HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-090-06/17/1997-DRAFT MASTER PLAN LARIMER COUNTY RECOMMENDATION RESOLUTION 97-90
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FORWARDING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE LARIMER COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE
LARIMER COUNTY DRAFT MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS,the City has recently adopted a new comprehensive plan, known as City Plan,
which includes a Community Visions and Goals 2015 document, a City Structure Plan map, and a
City Plan Principles and Policies document; and
WHEREAS,the City has also implemented its City Plan through the adoption of a new Land
Use Code; and
WHEREAS,the vision of City Plan recognizes that Fort Collins has important roles to play
in helping the Northern Colorado region achieve a successful future; and
WHEREAS, one of these roles is to be an active participant in the decision-making of
Larimer County (the "County") with regard to policy-setting for major land use, utilities,
transportation, housing environmental management and telecommunication issues that cross
jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that it is essential in the public interest that it work closely
with the County to assure that City and County plans are complementary and consistent with one
another; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, the Larimer County Commissioners initiated a project to examine and
revise the County's land use planning system,known as the Partnership Land Use System("PLUS");
and
WHEREAS,the County has,through PLUS, developed a draft of a new Master Plan which
establishes a long-range framework for decision making for the unincorporated areas of the County;
and
WHEREAS,approximately 106,000 citizens of the County reside within the City limits and
approximately 125,000 citizens of the County reside within the City's Urban Growth Area,
representing a significant portion of the citizens directly affected by the Master Plan and PLUS; and
WHEREAS, continued growth in the Fort Collins area suggests that increased coordination
and cooperation between the City and County can result in further improvement in fiscal
management and control of the development in the area surrounding the City; and
WHEREAS,the City and County have cooperated in the past on land use issues,having been
recognized both state and nationally in their efforts and have maintained frequent and continuous
communication in the development of their respective comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS, many of the principles of the County's draft Master Plan are consistent with
those of City Plan, and are instrumental to the success of City Plan, with the most notable including:
1. The draft Master Plan will promote a compact urban development pattern where
future urban areas will be allowed only in community growth management areas
(formerly known as urban growth areas).
2. The County, in cooperation with the City, will establish cooperative planning areas
and community influence areas adjacent to the Fort Collins Growth Management area
to provide for the protection of future City interests.
3. The County will use its new land use code and a revised Intergovernmental
Agreement to require new development within the Fort Collins Community Growth
Management Area to be designed in a manner consistent with, and supportive of,
City Plan,including the imposition of City criteria and standards for land use,as well
as fee structures comparable to those established by the City.
4. Buffers will be provided between cities and towns to maintain community separation.
5. All new rural residential development will be required to be clustered with
substantial open space areas left for agricultural operations, natural areas or future
development.
6. The County's growth management system will ensure that new development pays its
fair share of the cost of capital facilities and services needed to keep up with growth,
and that adequate public facilities and services will be provided concurrent with
development.
7. The County will encourage the development of affordable housing as needed through
support and incentives to other public, nonprofit and private sector developers, and
by providing an appropriate mix of housing types and opportunities to meet the needs
of all persons in need of housing.
8. The County will endeavor to protect all identified wetlands areas and all wildlife
areas identified as highest priority, and will use cooperative efforts, development
standards and incentive programs to protect air and water quality.
9. The County will encourage the development and use of alternative modes of
transportation.
and
WHEREAS,the draft Master Plan represents the foundation for implementation which will
follow its adoption; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the County diligently pursue the adoption of the draft
Master Plan, after which will follow, as soon as possible,the development of a new Land Use Code
and a revised Intergovernmental Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the City Council strongly recommends that the Board of County Commissioners
forward, as soon as possible, a recommendation to the Larimer County Planning Commission that
it adopt the draft Master Plan.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 17th day of June, A.D.
1997.
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City Clerk ,