HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-004-01/07/1986-APPEAL FINDINGS FAMILY DEFINITION RESOLUTION 86- 4
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING FINDINGS RELATING TO THE APPEAL OF
THE DEFINITION OF FAMILY
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of November, 1985, the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of Fort Collins affirmed City staff's determination
that two related individuals and two unrelated individuals living together
do not constitute a legal family; and
WHEREAS , the Zoning Board of Appeals also affirmed staff ' s
determination that four unrelated individuals living together do not
constitute a legal family; and
WHEREAS, that decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals was appealed to
the City Council by the applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Code of the City of Fort Collins permits only one
family to live in a dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, 'family' is defined in Section 118-11 of the Code of the City
of Fort Collins to be "an individual or two (2) or more persons related by
blood or marriage or an unrelated group of not more than three (3) persons
living together in a dwelling unit" ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on the 17th day of December, considered
the appeal on the definition of family and voted to sustain the decision of
the Zoning Board of Appeals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Two related individuals and two unrelated individuals living
together do not constitute a legal family.
2. Four unrelated individuals living together do not constitute
a legal family.
3. The decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the
determination of the Zoning Administrator as to the
definition of family pursuant to the Code of the City of Fort
Collins is hereby sustained.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 7th day of January, 1986.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk