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HomeMy WebLinkAbout031 - 04/06/1982 - AMENDING CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE VI OF THE CITY CODE TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION O ORDINANCE NO 31 , 1982 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS FOR ACCESS TO STATE HIGHWAYS WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado has enacted the "Highway Access Statute" which statute has been codified into law in C R S (1973) , 43-2-147, as amended, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforesaid statute, the State Highway Commis- sion has promulgated the "State Highway Access Code" , which code was adopted on July 16, 1981, and WHEREAS, there exists certain state highways within the municipal boundaries of the City of Fort Collins which must be administered pursuant to the provisions of the State Highway Access Statute and Code, and WHEREAS, said statute provides that the City shall establish a reason- able schedule of fees for access permits issued pursuant to the Access Code and Statute, which fees shall not exceed the costs of administration of access permits NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, as follows Section 1 That Section 95-50 (C) and (D) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby are, repealed and reenacted to provide as follows "(C) The City Engineer may require, at his discretion, the filing of any other information when in his opinion such information is necessary to properly enforce the provisions of this Article, or the State Highway Access Code, if applicable (D) No plans shall be approved nor a permit issued where it appears that the proposed work, or any part there- of, conflicts with the provisions of this Article or any ordinance of the City of Fort Collins , or the State Highway Access Code, if applicable, nor shall issuance of a permit be construed as a waiver of the zoning ordinance or other ordinance requirements concerning the plan " Section 2 That Section 95-51 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, repealed and reenacted to provide as follows l 1 95-51 Permit fees The permit fee for each driveway approved by the City Engineer shall be five dollars ( $5 ) for a driveway up to fifteen (15) feet in width For each additional foot of width in excess of fifteen (15) feet, an additional charge of thirty cents ($0 30) per foot shall be charged Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any driveway is proposed to be constructed providing vehicular access to or from a State Highway, the permit fee for such driveway shall be twenty-five dollars ($25 ) regardless of width or use of said driveway " Section 3 That Section 95-55 (A) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, repealed and reenacted to provide as follows 1 95-55 Standard plans and specifications, construc- tion procedures A All construction outlined in this Article shall be located and constructed in accordance with the City of Fort Collins ' Standard Plans and Specifications which shall be drawn up by the City Engineer, approved by the City Council and avail- able and on file in the office of the City Engi- neer, and, if applicable, in accordance with the State Highway Access Code and shall be performed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer or his authorized representatives Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered pub- lished this 9th day of March 1982 , and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of April 1982 9& Mayor ATTEST City Cl erk -2- 1982 Passed and adopted on final reading this 6th day of April , Mayor ATTEST City Clerk -3-