HomeMy WebLinkAbout175 - 01/16/2024 - REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 136, 2023, REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 29-1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OFORDINANCE NO.175,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.136,2023,REPEALING AND REENACTING
SECTION 29-1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO ADOPT THE
REVISED LAND USE CODE AND SEPARATELY COD IFYING THE 1997 LAND
USE CODE AS THE “PRE-2024 TRANSITIONAL LAND USE REGULATIONS,”
ORDINANCE NO.137,2023,UPDATING CITY CODE REFERENCES TO ALIGN
WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISED LAND USE CODE AND ORDINANCE NO.138,
2023,AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO RENAME
ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION LOW DENSITY,NEIGHBORHOOD
CONSERVATION MEDIUM DENSITY,AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION
BUFFER ZONE DISTRICTS TO THE OLD TOWN ZONE DISTRICT IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISED LAND USE CODE
WI-IEREAS,on October 17,2023,the City Council adopted on second reading Ordinance
No.136,2023,Repealing and Reenacting Section 29-1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Adopt the Revised Land Use Code and Separately Codifying the 1997 Land Use Code as the “Pre
2024 Transitional Land Use Regulations”(the “Ordinance”);and
WHEREAS,on October 27,2023,a registered elector commenced referendum
proceedings by filing with the City Clerk a notice of protest against the Ordinance;and
WHEREAS,on November 8,2023,the City Clerk approved the form of the referendum
petition relating to the Ordinance (the “Referendum Petition”);and
WHEREAS,on November 28,2023,the petition representatives filed the Referendum
Petition with the City Clerk;and
WHEREAS,on December 14,2023,the City Clerk issued and provided to the City Council
her certification that the Referendum Petition contained the requisite number of signatures (at least
4,228)to require further action by the City Council;and
WHEREAS,under Article X,Section 2(e)of the City Charter,the presentation to the City
Council of a petition certified by the City Clerk as sufficient for referendum automatically
suspends the operation of the Ordinance pending repeal by the Council or final determination by
the electors;and
WHEREAS,under Article X,Section 2(e)of the City Charter,if the Ordinance is not
repealed,the Council must refer the same to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular or
special city election,or,in the alternative,call a special election for that purpose;and
WHEREAS,Council has determined that the Ordinance should be repealed;and
WHEREAS,Council has also determined that Ordinance 137,2023,and Ordinance 138,
2023,both adopted concurrent with Ordinance 136,2023,and respectively making conforming
changes to City Code.in light of the adoption of the revised Land Use Code and rezoning the
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Neighborhood Conservation zone districts to rename them as the Old Town zone district in
alignment with the revised Land Use Code,should also be repealed.
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 Ordinance No.136,2023,Repealing and Reenacting Section 29-1 of
the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Adopt the Revised Land Use Code and Separately Codifying
the 1997 Land Use Code as the “Pre-2024 Transitional Land Use Regulations”,is hereby repealed
in its entirety.
Section 3.That Ordinance No.137,2023,Updating City Code References to Align
with the Adoption of the Revised Land Use Code,is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 4.That Ordinance No.138,2023,Amending the Zoning Map of the City of
Fort Collins to Rename All Neighborhood Conservation Low Density,Neighborhood
Conservation Medium Density,and Neighborhood Conservation Buffer Zone Districts to the Old
Town Zone District in Conjunction with the Adoption of the Revised Land Use Code,is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 19th day of
December,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of January,2024.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of January,2024.
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