HomeMy WebLinkAboutROCKY MOUNTAIN RAPTOR PROGRAM - ODP & FIRST FILING PDP - 7-06 - CORRESPONDENCE - APPLICATIONAddition of Permitted Land : Page 2
In the LMN zone district, add the use with the provision that it be located within 1,000 feet of
East Vine Drive.
Addition of this use is based on the following proposed definition which has been presented to
me:
"Wildlife Rescue and Education Center. A facility that provides shelter services for the
rescue and care of injured birds or other small wildlife with associated education and
research."
My understanding is that the proposed facility will include the medical care and rehabilitation of
injured birds of prey for release to the wild, and the care and display of permanently
nonreleasable birds of prey and other small wildlife in a park -like setting for the purpose of
public education. Current permitted uses in these two zones include parks, recreation, open
lands, education, and veterinary care, which are similar to the proposed use.
Finally, please follow up with Codification of the New Use pursuant to 1.3.4(B).
Community Planning and Environmental Services
Advance Planning
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 24, 2006
TO: Cameron Gloss, Director of Current Planning
FROM: Gregory Byrne, Director Community Planning and Environmental
RE: Addition of Permitted Use, Rocky Mountain Raptor Program
The Land Use Code currently lacks a suitable land use classification for the operations of the
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, as described in their development application dated 3/8/2006.
I find that a new land use, Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, is suitable for addition to the
Land Use Code in conjunction with that development application. Addition of this use conforms
to the c6nditions set forth in section 1.3.4 of the Land Use Codd as follows:
(1) the use is appropriate in the zone district to which it is added;
(2) the use conforms to the basic characteristics of the zone district and the other permitted uses
in the zone district to which it is added;
(3) the use does not create any more offensive noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, odor, glare or
other objectionable influences or any more traffic hazards, traffic generation or attraction,
adverse environmental impacts, adverse impacts on public or quasi -public facilities, utilities or
services, adverse effect on public health, safety, morals or aesthetics, or other adverse impacts of
development, than the amount normally resulting from the other permitted uses listed in the zone
district to which it is added;
(4) the use is compatible with the other listed permitted uses in the zone district to which it is
added;
(5) the use is not specifically listed by name as a prohibited use in the zone district to which it is
added;
(6) the use is not specifically listed as a "Permitted Use" in Article 4. (See Section 2.9 for the
procedures for text amendments.)
Therefore, please add this land use to the Industrial zone district and the Low Density Mixed -Use
Neighborhood zone district in conjunction with the RMRP application, subject to review by the
Planning and Zoning Board in each case.
281 N. College ' P. O. Box 580 ° Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 0 (970) 221-6376 ° FAX (970) 224-6111