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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/31/2020 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 027, 2020, AMENDINAgenda Item 1 Item # 1 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 31, 2020 City Council STAFF Pete Wray, Senior City Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 027, 2020, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Approving Corresponding Changes to the Residential Neighborhood Sign District Map. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(d) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 4, 2020, zones the property included in the annexation known as the Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation. Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation, owned by the Platte River Power Authority, is located adjacent to the City of Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility at 4316 Laporte Avenue and is 0.702 acres in size. The proposed zoning for this annexation is Residential Foothills (R-F). The surrounding uses include the existing City Water Treatment Plant to the north, south and west, and Colorado State University Solar Farm to the east. The abutting City limits to the north, south and west are zoned Residential Foothills (R-F). Staff also recommends placement into the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, February 4, 2020 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 027, 2020 (PDF) Agenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 4, 2020 City Council STAFF Pete Wray, Senior City Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 027, 2020, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Approving Corresponding Changes to the Residential Neighborhood Sign District Map. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(d) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064. The purpose of this item is to apply a zoning to the property included in the annexation known as the Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation. Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation, owned by the Platte River Power Authority, is located adjacent to the City of Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility at 4316 Laporte Avenue and is 0.702 acres in size. The proposed zoning for this annexation is Residential Foothills (R-F). The surrounding uses include the existing City Water Treatment Plant to the north, south and west, and Colorado State University Solar Farm to the east. The abutting City limits to the north, south and west are zoned Residential Foothills (R-F). Staff also recommends placement into the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The requested zoning for this annexation is the Residential Foothills (R-F) Zone District, which conforms to the larger surrounding area of existing light industrial businesses, including the City Water Treatment Plant and Solar Farm. The surrounding land uses are as follows: Zoning Land Use N Residential Foothills (RF) City Water Treatment Plant S Residential Foothills (RF) City Water Treatment Plant E County FA1 - Farming Zone District Colorado State University - Solar Farm W Residential Foothills (RF) City Water Treatment Plant ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 2 Zoning The proposed zoning for this annexation is the Residential Foothills (R-F) Zone District, which is consistent with the City of Fort Collins Structure Plan and matches the adjacent zoning for the Water Treatment Plant. The Structure Plan identifies a “Campus District” place type for this area. The Land Use Code describes the Residential Foothills Zone District as follows: “Purpose. The Residential Foothills District designation is for low density residential areas located near the foothills.” Additionally, staff recommends that the subject property be included in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District, which was established for regulating signs for non-residential uses in predominantly residential settings. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS No direct financial impacts result of the proposed zoning. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its December 19, 2019, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and recommend that the property be placed in the Residential Foothills (R-F) Zone District. Since the item remained on the Planning and Zoning Board’s Consent Calendar, minutes from the hearing will not be provided. PUBLIC OUTREACH All required mailings and postings per Section 2.9 (Amending the Zoning Map) and 2.12 (Annexation of Land) of the Land Use Code have been followed. ATTACHMENTS 1. Zoning Map (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 027, 2020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND CLASSIFYING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE SOLDIER CANYON PUMP STATION ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AND APPROVING CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN DISTRICT MAP WHEREAS, Division 1.3 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins establishes the Zoning Map and Zone Districts of the City; and WHEREAS, Division 2.9 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins establishes procedures and criteria for reviewing the zoning of land; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Land Use Code Section 2.9.2, the City Planning and Zoning Board, at its meeting on December 19, 2019, unanimously recommended zoning the property to be known as the Soldier Canyon Pump Station Annexation (the “Property”) as more particularly described below as Residential Foothills (“R-F”), and determined that the proposed zoning is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed zoning of the Property, as described below is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, to the extent applicable, the City Council has also analyzed the proposed zoning against the applicable criteria set forth in Section 2.9.4(H)(3) of the Land Use Code and finds the proposed zoning to be in compliance with all such criteria; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the foregoing, the City Council has considered the zoning of the Property as described below, finds it to be in the best interests of the City, and has determined that the Property should be zoned as hereafter provided. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins adopted pursuant to Section 1.3.2 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby changed and amended by including in the Residential Foothills (“R-F”) Zone District the Property more particularly described as: A parcel of land, located in the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Eight (8), Township Seven North (T.7N.), Range Sixty-nine West (R.69W.) of the Sixth Principal Meridian (6th P.M.), County of Larimer, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows: -2- COMMENCING at the Northeast corner of the Water Treatment Facility Annexation No. 4 recorded March 7, 2018 as Reception No. 20180013461 of the Records of Larimer County and assuming the East line of said Water Treatment Facility Annexation No. 4 as bearing South 11°53’09” East a distance of 1000.96 feet with all other bearings contained herein relative thereto; THENCE South 11°53’09” East along the East line of said Water Treatment Facility Annexation No. 4 a distance of 1000.96 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE South 11°53’09” East a distance of 95.20 feet; THENCE South 10°51’20” East a distance of 79.81 feet to the East line of said Water Treatment Facility Annexation No. 4; The following Three (3) courses are along the Easterly lines of said Water Treatment Facility Annexation No. 4; THENCE South 78°06’51” West a distance of 173.57 feet; THENCE North 11°53’09” West a distance of 175.00 feet; THENCE North 78°06’51” East a distance of 175.01 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said described parcel of land contains 30,569 square feet or 0.702 acres, more or less Section 3. That the Sign District Map adopted pursuant to Section 3.8.7.1(E) of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby changed and amended by showing that the Property described herein is included in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Section 4. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to amend said Zoning Map in accordance with this Ordinance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of February, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 31 st day of March, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk -3- Passed and adopted on final reading on the 31 st day of March, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk