition, Clearance, Environmental Remediation, and Site Prep ................ 1412
Property Disposition ......................................................................................... 1412
Redevelopment Agreements ............................................................................ 1412
Relocation Assistance ....................................................................................... 1512
Hiring ................................................................................................................. 1513
Legal Authority .................................................................................................. 1513
Catalyst and Enhancement Projects ................................................................. 1513
5. Development Standards and Procedures ............................................................. 1513
6. Conformance ......................................................................................................... 1613
Urban Renewal Law .......................................................................................... 1613
City Plan ............................................................................................................ 1614
7. Project Financing ................................................................................................... 1916
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Boundaries ........................................... 1917
Property Tax Increment .................................................................................... 1917
Sales Tax Increment .......................................................................................... 2318
Tax Increment Reimbursement ........................................................................ 2318
8. Modifications to the Plan ...................................................................................... 2319
9. Reasonable Variations .......................................................................................... 2319
10. Effective Date of the Plan ....................................................................................... 2319
Appendices
Appendix A – Legal Description .................................................................................... 2520
DESCRIPTION OF THE MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA ............................ 2520
Appendix B – Legal Description .................................................................................... 2823
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT – PROSPECT SOUTH 2823
Appendix C -- Legal Description…………………………………………………………………………………….24
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT -- FOOTHILLS MALL….24
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Boundary ......................................................... 76
Figure 2: Tax Increment Financing AreaDistrict – Prospect South .................................. 87
Figure 3. Tax Increment Financing District -- Foothills Mall…………………………………………8
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1. Introduction
The Midtown Urban Renewal Plan (Plan) is a plan prepared for the Fort Collins Urban
Renewal Authority (Authority) and the City of Fort Collins (the City), pursuant to the
provisions of the Urban Renewal Law, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-101 et seq. (Urban
Renewal Law). Terms used in the Plan have the same meaning as in the Urban Renewal
Law.
The jurisdictional boundaries of the Authority are the same as the boundaries of the
City. Within the City boundaries there may be one or more urban renewal plan areas.
This Plan describes the framework for certain public undertakings constituting urban
renewal projects and other authorized activities under the Urban Renewal Law in the
Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Area (Plan Area), located in the City of Fort Collins,
Larimer County, Colorado.
This Plan was prepared for adoption by the City Council in recognition that the Midtown
Commercial Corridor requires a coordinated, cooperative strategy, with financing
possibilities, to eliminate unfavorable existing conditions and prevent further
deterioration. This Plan intends to accomplish the City’s development objectives for
improving the viability of the commercial corridor by creation of the Plan Area.
The driving interest in the establishment of this Plan is to begin offering tax increment
financing (TIF) as a tool to stimulate and leverage both public and private sector
development (including redevelopment), to help remedy adverse conditions and
prevent the spread of further deterioration. It is the intent of this Plan for any
development projects and other implementation actions to be done in a responsive
manner, with full consideration for interests and concerns of property owners in the
Plan Area. Development and redevelopment is anticipated to occur incrementally over a
substantial period of time, with the potential for Authority financing to provide the
impetus and means to undertake this redevelopment at a faster pace than might occur
otherwise.
The Plan effort originated in response to the Midtown Redevelopment Study adopted in
2010 where one of the primary action items for implementation concluded the need for
an Existing Conditions Survey and Urban Renewal Plan.
The Plan has been made available to City of Fort Collins residents. Input was solicited of
area residents, property owners and business owners and tenants prior to completion of
the Plan. Notifications of public hearings and an open house was provided to property
owners, tenants, and residents within and surrounding the study area stating the
following: time, date, place, and a description of the Urban Renewal Plan (URP) and its
general scope.
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Meetings were held before the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council in spring
2011 to receive comments and input on this Plan. To the extent provided in Colorado
Public Records Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. Title 24, Article 72, Part 2 as the same may be
amended from time to time, and pursuant to policies adopted by the Authority, project
plans and proposals will be made available to the public.
In addition, in connection with review of the Plan and amendment of the Plan to adopt
the Tax Increment Financing District – Foothills Mall, additional public notice,
solicitation of comments, and public hearing were conducted, including review by the
Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board on May 6, 2013, culminating in a public hearing
before the City Council on May __, 2013.
Description of the Plan Area
The Plan Area is approximately 660 acres with 404 parcels of private property, including
the right-of-way. The City of Fort Collins Structure Plan identifies this area as a
commercial corridor. The City of Fort Collins Zoning Map indicates this area is primarily
zoned C-commercial with some additional zones; HC – Harmony Corridor, E –
Employment, and CC-Community Commercial.
The Plan Area is depicted on the Boundary Map on the following page (Figure 1). A legal
description of the area is attached hereto as Appendix A.
The boundary of the Plan Area to which this Plan applies generally includes those
properties located within the area bounded by:
Prospect Road on the north;
The Burlington Northern SantaFe (BNSF) railroad right-of-way on the west;
An irregular line following commercial parcels typically one or two parcels
deep to the east; and
Fairway Lane on the south.
Description of the Tax Increment Financing District – Prospect South
The Tax Increment Financing District - Prospect South (the “Prospect South TIF District”)
is depicted on the Boundary Map in Figure 2. A legal description of the district is
attached hereto as Appendix B.
Description of the Tax Increment Financing District – Foothills Mall
The Tax Increment Financing District – Foothills Mall (the “Foothills Mall TIF District”) is
depicted on the Boundary Map in Figure 3. A legal description of the district is attached
hereto as Appendix C.
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Figure 1: Midtown Urban Renewal Plan Boundary
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Figure 2: Tax Increment Financing District – Prospect South
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Figure 3: Tax Increment Financing District – Foothills Mall
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2. Blight Conditions
Before an urban renewal plan can be adopted by the City, the determination that an
area constitutes a blighted area depends upon the presence of several physical,
environmental, and social factors. Blight is indeed attributable to a multiplicity of
conditions which, in combination, tend to accelerate the phenomenon of deterioration
of an area. The definition of a blighted area is premised upon the definition articulated
in the Urban Renewal Law, as follows:
“Blighted area” means an area that, in its present condition and use and,
by reason of the presence of at least four of the following factors,
substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality,
retards the provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an
economic or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety,
morals, or welfare:
a. Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;
b. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout;
c. Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or
usefulness;
d Unsanitary or unsafe conditions;
e Deterioration of site or other improvements;
f. Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or
utilities;
g. Defective or unusual conditions of title rendering the title
nonmarketable;
h. The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire
and other causes;
i. Buildings that are unsafe or unhealthy for persons to live or work
in because of building code violations, dilapidation, deterioration,
defective design, physical construction, or faulty or inadequate
facilities;
j. Environmental contamination of buildings or property;
k.5 The existence of health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high
levels of municipal services or substantial physical underutilization
or vacancy of sites, building, or other improvements; or
l. If there is no objection by the property owner or owners and the
tenant or tenants of such owner or owners, if any, to the inclusion
of such property in an urban renewal area, "blighted area" also
means an area that, in its present condition and use and, by
reason of the presence of any one of the factors specified in
paragraphs (a) to (k.5) of this subsection (2), substantially impairs
or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the
provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic
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or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety,
morals, or welfare. For purposes of this paragraph (l), the fact that
an owner of an interest in such property does not object to the
inclusion of such property in the urban renewal area does not
mean that the owner has waived any rights of such owner in
connection with laws governing condemnation.
To be able to use the powers of eminent domain, “blighted” means that five of the
eleven factors must be present (C.R.S. § 31-25-105.2(2)(a)(I)):
(a) “Blighted area” shall have the same meaning as set forth in
section 31-25-103 (2); except that, for the purposes of this section only,
“blighted area” means an area that, in its present condition and use and,
by reason of the presence of at least five of the factors specified in section
31-25-103 (2)(a) to (2)(l), substantially impairs or arrests the sound
growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing
accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability, and is a
menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare.
Source: Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-103(2).
Several principles have been developed by Colorado courts to guide the determination
of whether an area constitutes a blighted area under the Urban Renewal Law. First, the
absence of widespread violation of building and health codes does not, by itself,
preclude a finding of blight. The definition of “blighted area” contained in the Urban
Renewal Law is broad and encompasses not only those areas containing properties so
dilapidated as to justify condemnation as nuisances, but also envisions the prevention of
deterioration.” Tracy v. City of Boulder, 635 P.2d 907, 909 (Colo. Ct. App. 1981).
Second, the presence of one well maintained building does not defeat a determination
that an area constitutes a blighted area. A determination of blight is based upon an area
“taken as a whole,” and not on a building-by-building basis. Interstate Trust Building Co.
v. Denver Urban Renewal Authority, 473 P.2d 978, 981 (Colo. 1970).
Third, a governing body’s “determination as to whether an area is blighted….is a
legislative question and the scope of review by the judiciary is restricted.” Tracy, 635
P.2d at 909. A court’s role in reviewing such a blight determination is simply to
independently verify if the conclusion is based upon factual evidence determined by the
City Council at the time of a public hearing to be consistent with the statutory definition.
Based on the evidence presented at a public hearing, and in the Midtown Existing
Conditions Survey, dated April 2011, the City Council, by Resolution _____2011-080,
adopted on September 6, 2011, and ratified and reaffirmed on February 28, 2013, made
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a finding that the Plan Area was “blighted” as defined by the Urban Renewal Law, by the
existence of the following seven factors:
a. Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures
b. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout
c. Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness
d. Unsanitary or unsafe conditions
e. Deterioration of site or other improvements
f. Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or utilities
k.5. Health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of municipal
services or substantial underutilization or vacancy of buildings, sites, or
improvements
The City Council also found that these factors, taken together, substantially impair the
sound growth of the City, constitute an economic and social liability, and negatively
affect the public heath, safety and welfare of the community. Based on evidence of the
“blighted” factors, the Plan Area is appropriate for authorized activities of the Authority
pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law.
3. Plan Objectives
The overall objective of this Plan is to remediate unfavorable existing conditions and
prevent further deterioration by implementation of the relevant provisions contained in
the following documents:
City Plan (The City of Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan)
City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan
Fort Collins Infill Infrastructure Report
City of Fort Collins Master Transportation Plan
Mason Corridor Economic Study
Midtown Redevelopment Study
To do this, this Plan is intended to stimulate private sector development in and around
the Plan Area with a combination of private investment, Authority financing, and public
investment. The Plan will assist progress toward the following additional objectives:
To facilitate redevelopment and new development by private enterprise through
cooperation among developers and public agencies to plan, design, and build
needed improvements.
To address and remedy conditions in the area that impair or arrest the sound
growth of the City.
To implement the Comprehensive Plan and its related elements.
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To redevelop and rehabilitate the area in a manner which is compatible with and
complementary to unique circumstances in the area.
To effectively utilize undeveloped and underdeveloped land.
To improve pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and transit-related circulation and
safety.
To ultimately contribute to increased revenues for all taxing entities.
To encourage the voluntary rehabilitation of buildings, improvements and
conditions.
To facilitate the enforcement of the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan
Area.
To watch for market and/or project opportunities to eliminate blight, and when
such opportunities exist, to take action within the financial, legal and political
limits of the Authority to acquire land, demolish and remove structures, provide
relocation benefits, and pursue redevelopment, improvement and rehabilitation
projects.
4. Authorized Urban Renewal Activities
To support progress toward the objectives, the Authority may undertake any of the
following renewal activities, as deemed appropriate for the elimination or prevention of
blight factors within the Plan Area, pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law:
Public Improvements and Facilities
The Authority may cause, finance or facilitate the design, installation, construction and
reconstruction of public improvements in the Plan Area. In order to promote the
effective utilization of undeveloped and underdeveloped land in the Plan Area, the
Authority may, among other things, enter into financial or other agreements with the
City of Fort Collins to provide the City with financial or other support in order to
encourage or cause the City to invest funds for the improvement of storm drainage,
street conditions and other infrastructure deficiencies in the Plan Area.
Cooperative Agreements
For the purposes of planning and implementing this Plan, the Authority may enter into
one or more cooperative agreements with the City or other public entities. Such
agreement may include provisions regarding project financing and implementation;
design, location, construction of public improvements; and any other matters required
to implement this Plan. Potential entities include but not limited to: Xcel Energy,
Qwest, Comcast, Poudre Valley Fire Authority, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
and Fort Collins-Loveland Water District.
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Purchase of Property
In the event that the Authority finds it necessary to purchase any real property for an
urban renewal project to remedy blight factors pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law and
this Plan, the Authority may do so by any legal means available, including the exercise of
the power of eminent domain, pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law. If the power of
eminent domain is to be exercised for the purpose of transfer of property to another
private person or entity, the Authority’s decision whether to acquire the property
through eminent domain shall be guided by the following criteria, with the
understanding that these guidelines shall not be construed to constrain the Authority’s
legal ability to exercise the power of eminent domain:
All requirements of the Urban Renewal Law, including eminent domain
procedures, have been met.
Other possible alternatives have been thoroughly considered by the Authority.
Good faith negotiations by the Authority and/or the project developer have been
rejected by the property owner.
Reasonable efforts have been undertaken to: (a) understand and address the
property owner's position and his or her desires for the property and for any
existing business on the site, and (b) work with the owner to either include the
owner in project planning or purchase the property and relocate the owner in
accordance with the Urban Renewal Law on terms and conditions acceptable to
the owner.
Demolition, Clearance, Environmental Remediation, and Site Prep
The Authority may on a case-by-case basis, elect to demolish or to cooperate with
others to clear buildings, structures, and other improvements. Development activities
consistent with this Plan may require such demolition and clearance to eliminate
unhealthy, unsanitary, and unsafe conditions, eliminate obsolete and other uses
detrimental to the public welfare, and otherwise remove and prevent the spread of
deterioration.
Property Disposition
The Authority may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest in real
property subject to covenants, conditions and restrictions, including architectural and
design controls, time restrictions on development, and building requirements, as it
deems necessary to develop such property.
Redevelopment Agreements
The Authority may enter into redevelopment agreements with property owners or
developers in the Plan Area to facilitate participation and assistance that the Authority
may choose to provide to such owners or developers. These may include provisions
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regarding project planning, public improvements, financing, design, and any other
matters allowed pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law.
Relocation Assistance
It is not expected that the activities of the Authority will displace any person, family, or
business. However, to the extent that in the future the Authority may purchase
property causing displacement of any person, family, or business, it shall develop a
relocation program to assist any such party in finding another location pursuant to the
Urban Renewal Law, and provide relocation benefits consistent with the Urban Renewal
Law. There shall be no displacement of any person or business without there being in
place a relocation program, which program shall become a part of this Plan when
adopted.
Hiring
The Authority may employ consultants, agents, and employees, permanent and
temporary, and it shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.
Legal Authority
The Authority may also exercise all other powers given to it under the Urban Renewal
Law.
Catalyst and Enhancement Projects
Rehabilitation and redevelopment of the properties surrounding the Plan Area that will
continue to foster cleanup, preservation and redevelopment of nearby properties.
Additional public infrastructure, not limited to pedestrian amenities, enhanced
landscaping, public transportation improvements, public utilities, or public art and
architectural features as well as access to services, meeting facilities and shopping
options may also further redevelopment of the Plan Area.
5. Development Standards and Procedures
All development within the Plan Area shall conform to the Land Use Code and any site
specific zoning regulations or policies which might impact properties, all as in effect and
as may be amended from time to time. While State statute authorizes the Authority to
undertake zoning and planning activities to regulate land use, maximum densities, and
building requirements in the Plan Area, the City will regulate land use and building
requirements through existing municipal codes and ordinances.
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6. Conformance
Urban Renewal Law
This Plan is in conformity with and subject to the applicable statutory requirements of
the Urban Renewal Law.
City Plan
The City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan, known as City Plan, describes desirable land
use and transportation patterns, with goals and policies for those topics along with
community appearance and design, the environment, open lands, housing, the
economy, and growth management.
Briefly summarized, the land use pattern envisioned by these plans for the Plan Area is a
commercial corridor well-integrated with surrounding development. The Plan Area is
envisioned to evolve with improved community design and streetscapes, in an
interconnected framework of streets and blocks. One of the purposes of this Plan is to
implement the vision for the Plan Area as a commercial corridor with mixed-use
residential improvements, as well as create a connection to the Mason Corridor for
improved transit circulation.
This Plan is intended to provide mechanisms to facilitate implementation of City Plan,
and therefore it is in direct conformance with City Plan. The following excerpts from
City Plan highlight the linkage between City Plan and this Urban Renewal Plan. These
are representative excerpts, and not an all-inclusive listing of relevant statements:
Principle EH 4: The City will encourage the redevelopment of strategic areas within the
community as defined in the Community and Neighborhood Livability and
Neighborhood Principles and Policies.
Policy EH 4.1: Prioritize Targeted Redevelopment Areas
Create and utilize strategies and plans, as described in the Community and
Neighborhood Livability and Neighborhood chapter’s Infill and Redevelopment section,
to support redevelopment areas and prevent areas from becoming blighted. The
Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas (depicted on Figure LIV 1 in the Community
and Neighborhood Livability chapter) shall be a priority for future development, capital
investment, and public incentives.
Policy EH 4.2: Reduce Barriers to Infill Development and Redevelopment
Develop new policies and modify current policies, procedures, and practices to reduce
and resolve barriers to Infill development and redevelopment. Emphasize new policies
and modifications to existing policies that support a sustainable, flexible, and
predictable approach to infill development and redevelopment.
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Policy LIV 5.1: Encourage Targeted Redevelopment and Infill
Encourage redevelopment and infill in Activity Centers and Targeted Infill and
Redevelopment Areas identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map.
The purpose of these areas is to:
Promote the revitalization of existing, underutilized commercial and industrial
areas.
Concentrate higher density housing and mixed-use development in locations
that are currently or will be served by high frequency transit in the future and
that can support higher levels of activity.
Channel development where it will be beneficial and can best improve access to
jobs, housing, and services with fewer and shorter auto trips.
Promote reinvestment in areas where infrastructure already exists.
Increase economic activity in the area to benefit existing residents and
businesses and, where necessary, provide the stimulus to redevelop.
Areas identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map are parts of the
city where general agreement exists that redevelopment and infill would be beneficial.
These areas are generally considered a priority for efforts to reduce barriers and
concentrate public investment in infrastructure. However, of the areas identified, the
“community spine” (see Policy LIV 5.2) shall be the highest priority location for such
efforts. Areas not shown on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas map are not
excluded from redevelopment and infill activity, but are considered to be lower priority
or where activity is less likely to occur for other reasons.
Policy LIV 5.2: Target Public Investment along the Community Spine
Together, many of the Targeted Redevelopment Areas and Activity Centers form the
“community spine” of the city along College Avenue and the Mason Corridor. The
“community spine” shall be considered the highest priority area for public investment in
streetscape and urban design improvements and other infrastructure upgrades to
support infill and redevelopment and to promote the corridor’s transition to a series of
transit-supportive, mixed-use activity centers over time. Established residential
neighborhoods adjacent to College Avenue and the Mason Corridor will be served by
improvements to the “community spine” over time, but are not intended to be targeted
for infill or redevelopment.
Policy LIV 5.3: Policy LIV 5.3 – Identify Additional Redevelopment and Infill Areas as
Appropriate
Utilize subarea plans to help designate areas for redevelopment and infill that are not
identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map. Within these plans,
support the development of appropriate design standards to protect the character of
neighborhoods and to ensure conformance with City Plan.
