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Home My WebLink About2006-099-09/19/2006-ADOPTING AN UPDATED THREE-MILE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RESOLUTION 2006-099 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING AN UPDATED THREE-MILE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS,Colorado law provides at Section 31-12-105, C.R.S.,that each municipality in the State must prepare a plan for the area within thee miles in any direction from any point of the municipality's boundaries (a "Three-Mile Plan"),which Plan must generally describe the proposed location, character, and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds,squares,parks,aviation fields,other public ways,grounds,open spaces,public utilities and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation and power to be provided by the municipality, and the proposed land uses for the area; and WHEREAS, the City's original Three-Mile Plan was adopted in 1998, which Plan again is in need of being updated; and WHEREAS, City staff has prepared and presented to the Council a proposed update of the Three-Mile Plan for the City, which plan update the Council has determined should be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the updated Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved and adopted. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City cil held this 19th day o September, A.D. 2006. May ATTEST: 04 io City Clerk X F 'b iilllw 3 Three- Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins , Colorado Prepared by the Current Planning Department September, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan? 1 What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe? 2 ELEMENTS OF THE THREE-MILE PLAN 3 Transportation-Related Items 3 Parks, Natural Areas, and Open Lands-related Items 5 Utilities and Related Items 7 Proposed Land Uses g ATTACHMENT ONE: Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary 10 ATTACHMENT TWO: Significant Waterways and Waterfronts Within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary 12 ATTACHMENT THREE: Airports Within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary 14 THREE-MILE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO I. INTRODUCTION What is the Purpose of the Three-Mile Plan? The Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, is a policy document that complies with the regulations set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes. This 2006 document updates the 2004 version of the Three Mile Plan to reflect changes to supporting documents and plans. Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires that the City complete a plan within three miles in any direction from any point of such municipal boundary as follows: Prior to the completion of any annexation within the three-mile area, the municipality shall have in place a plan for that area that generally describes the proposed location, character, and extent of streets, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, other public ways, grounds, open spaces, public utilities, and terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation, and power to be provided by the municipality and the proposed land uses for the area. Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 1 What Does the Three-Mile Plan Describe? This Three-Mile Plan describes each of the items listed in the Statute in four categories, as follows: Transportation-related items: • Streets • Subways • Bridges • Parkways • Aviation Fields • Other Public Ways • Terminals for Transportation Parks, Natural Areas and Open Lands-related items: • Waterways • Waterfronts • Playgrounds • Squares • Parks • Grounds • Open Spaces Utilities and related items: • Public Utilities • Terminals for Water, Light, Sanitation, and Power Provided by the Municipality Proposed Land Uses • Inside Growth Management Area (GMA) • Outside Growth Management Area (GMA) Under each of these categories are listed those plans, policies, maps, and other documents that have been adopted by the City of Fort Collins City Council and other municipalities, organizations and service providers within the three mile area that generally describe the proposed location, character and extent of the specific characteristics. Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 2 II. ELEMENTS OF THE THREE MILE PLAN Transportation-related Items: 1. Streets: • City Plan • City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan • Fort Collins Transportation Master Plan • Larimer County Transportation Master Plan • North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan • Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study • Transit Plan: Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County (1996- 2002) • Northern Colorado Regional Communities 1-25 Corridor Plan • City of Fort Collins Street Standards • Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards • Transfort Standard Operating Plan • Mason Street Transportation Corridor Master Plan • City of Fort Collins Bicycle Plan and Program • City of Fort Collins Pedestrian Plan • N. College and Highway 14 Access Control Plan • South College Access Control Plan • Harmony Road Access Control Plan • Subarea Plans • 1-25 Subarea Plan • Mountain Vista Subarea Plan • East Mulberry Corridor Plan • Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan • Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report • North College Avenue Corridor Plan • Northside Neighborhood Plan • West Central Neighborhoods Plan • East Side Neighborhood Plan • Prospect Road Streetscape Program • West Side Neighborhood Plan • Harmony Corridor Plan • Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report • Downtown Strategic Plan Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 3 2. Subways: None 3. Bridges: • Master Street Plan • North Front Range Regional Transportation Plan 4. Parkways 5. Aviation Fields • The attached map entitled "Airports within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary"locates