HomeMy WebLinkAboutCITY STRUCTURE PLAN AMENDS TO GMA, FOSSIL CREEK COOP. PLAN. AREA - 19-04 - CORRESPONDENCE -3. A Land Conservation Status Report (May 2005) summarizing the preservation
and conservation activities within the Fort Collins -Loveland, Fort Collins -
Windsor, Fort Collins-Timnath, and Fort Collins -Wellington separator areas.
4. Maps of preserved open lands in the Fort Collins -Loveland, Fort Collins-Timnath,
and Fort Collins -Wellington separator areas.
5. A copy of the draft Rural Residential District (RR) that would be applied to
private properties in community separator areas upon annexation.
Community Planning and Environmental Services
Advance Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
May 26, 2005
Memorandum
TO: Larimer County Planning Commission
FM: Ken Waido, Chief Planner ��
City of Fort Collins Advance Planning Department
RE: Amending the Fort Collins Growth Management Area (GMA) Boundary to
Include the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area (CPA).
On June 15, the Larimer County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and
consider a request to amend the Fort Collins Growth Management Area (GMA) boundary
to include the Fossil Creek Cooperative Planning Area (CPA), an area of approximately 2
and '/4 square miles (see attached map). This memorandum presents background
information on the boundary amendment request as well as additional information,
requested at the May 11 joint work session with the County Commissioners, which is
evidence of the City's commitment to community separators in the Fossil Creek GMA
expansion area.
The new additional information is as follows:
A copy of the City Structure Plan map showing the location of planned
community separators surrounding the Fort Collins GMA boundary.
2. The principles and policies from City Plan, the City's Comprehensive Plan, for
community separators, including:
a. Page 129, Principle OL-2: Open lands are important in providing the City
with a well-defined edge, establishing community separators, directing
growth, and preserving rural character.
b. Page 134, Principle GM-2: The City will use various measures for
managing growth at its edges.
C. Pages 241-242, Principle CS-l: Community separators will provide
physical and visual separation between Fort Collins and surrounding
communities to maintain and enhance the separate identities of each
community.
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