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Principle LIV 34: General Commercial Districts will include a wide range of community
and regional uses, in various sizes and scales, designed for convenient access by all
modes of travel, efficient circulation, and a comfortable pedestrian environment.
Policy LIV 34.2: Mix of Uses
Although many existing General Commercial Districts in the City consist of single-use
commercial centers today, the incorporation of a broader mix of uses is desirable over
time:
Principal uses: Retail, restaurants, office, and other commercial services.
Supporting uses: Entertainment, high-density residential, day care (adult and
child), and other supporting uses.
Policy LIV 34.3: Support the Revitalization of Existing Strip Commercial Corridor
Developments
Encourage and support the gradual evolution of existing, auto-oriented strip commercial
areas to a more compact, pedestrian and transit-oriented pattern of development over
time through infill and redevelopment. Establish enhanced walking connections
between destinations.
Principle LIV 35: Community Commercial Districts will be communitywide destinations
and hubs for a high-frequency transit system. They will be quality mixed-use urban
activity centers that offer retail, offices, services, small civic uses, and higher density
housing, in an environment that promotes walking, bicycling, transit and ridesharing.
Policy LIV 35.4: Transform through Infill and Redevelopment
Support the transformation of existing, underutilized Community Commercial Districts
through infill and redevelopment over time to more intense centers of activity that
include a mixture of land uses and activities, an enhanced appearance, and access to all
transportation modes.
Principle LIV 43: Enhanced Travel Corridors will be strategic and specialized
Transportation Corridors that contain amenities and designs that specifically promote
walking, the use of mass transit, and bicycling. Enhanced Travel Corridors will provide
high-frequency/high efficiency travel opportunities for all modes linking major activity
centers and districts in the city.
Policy LIV 43.3: Support Transit-Supportive Development Patterns
Support the incorporation of higher intensity, transit-supportive development along
Enhanced Travel Corridors through infill and redevelopment. Encourage the densities
and broader mix of uses necessary to support walking, bicycling, and transit use while
accommodating efficient automobile use.
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7. Project Financing
Specific projects may be financed in whole or in part by the Authority, under the tax
increment financing (TIF) provisions of CRS § 31-25-107(9)(a) of the Urban Renewal Law,
or by any other available source of financing authorized to be undertaken by the
Authority pursuant to CRS § 31-25-105 of the Urban Renewal Law. The Authority is
authorized to:
Finance urban renewal projects within the Plan Area with revenues from
property tax increments, sales tax increments, interest income, federal loans or
grants, agreements with public, quasi-public or private parties and entities, loans
or advances from any other available source, and any other available sources of
revenue.
Issue bonds and incur other obligations contemplated by the Urban Renewal Law
in an amount sufficient to finance all or any part of a project within the Plan
Area.
Borrow funds and create indebtedness in any authorized form in carrying out
this Plan.
Any principal and interest on such indebtedness may be paid from property tax
increments, sales tax increments or any other funds, revenues, assets or properties
legally available to the Authority. Such methods may be combined to finance all or part
of the Plan activities.
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Boundaries
If permissible by the Urban Renewal Law, the Authority is authorized to create TIF
districts within the Plan Area that can include, but are not limited to a single parcel or
multiple parcels for a qualified project. Accordingly, the Plan may be amended when
the TIF district is decided upon by the Authority, and incremental property tax and/or
sales tax revenues attributable to the redevelopment in the Plan Area to pay the
indebtedness incurred by the Authority. Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 for an
examples.The Prospect South Tax Increment District was established when this Plan was
adopted. The Foothills Mall Tax Increment District was established when the Plan was
amended on May __, 2013. Additional TIF districts may be established in the future by
amendment of this Plan.
Property Tax IncrementProspect South Tax Increment District
The primary method of financing the projects undertaken in furtherance of this Urban
Renewal Plan in the Prospect South Tax Increment District shall be the use of property
tax increment financing pursuant to Section 31-25-107(9), C.R.S. All property taxes
collected within the Prospect South Tax Increment District shall be divided as follows:
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a) That portion of property taxes equal to the amount collected within the
boundaries of the Prospect South Tax Increment District in the twelve-month period
ending on the last day of the month prior to the effective date of the approval of this tax
allocation provision shall be paid into the funds of each such public body as are all other
taxes collected by or for such public body.
b) The portion of such property taxes in excess of the amounts described in
paragraph a), above, shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into a special fund
to fund the Authority’s obligations with respect to any project for the Prospect South
Tax Increment District, including payment of the principal of, the interest on, and any
premiums due in connection with the bonds, loans or advances to, or indebtedness
incurred by (whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise) the Authority for
financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, the Urban Renewal projects for the
Prospect South Tax Increment District, or to make payments under an agreement
executed pursuant to Section 31-25-107(11).
c) When such bonds, loans, advances, and indebtedness, if any, including interest
thereon and any premiums due in connection therewith, have been paid, but in no
event later than 25 years following the adoption of this tax allocation provision, any
excess property tax collections not allocated pursuant to this paragraph or any
Cooperation Agreement between the Authority and the City or other taxing jurisdiction,
shall be paid into the funds of said jurisdiction or public body. Unless and until the total
property tax collections in the Prospect South Tax Increment District exceed the base
year property tax collections in the Prospect South Tax Increment District, as provided in
paragraph a), above, all such property tax collections shall be paid into the funds of the
appropriate public body. The Authority reserves the right to enter into Cooperation
Agreements with select taxing jurisdictions relative to allocation of incremental tax
revenues.
d) In the event that there is a general reassessment of taxable property valuations
in Larimer County, which are subject to division of valuation for assessment between
base and increment, as provided above, the portions of valuations for assessment to be
allocated as provided above shall be proportionately adjusted in accordance with such
reassessment. Note that at the time of this Plan adoption, such a general reassessment
occurs every two years, in the odd-numbered years.
