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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY August 19, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Seth Lorson, City Planner
Laurie Kadrich, Community Development & Neighborhood Services Dir
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 107, 2014, Amending Ordinance No. 121, 2013, Regarding Minimum Parking
Requirements in the Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone District to Extend Its Termination Date.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this agenda item is to request a 90-day extension of the temporary parking requirements in the
TOD Overlay Zone. The ordinance (Ord. No. 121, 2013) expires on September 13, 2014. The Planning and
Zoning Board is requesting more time to evaluate recommendations from the TOD Parking Study. New parking
requirements are anticipated to replace the temporary parking ordinance.
The Planning and Zoning Board will consider this item at its September 11, 2014 meeting. City Council will
formally consider the TOD Parking Study on First Reading on October 7 and Second Reading on October 21.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay Zone primarily consists of the commercial districts in the
College Avenue and Mason Street Corridors, Downtown and the CSU Campus areas. The purpose of the TOD
Overlay Zone is to encourage transit-supported, compact, and walkable infill and redevelopment projects.
Adopted in 2006-07, the TOD Overlay Zone standards removed minimum parking requirements for mixed-use
and multi-family dwellings. The intent was to incentivize redevelopment on challenging infill sites, and show
commitment to the MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) investment. The amount of parking provided was anticipated
to be driven by market demand, balancing the need to provide adequate parking as an amenity, with the
constraints of maximizing development potential on difficult infill sites.
TOD Parking Study Problem Statement
In 2013, as infill and redevelopment activity increased in the TOD Overlay Zone, members of the public, the
Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council expressed concerns about the lack of development-provided
parking spaces in relation to the parking demand and the potential for spillover parking into adjacent
neighborhoods. Other concerns were raised about the need for parking structures to accommodate the
envisioned density.
To address these concerns, the City Council adopted a “stop-gap” ordinance requiring minimum parking in the
TOD Overlay Zone. The temporary minimum requirement is 70% of the existing standard with an alternative
compliance element that allows reduced parking if supported by conclusions of a parking impact study.
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ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 121, 2013,
REGARDING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE DISTRICT
TO EXTEND ITS TERMINATION DATE
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Ordinance No. 121, 2013, which established certain minimum
parking requirements in the Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone District (the “TOD”)
called for said Ordinance to terminate and be of no further force and effect at the close of
business on September 13, 2014, unless extended by ordinance of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board has requested more time to discuss the
recommendations contained in the TOD Parking Study so as to be able to give a more informed
recommendation to the City Council regarding the nature of the parking requirements to be
recommended in the TOD; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that City staff and the Planning and Zoning Board will be in
a position to provide a recommendation and a proposed ordinance to the City Council in the fall
of 2014 and, accordingly, City staff has requested a three-month extension of the temporary
parking requirements to December 13, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the requested extension is in the best
interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that Section 2 of Ordinance No. 121, 2013, is hereby amended to substitute the
new termination date of December 31, 2014, in place of the original termination date of
September 13, 2014.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
August, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of September, A.D.
2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of September, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk