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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 11/17/2020 - Updated Presentation - Timberline Church Rezoning - Agenda Item #16Timberline Church Fort Collins City Council November 17, 2020 Rezone Request to MMN Agenda item #16 TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Timberline Church Site TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Background •Land purchased in 1993 •Plat filed in 2000 •Main church building opened in 2002 •Addition made in 2008 Timberline has been exploring infill development for attainable housing over the last 2-3 years. After extensive research and due diligence we have determined that due to high costs of development and construction, attainable housing projects will only be feasible with density allowed by MMN standards. This economic reality has prompted this request to rezone to MMN. TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Timberline Church as a Community Resource Timberline Church invites community use of its children’s playground and typically hosts 200 events per week at no cost. Examples include: Organization Event Attendees 9 News Health Fair 1,000 Centennial Children's Choir Holiday Concert 1,200 Colorado State University Science Fair 1,200 Girl Scouts Cookie Sales Training 150-200 Fort Collins Symphony YES Concert PSD Students (multiple events)4,300 Fort Collins Symphony Community Concerts 1,000 Front Range Nursing Pinning Ceremony 400-450 Larimer County Dept of Human Services Awards Ceremony 150 Larimer County Sheriff's Office Awards Ceremony 200-300 Night To Shine Special Needs Prom Night 1,000+ Poudre School District Various 35-350 TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Timberline / CSU •Timberline Church and CSU have been in discussions regarding a potential land swap to construct an attainable housing project •Targeting Rents for 80% Average Market Income (attainable threshold) •About 30% of units would be made available to CSU staff and faculty •70% of units would be made available to the public In order to achieve attainable housing rents: -CSU plans to donate their 4.76 acres on Timberline Road to a development partner -Timberline Church will swap 8-10 acres for 4.76 acres (~4 usable after access easement) -Even with these contributions, additional density is required beyond current LMN zoning * A key objective of the CSU/Timberline partnership is to remove the legacy agricultural structures on the CSU property and leverage this additional infill asset as a part of the Timberline Campus TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Re -Imagining Timberline Church •Timberline Church has inadvertently “land banked” a significant resource that can be developed into a new infill asset for the of City Fort Collins •We are now envisioning the “Timberline Campus” within the Timberline/Drake Community Activity Center that incorporates the existing church as well as other community amenities •Based on approval of MMN zoning we will proceed with an Overall Development Plan TIMBERLINE CHURCH REZONE REQUEST NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Overall Development Plan (ODP) Ideas •Adult day/respite care centers •Artisan and photography studios and galleries •Bed and breakfast •Childcare center •Community Center •Convenience retail store without fuel sales •Event center (as a component of Timberline Church) •Farmer’s market •Group homes for developmentally disabled or elderly persons •Long-term care facilities •Offices, financial services, clinics and small animal veterinary clinics •Outdoor amphitheater (as a component of Timberline Church) •Personal and business service shops •Restaurant •Retail, as a component of mixed-use residential •Shelters for victims of domestic violence •Short term rentals •Solar energy systems •Urban agriculture (community gardens)