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ORDINANCE NO 57, 1979
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
OF CHAPTER 118 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING A PART OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND RELATING TO
NONCONFORMING USES
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
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Section 1 That Section 118-84 (C) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by the deletion of said section
in its entirety and the substitution therefor of the following
"C Change of Use A nonconforming use may be changed
to any conforming use Any change of a noncon-
forming use, other than to a conforming use, shall
be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board
which, after review, shall make a recommendation
for either approval or denial of the proposed
change to the City Council In considering
a proposed change, the Planning and Zoning Board
shall make a finding as to whether or not the
change in use is more compatible with the uses of
the surrounding property than the existing noncon-
forming use_ For the purpose of review, the
fo oll wing criteria shall be considered
1 The nature and purpose of the i
existing nonconforming use, and
2 The difference in quality and
character of the proposed use,
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3 The difference in the degree of use
of the proposed use, including, but
not limited to, hours of operation
and parking requirements , and
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4 The reasons for the proposed change,
and
5 The overall impact of the proposed
use on the surrounding property
Section 2 That Section 118-84 (D) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by deleting therefrom the
following words and phrases, "two (2) years", and the substitution therefor
of the following words and phrases, "one (1 ) year"
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Section 3 That Section 118-84 (F) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by the deletion of said section
in its entirety and the substitution therefor of the following
"F Enlargement of a Building Containing a Noncon-
forming Use A proposal for the enlargement or
extension of a building containing a nonconforming
use shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning
Board which, after review, shall make a recommen-
dation of either approval or denial of the pro-
posed enlargement or extension to the City Coun-
cil In considering a proposed enlargement or
extension, the Planning and Zoning Board shall
make a finding as to whether or not the enlarge-
ment or extension will adversely affect the
surrounding property For the purpose of review,
the Planning and Zoning Board shall consider the
following criteria
1 The nature of the proposed expan-
sion, and
2 The size of the proposed expansion,
and
3 The difference in the degree of use
of the nonconforming use as a result
of the proposed expansion, and
4 The reasons for the proposed expan-
sion, and
5 The overall impact of the proposed
expansion on the surrounding pro-
perty "
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub-
lished this 15th day of May A D 1979, and to nted for final
passage on the 5th day of June, A D 1979
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City Cler
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of June , A D
1979
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