Foothills Mall Tax Increment District
The primary method of financing the projects undertaken in furtherance of this Urban
Renewal Plan in the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District shall be the use of property tax
and sales tax increment financing pursuant to Section 31-25-107(9), C.R.S. For purposes
of the tax allocation provision of this Plan related to the Foothills Mall Tax Increment
District, the term sales tax shall mean the sales tax imposed by the City at a rate of
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2.25% (or such lesser rate as agreed to by the City and the Authority) on sales of goods
and services that are subject to municipal sales taxes pursuant to the Fort Collins
Municipal Code (as it may exist from time to time). All property taxes and sales taxes
collected within the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District shall be divided as follows:
a) That portion of property taxes and sales taxes equal to the amount collected
within the boundaries of the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District in the twelve-month
period ending on the last day of the month prior to the effective date of the approval of
this tax allocation provision shall be paid into the funds of each such public body as are
all other taxes collected by or for such public body.
b) The portion of such property taxes and sales taxes in excess of the amounts
described in paragraph a), above, shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into a
special fund to fund the Authority’s obligations with respect to any project for the
Foothills Mall Tax Increment District, including payment of the principal of, the interest
on, and any premiums due in connection with the bonds, loans or advances to, or
indebtedness incurred by (whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise) the
Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, the Urban Renewal projects
for the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District, or to make payments under an agreement
executed pursuant to Section 31-25-107(11).
c) When such bonds, loans, advances, and indebtedness, if any, including interest
thereon and any premiums due in connection therewith, have been paid, but in no
event later than 25 years following the adoption of this tax allocation provision, any
excess property and sales tax collections not allocated pursuant to this paragraph or any
Cooperation Agreement between the Authority and the City or other taxing jurisdiction,
shall be paid into the funds of said jurisdiction or public body. Unless and until the total
property and sales tax collections in the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District exceed the
base year property and sales tax collections in the Foothills Mall Tax Increment District,
as provided in paragraph a), above, all such property and sales tax collections shall be
paid into the funds of the appropriate public body. The Authority reserves the right to
enter into Cooperation Agreements with select taxing jurisdictions relative to allocation
of incremental tax revenues.
d) In the event that there is a general reassessment of taxable property valuations
in Larimer County, which are subject to division of valuation for assessment between
base and increment, as provided above, the portions of valuations for assessment to be
allocated as provided above shall be proportionately adjusted in accordance with such
reassessment. Note that at the time of this Plan adoption, such a general reassessment
occurs every two years, in the odd-numbered years. In the event the City increases its
sales tax rate, there will be no adjustment to the sales tax increment portion of this
provision unless this Plan is amended.
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A fund for financing projects may be accrued and used by the Authority under the
property tax allocation financing provisions of the Urban Renewal Law. Under this
method, property taxes levied after the effective date of the approval of this Plan upon
taxable property in the Plan Area each year by or for the benefit of any public body shall
be divided for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years after the effective date of
the adoption of the tax allocation provision, as follows:
Base Amount - That portion of the taxes which are produced by the levy at the rate fixed
each year by or for such public body upon the valuation for assessment of taxable
property in the Plan Area last certified prior to the effective date of approval of the Plan
or, as to an area later added to the Plan Area, the effective date of the modification of
the Plan, shall be paid into the funds of each such public body as are all other taxes
collected by or for said public body.
Increment amount - That portion of said property taxes in excess of such base amount
shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority to pay
the principal of, the interest on, and any premiums due in connection with the bonds of,
loans or advances to, or indebtedness incurred by (whether funded, refunded, assumed
or otherwise) the Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, a specific
project. Such increment amount shall also be used to pay for the Authority's financial
obligations incurred in the implementation of this Plan.
Unless and until the total valuation for assessment of the taxable property in the Plan
Area exceeds the base valuation for assessment of the taxable property in the Plan Area,
all of the taxes levied upon taxable property in the Plan Area shall be paid into the funds
of the respective public bodies.
In the event that there is a general reassessment of taxable property valuations in
Larimer County, which are subject to division of valuation for assessment between base
and increment, as provided above, the portions of valuations for assessment to be
allocated as provided above shall be proportionately adjusted in accordance with such
reassessment. Note that at the time of this Plan adoption, such a general reassessment
occurs every two years, in the odd-numbered years.
When such bonds, loans, advances, indebtedness, and financial obligations, including
interest thereon and any premiums due in connection therewith, have been paid, all
taxes upon the taxable property in the Plan Area shall be paid into the funds of the
respective public bodies.
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Sales Tax Increment
The project may also be financed by the Authority under the sales tax allocation
financing provisions of the Urban Renewal Law. The act allows that upon the adoption
or amendment of an URP, sales taxes flowing to the City may be "frozen" at their
current level. The current level is established based on the previous twelve months
prior to the adoption of this Plan. Thereafter, the City can continue to receive this fixed
sales tax revenue. The Authority thereafter may receive all, or an agreed upon portion
of the additional sales taxes (the increment) which are generated above the base. The
Authority may use these incremental revenues to finance the issuance of bonds,
reimburse developers for public improvement costs, reimburse the City for public
improvement costs and pay off financial obligations and other debts incurred in the
administration of the URP. This increment is not an additional sales tax, but rather is a
portion of the established tax collected by the City, and the sales tax increment resulting
from redevelopment efforts and activities contemplated in this Plan.
Tax Increment Reimbursement
Tax increment revenues may be used to reimburse the City and/or a developer for costs
incurred for improvements related to a project to pay the debt incurred by the
Authority with such entities for urban renewal activities and purposes. Tax incremental
revenues may also be used to pay bonded indebtedness, financial obligations and debts
of the Authority related to urban renewal activities under this Plan.
8. Modifications to the Plan
This Plan may be modified pursuant to requirements and procedures set forth in CRS
§31-25-107 of the Urban Renewal Law governing such modifications or amendments to
the extent such modifications or amendments do not conflict with the agreements.
Nothing herein shall be construed to require the Authority to first obtain the permission
of any party to an Agreement prior to amending or modifying this Plan.
9. Reasonable Variations
The Authority shall have the ability to approve reasonable variations (as determined by
the Board) from the strict application of these Plan provisions, so long as such variations
reasonably accommodate the intent and purpose of this Plan and the Urban Renewal
Law. Plan provisions may be altered by market conditions, redevelopment opportunities
and/or the needs of the community affected by the Plan.
10. Effective Date of the Plan and TIF Provisions
This plan shall be effective upon its final approval by the Fort Collins City Counciland the
Prospect South TIF District provision took effect on September 6, 2011. The Foothills
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Mall TIF District provision took effect on May __, 2013. Except as otherwise permitted
under the Urban Renewal Law, the term of the TIF period is twenty-five (25) years from
the effective date of the Planthe adoption of the relevant TIF provision, unless the
Authority deems, to the extent consistent with the terms in the Agreements, that all
activities to accomplish the Project have been completed and all debts incurred to
finance such activities and all expenses of the Authority have been repaid. In that event,
the Authority may declare the Plan fully implemented.
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Appendix A – Legal Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA
A tract of land located in Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35 and 36 of Township 7 North, Range
69 West and in Sections 1 and 2 of Township 6 North, Range 69 West, all of the Sixth
Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, contained within the
following described area;
Beginning at the center of South College Avenue with its intersection with the easterly
extension of the southerly right of way of Prospect Road, the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING of this description; THENCE westerly along the said extended line and along
the said southerly right of way to the west line of the plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”;
THENCE southerly, westerly and southerly along the said west line to the southerly line
of the said plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”; THENCE easterly and southerly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE easterly
and radially to the said right of way to the easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway;
THENCE southerly along the said easterly right of way to the east west centerline of the
said Section 26; THENCE easterly along the said east west centerline and returning to
the said easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along
the said easterly right of way to the south line of the said Section 26; THENCE westerly
along the said south line and returning to the said easterly right of way of the BNSF
Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along the said easterly right of way to the north
line of the said Section 2; THENCE easterly along the said north line and returning to the
said easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE continuing southerly along the
said easterly right of way to the north line of the plat of “George T. Sanders Co. P.U.D.”;
THENCE easterly along the said north line to the westerly right of way of Fossil
Boulevard; THENCE southerly along the said westerly right of way to the westerly
extension of the southerly right of way of West Fairway Lane; THENCE easterly along the
said extended line and along the said southerly right of way, its easterly extension and
along the southerly right of way of Fairway Lane to the southerly extension of the east
line of the plat of “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates”; THENCE northerly along the said
extended line and along the said east line of the “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates”,
along the east line of the plat of “Replat Of A Part OF Lot 7, Lot 8, Lot 9, And A Part Of
Lot 10 Of the Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates” and continuing along the east line of
the said plat of “Replat Of A Part Of Fairway Estates” and its northerly extension to the
southwest corner of that certain tract of land as described in a Warranty Deed Recorded
April 2, 2002 at Reception No. 2002038320 records of the Clerk and Recorder of the said
Larimer County; THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said tract described at
Reception No. 2002038320 to the southwest corner of the plat of “Fort Collins
Supportive Housing Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said
plat to the southeast corner of the said “Fort Collins Supportive Housing Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the easterly line of the said plat to the southerly right of way of
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East Harmony Road; THENCE easterly along the said southerly right of way and its
easterly extension to the easterly right of way of Hogan Drive; THENCE northerly to the
intersection of the northerly right of way of East Harmony Road with the easterly right
of way of John F. Kennedy Parkway; THENCE northerly along the said easterly right of
way of John F. Kennedy Parkway and along the easterly right of way’s extension through
intersecting side streets through the East Horsetooth Road right of way, to the southerly
line of Tract Nine as shown on the plat of “The Foothills Fashion Mall Expansion”;
THENCE easterly along the southerly line of the said Tract Nine to the westerly right of
way of Stanford Road; THENCE northerly along the said westerly right of way to the
northerly line of the plat of “The Foothills Fashion Mall Foley’s Expansion”; THENCE
westerly along the said northerly line to the easterly line of Tract K of the plat of
“Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE southerly along the said easterly line of Tract K
to the southerly line of the said Tract K; THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to
the westerly line of the said Tract K; THENCE northerly along the said westerly line to
the northerly line of the said plat of “Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE westerly
along the said northerly line to the easterly line of Tract H of the said plat of
“Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”; THENCE southerly along the said easterly line to the
southerly line of the said Tract H; THENCE westerly along the southerly line of the said
Tract H to the southerly right of way of Remington Street as shown on the plat of “A
Replat Of Tracts F, G, And J, And Vacated Service Road, Southmoor Village Fifth Filing”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly right of way to the westerly right of way of
the said Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly right of way and
along the westerly right of way’s extension through intersecting side streets, to the
northerly right of way of Harvard Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly right
of way to the easterly line of Lot 13 of the plat of “Plat Of Thunderbird Estates Seventh
Filing”; THENCE northerly along the easterly line of Lot 13 and its northerly extension to
the easterly line of the plat of “Thunderbird Estates Sixth Filing”; THENCE northerly
along the said easterly line to the southerly line of Lot 3 of the said plat of “Thunderbird
Estates Sixth Filing”; THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the westerly line
of the said Lot 3; THENCE northerly along the said westerly line to the southerly right of
way of Drake Road; THENCE westerly along the said southerly right of way to the
southerly extension of the easterly line of Lot 1 of the Plat of “The Resubdivision of Tract
A, South College Heights Fourth Subdivision”; Thence northerly along the said southerly
extension and along the said easterly line of Lot 1, to the southerly right of way of
Princeton Avenue; Thence westerly along the said southerly right of way to the easterly
right of way of South College Avenue; THENCE northerly along the said easterly right of
way and along the easterly right of way’s extension through intersecting side streets, to
the northerly right of way of Rutgers Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly
right of way to the easterly line of the “Rutgers Building Condominiums”; THENCE
northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of the plat of “Raising Cane’s”;
THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the said plat of
“Raising Cane’s”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of
the plat of “A Replat of A Part of Tract 1, Replat of Block 2 and Lots 1 to 7 Inclusive of
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Block 1 of the St. Vrain Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to
the westerly right of way of Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly
right of way to the southerly right of way of Spring Park Drive; THENCE westerly along
the said southerly right of way to the southerly extension of the easterly line of the plat
of “Human Bean At Spring Creek”; THENCE northerly along the said extended line and
along the said easterly line and along the easterly lines of Lots 1 through 7 of the plat of
“Moran’s Subdivision” to the southerly right of way of East Stuart Street; THENCE
northerly to the northerly right of way of East Stuart Street and to the easterly line of
the West 180 feet of Lot 5 of the plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line to the northerly line of the said Lot 5; THENCE westerly along the
said northerly line to the easterly line of Lot 2 of the plat of “A Replat of Maynard
Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard
Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and along the easterly line of
Lot 1 of the said plat of “A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the
West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision” to the northerly line of the said
plat of ”A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of
Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the
easterly line of the west 240 feet of Lot 2 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the
southerly line of the northerly 232 feet of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the westerly 213
feet of Lots 14 and 1 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the northerly right of way of Parker
Street; THENCE westerly along the said northerly right of way to the easterly right of
way of the north-south alley through Block 1 of the plat of “I.C. Bradley’s Addition To
The City Of Fort Collins”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly alley right of way to
the southerly right of way of East Prospect Road; THENCE westerly along the said
southerly right of way to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Excepting there from all of the plat of “Amended Final Plat of Parkway Townhomes
P.U.D.”
All Plats referred to in the above described description are Plats of record with the Clerk
and Recorder of Larimer County.
I hear by state that the above description was prepared by me and is true and correct to
the best of my professional knowledge belief and opinion. The above described tract is
based upon previously recorded plats and deeds and not upon an actual field survey.
