HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-046-06/03/2014-ADOPTING THE FORT COLLINS RIVER DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGN GUIDELINES RESOLUTION 2014-046
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE FORT COLLINS RIVER DOWNTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGN GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, the River Downtown Redevelopment (R-D-R) Zone District currently
includes development standards that were adopted as a part of the Land Use Code in 1997; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Update — 2011 identified the need to add design guidelines as
a supplement to the Land Use Code standards to better address neighborhood, site and building
attributes; and
WHEREAS, the R-D-R Zone District includes the original town site of the City as well
as a segment of the Poudre River that attracted water powered agricultural related industries
along both the Poudre River and railroad lines; and
WHEREAS, the agricultural/industrial character of the R-D-R District is maintained in
the proposed R-D-R Design Guidelines, which guidelines build upon previous efforts of the City
through the Downtown River Corridor Implementation Plan and the Downtown River District
Streetscape Improvements Project, to form the basis for public improvements along Linden
Street and complementary private development in the area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed guidelines address height and redevelopment projects with a
view toward the context of the site and proximity to historic structures emphasizing a context-
based site analysis; and
WHEREAS, the proposed guidelines acknowledge that the area has an
agricultural/industrial character that should be acknowledged and respected; and
WHEREAS, although the proposed design guidelines are aspirational rather than
regulatory in nature, they include explanatory text, graphics and images that will supplement the
regulatory approach in order to provide more detail and to remove ambiguity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Fort Collins River Downtown
Redevelopment Zone District Design Guidelines are in the best interests of the City and should
be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Fort Collins that the
Fort Collins River Downtown Redevelopment Zone District Design Guidelines, dated May 22,
2014, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, are hereby adopted for use by
applicants in the development review process to better illustrate the regulatory requirements in
order to provide more detail and clarity.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 3rd
day of June, A.D. 2014.
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