HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIMBERLINE CENTER REZONING - 41-05 - REPORTS - REZONING RELATED DOCUMENTbeing expanded to a four -lane arterial street from Drake Road to the north edge
of the Timberline Center property. Ultimately Timberline Road is planned to be a
six -lane arterial all the way to Prospect Road.
Side Hill Residential Subdivision is currently being built on the east side of
Timberline Road, and a King Soopers grocery store was recently completed just
south of Side Hill. The City's proposed Police Service Center will be constructed
just south of the Timberline Center property in 2006. A thriving employment
center already exists further south on Timberline including major employers, .
small businesses and office buildings. The uses planned for Timberline Center
are primarily business service uses that will support the existing and planned
residential areas, as well as the existing employment center on Timberline Road.
The neighborhood has and is continuing to change since this site was place in
the T District. The northeast part of the site is currently zoned Industrial. In order
to be consistent, we believe that rezoning to the I District would be the most
appropriate zoning. All of the uses proposed for Timberline Center are permitted
in the I -Industrial District.
We believe this project will be a welcome addition to the community. It will
benefit the residential neighborhoods by providing goods and services closer to
home and will complement the employment uses in the Timberline corridor as
well. Thank you for your time and consideration and we look forward to working
with you during the development review process.
Sincerely,
Sandy McFeron
VF Ripley Associates, Inc.
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October 11, 2005
Ted Shepard
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Re -Zoning Justification for Timberline Center Project Development
Plan
Dear Mr. Shepard,
The Timberline Center property consists of 16.13 acres and is located on the
west side of Timberline Road south of Prospect Road and north of Drake Road.
The property is currently located within two zoning Districts, Transition District (T)
and Industrial District (1). This project will be requesting rezoning from the T
District to the I District.
The purpose of the Transition District is intended for properties for which there
are no specific and immediate plans for development. The applicant would like
to develop his property into a commercial center that would include retail,
restaurants, office, storage and vehicle maintenance land uses. Per section
4.9(13)2 of the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code the owner of any property in
the T District may at any time petition the city to remove the property from this
zone district and place it in another zone district.
Re -Zoning Justification Per Section 2.9.4(H) of the City of Fort Collins Land
Use Code
Mandatory Requirements for Quasi-judicial Rezonings. Any amendment to the Zoning
Map involving the zoning or rezoning of six hundred forty (640) acres of land or less (a
quasi -Judicial rezoning) shall be recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning
Board or approved by the City Council only if the proposed amendment is:
a) Consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan; and/or
b) Warranted by changed conditions within the neighborhood surrounding and
including the subject property.
The current T-District does not allow any new development. Timberline Center is
located in an area of the city that is rapidly developing. As part of the Timberline
�MgAgtft 0Rfg Z9mgnts that are scheduled for this fall, Timberline Road is
401 West Mountain Ave. Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2604
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