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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/20/2001 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE CATHY FROMME NATURAL AREA FI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 34A-B FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 20, 2001FROM Troy W. Jones SUBJECT: Items Relating to the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations. RECOMMENDATION: Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board recommend adoption of the Ordinances on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation. 1. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 2001, Annexing Property Known as the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2001, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation. B. Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation. 1. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2001, Annexing Property Known as the Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2001, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation. On October 2, 2001, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2001-125 and Resolution 2001-126, Finding Substantial Compliance and Initiating Annexation Proceedings for the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations. On November 6, 2001, Council also adopted, by a 6-1 vote, Ordinance Nos. 177, 178, 179, 180, 2001, annexing and zoning the properties known as the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexation. The acreage of the two annexation sites are as follows: Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation is approximately 81 acres, and Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation is approximately 156 acres. The recommended zoning is Public Open Lands (POL), which is consistent with the Structure Plan designation of Rural/Open Lands and Stream Corridors. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 25 A-B DATE: November 6, 2001 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Troy W. Jones SUBJECT: Items Relating to the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations and Zonings. u x.. RECOMMENDATION: Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board recommend adopfron of the Resolutions and Ordinances on First Reading. d:R mod{' EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation,and Zoning Resolution and Ordinances: 1. Resolution 2001-145 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Cathy Fromme Natuial'`AreaEirst.Annexatiott,=" 2. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 2001 Annexing Property Known as the Cathy Fiomme Natural Area First Annexation to The City of Fort Collins. 3. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2001, Amending the Zoning Map of the. City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation. k .i« B. Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation and Zoning Resolution and Ordinances: 1. Resolution 2001446 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation. 2. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2001, Annexing Property Known as the-`Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation to The City of ForfCollins::` 3. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2001, Amending, the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation. CKGROUND: This is a request for a 100% voluntary annexation. The acreage of the two annexation sites are as follows: Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation is approximately 81 acres, and Cathy DATE:November 6, 2001 2 ITEM NUMBER:25 A-B Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation is approximately 156 acres. The recommended zoning is Public Open Lands (POL), which is consistent with the Structure Plan designation of Rural/Open Lands and Stream Corridors. Creation of an Enclave Together, the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations and the Coyote Ridge First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Annexations will create an enclave approximately 1,781 acres in size. The majority of the enclave, approximately 1,62lacn 1 be within the UGA. A small portion of the enclave, approximately 160 acres, is located outside the UGA. The creation of this enclave will give the City Council the option to annex this portion of urbanized county land once the enclave has existed for at least three years. Please refer to the attached map titled "Cathy Fromme and Coyote Ridge Annexations" for a diagram of all the annexations together, and the affected enclave area. As per the Colorado Revised Statutes,the following would apply to the enclave area r CRS 31-12-106. — When any unincorporated area'='is` `entirely contained within` the boundaries of a municipality" (in other words, an enclave),'the governing body may annex such territory to the municipality if said area has been so surrounded for a period of not less than three years. As per the Intergovernmental Agreement between Larimer County and Fort Collins, the following would apply to the enclave area.r IGA Section 8.A. — It is the City's intent''to annex properties within the GMA as expeditiously as possible consistent with the terms of this Agreement. IGA Section 8.I). —The City agrees to pursue annexation of any parcel that becomes eligible for involuntary annexation. IGA Section 8.G. — The County agrees that the City, in its sole discretion, may annex outside the Fort Collins GMA. Con6¢uity These'properties are eligible for annexation according to CRS, requiring 1/6 contiguity to the existing city limits. The contiguity is achieved as follows: The Cathy Fromme'Natural Area First Annexation and Zoning complies with this standard since the property' as 3,201.20 feet of its total boundary of approximately 7999.15 feet contiguous to the existing City limits. This meets the minimum 1,333 feet required to achieve 1/6 contiguity. This contiguity occurs through a common boundary with the Seven Springs/Hahn Annexation (April 1986), the Hahn Annexation (March 1986), and the Fossil Creek Estates Annexation(November 1993). The Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second Annexation and Zoning complies with this standard since the property has 5,296.00 feet of its total boundary of approximately 10,427.07 feet contiguous to the existing City limits. This meets the minimum 1,737.85 feet required to DATE:November 6, 2001 3 ITEM NUMBER•25 A-B achieve 1/6 contiguity. This contiguity occurs through a common boundary with the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First Annexation and the Coyote Ridge Second Annexation. Outside the Urban Growth Area The proposed Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations are located just outside the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area(UGA). According to policies and agreements between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County, contained in the INTERG �ERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH n (last amended November 2000), the City may annex property outside the UGA, provide ;the property.is eligible for annexation according to Colorado Revised Statutes(CRS). Zoning and Analysis u. The properties are zoned FA-I Farming, I-1 Industrial in Larimer County.-`The rectuzsted zoning for this annexation is (POL) Public Open Lands. All areas to be annexed are"either:part of existingnatural areas, under management b natural g y areas, or existing road right-of-wayp-=.All proposed uses are public in nature, and will be a continuation of existing uses for the land.= The property is designated as Rural/Open Lands and Stream Corridors on the Structure Plan, which is consistent with the proposed zoning of(POL)Public Open Lands. The Planning and Zoning Board Hearing The Planning and Zoning Board,recommended approval of the Cathy Fromme Natural Area First and Second Annexations by a vote of 5 to 2 on April 5, 2001.