HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-084-07/16/2019-INITIATING THE REZONING OF THE HUGHES STADIUM ANNEXATION PROPERTY RESOLUTION 2019-084
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
INITIATING THE REZONING OF THE HUGHES STADIUM ANNEXATION PROPERTY
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2018, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 123, 2018,
on Second Reading regarding the annexation of the Hughes Stadium Annexation property
consisting of approximately 164.56 acres;and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2018, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 124, 2018,
on Second Reading regarding the placement of the Hughes Stadium Annexation property into the
Transition (T) zone district; and
WHEREAS, Land Use Code Section 4.12(A) states that the purpose of the Transition (T)
zone district is "intended for properties for which there are no specific and immediate plans for
development. The only permitted uses are those existing at the date the property was placed into
this District"; and
WHEREAS, the Hughes Stadium Annexation property is the former location of Hughes
Stadium; and
WHEREAS, Colorado State University 'is under contract to sell the Hughes Stadium
Annexation property so that it may be developed; and
WHEREAS, the development proposed for the Hughes Stadium Annexation property is in
the conceptual stage and no formal development application has been submitted to the City; and
WHEREAS, the pending development of the Hughes Stadium Annexation property is the
subject of community concern and rezoning would provide clarity regarding the ways in which the
Hughes Stadium Annexation property could be developed;and
WHEREAS, the Hughes Stadium Annexation property is located adjacent to City natural
areas abutting the foothills; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Land Use Code Section 2.9.3(A), an amendment to the zoning
map may be proposed by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the community concern over pending development of the
Hughes Stadium Annexation and the clarity provided by rezoning, the location of the Hughes
Stadium Annexation property adjacent to City natural areas, and the relatively large size of the
Hughes Stadium Annexation property, City Council wishes to proposes and initiate the rezoning
of the Hughes Stadium Annexation property from the current Transition (T) zoning; and
WHEREAS, the notice requirements, procedure, and applicable standards governing the
rezoning of the Hughes Stadium Annexation property are set forth in Land Use Code Division 2.9;
and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Land Use Code Section 2.9.4; the Hughes Stadium Annexation
property rezoning is quasi judicial in nature, requires a Planning and Zoning Board
recommendation to City Council, and must, at a minimum, be consistent with City Plan or
warranted by changed conditions within the neighborhood surrounding and including the Hughes
Stadium Annexation property, or both; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the initiation of the rezoning of the Hughes
Stadium Annexation property is in the best interests of the citizens of Fort Collins.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows-
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby proposes the rezoning of the Hughes Stadium
Annexation property pursuant to Land Use Code Section 2.9.3(A).
Section 3. That the City Council directs City staff to prepare a rezoning application on
behalf of the City and make a recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council
regarding the appropriate zoning for the Hughes Stadium Annexation property, all in accordance
with Land Use Code Section 2.9.4.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 16th
day of July, A.D. 2019.
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