HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-082-06/20/1995-CITY OF LOVELAND FORT COLLINS LOVELAND INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLAN LARIMER COUNTY REGION BETWEEN RESOLUTION 95-82
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLAN
FOR THE REGION BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND LOVELAND
WHEREAS,maintaining physical separation between the City of Loveland and the City of
Fort Collins has been a longstanding public policy goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council included development of a land use plan for the region
between Fort Collins and Loveland as a priority project in its 1993-1995 policy agenda; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins, the City of Loveland, and Larimer County have
collaborated in the development of an intergovernmental plan entitled "A Plan for the Region
Between Fort Collins and Loveland" (the 'Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the goals of the Plan are to (1)maintain each community's unique identity; (2)
preserve the character of the area as predominately rural; (3) maintain visual and physical separation
of communities; (4) preserve significant open lands; (5) develop appropriate strategies to further the
implementation of the plan; and(6) include a transportation system that complements the area plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Plan is intended to serve as a policy guide for each of the participatory
jurisdictions to provide a desirable vision for future land development and land conservation patterns
for the region between the two cities; and
WHEREAS, the land use vision of the Plan is intended to be general in nature to provide
flexibility for implementation by the City of Fort Collins,the City of Loveland,Larimer County, and
private parties; and
WHEREAS, the Plan recommends specific implementation actions that need to be taken to
achieve the general vision of the plan; and
WHEREAS,by Resolution M5-11, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended thfiiln
Plan be approved by CityCoun6l.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Plan is hereby approved by the Council of the City of Fort Collins
as a policy guide for the future regulation of development in the region described in the Plan and for
the preparation of specific implementation ordinances to be considered by the Council.
Section 2. That the City of Fort Collins should engage in ongoing collaboration with the
City of Loveland and Latimer County with regard to the-implementation ofthe plan.
Section 3. That staff is hereby directed to develop and present for consideration by the
Council recommendations regarding the following particular implementation actions as identified
in the Plan:
o Incorporation of the Plan into the Comprehensive Plan of the City;
o Amendments to existing intergovernmental agreements;
o A property acquisition strategy;
o Amendments to existing regulations and policy documents of the City;
o An intergovernmental framework for implementation;
o A program for transferrable development rights;
o A program for working with affected property owners to develop specific implementation
strategies for key areas;
o Rural development standards for areas outside urban growth areas;
o Revisions to the U.S. Highway 287 Access Control Plan and Design Guidelines for Roads;
o Land use controls for the areas within the Loveland/Fort Collins Airport Influence Zone; and
o An agricultural preservation strategy.
Section 4. That, because the effectiveness of the Plan depends upon its actual
implementation in a timely manner, City staff is hereby directed to collaborate with staff members
from the City of Loveland and Larimer County and prepare within 90 days a specific work plan and
schedule for completion of the implementation measures discussed in Section 3 above.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Cou held is 20th of Jun , 1995.
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