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Home My WebLink AboutTHORLAND SUBDIVISION PDP - PDP - 9-08 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTThorland Subdivision - Project Development Plan, #9-08 July 30, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 5 C. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP meets the plat standards located in Section 3.3.1 Plat Standards of ARTICLE 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS of the LUC. D. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP meets the applicable Land Use and Development Standards located in Sections 4.2(D) and (E) of ARTICLE 4 DISTRICTS. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Thorland Subdivision, Project Development Plan - #9- 08. Thorland Subdivision - Project Development Plan, #9-08 July 30, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 4 previously approved and recorded subdivision plat. The Thorland Subdivision plat is dedicating an additional 2 feet of ROW along the north side of Kechter Road. Drainage, utility, access, and emergency access easements necessary to serve both Lots 1 & 2 will be dedicated with the Thorland Subdivision plat, if approved and filed. 2) Reservation of sites for flood control, open space and other municipal uses shall be made, as necessary, in accordance with the requirements of this LUC. 5. ARTICLE 4 - DISTRICTS The Thorland Subdivision, PDP complies with the applicable requirements of the LUC in Division 4.2 Urban Estate District. A. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP complies with the minimum lot size set forth in Section 4.2(D)(1)(b) Density/Intensity. Lots that are not clustered, as in the Thorland Subdivision, shall be one-half (1/2) acre or larger. Lot 1 will be 2.3 acres in size and Lot 2 will be 3.9 acres in size. B. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP complies with Section 4.2(E)(1) Street Connectivity and Design. To the maximum extent feasible, development in this District shall comply with the standards contained in Section 3.6.3 Street Pattern and Connectivity Standards, in order to provide integration between neighborhoods. The plat is dedicating a 51 foot wide right-of-way for a future local street (Sage Creek Road) running east — west approximately 450 feet north of Kechter Road. This future street would provide a local street connection into properties to the east and west of the Thorland property. 6. Findings of Fact/Conclusion A. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP contains an existing permitted use in the UE — Urban Estate Zoning District. B. The Thorland Subdivision, PDP meets the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Division 2.4 Project Development Plan in ARTICLE 2 ADMINISTRATION of the LUC. Thorland Subdivision - Project Development Plan, #9-08 July 30, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 3 4. ARTICLE 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS The Thorland Subdivision, PDP complies with the applicable requirements of the LUC, specifically the plat requirements located in Section 3.3.1 Plat Standards in ARTICLE 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. A. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(A) General Provisions in that: 1) The subdivision plat will be filed and recorded only after having been approved by the Director of Planning, with such approval evidenced in writing on the plat and signed by the City Clerk. 2) No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for construction of any new principal building, enlargement of any principal building used for nonresidential purposes by more that 25% of the existing floor area of such building, or no act which changes the use of any building shall be permitted until a subdivision plat is filed and recorded in the City of Fort Collins. B. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(B) Lots in that: 1) Lot 1 has direct vehicular access to a public street (Kechter Road). Lot 1 fronts on a public street (Kechter Road). An Access & Utility Easement will be dedicated through Lot 1 from Kechter Road to the ROW for a future street (Sage Creek Road) that would run east — west through the property. Lot 2 will front on, and have direct access to, this newly dedicated ROW. The side lot lines for both lots are substantially at right angles or radial to the street lines. 2) The general layout of parcels, driveways, utilities, drainage facilities, street ROW, and other services within the proposed Thorland Subdivision, PDP have been previously established by other means or are being dedicated with this plat. C. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(C) Public Sites, Reservations and Dedications in that: 1) An applicant shall be required to dedicate rights -of way for public streets, drainage easements and utility easements as needed to serve the area being platted. The right-of-way (ROW) for Kechter Road was dedicated by a Thorland Subdivision - Project Development Plan, #9-08 July 30, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 2 COMMENTS: 1. 2. Background The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: RL in the City of Fort Collins; S: FA in Larimer County; E: FA1 in Larimer County; W: FAl in Larimer County; existing single-family residential (Stetson Creek) existing single-family residential existing single-family residential (Blehm Subdivision) existing single-family residential The property was annexed in March, 2008 as the Thorland No. 1 and Thorland No. 2 Annexations. The property was platted as Lot 1, Blehm Subdivision in Larimer County in September, 1975. Purpose of the Subdivision The purpose for the replatting of the approved and recorded Lot 1, Blehm Subdivision is to create two (2) lots on the property instead of the one (1) lot currently platted. The new subdivision plat will create Lot 1, being 2.3 acres in size, and Lot 2, being 3.9 acres in size. The new plat will also dedicate a 51 foot wide ROW for a future street (Sage Creek Road) that would run east — west through the property approximately 450 feet north of Kechter Road. There is an existing single-family residence and outbuildings on Lot 1. The Applicants' intent, with the replat, is to construct a new single-family residence on Lot 2. Staff has determined that there is no detriment to a development plan associated with the platting of the two lots and street ROW. 3. ARTICLE 2 ADMINISTRATION The Thorland Subdivision, PDP complies with the applicable requirements of the LUC, specifically the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Division 2.4 Project Development Plan in ARTICLE 2 ADMINISTRATION. ITEM NO. MEETING DATE 1/10 STAFF FtA O L r Citv of Fort Collins HEARING OFFICER STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Thorland Subdivision - Project Development Plan (PDP) - #9-08 APPLICANT: Miles & Jennifer Thorland 4918 Bluestem Court Fort Collins, CO. 80525 OWNER: Miles & Jennifer Thorland 4918 Bluestem Court Fort Collins, CO. 80525 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to replat one (1) existing lot into two (2) lots on a 6.68 acre property located on the north side of Kechter Road approximately 800 feet east of South Timberline Road. New Lot 1 (south end) would be 2.3 acres in size and new Lot 2 (north end) would be 3.9 acres in size. There will be a 51 foot wide right-of-way (ROW) for a potential future street running east to west (Sage Creek Road) that will be dedicated as part of the replat. The property being considered for subdividing is Lot 1 of the Blehm Subdivision, being addressed as 2224 Kechter Road. The southerly portion of the property is partially developed (with one single-family residence and outbuildings). The property is currently zoned UE - Urban Estate. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This request is to create a 2-lot subdivision plat for a property that presently is platted as one (1) lot. The request complies with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code L( UC), specifically the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Division 2.4 Project Development Plan located in ARTICLE 2 ADMINISTRATION; standards and requirements located in Section 3.3.1 Plat Standards in ARTICLE 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; and, applicable standards located in Section 4.2(D) Land Use Standards and Section 4.2(E) Development Standards in ARTICLE 4 DISTRICTS, Division 4.2 Urban Estate District. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. 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