HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-014-02/06/2001-ACCEPTING THE PETITIONS OF PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING THE INITIATION OF HARMONY HALF ACRES SID NO. 92 RESOLUTION 2001-14
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ACCEPTING THE PETITIONS OF PROPERTY OWNERS
REGARDING THE INITIATION OF HARMONY HALF ACRES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 92; STATING THE NEED FOR, AND
THE LOCATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE;
DESCRIBING THE AREA TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE SAME;
AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO PREPARE
AND PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION
FOR THE FORMATION OF SAID DISTRICT
WHEREAS,the Council has received petitions(the"Petitions")from property owners in the
area(the "Petitioners") of the proposed HARMONY HALF ACRES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 92, more specifically described on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference (the "District'), requesting that the Council initiate proceedings for the
creation of a special improvement district for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, and installing
street pavement,curb,gutters, street lighting, storm drainage, and other necessary appurtenances in
the City of Fort Collins,Colorado,as more particularly described below(the"Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 22-35(c) requires that the Petitions shall be subscribed by
the owners of at least one-third of the frontage to be assessed for improvements to streets,including
streetlighting,and by the owners of at least one percent of the area of the property to be assessed for
any other improvements; and
WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed the Petitions, and has verified that the minimum
requirements of City Code Section 22-35(c) have been met; and
WHEREAS,the Council has received the Petitions,accepts the same,and desires to proceed
with the process of formation of the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Petitions, as submitted by the Petitioners requesting the formation of the
District, are hereby received and accepted as sufficient to meet the requirements of City Code
Section 22-35(c).
Section 2. That the Improvements to be constructed, more specifically described below,
consist generally of street pavement, curb and gutter, storm drainage, street lighting and other
necessary appurtenances,and that the Improvements are needed in order to provide improved access
for vehicles to the properties abutting the streets to be improved, and in order to provide improved
storm drainage to properties within the District.
Section 3. That the Council hereby finds that the Improvements will confer special benefits
on the real property in the District and general benefits to the City at large.
Section 4. That the nature and location of the Improvements to be made in the District are
as follows:
a. Street improvements, including curb, gutter, asphalt, base course, and grading, will be
made to Harmony Drive, extending west from its intersection with Timberline Road to
a cul-de-sac at the north boundary of the District;
b. There are no improvements contemplated to the existing water distribution system,
except for the adjustment of existing valve access boxes and fire hydrants to match the
new pavement;
c. There are no improvements contemplated to the existing sanitary sewer system; and
d. Storm drainage improvements will consist of an 18 and 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe
storm sewer system to receive storm drainage from the improved street surface,including
catch basins and release structures, and minor grading improvements to the common
property area of the subdivision.
Section 5. That the Director of Community Planning and Environmental Services is hereby
directed to prepare and present to the Council the following:
a. Preliminary plans and specifications for the Improvements described herein;
b. An estimate of the probable total cost of the Improvements, including the cost of
constructing the same, engineering, legal and advertising costs, interest during
construction and until assessments are made by ordinance against the properties
benefitted, and other incidental costs incurred in the District; and
c. A map of the District to be assessed for the cost of Improvements.
Section 6. That the area to be assessed for the Improvements shall be the District as
described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, as set forth in the Petitions heretofore submitted by
Petitioners.
Section 7. That said Special Improvement District shall be known as the Harmony Half
Acres Special Improvement District No. 92.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 6th day of February,
A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
. �LLIk N�eAA�Ad
City Clerk
Exhibit "A"
Harmony Half Acres Special Improvement District No. 92
All of the property located within the plat of Harmony Half Acres, a plat of record
with the Clerk and Recorder of Larimer County, located in the Southeast Quarter of
Section 31,Township 7 North,Range 68 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian,City
of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, excluding Lot 20 and Lot 21.