all the airports within the plan area. • Airport Master Plan Update 6. Other Public Ways 7. Terminals for Public Transportation • Mason Street Transportation Corridor Master Plan Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 4 Parks, Natural Areas, and Open Lands-related Items: 1. Waterways: • The attached map entitled "Significant Waterways and Waterfronts within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary"locates all significant waterways within the plan area. • Cache La Poudre River Landscape Opportunities Study • Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Regulations • Watershed Approach to Stormwater Quality 2. Waterfronts: • The attached map entitled "Significant Waterways and Waterfronts within the Three-Mile Area Plan Boundary"locates all the waterways within the plan area. 3. Playgrounds, Squares, Parks: • City Plan • Parks and Recreation Policy Plan • Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan • Thompson School District Master Plan • Poudre School District Master Plan • Subarea Plans • 1-25 Subarea Plan • Mountain Vista Subarea Plan • East Mulberry Corridor Plan • Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan • Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report • North College Avenue Corridor Plan • Northside Neighborhood Plan • West Central Neighborhoods Plan • East Side Neighborhood Plan • Prospect Road Streetscape Program • West Side Neighborhoods Plan • Harmony Corridor Plan • Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report • Downtown Strategic Plan Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 5 4. Grounds, Open Spaces: • City Plan • City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program Land Conservation and Stewardship Master Plan • Larimer County Open Lands Master Plan • Foothills Study • Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Policy Plans • CSU Master Plan (Foothills Campus) • Regional Community Separator Study • Timnath and Windsor CommunitySeparator p arator Study • Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland • Larimer County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan • Subarea Plans • 1-25 Subarea Plan • Mountain Vista Subarea Plan • East Mulberry Corridor Plan • Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan • Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report • North College Avenue Corridor Plan • Northside Neighborhood Plan • West Central Neighborhoods Plan • East Side Neighborhood Plan • Prospect Road Streetscape Program • West Side Neighborhoods Plan • Harmony Corridor Plan • Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report • Downtown Strategic Plan Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 6 Utilities and related items: 1. Public Utilities: • City Plan • Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan • South Fort Collins Sanitation District Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment • Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy 2004 • Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management • Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update • Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan • 208 Plan • Boxelder Sanitation District Long Range Management Plan • Boxelder Sanitation District Long Term Financial Plan • Boxelder Sanitation District Capabilities Management Plan 2. Terminals for water, light, sanitation, transportation, and power provided by the municipality: • City Plan • City of Fort Collins Master Street Plan • Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Master Plan • South Fort Collins Sanitation District Master Plan for Wastewater Collection and Treatment • Fort Collins Water Supply and Demand Management Policy 2004 • Stormwater Master Plan and Floodplain Management • Fort Collins Wastewater Master Plan Update • Fort Collins Revised Water Treatment Facility Master Plan • 208 Plan • City of Fort Collins Electric Long Range Plan Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 7 Proposed Land Uses 1. Land Uses defined within the Growth Management Area • City Plan • City of Fort Collins Structure Plan • Larimer County and City of Fort Collins Intergovernmental Agreements, 2000 • Foundation for a New Century CSU Campus Master Plan, 2004 including • Agricultural Research Development and Educational Center (ARDEC) Master Plan, and • Foothills Campus Master Plan • South Campus Master Plan • 2003 Buildable Lands Inventory and Capacity Analysis • Subarea Plans • 1-25 Subarea Plan • Mountain Vista Subarea Plan • East Mulberry Corridor Plan • Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan • Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program Summary Report • North College Avenue Corridor Plan • Northside Neighborhood Plan • West Central Neighborhoods Plan • East Side Neighborhood Plan • Prospect Road Streetscape Program • West Side Neighborhoods Plan • Harmony Corridor Plan • Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report • Downtown Strategic Plan 2. Land Uses outside the Growth Management Area • Larimer County Land Use Plan • Larimer County Master Plan • A Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland • Northern Colorado Community Separator Study • Northern Colorado Regional Planning Study • LaPorte Area Plan • Town of Windsor Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code • Town of Timnath Comprehensive Plan, 1999 • City of Loveland 3-Mile Area Plan • Loveland, Colorado 1994 Comprehensive Master Plan, Phase I Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006 Page 8 ATTACHMENT ONE: THREE-MILE AREA PLAN BOUNDARY S SJ b a� r a r� d c5d.:....: ... :......:: • � 1 aGrowth Management Area. 3 Mile Area Plan Boundary rrtTpPrpqurnuux 4[ C0.\MN LJFOgi L IOY ]TEN L PPPOp iY ® TM M IY L 41 ^F k EeJ I411. JI vl x. W N INd1I I"W µla T4a q. L iWl" Wal. IY W N ;�- IIFR .,IT PLLR R RRNP F RFR E F.:'EE RP\RTI L Rft µ E EVRE FL UIILIEC. CPE.I L." IE En p T "R LFRLI'Q ti +I N:: I.rfela. 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