HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-115-12/15/2020-FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE AND INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE SPRINGER-FISHER ANNEXAT RESOLUTION 2020-115
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE AND
INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
SPRINGER-FISHER ANNEXATION NO. 2
WHEREAS,a written petition,together with four(4)prints of an annexation trap,has been
filed with the City Clerk requesting the annexation of certain property to be known as the Springer-
Fisher Annexation No. 2, as more particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to initiate annexation proceedings for the Springer-
Fisher Annexation No. 2 in accordance with the Municipal Annexation Act, Section 31-12-101, et
seq., Colorado Revised Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 City Council hereby accepts the annexation petition for the
Springer-Fisher Annexation No.2,more particularly described as situate in the County of Larimer,
State of Colorado, to wit:
PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9,
TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6T11 P.M., LARIMER COUNTY,
COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 9, MONUMENTED
WITH NO. 6 REBAR WITH 2-1/2" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED"LS 34174, 2015";
THENCE N0001 T21"E, A DISTANCE OF 37.00 FEET ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID
WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9 TO THE NORTH
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY NO. 14 AS
RECORDED IN THE COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FEDERAL
AID PROJECT NO. F 44 (8) STATE HIGHWAY NO. 14 AND THE POINT OF
BEGINNING;
THENCE N00017'21"E, A DISTANCE OF 728.91 FEET ON THE WEST LINE OF
THAT PARCEL RECORDED AT BOOK 2300, PAGE 1701 IN THE LARIMER
COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE;
THENCE ON THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF THE AFORE REFERENCED BOOK 2300,
PAGE 1701 FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 COURSES;
1. THENCE S60003'09"E, A DISTANCE OF 50.43 FEET;
2. THENCE S43021'09"E, A DISTANCE OF 356.39 FEET;
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3. THENCE S49041'09"E, A DISTANCE OF 155.67 FEET;
4. THENCE S57053'09"E, A DISTANCE OF 61.41 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF
A PARCEL RECORDED AT BOOK 1290, PAGE 520 IN THE LARIMER
COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE;
THENCE S00040'52"W, A DISTANCE OF 317.61 FEET ON SAID WEST LINE TO
THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY NO.
14;
THENCE N89012'17"W, A DISTANCE OF 459.01 FEET ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF
WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PARCEL CONTAINS 237,828 SQUARE FEET OR 5.460 ACRES.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the annexation
petition for the Springer-Fisher Annexation No. 2 is in substantial compliance with the Municipal
Annexation Act in that the annexation petition contains the following:
(1) An allegation that it is desirable and necessary that such area be annexed to the
municipality;
(2) An allegation that the requirements of Colorado Revised Statutes sections 31-12-
104 and 31-12-105 exist or have been met;
(3) An allegation that the signers of the petition comprise more than fifty percent of the
landowners in the area and own more than fifty percent of the area proposed to be annexed,
excluding public streets and alleys and any land owned by the annexing municipality;
(4) The signatures of such landowners;
(5) A request that the annexing municipality approve the annexation of the area
proposed to be annexed;
(6) The mailing address of each such signer;
(7) The legal description of the land owned by such signer;
(8) The date of signing of each signature; and
(9) The affidavit of the circulator of such petition that each signature therein is the
signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
Section 4. That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the annexation map,
four copies total, accompanying the annexation petition for the Springer-Fisher Annexation No. 2
is in substantial compliance with the Municipal Annexation Act in that the map contains the
following:
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(1) A written legal description of the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed;
(2) A map showing the boundary of the area proposed to be annexed;
(3) Within the annexation boundary map, a showing of the location of each ownership
tract in unplatted land and, if part or all of the area is platted, the boundaries and the plat
numbers of plots or of lots and blocks; and
(4) Next to the boundary of the area proposed to be annexed, a drawing of the
contiguous boundary of the annexing municipality and the contiguous boundary of any
other municipality abutting the area proposed to be annexed.
Section 5. That the Notice attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby adopted as a part
of this Resolution. Said Notice establishes the date, time and place when a public hearing will be
held regarding the passage of annexation and zoning ordinances pertaining to the above described
property. The City Clerk is directed to publish a copy of this Resolution and said Notice as
provided in the Municipal Annexation Act.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
15th day of December, A.D. 2020.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Fort Collins has adopted
Resolution 2020-115 initiating annexation proceedings for the Springer-Fisher Annexation No.2,
consisting of approximately 5.46 acres and generally located northwest of the intersection of East
Mulberry Street and Greenfields Court, and west of the Front Range Veterinary Clinic, said
Annexation being more particularly described in Resolution 2020-115,a copy of which is available
from the City Clerk's Office.
That, on January 19,2021,at the hour of 6:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may
come on for hearing in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins,
Colorado, the Fort Collins City Council will hold a public hearing upon the annexation petition
and zoning request for the purpose of finding and determining whether the property proposed to
be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Colorado law and is considered eligible for
annexation and for the purpose of determining the appropriate zoning for the property included in
the Annexation. At such hearing, any persons may appear and present such evidence as they may
desire.
The Petitioner has requested that the Property included in the Annexation be placed in the
General Commercial ("C-G")Zone District.
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services,
programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with
disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (VITDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance.
Dated this day of December, A.D. 2020.
City Clerk