HomeMy WebLinkAbout110 - 10/01/1991 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO THE R-M, R-H, B-L AND B-G ZONING DISTRICTS ORDINANCE NO. 110, 1991
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE RELATING TO THE R-M, R-H,
B-L AND B-G ZONING DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins does hereby declare that
this Ordinance is supported by the findings and determinations of the Council
as established pursuant to Resolution 91-126 of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins dated September 17, 1991 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that Chapter 29, Article III, Division 3 of the Code be amended as follows:
Section 1 . That Subdivision G. , R-M Medium Density Residential District,
Section 29-179 of the Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-179. Use Conversions.
The conversion from one use to any use permitted in this
district other than to a single-family or two-family dwelling,
church, or group home shall require a Site Plan Design Supplemental
Review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Board according to
Article III, Division 4, Subdivision G of this Chapter, provided
that the applicant may request administrative review and approval
under § 29-521 if the proposed conversion will not:
(1) add more than twenty-five (25) percent of new habitable floor
area to existing buildings on site; or
(2) eliminate more than ten (10) percent of existing habitable
floor area.
In conducting the review and making a decision, the Director of
Planning or the Planning and Zoning Board shall determine whether
the conversion conforms to Section 29-526 (D) Activity A, "All
Development Criteria" of the Code, the Design Standards for the
neighborhood planning area and the standards for any applicable
historic district or structure. If the conversion conforms, it
shall be approved; if the conversion does not conform, it shall be
denied.
Section 2. That Subdivision H. , R-H High Density Residential District,
Sections 29-204 through 29-206 of the Code are hereby repealed, and Section 29-
204 is reenacted to read as follows, with Section 29-207 to be renumbered
accordingly:
Sec. 29-204. Use Conversions.
The conversion from one use to any use permitted in this district
other than to a single-family or two-family dwelling, church, or
group home shall require a Site Plan Design Supplemental Review and
approval by the Planning and Zoning Board according to Article III ,
Division 4, Subdivision G of this Chapter, provided that the
applicant may request administrative review and approval under § 29-
521 if the proposed conversion will not:
(1) add more than twenty-five (25) percent of new habitable floor
area to existing buildings on site; or
(2) eliminate more than ten (10) percent of existing habitable
floor area.
In conducting the review and making a decision, the Director of
Planning or the Planning and Zoning Board shall determine whether
the conversion conforms to § 29-526 (D) Activity A, "All Development
Criteria" of the Code, the Design Standards for the neighborhood
planning area, and the standards for any applicable historic
district or structure. If the conversion conforms, it shall be
approved; if the conversion does not conform, it shall be denied.
Section 3. That Subdivision N. , B-L Limited Business District, Section
29-302 of the Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29-302. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the B-L District, provided
that any use shall be separated from abutting residential zoning
districts by a solid fence or wall at least six (6) feet in height,
and further provided that any use shall comply with the landscape
requirements set forth in § 29-304:
(1) Any use permitted in the R-M, Medium Density Residential
District.
(2) Printing and copying services whose business consists
primarily of serving retail customers.
(3) Banks, savings and loan and finance companies.
(4) Standard and fast-food restaurants.
(5) Indoor theaters.
(6) Membership clubs.
(7) Offices and clinics.
(8) Personal service shops.
(9) Retail stores.
(10) Laundry and dry-cleaning outlets whose business consists
primarily of serving retail customers.
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(11) Limited indoor recreation uses, provided that all such
activities are conducted entirely within an enclosed
structure.
(12) Small animal veterinary clinics.
(13) Aquarium shops.
(14) Public utility installations, excluding repair and storage
facilities.
(15) Accessory buildings and uses.
(16) Churches, provided that such uses comply with the lot area, front
yard, rear yard, side yard and off-street parking minimum
requirements as set forth in § 29-201 et seq.
(17) Shopping centers consisting of any of the above uses, subject
to being shown on a Planned Unit Development plan as defined,
processed and approved according to § 29-526.
(18) Child-care centers.
(19) Any land use located on a Planned Unit Development plan as
defined, processed and approved according to § 29-526.
Section 4. That Subdivision N. , B-L Limited Business District, Section
29-304 of the Code, is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Sec. 29-304. Landscape requirements.
(a) Any use in the B-L District shall require that a landscape
plan complying with § 29-526 (G) (4) (c) shall be submitted to and
approved by the Director of Planning. The Director of Planning
shall take action to approve or disapprove any such plan utilizing
Criteria 42, 43, and 44 of § 29-526 (D) Activity A, "All Development
Criteria" , within fourteen (14) days after the plan is submitted to
the Director of Planning. Appeals from the decision of the Director
of Planning may be taken by any party in interest to the Planning
and Zoning Board by the filing of a notice of appeal with the
Director of Planning in accordance with rules and procedures
established in Sections 2-48 and 2-49 of the Code. In the event of
such an appeal , the Planning and Zoning Board shall conduct a new
hearing on the Plan, and after the hearing, the Plan shall either
be approved, disapproved, or approved with conditions. Any party
in interest may further appeal the decision of the Planning and
Zoning Board to the City Council by the filing of a notice of appeal
with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2,
Article II, Division 3 of the Code.
(b) No occupancy permit for any development in the B-L District
shall be issued unless all landscaping in the development has been
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installed in accordance with an approved landscape plan for such
development. If such landscape installation has not been completed,
an occupancy permit may be issued upon receipt by the Financial
Officer of a cash deposit, landscape bond, letter of credit or other
satisfactory guarantee in an amount equal to the estimated cost of
the landscaping improvements to be installed. The amount of such
guarantee shall be sufficient to cover the cost of the installation
of all landscaping which is shown on the approved landscape plan and
which has not yet been installed. In the absence of an executed
contract to install such landscaping, landscape cost estimates shall
be determined by a City approved appraisal . The cash deposit, bond,
letter of credit or other guarantee shall be released upon
certification by the Building Permits and Inspections Administrator
that the required landscape installation has been completed.
Section 5. That Subdivision P. , B-G General Business District, Section
29-337 of the Code is hereby amended by amending subparagraph (15) and by the
addition of subparagraph (20) , with subsequent renumbering, to read as follows:
Sec. 29-337. Uses permitted.
(15) Standard and fast-food restaurants; bars.
(20) Shopping centers consisting of any of the above uses,
subject to being shown on a Planned Unit Development
plan as defined processed and approved according to §
29-526.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 17th day of September, A.D. 1991, and to be presented for final passage on
the 1st day of October, A.D. 1991.
M yor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 1st day of October, A.D. 1991 .
Mayo'
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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