Wallace C. Muscott
Colorado P.L.S. 17497
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80525 April 20, 2011
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Appendix B – Legal Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT – PROSPECT SOUTH
A tract of land located in Sections 23 and 24 of Township 7 North, Range 69 West West
of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, contained
within the following described area;
Beginning at the center of South College Avenue with its intersection with the easterly
extension of the southerly right of way of Prospect Road, the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING of this description; THENCE westerly along the said extended line and along
the said southerly right of way to the west line of the plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”;
THENCE southerly, westerly and southerly along the said west line to the southerly line
of the said plat of “Griffin Plaza Subdivision”; THENCE easterly and southerly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of the BNSF Railway; THENCE easterly
and radially to the said right of way to the easterly right of way of the BNSF Railway;
THENCE southerly along the said easterly right of way to the northerly line of the plat of
“ Whole Foods Center”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the westerly
line of Tract “E” of the plat of “University Shopping Center”; THENCE southerly along the
said westerly line to the southerly line of the said Tract “E”; THENCE easterly along the
said southerly line to the westerly right of way of South College Avenue; THENCE
easterly to the intersection of the easterly right of way of South College Avenue with the
northerly right of way of Rutgers Avenue; THENCE easterly along the said northerly
right of way to the easterly line of the “Rutgers Building Condominiums”; THENCE
northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of the plat of “Raising Cane’s”;
THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the said plat of
“Raising Cane’s”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line to the southerly line of
the plat of “A Replat of A Part of Tract 1, Replat of Block 2 and Lots 1 to 7 Inclusive of
Block 1 of the St. Vrain Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said southerly line to
the westerly right of way of Remington Street; THENCE northerly along the said westerly
right of way to the southerly right of way of Spring Park Drive; THENCE westerly along
the said southerly right of way to the southerly extension of the easterly line of the plat
of “Human Bean At Spring Creek”; THENCE northerly along the said extended line and
along the said easterly line and along the easterly lines of Lots 1 through 7 of the plat of
“Moran’s Subdivision” to the southerly right of way of East Stuart Street; THENCE
northerly to the northerly right of way of East Stuart Street and to the easterly line of
the West 180 feet of Lot 5 of the plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line to the northerly line of the said Lot 5; THENCE westerly along the
said northerly line to the easterly line of Lot 2 of the plat of “A Replat of Maynard
Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard
Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and along the easterly line of
Lot 1 of the said plat of “A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the
West 350 Feet of Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision” to the northerly line of the said
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plat of ”A Replat of Maynard Subdivision Being a Resubdivision of the West 350 Feet of
Lots 3 & 4 of Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE easterly along the said northerly line to the
easterly line of the west 240 feet of Lot 2 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE northerly along the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the
southerly line of the northerly 232 feet of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”;
THENCE westerly along the said southerly line to the easterly line of the westerly 213
feet of Lots 14 and 1 of the said plat of “Maynard Subdivision”; THENCE northerly along
the said easterly line and its northerly extension to the northerly right of way of Parker
Street; THENCE westerly along the said northerly right of way to the easterly right of
way of the north-south alley through Block 1 of the plat of “I.C. Bradley’s Addition To
The City Of Fort Collins”; THENCE northerly along the said easterly alley right of way to
the southerly right of way of East Prospect Road; THENCE westerly along the said
southerly right of way to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
All Plats referred to in the above described description are Plats of record with the Clerk
and Recorder of Larimer County.
I hear by state that the above description was prepared by me and is true and correct to
the best of my professional knowledge belief and opinion. The above described tract is
based upon previously recorded plats and deeds and not upon an actual field survey.
Wallace C. Muscott
Colorado P.L.S. 17497
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80525 April 20, 2011
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Appendix C – Legal Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT – Foothills Mall
A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25 AND THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE
SIXTH P.M.; CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO; BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 25, AND CONSIDERING
THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 25 AS HAVING AN
ASSUMED BEARING OF S00°04’53”W, SAID LINE BEING MONUMENTED ON ITS NORTH
END BY A 3" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 20123, AND ON ITS SOUTH END BY A 2-1/2"
ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 14823, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN
RELATIVE THERETO;
THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 1 OF THE “REPLAT OF TRACTS F, G,
AND J, AND VACATED SERVICE ROAD, SOUTHMOOR VILLAGE, FIFTH FILING” AND THE
WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF, N89°52'45"E, A DISTANCE OF 314.48 FEET TO A POINT
ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF REMINGTON STREET;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTHERLY BOUNDARY THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5)
COURSES:
1) ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF REMINGTON STREET,
S00°05'37"W, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
2) ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF REMINGTON STREET,
N89°52'45"E, A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET;
3) S51°41'04"E, A DISTANCE OF 145.40 FEET;
4) S89°35'23"E, A DISTANCE OF 138.50 FEET;
5) N00°05'37"E, A DISTANCE OF 141.63 FEET;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTHERLY BOUNDARY AND ITS EASTERLY
EXTENSION, N89°52'45"E, A DISTANCE OF 357.21 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MATHEWS STREET, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF TRACT K, SOUTHMOOR VILLAGE, FIFTH FILING;
THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY, SOUTHERLY, AND EASTERLY BOUNDARIES OF SAID
TRACT K THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES:
1) ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MATHEWS STREET, S00°14'56"E,
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A DISTANCE OF 215.33 FEET;
2) 23.98 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 91°36'53", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS S46°03'22"E A DISTANCE OF 21.51 FEET;
3) 11.02 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A REVERSE CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 360.77
FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 01°45'00", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS
N89°00'07"E A DISTANCE OF 11.02 FEET;
4) N89°52'37"E, A DISTANCE OF 173.52 FEET;
5) N00°07'23"W, A DISTANCE OF 230.12 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
TRACT B OF THE FOOTHILLS FASHION MALL FOLEY’S EXPANSION;
THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF TRACTS B AND A OF SAID FOOTHILLS
FASHION MALL FOLEY’S EXPANSION, N89°52'46"E, A DISTANCE OF 996.10 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STANFORD ROAD;
THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7)
COURSES:
1) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF TRACT B OF SAID FOOTHILLS FASHION
MALL FOLEY’S EXPANSION, 387.18 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT
CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1,319.30 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE
OF 16°48'53", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS S08°17'12"W A DISTANCE OF 385.79
FEET;
2) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, S16°41'39"W, A DISTANCE OF
93.03 FEET;
3) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOOTHILLS FASHION MALL
EXPANSION, S16°41'36"W, A DISTANCE OF 482.09 FEET;
4) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, 327.62 FEET ALONG THE ARC
OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1,114.57 FEET, A
CENTRAL ANGLE OF 16°50'30", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS S08°16'21"W A
DISTANCE OF 326.44 FEET;
5) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, S00°08'53"E, A DISTANCE OF
170.00 FEET;
6) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, S05°51'32"E, A DISTANCE OF
110.54 FEET;
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7) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY AND ITS SOUTHERLY
EXTENSION, S00°08'53"E, A DISTANCE OF 451.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE SPECIAL
WARRANTY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 30, 2012 AT RECEPTION NO.
