HomeMy WebLinkAbout098 - 06/15/1999 - AMENDING THE HARMONY CORRIDOR PLAN AND THE HARMONY CORRIDOR STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ORDINANCE NO. 98, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE HARMONY CORRIDOR PLAN AND THE
HARMONY CORRIDOR STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
WHEREAS,by Resolution 91-42 the Council of the City of Fort Collins approved the City
of Fort Collins Harmony Corridor Plan and included it as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of
the City; and
WHEREAS,by Ordinance No. 187, 1994,the Council subsequently amended the Harmony
Corridor Plan; and
WHEREAS,by Ordinance No.28, 1991,the Council adopted the Harmony Corridor Design
Standards and Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinances No. 187, 1994, and No. 29, 1995, the Council subsequently
amended the Harmony Corridor Standards and Guidelines, and
WHEREAS,as a part of a routine evaluation of the Land Use Code of the City,the Council
has discovered that the land use known as"convention and conference center" is not a permitted use
in the Harmony Corridor District; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that, given the uses permitted in the Harmony
Corridor District,including,without limitation,lodging establishments(hotels and motels),research
laboratories, light industrial uses, and offices, financial services and clinics, and particularly given
the nature of the large corporate development that has heretofore occurred in the Harmony Corridor
District, conventions and conference centers constitute a use which would be appropriate for the
Harmony Corridor District; and
WHEREAS, Council has accordingly determined that the Harmony Corridor Plan and the
Harmony Corridor Standards and Guidelines should be amended to allow conventions and
conference centers as a permitted use in the Harmony Corridor District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Land Use Policy LU-2, together with all explanatory notes pertaining
thereto,as contained in Chapter 3 of the Harmony Corridor Plan,shall be and hereby is repealed and
readopted to read as follows:
LU-2 Locate all industries and businesses in the "Basic Industrial and Non-
Retail Employment Activity Centers" in the areas of the Harmony
Corridor designated for such uses on Map 10. Secondary supporting
uses will also be permitted in these Activity Centers,but shall occupy no
more than 25 percent (25%) of the total gross area of the Overall
Development Plan or Planned Unit Development, as applicable.
The Harmony Corridor offers an opportunity for creating a major business and
industrial center in northern Colorado, due to its desirable location, accessibility,
available infrastructure and land ownership pattern. Attracting desirable industries
and businesses into the community, and in particular, the Harmony Corridor,
achieves an important public purpose because it promotes primary and secondary
jogs and generally enhances the local economy.
Basic Industrial and Non-Retail Employment Activity Centers are locations where
industrial uses and/or office or institutional type land uses are planned to locate in the
future in business park settings. Base industries are firms that produce goods and
services which are produced for export outside the city, and thereby import income
into the city. Typical business functions include research facilities, testing
laboratories,offices and other facilities for research and development;industrial uses;
hospitals,clinics,nursing and personal care facilities;regional,vocational,business
or private schools and universities; finance, insurance and real estate services;
professional offices; and other uses of similar character, as determined by the
Planning and Zoning Board.
Secondary uses include hotels/motels; convention and conference centers; sit-down
restaurants;neighborhood convenience shopping centers;child care centers;athletic
clubs; and a mix of single family and multifamily housing. If single family housing
is provided, at least a generally equivalent number of multi-family dwelling units
must also be provided. "Multi-family"shall mean attached single family dwellings,
2-family dwellings or multi-family dwellings.
Secondary uses shall be integrated both in function and in appearance with an office
(or business)park,unless a special exemption is granted by the Planning and Zoning
Board. In order for such an exemption to be granted,the applicant must demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the Board that the granting of the exemption would neither be
detrimental to the public good nor impact the intent and purposes of the foregoing
requirement and that by reason of exceptional narrowness,small parcel size,or other
special condition peculiar to a site, undue hardship would be caused by the strict
application of this requirement.
The essence of the Basic Industrial and Non-Retail Employment Activity Center is
a combination of different types of land uses along with urban design elements that
reduce dependence on the private automobile,encourage the utilization of alternative
transportation modes, and ensure an attractive appearance.
Section 2. That the section of the Harmony Corridor Standards and Guidelines document
entitled "Land Use and Locational Standards and Guidelines" shall be and hereby is amended by
changing the list of"permitted secondary uses"contained therein to read as follows:
Permitted secondary uses shall be limited to:
• Hotels/motels
• Convention and conference centers
• Sit-down restaurants
• Neighborhood convenience shopping centers
• Child care centers
• Athletic clubs
• Single family and multi-family housing
• Accessory buildings and uses as defined in Article V of the Land Use Code. (+)
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 1 st day of
June, A.D. 1999, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of June, A.D. 1999.
Mavor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of June, A.D. 1999.
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