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HomeMy WebLinkAbout057 - 06/05/1979 - AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 118 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO NONCOMFORMING USES r ORDINANCE NO 57, 1979 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 118 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BEING A PART OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND RELATING TO NONCONFORMING USES f BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS I Section 1 That Section 118-84 (C) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by the deletion of said section in its entirety and the substitution therefor of the following "C Change of Use A nonconforming use may be changed to any conforming use Any change of a noncon- forming use, other than to a conforming use, shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board which, after review, shall make a recommendation for either approval or denial of the proposed change to the City Council In considering a proposed change, the Planning and Zoning Board shall make a finding as to whether or not the change in use is more compatible with the uses of the surrounding property than the existing noncon- forming use_ For the purpose of review, the fo oll wing criteria shall be considered 1 The nature and purpose of the i existing nonconforming use, and 2 The difference in quality and character of the proposed use, and f 3 The difference in the degree of use of the proposed use, including, but not limited to, hours of operation and parking requirements , and i 4 The reasons for the proposed change, and 5 The overall impact of the proposed use on the surrounding property Section 2 That Section 118-84 (D) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by deleting therefrom the following words and phrases, "two (2) years", and the substitution therefor of the following words and phrases, "one (1 ) year" i I I Section 3 That Section 118-84 (F) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by the deletion of said section in its entirety and the substitution therefor of the following "F Enlargement of a Building Containing a Noncon- forming Use A proposal for the enlargement or extension of a building containing a nonconforming use shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board which, after review, shall make a recommen- dation of either approval or denial of the pro- posed enlargement or extension to the City Coun- cil In considering a proposed enlargement or extension, the Planning and Zoning Board shall make a finding as to whether or not the enlarge- ment or extension will adversely affect the surrounding property For the purpose of review, the Planning and Zoning Board shall consider the following criteria 1 The nature of the proposed expan- sion, and 2 The size of the proposed expansion, and 3 The difference in the degree of use of the nonconforming use as a result of the proposed expansion, and 4 The reasons for the proposed expan- sion, and 5 The overall impact of the proposed expansion on the surrounding pro- perty " Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub- lished this 15th day of May A D 1979, and to nted for final passage on the 5th day of June, A D 1979 J A EST 4g CMayor City Cler Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of June , A D 1979 TEST ^ C-Terk_ -2-