HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-086-10/01/2013-ADOPTING THE MIDTOWN PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RESOLUTION 2013-086
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE MIDTOWN PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, in 2010, the City Council adopted Fort Collins' comprehensive plan called
"City Plan"; and
WHEREAS, "Midtown" Fort Collins is identified as the College Avenue commercial
corridor between Prospect Road on the north and Fairway Lane on the south, including the MAX
Bus Rapid Transit System, which corridor is defined as the "community spine" in City Plan; and
WHEREAS, policy LIV 5.2 of City Plan supports continued community focus on
Midtown, stating that "the `community spine' shall be considered the highest priority area for
public investment in streetscape and urban design improvements and other infrastructure upgrades
to support infill and redevelopment and to promote the corridor's transition to a series of
transit-supportive, mixed-use activity centers over time"; and
WHEREAS, the Midtown Plan was developed using an extensive public process to serve
as a policy guide for infill development and redevelopment projects within Midtown; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board has recommended that the City Council adopt
the Midtown Plan as an element of the City's comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, further community outreach, board and commission input, and Council
discussion will occur as implementation decisions related to the Plan are considered; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the adoption of the Midtown Plan as an
element of the City's comprehensive plan is in the best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Midtown Plan dated September 2013, a copy of which is on file in the City
Clerk's office, is hereby adopted as an element of the City's comprehensive plan.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 1 st
day of October, A.D. 2013.
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