20120076539 IN THE OFFICE OF THE LARIMER COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER;
THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE TRACTS DESCRIBED IN THE DEEDS
RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 20120076539, RECEPTION NO. 20050022855, AND
RECEPTION NO. 2001099396, THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) COURSES:
1) 23.56 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90°00'00", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS N45°08'53"W A DISTANCE OF 21.21 FEET;
2) S89°51'07"W, A DISTANCE OF 214.00 FEET;
3) 312.91 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 398.41 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 44°59'59", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS N67°38'53"W A DISTANCE OF 304.93 FEET;
4) N45°08'54"W, A DISTANCE OF 129.24 FEET;
5) 275.94 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 351.34 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 45°00'00", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS N67°38'54"W A DISTANCE OF 268.90 FEET;
6) S89°51'06"W, A DISTANCE OF 199.36 FEET;
7) 23.56 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90°00'00", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS S44°51'06"W A DISTANCE OF 21.21 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY;
THENCE S89°51'06"W, A DISTANCE OF 66.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT
OF WAY LINE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY;
THENCE 23.56 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING
A RADIUS OF 15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90°00'00", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS
N45°08'54"W A DISTANCE OF 21.21 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF EAST MONROE DRIVE;
THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5)
COURSES:
1) S89°51'06"W, A DISTANCE OF 12.16 FEET;
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2) 146.82 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 221.32 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 38°00'29", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS S70°50'52"W A DISTANCE OF 144.14 FEET;
3) S51°50'37"W, A DISTANCE OF 327.70 FEET;
4) 179.17 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 273.41 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 37°32'46", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS S70°37'00"W A DISTANCE OF 175.98 FEET;
5) S89°23'22"W, A DISTANCE OF 138.44 FEET;
THENCE 23.56 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A RADIUS OF
15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90°00'00", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS S44°23'23"W
A DISTANCE OF 21.21 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF
SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE;
THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2)
COURSES:
1) ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF STRACHAN SUBDIVISION, SECOND FILING,
S00°19'07"E, A DISTANCE OF 576.93 FEET;
2) CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY, S45°28'37"E, A DISTANCE OF
44.78 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF
HORSETOOTH ROAD AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID STRACHAN SUBDIVISION,
SECOND FILING;
THENCE S03°26'10"W, A DISTANCE OF 105.31 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HORSETOOTH ROAD AS SHOWN ON THE FIRST REPLAT OF 1
ST
CHOICE BANK OF FORT COLLINS;
THENCE N88°14'59"W, A DISTANCE OF 154.42 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HORSETOOTH ROAD AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE
OF SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE AS SHOWN ON THE REPLAT OF LOTS 1, 2, 3 & 4 – CREGER
PLAZA SUBDIVISION;
THENCE N00°32'51"W, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF
MATTERHORN P.U.D.;
THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE THE
FOLLOWING TEN (10) COURSES:
1) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 1, MATTERHORN P.U.D., N44°33'53"E,
A DISTANCE OF 9.22 FEET;
2) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOTS 1 AND 2, MATTERHORN P.U.D.,
N00°19'07"W, A DISTANCE OF 503.93 FEET;
3) ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 2, MATTERHORN P.U.D.,
S53°56'23"W, A DISTANCE OF 44.81 FEET;
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4) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOTS 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 11 OF SOUTH MESA
SUBDIVISION AND THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF, N00°19'07"W, A
DISTANCE OF 561.00 FEET;
5) N89°51'53"E, A DISTANCE OF 10.71 FEET;
6) N09°43'23"E, A DISTANCE OF 22.91 FEET;
7) 29.36 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 167.50 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 10°02'32", AND A CHORD WHICH
BEARS N04°42'09"E A DISTANCE OF 29.32 FEET;
8) N00°19'07"W, A DISTANCE OF 198.22 FEET;
9) S89°58'15"W, A DISTANCE OF 7.27 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT B,
VILLA P.U.D.;
10) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT B, N00°19'07"W, A DISTANCE OF
226.70 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF TRACT A, RICHIE’S
EXPRESS CARWASH SUBDIVISION;
THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF TRACT A, AND ALONG THE SOUTHERLY
BOUNDARY OF TRACT A, MOURNING SUBDIVISION, N89°59'07"W, A DISTANCE OF
665.15 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MCCLELLAND DRIVE
AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID MOURNING SUBDIVISION;
THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, N00°39'53"E, A DISTANCE OF 20.17
FEET;
THENCE 23.39 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF
15.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 89°21'00", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS N45°20'23"E
A DISTANCE OF 21.09 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF
WEST FOOTHILLS PARKWAY AS SHOWN ON SAID MOURNING SUBDIVISION PLAT;
THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, S89°59'07"E, A DISTANCE OF
213.00 FEET;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, 69.10 FEET ALONG
THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 160.00 FEET, A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 24°44'46", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS N77°38'30"E A DISTANCE OF 68.57
FEET TO THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 1, RICHIE’S EXPRESS CARWASH
SUBDIVISION;
THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY, S00°04'53"W, A DISTANCE OF 14.69 FEET;
THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 1, S89°59'07"E, A DISTANCE
OF 407.26 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH COLLEGE
AVENUE;
THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE THE
FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES:
1) ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 1, N00°19'07"W, A DISTANCE OF
78.17 FEET;
2) CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, N00°04'53"E, A DISTANCE OF
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86.83 FEET;
3) ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 1, N89°59'07"W, A DISTANCE OF
37.50 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3, MOURNING SUBDIVISION;
4) N00°04'53"E, A DISTANCE OF 870.84 FEET (BEING THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE AS SHOWN ON THE MOURNING SUBDIVISION,
THE POUDRE VALLEY MOTORS SUBDIVISION, AND THE REPLAT OF THE SWALLOW
SUBDIVISION);
THENCE S89°57'07"E, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 89.729 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND BEING SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS
AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF RECORD OR THAT NOW EXIST ON THE GROUND.
I HEREBY STATE THAT THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY ME AND IS TRUE
AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BELIEF, AND OPINION.
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT IS BASED UPON PREVIOUSLY RECORDED PLATS AND
DEEDS AND NOT UPON AN ACTUAL FIELD SURVEY.
JOHN STEVEN VON NIEDA, COLORADO P.L.S. 31169
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
P.O. BOX 580, FORT COLLINS, CO 80522
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