HomeMy WebLinkAbout061 - 05/07/2013 - AMENDING SECTION 2.2.10 OF THE LAND USE CODE BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH (D) PERTAINING TO ORDINANCE NO. 061, 2013
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2.2.10 OF THE LAND USE CODE BY
THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH (D)
PERTAINING TO PARKWAY LANDSCAPING AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, as a part of the Streets and Stormwater Site Development Initiatives, the City
Council has adopted certain amendments to the Streetscapes Standards as contained in the Larimer
County Urban Area Street Standards; and
WHEREAS, a provision in the Streetscapes Standards amendments provides for the ability
of an abutting lot owner to apply for a streetscape amendment regarding the parkway landscaping
adjacent to a lot; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use Code presently does not contain a parkway landscaping
amendment process and the Land Use Code should be amended to accommodate such parkway
landscaping changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to
amend the Land Use Code to provide a mechanism for parkway landscaping amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 2.2.10 of the Land Use Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new
subparagraph (D) which reads in its entirety as follows:
(D) Parkway Landscaping Amendments. Amendments to parkway landscaping
in any approved development plan may be approved, approved with conditions, or
denied administratively by the Director. No public hearing need be held on an
application for a parkway landscaping amendment. Such amendments may be
authorized by the Director as long as the development plan,as so amended,continues
to comply with the Fort Collins Streetscape Standards, Appendix C, Section 6.1 in
the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. Appeals of the decision of the
Director regarding the approval, approval with conditions or denial of parkway
landscaping amendments of any approved development plan shall be made in
accordance with subsection A(4) of this Section.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
April, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2013.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2013.
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