HomeMy WebLinkAbout091 - 05/19/1998 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE REGARDING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ORDINANCE NO. 91, 1998
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-353(4) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
WHEREAS,Division 2.10 of the City's Land Use Code contains provisions allowing for the
appeal of administrative decisions to the Zoning Board of Appeals; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-353(4) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins also allows for the
appeal of administrative decisions to the Planning and Zoning Board; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Fort
Collins that the Code be amended to clarify the proper avenue for appealing an administrative
decision by providing for only one mechanism for such appeal;
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that the procedure established in the
Land Use Code for the filing and processing of such appeals with the Zoning Board of Appeals is
a more complete and better conceived process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has accordingly determined that the provisions as contained
in Section 2-353(4)for the filing of appeals with the Planning and Zoning Board should be removed
from the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 2-353(4) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is amended to read as
follows:
See. 2-353. Functions.
(4) To take final action to approve,disapprove or approve with conditions
all planning items in accordance with this Code and Charter subject to the appeal
procedures contained in Article II, Division 3 of this Chapter. In taking such final
action, the board shall have the authority to accept the dedication of streets,
easements and other rights-of-way as laid out on plats presented to the board for
approval or as otherwise described in deeds of dedication,whether on or off the site
of a specific planning item, provided that such dedication is necessitated by reason
of the approval of such planning item. The board shall also have the authority to
vacate easements and other rights-of-way, but not to include streets and alleys, by
resolution or by approval of replats containing notation of such vacation.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 5th day of May
A.D. 1998, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day"of*ay, A.D. 1998.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day ofWay,, A.D. 1998.
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