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HomeMy WebLinkAboutINTERCHANGE BUSINESS PARK 3RD - ANNEXATION & ZONING - 35-05B - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESPlanning and Zoning Board Minutes September 15, 2005 Page 9 Member Torgerson recommended approval to City Council of Interchange Lands, First Filing Annexation and Zoning, #35-05. Member Carpenter seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0. Member Torgerson moved to recommend approval to City Council of Interchange Lands, Second Filing Annexation and Zoning, #35-05A. Member Carpenter seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0. Member moved to recommend approval to City Council for Interchange Lands, Third Filing Annexation and Zoning, #35-05B. Member Carpenter seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0. Project: Recommendation to City Council to approve changes to the Land Use Code regarding the definition of "Family, occupancy restrictions, and changes troth the Boarding House and Home Occupation j regulations. Project Description: This is a request for a Recommen ion to City Council regarding changes to the Land Use Code that would be part of a multifaceted approach to address occupancy limits and neigFiborhood quality. Recommendation: Approval Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and -Other Evidence: Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator gayethe,,staff presentation. He stated that the package coming before the Board j4sf dealt wibvchanges to the Land Use Code. Mr. Barnes reviewed the changes th he Board nee to provide a recommendation on tonight. Change to the definitior"f "Family". As currently defined a f iily is any number of people related by blood, marriage or adoption, or an unrelated group of not more than three people, or two unrelated adults and their related children if thehave any. There is no section i -fhe code that currently deals with the maximum occup cy in a dwelling Jt c unit. It is aontained in the definition section of the code. Staff is propo ' g to simplify the definition of "family' so it no longer talks about un-relatedness or the twrelated adults`and their related children. A family now is simply an individual living alon'e,, or arxy number of persons who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship gr Planning and Zoning Board Minutes September 15, 2005 Page 8 for annexation of this Interchange Business Park. The annexation agreement was entered into willingly by the original developer of the Interchange Business Park and it has been recorded at Larimer County as well as the city of Fort Collins. We have reviewed this request by both State Statute and the Land Use Code, which requires that each annexation have no less than 1/6 contiguity, which all three do. There is also another annexation pending in this area called Waterdale also known as Sunflower. PUBLIC INPUT Don Brookshire, 3207 Kittery Court, Fort Collins asked if Waterdale was part of this application. Planner Shepard replied that the Waterdale Annexation which is to the east has been initiated by the City Council and has been to first reading and is not up for consideration tonight. It is awaiting second reading which is scheduled for November 151n Mr. Brookshire commented that these annexations strike him as a bit odd if we refer back to our previous discussion and the goals of the city. In approving annexations like this in a sense promoting an urban sprawl, whereas City Plan really points towards infill development that projects like this take away from. Wendy Wayker, Avery Park Neighborhood asked if the Board has had input from the Sunflower neighborhood on this item. She asked what kind of impact this will have on them with traffic and noise. Would this be a huge burden on these people who have moved out of the city to get peace and quiet out there. Chairperson Meyer replied that yes, there has been input by the Sunflower neighborhood. Ms. Wayker asked about the impacts on that neighborhood. Planner Shepard replied that an annexation occurs as is. An annexation is not a development plan, it is not granting any additional building permits and an annexation does not create traffic. An annexation is merely an expansion of the corporate municipal boundary that enlarges the jurisdiction of the city of Fort Collins into what is known as the Growth Management Area. That is an area between the city, right outside the city, that we have jurisdiction with Larimer County. If upon annexation and you wake up one day and you are in the city, there should be no new traffic because of the annexation. PUBLIC INPUT CLOSED Planning and Zoning Board Minutes September 15, 2005 Page 7 commercial. Even though this is a coffee shop, we don't really know what the a lot is oing to develop out as. Member Craig moved to recommend denial of the request to amend the zoning map from MIONto CC. / Member Schmidt seconded the motion. Member Stockover would be suppoo mind he really struggled with this o is such a small portion of the devel zoning, there is no guarantee we ar did not think that he would be doiyig risk out there. / rting the der�rl' , but he just wanted to note that in his ri Wha making him vote the way he is is that it opme the one coffee shop. If we change the �-Ving t et what we saw on the slide today. He his job of su rting the public good by putting that Vice Chair Lingle co ,ncGrred with Member Stockover and thou t that made a lot of sense. �! The motion was approved 6-0 with Member Meyer declaring a conflict -of interest on tJxis item. Project: Interchange Lands First — Annexation and Zoning, #35-05 Interchange Lands Second - Annexation and Zoning, #35-05A Interchange Lands Third — Annexation and Zoning, #35-05B Project Description: Request to annex and zone 15.55 (1 st), 34.08 (2nd) and 12.7 (3`d) acres located south of East Mulberry Street and east of Interstate 25 and the Southeast Frontage Road. The recommended zoning is C, Commercial. Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner gave the staff presentation on all three Annexations as a group. He stated that the annexation request has been initiated by the City Council and the applicant in this case is the City of Fort Collins City Clerk. The City Clerk has been designated by annexation agreement to have the power of attorney to initiate and apply Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Chairperson: Judy Meyer Vice Chair: Dave Lingle Staff Liaison: Cameron Gloss Phone: (W) 490-2172 Phone: (W) 223-1820 Chairperson Meyer called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Roll Call: Carpenter, Schmidt, Craig, Lingle, Stockover, Torgerson and Meyer. Staff Present: Wray, Eckman, Shepard, Olt, Virata, Aspen, Barnes and Deines. Citizen Participation: None. Director of Current Planning Pete Wray reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agendas: Consent Agenda: 1. Minutes of the May 19th, June 16th and July 215t, 2005 Planning and Zoning Board Hearings. (Continued) 2. Resolution PZ05- 11 — Easement Vacation. 3. #17-05 Harmony Oaks — Project Development Plan. 4. #32-981 Pinecone PUD, The Tower Shoppes, Sonic Drive -In — Project Development Plan. 5. #33-98E East Ridge Second Annexation and Zoning. 6. Recommendation to City Council Regarding a Land use Code Text Amendment to Clarify Annexation of Illegal Uses. Discussion Agenda: 7. #30-05 Hellenic Plaza Rezoning. 8. #35-05 Interchange Lands First — Annexation and Zoning. 9. #35-05A Interchange Lands Second — Annexation and Zoning. 10.#35-05B Interchange Lands Third — Annexation and Zoning. 11. Recommendation to City Council to Approve Changes to the Land Use Code Regarding the Definition of "Family", Occupancy Restrictions, and Changes to Both the Boarding House and Home Occupation Regulations. Member Schmidt moved to approve consent items 2, 3, 5 and 6. Member Lingle seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0.