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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORCHARD SECOND ANNEXATION AND ZONING - 47-89, A - - FIRST READINGAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY( ITEM NUMBER: DATE: November 21, 1989 FONT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL START. Ken Waido SU91JECT : Items related to the Orchard Second Annexation and Zoning RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and requested zoning. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Resolution. 89- Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Orchard Second Annexation.. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1989, Annexing Approximately 5.95 Acres, Known as the Orchard Second Annexation. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1 1989, Zoning Approximately 5.95 Acres, Known as the Orchard Second Annexation, into the R-L-P, Low density Planned Residential District. This is a request to annex and zone approximately 5.95 acres located south of Harmony Road and east of Shields Street. The requested zoning is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, Zoning District. The property is presently undeveloped. The property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming, in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. APPLICANT: Nordic Construction OWNER: Nordic Construction c/o Cityscape Urban Design 309 W. Harmony Road 3030 S. College Avenue, #20 Fort Collins, CO 80526 Fort Collins, CO 80525 -2- BACKGROUND: The applicant and owner, Nordic Construction, has submitted a written petition requesting annexation of approximately 5.95 acres located south of Harmony Road and east of Shields Street. The requested zoning is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, Zoning District. The property is presently undeveloped. The property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming, in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. Any existing commercial signs on the property will have to conform to the City's Sign Code at the conclusion of a five year amortization period. The property is located within the Urban Growth Area. According to policies and agreements between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA, the City will consider the annexation of property in the UGA when the property is eligible for annexation according to State law. The property gains the required 1/6 contiguity to existing city limits from a common boundary with the Orchard Annexation to the west and the Voc-Tech Smith Annexation to the north. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows: N: R-L-P, Single Family homes. E: FA-1, Farming, large lot single family homes. S: FA-1, Farming, large lot single family homes. W: R-L-P, single family homes. The requested zoning for this annexation is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential District. The R-L-P District designation is for areas planned as a unit to provide variation in use, density and building placement. The property will probably eventually develop with detached single-family homes According to the. City's LAND USE POLICIES PLAN, low density residential uses should locate in areas which have easy access to existing or planned neighborhood and community/regional shopping centers, have, easy access to major employment centers, are within walking distance to an existing or planned elementary school, are within walking distance to an existing or planned neighborhood park and within easy access to a community park, and in areas in which a collector street affords the primary access. This site addresses these locational policies. Findings 1.. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA. 2. The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for a voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins. 3. On October 17, 1989, the City Council approved a resolution which. accepts the annexation petition and determines that the petition is in compliance with State law. The resolution also initiates the -3- annexation process for this property by establishing the date, time and place when a public hearing will be held regarding the readings of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the area. 4. The requested R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential District is in conformance with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommends approval of the annexation and requested zoning. Pl-anning and Zoning Board: The Planning and Zoning Board, at their regular monthly meeting on October 23, 1989, voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and requested zoning as part of the Board's Consent Agenda.