HomeMy WebLinkAbout005 - 02/05/1980 - REZONING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE WEST MOUNTAIN SECOND REZONING ORDINANCE NO 5 , 1980
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE WEST MOUNTAIN
SECOND REZONING AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATED THERETO
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Council conducted a public hearing
for the purpose of considering a petition to rezone certain property
situate within the City limits and hereinafter described, and
WHEREAS, at said hearing the City Council received and considered
recommendations relative to said rezoning from the City Planning staff and
the City' s Planning and Zoning Board and further received and considered
arguments from interested persons both in favor of and opposed to said
rezoning
NOW, ThEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS
Section 1 That based upon said recommendations, arguments and
evidence, the City Council hereby finds and deterurines as follortis
A That the within rezoning of the property promotes
the general welfare of the citizens of the City, is
in compliance with the City' s Comprenensive Plan
and is in furtherance of the City' s goals and
objectivts of the Comprtnensive Pidn, Lo wig
(1) Encourage the preservation and development of
unique qualities and characteristics of all
neighborhoods
(2) Encourage those design characteristics which
lend cia,ity and ideitit« tc neichborhoo(is in
all , i' r2i iiinrnoods
(3) Preserve historical or unique buildings or
houses in older neighborhoods
(4) Restrict extraneous motorized traffic from
residential areas
(5) Determine density levels throughout the City
which can most efficiently utilize City
services and not overburden existing services
B Encourage the development of a future land use plan
which promotes maximum conpatibility between land
uses
(1) Protect the character of new and existing
residential neighborhoods against intrusive
and disruptive surrounding development
Section 2 That a mistake was made at the time of rezoning of said
property from "R-L" , Low Density Residential , to "R41" , Medium Density
Residential , to wit
A The erroneous anticipation that enrollment at
Colorado State University would continue to in-
crease and thus necessitate more multi-family uses
close to the University
B The erroneous belief that said property would
continue to convert to multi-family uses
Section 3 That notwithstanding the fact that a mistake was made in
the prior rezoning of said property, there has been a substantial change of
conditions in the neighborhood of the property, said changes consisting of
the followinq
A Increased utilization of said property for single-
family dwellings
B Convers , .,n f existing muil1 tam y dwLllr gs to
single-family dwellings
C Reduced demand in necessity for multi-family uses
in the neighborhood -
D Incompatibility of existing "R-M", Medium Density
Residential zoning with predominantly single-f,,mily
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E Ircreased traffic congestion in the area and
inability of the area to nandle said congestion
F Inaoequate public improvements to accommodate
multi-family uses
Section 11 That on the basis of any or all of the above-referenced
findings, the property should be rezoned from "R-M" , Medium Density Resi-
dential zone to "R-L" , Low Density Residential zone
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Section 5 That the zoning district map of the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, adopted by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Collins, is
hereby amended by changing the zoning classification from "R41", Medium
Density Residential District, to "R-L" , Low Density Residential District,
for the following described property in the City, to wit
Blocks 280, 281 , 290, 291 and North west 1/4 of 289
of Loomis Addition
Blocks 1 , 2, 3, 4 of Washington Place Addition
Blocks 1 , 2, 3, 4 and west 1/2 of 5 of Prospect Place
Addition
North 112 of Block 1 , north 1/2 of Block 2 and north
west 1/4 of Block 3 of kenwood Heights Addition
floiger-Smith Addition
Juel Place Addition
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered Dub-
lished this 22nd day of January A D 19 8, and to be p esen d for
final passage on the 5th day of Februar D 1980
r AS STA Mayo
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of February ,
A D 1920
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Mayor
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Ci v Cler E
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