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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 15, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Ryan Mounce, Associate Planner
SUBJECT
Resolution 2015-113 Adopting the 2015 Update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to adopt the 2015 update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins (the
Plan). The Plan is a policy document for coordinating future annexations and provision of services and
describes the general location, character, utilities, and infrastructure for areas within three-miles of the
municipal boundary. Colorado Revised Statues requires municipalities to update their Three-Mile Plans
annually.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
State laws limit municipal annexations to no more than three miles beyond their current boundaries in any
given year and require municipalities to prepare and adopt a “Three-Mile Plan” prior to annexing land into their
municipal boundaries. The first Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins was adopted by Council in 1998 and
has been updated annually to comply with State Statutes.
Although the City of Fort Collins employs a fixed Growth Management Area (GMA) and associated policies, a
Three-Mile Plan is still required by Colorado law. Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statues requires
the City to complete a plan as follows:
Prior to completion of any annexation within the three-mile area, the municipality shall have in place a
plan for that area that generally describes the proposed location, character, and extent of streets,
subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields,
other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities, and terminals for water, light, sanitation,
transportation, and power to be provided by the municipality and the proposed land uses for the area.
Such plan shall be updated at least once annually.
City Plan and related elements provide sufficient guidance for managing growth within the GMA, and to some
extent outside the GMA for contextual purposes. Although the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins is
similar to City Plan, it takes a broader approach to the annexation and the development of land by referencing
the plans, policies, maps, and other documents adopted by the City of Fort Collins pertaining to the location,
character, and extent of future utilities, land uses, and infrastructure as listed in the State Statutes.
This annual update represents a routine and recurring action to ensure the City complies with the State
Statutes. Section II of the Plan highlights in bold text newly-adopted or revised plans, policies, and maps since
the 2014 update. The Plan also includes four maps displaying the general resources, land-uses, and
infrastructure for significant waterways and airports within the three-mile area of the City boundary.
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BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
On November 12, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to recommend City Council
approve the 2015 update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins on the Board’s Consent Agenda.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The 2015 update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins did not include any public outreach. The
individual plans listed and referenced by the Plan included their own separate public outreach.
RESOLUTION 2015-113
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE 2015 UPDATE TO THE THREE-MILE
PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, Colorado law provides at Section 31-12-105, C.R.S., that each municipality
in the State must prepare and annually update a plan for the geographic area within three miles in
any direction from the municipality’s boundaries (a “Three-Mile Plan”); and
WHEREAS, a Three-Mile Plan must generally describe the proposed location, character,
and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares,
parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities and terminals for
water, light, sanitation, transportation and power to be provided by the municipality, and the
proposed land uses for the area; and
WHEREAS, the City’s original Three-Mile Plan was adopted in 1998, and has been
annually updated since that time; and
WHEREAS, City staff has prepared and presented to the City Council a proposed 2015
update of the Three-Mile Plan for the City, which the City Council has determined should be
approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the updated Three-Mile Plan for the City, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”
and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved and adopted.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
15th day December A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
City Clerk
Three-Mile Plan
for the City of Fort Collins
2015 Update
EXHIBIT A
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins
2015 Update
Table of Contents
I.Introduction 2
What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan? 2
What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe? 2
II. Elements of the Three-Mile Plan 4
Transportation-Related Items 4
Parks, Natural Areas & Open Lands-Related Items 5
Utilities & Related Items 7
Proposed Land Uses 8
Attachments
Attachment A: Three-Mile Plan Boundary 10
Attachment B: Significant Waters & Waterfronts 11
Attachment C: Airports within the Three-Mile Plan Boundary 12
Attachment D: Future Land Use: City Structure Plan Map 13
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 2
2015 Update
I. Introduction
What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan?
The Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins is a policy document for coordinating future
annexation and provision of services, required to be updated annually per Colorado Revised
Statutes.
The Three-Mile Plan describes the general location, character, utilities, and infrastructure for
areas of potential annexation within three miles in any direction of the municipal boundary. In
comparison to a specific annexation impact report, a Three-Mile Plan takes a broader approach
to the annexation and development of land. A proposed annexation should be consistent with
the municipality’s Comprehensive Plan and Three-Mile Plan, in addition to other policies.
Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires Cities to complete a plan within
three miles in any direction from any point of their municipal boundary as follows:
Prior to the completion of any annexation within the three-mile area, the municipality
shall have in place a plan for that area that generally describes the proposed location,
character, and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways,
playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces,
public utilities, and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation, and power to
be provided by the municipality and the proposed land uses for the area.
Updates to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins are routine and occur on an annual
basis. The 2015 update highlights the changes to approved plans and documents applicable to
areas within three-miles of the municipal boundary as defined in the State Statutes.
What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe?
This Three-Mile Plan describes each of the items listed in the State Statute in four categories, as follows:
Transportation-related Items:
Streets
Subways
Bridges
Parkways
Aviation Fields
Other Public Ways
Terminals for Transportation
Parks, Natural Areas and Open Lands-related Items:
Waterways
Waterfronts
Playgrounds
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 3
2015 Update
Squares
Parks
Grounds
Open Spaces
Utilities and Related Items:
Public Utilities
Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, and Power Provided by the Municipality
Proposed Land Uses:
Inside Growth Management Area (GMA)
Outside Growth Management Area (GMA)
For each of these four categories, the plans, policies, maps, and other documents are identified that
have been adopted by the Fort Collins City Council, which generally describe the proposed location,
character and extent of the specific characteristics listed above. In addition, there are some plans and
policies that have been adopted by other jurisdictions such as Larimer County, Colorado State
University, or adjoining municipalities that are also located within the boundaries of the Three-Mile Plan
for the City of Fort Collins.
There have been relatively few changes to existing plans or newly-adopted plans within the three-mile
study area since the 2014 update. The following section highlights in bold text newly-adopted or revised
plans and documents from the past year.
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 4
2015 Update
II. Elements of the Three-Mile Plan
Transportation-related Items
1. Streets:
Capital Improvement Plan
City Plan
City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan
City of Fort Collins Street Standards
City of Fort Collins Bicycle Plan
City of Fort Collins Bicycle Safety Education Plan
City of Fort Collins Pedestrian Plan
City of Fort Collins Strategic Plan
Climate Action Plan: Framework
Colorado State University Parking and Transportation Master Plan
Fort Collins Transportation Master Plan
Harmony Road ETC Master Plan
Harmony Road Access Control Plan
I-25/392 Interchange Improvement Plan
Larimer County Transportation Master Plan
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards
Mason Corridor Master Plan
Nature in the City Strategic Plan
North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan
North College and Highway 14 Access Control Plan
Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study
Northern Colorado Regional Communities I-25 Corridor Plan
Downtown Parking Plan
South College Access Control Plan
Fort Collins Streetscape Design Standards
Subarea Plans
o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study
o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement
o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study
o Downtown Plan
o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report
o Downtown Strategic Plan
o East Mulberry Corridor Plan
o East Side Neighborhood Plan
o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan
o Harmony Corridor Plan
o I-25 Subarea Plan
o Lincoln Corridor Plan
o Midtown in Motion
o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Update
o North College Corridor Plan
o Northside Neighborhood Plan
o Northwest Subarea Plan
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 5
2015 Update
o Old Town Area Plan
o Prospect Road Streetscape Program
o South College Corridor Plan
o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan
o West Central Area Plan
o West Side Neighborhood Plan
Transfort Bus Stop Design Standards & Guidelines
Transfort Strategic Operating Plan
Transit Plan: Fort Collins, Loveland, and Larimer County (1996-2002)
Transit Oriented Development Parking Study
2. Subways: None
3. Bridges:
Master Street Plan
North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan
4. Parkways: LCUASS Streetscape Standards Update
5. Aviation Fields:
Airport Master Plan Update
6. Other Public Ways: None
7. Terminals for Public Transportation:
Mason Corridor Master Plan
Transfort Bus Stop Design Standards & Guidelines
Parks, Natural Areas, and Open Lands-related Items
1. Waterways:
Cache La Poudre River Landscape Opportunities Study
City of Fort Collins Strategic Plan
Climate Action Plan: Framework
Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program
Nature in the City Strategic Plan
Poudre River Downtown Master Plan
Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Regulations
Watershed Approach to Stormwater Quality
2. Waterfronts:
Poudre River Downtown Master Plan
3. Playgrounds, Squares, Parks:
City Plan
Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan
Nature in the City Strategic Plan
Parks and Recreation Policy Plan
Poudre School District Master Plan
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 6
2015 Update
Subarea Plans
o Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report
o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study
o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement
o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study
o Downtown Plan
o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report
o Downtown Strategic Plan
o East Mulberry Corridor Plan
o East Side Neighborhood Plan
o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan
o Harmony Corridor Plan
o I-25 Subarea Plan
o Lincoln Corridor Plan
o Midtown in Motion
o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Update
o North College Corridor Plan
o Northside Neighborhood Plan
o Northwest Subarea Plan
o Old Town Area Plan
o Prospect Road Streetscape Program
o South College Corridor Plan
o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan
o West Central Area Plan
o West Side Neighborhood Plan
Thompson School District Master Plan
Trails Master Plan
4. Grounds, Open Spaces:
Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Management Plan – outside Growth Management Area (GMA)
Cache La Poudre River Natural Areas Management Plan
City Plan
City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program Land Conservation and Stewardship Master Plan
Foundation for a New Century, Colorado State University (CSU) Master Plan
Foothills Natural Areas Management Plan
Foothills Study
Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Policy Plans
Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan
Fossil Creek reservoir Regional Open Space Management Plan
Larimer County Open Lands Master Plan
Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan
Natural Areas Master Plan
Nature in the City Strategic Plan
Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study
Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland
Regional Community Separator Study
Soapstone Prairie Natural Area Management Plan – outside GMA
Subarea Plans
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 7
2015 Update
o Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report
o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study
o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement
o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study
o Downtown Plan
o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report
o Downtown Strategic Plan
o East Mulberry Corridor Plan
o East Side Neighborhood Plan
o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan
o Harmony Corridor Plan
o I-25 Subarea Plan
o Lincoln Corridor Plan
o Midtown in Motion
o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Update
o North College Corridor Plan
o Northside Neighborhood Plan
o Northwest Subarea Plan
o Old Town Area Plan
o Prospect Road Streetscape Program
o Poudre River Downtown Master Plan
o South College Corridor Plan
o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan
o West Central Area Plan
o West Side Neighborhood Plan
Wellington Community Separator Study
Windsor Community Separator Study
Utilities and Related Items
1. Public Utilities:
2007 East Larimer County Water District (ELCO) Master Plan Update
208 Plan
Boxelder Sanitation District Wastewater Utility Plan
City Plan
Drinking Water Quality Policy
Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan
Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy
Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update
Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan
Fort Collins Utilities Energy Policy Update
South Fort Collins Sanitation District Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management
Water Conservation Plan
2. Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, Transportation, and Power Provided by the Municipality:
208 Plan
City Plan
City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 8
2015 Update
City of Fort Collins Electric Long Range Plan
Drinking Water Quality Policy
Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan
Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy
Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update
Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan
Fort Collins Utilities Energy Policy Update
South Fort Collins Sanitation district Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management
Water Conservation Plan
Proposed Land Uses
1. Land Uses Defined within the Growth Management Area (GMA):
Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
City Plan
City of Fort Collins Strategic Plan
City of Fort Collins Structure Plan
Climate Action Plan: Framework
Economic Health Strategic Plan
Fort Collins Five-year Consolidated Plan (HUD)
Fort Collins and Larimer County Intergovernmental Agreement
Fort Collins and Windsor Intergovernmental Agreement
Fort Collins and Timnath Intergovernmental Agreement
Colorado State University (CSU) Master Plan
City of Fort Collins Intergovernmental Agreements (Town of Timnath, South Fort
Collins/Loveland Water District)
Subarea Plans
o Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report
o CDOT US392 Environmental Overview Study
o CDOT North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement
o CDOT US287 Environmental Overview Study
o Downtown Plan
o Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report
o Downtown Strategic Plan
o East Mulberry Corridor Plan
o East Side Neighborhood Plan
o Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan
o Harmony Corridor Plan
o Harmony Road ETC Master Plan
o I-25 Subarea Plan
o Midtown Plan
o Midtown Urban Renewal Plan
o Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Update
o North College Corridor Plan
o Northside Neighborhood Plan
o Northwest Subarea Plan
o Old Town Area Plan
o Prospect Road Streetscape Program
Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins Page 9
2015 Update
o South College Corridor Plan
o State Highway 392 Access Control Plan
o West Central Area Plan
o West Side Neighborhood Plan
2. Land Uses Outside the GMA:
A Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland
City of Loveland Three-Mile Area Plan
LaPorte Area Plan
Larimer County Master Plan
Loveland Comprehensive Master Plan
Loveland Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
Northern Colorado Community Separator Study
Northern Colorado Regional Communities I-25 Corridor Plan
Town of Windsor Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code
Town of Timnath Comprehensive Plan
Town of Wellington Comprehensive Master Plan