HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-08/02/1977-Work SessionWORK SESSION '
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5:15 p.m. - August 2, 1977
Present: Councilmembers Bloom, Bowling, Suinn and Wilkinson
Absent: Councilmembers Gray, Russell and St. Croix
Staff Members Present: Waido, Deibel, Rodenbeck, Kaplan, Jones, Liley,
Lanspery, Wood and Dowell.
Also: City Attorney Art March, Jr.
Discussion of Larimer County Land Use Plan
Mayor Bloom stated the purpose of the early session was to discuss the
Larimer County Land Use Plan and the letter to Council from the Planning
and Zoning Board.
Larry Timm and Dennis Swain of the County Planning Staff were present to I
answer any questions from the Council. Mr. Timm stated that the changes
which have been made since the Council last reviewed the plan have been
editorial changes and the substance of the plan has not been changed.
Les Kaplan, Director of Planning, commented that the two critical areas
of Fort Collins will be changed due to annexations which are now in process,
one a high -density residential area and the other a commercial development.
Mr. Kaplan also stated that as he understood the procedure there were five
elements to the Comprehensive Plan and that none of the elements would be
used as a planning device until all were adopted. The five elements are:
a Policy Plan, Land Use Plan, Housing Plan, Goals and Objectives, and an
Open Space Plan.
Councilman Bowling stated he felt that alternative D was the best solution
for a County Land Use Plan. He does not feel that the Land Use Plan should
be adopted before the urban service plan is complete and also feels that
the 208 plan, the urban service plan and the land use plan need to be co-
ordinated. Finally, he feels that this plan should be held until the other
two plans are ready.
Councilman Suinn stated that he agreed with the previous statements regarding
the withholding of approval until there is further input; two possible areas
of consideration would be to ask that the Land Use Plan not permit any de-
velopment sponsored by the County three miles north of Loveland, and 3 miles
south of Fort Collins, holding that space closed momentarily from proposed '
development and secondly that no high density development be allowed to occur
within a 5 mile radius of Fort Collins.
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' Councilman Wilkinson stated that he felt that Plan D was the better plan.
He supports the points brought out that the 1041 and 208 plans have a direct
bearing on the implementation of the Land Use Plan.
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Mayor Bloom stated that after reviewing the letter from the Planning and
Zoning Board, he felt that the same letter with an additional paragraph
stating the concerns of staff and the co-ordinating of the 208 and 1041
studies with the Land Use Plan.
The Mayor set up a meeting for Wednesday, August 3, 1977, at 8:00 a.m, with
Les Kaplan, Paul Lanspery and himself to draft a letter to the Commissioners.
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