HomeMy WebLinkAbout107 - 09/20/2016 - AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DIVISION 3.9.12 OF THE LAND USE CODE REGARDING CORRIDOR ACTIVITY CENTER DESIGN SORDINANCE NO. 107, 2016
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DIVISION 3.9.12 OF THE LAND USE CODE
REGARDING CORRIDOR ACTIVITY CENTER DESIGN STANDARDS
WHEREAS, on December 2, 1997, by its adoption of Ordinance No. 190, 1997, the City
Council enacted the Fort Collins Land Use Code (the "Land Use Code"); and
WHEREAS, since the time of adoption, the Land Use Code has been regularly amended
not only for the purpose of'clarification and correction of errors, but also for the purpose of
ensuring that the Land Use Code remains a dynamic document capable of responding to issues
identified by staff, other land use professionals and citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, on January 3, 2011, the City and the Town of Windsor entered into an
Intergovernmental Agreement (the "IGA") regarding development of the Interstate 25/State
Highway 392 Interchange and such IGA was subsequently amended in 2012 and 2013; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the IGA, the City and the Town of Windsor adopted design
standards for the development of properties within the Corridor Activity Center (the "CAC");
and
WHEREAS, the City and the Town of Windsor wish to make coordinated changes to
their respective CAC design standards to further facilitate high quality, compatible development
within the CAC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the recommended Land Use Code
amendments are in the best interest of the City and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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 Section 3.9.4(B) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
3.9.4 - Landscaping Standards
B) Site Perimeter Landscaping Abutting the I-25 Right-of-Way.
1) Buffers abutting I-25. Developments with a site perimeter which is adjoining the
I-25 right-of-way shall provide a landscaped buffer of at least eighty (80) feet
between the building or parking lot edge and the I-25 right-of-way. The buffer
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shall consist of informal clusters of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs
planted in an offset pattern and shall consist of one (1) tree and ten (10) shrubs per
twenty-five (25) lineal feet of frontage.
2) Berms. Berms greater than three (3) feet in height shall not be permitted adjoining
the I-25 right-of-way,if they block long-range views of mountains and open lands .
for motorists on I-25 (not including- motorists on frontage roads or ramps).
Notwithstanding this limitation, additional berm height may be required to screen
the following areas visible to motorists on I-25: parking lots, drive-thru lanes,
and service areas, including but not limited to, loading areas, service entrances,
and trash and recycling enclosures.
3) Parking and Service Areas. When berms screening parking and service areas are
less than five feet in height, berms and surrounding landscape areas shall be
planted with a minimum of eight (8) trees and eight (8) shrubs per one-hundred
100) lineal feet. A minimum of 50% of the required trees shall be evergreens.
4) Additional Screening Elements. In conjunction with the buffering, landscaping
and berms, additional elements allowed within the 80-foot buffer may include
screen walls in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9.8(A) (B) and (C).
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
September, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of September, A.D.
2016.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of September, A.D. 2016.
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