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Policy I-25-NOL-1.2
The City will explore the
possibility of converting the
Resource Recovery Farm
property, located at prospect
Road and I-25, for use as
open space.
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8.2 Implementation
Strategies
Natural Areas and Open
lands
Resource Recovery Farm
Property — Pursue the
acquisition of this site as
City -owned open space.
Urban Estate" zoning will
be changed to "E
Employment" zoning in the
NE auadrant.
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8.2 Implementation
Strategies
Policy deleted because, as
indicated above, in August
of 2005, the City Council
reviewed a series of options
for the property and
indicated its general
preference for a higher level
of commercial use for the
property.
Based on Council's
perspective, staff has
concluded that rezoning a
substantial portion of the
property (118 acres) to E,
Employment would be in
the best interests of the
Implementation strategy
deleted because, as
indicated above, in August
of 2005, the City Council
reviewed a series of options
for the property and
indicated its general
preference for a higher level
of commercial use for the
property.
Based on Council's
perspective, staff has
concluded that rezoning a
substantial portion of the
property (118 acres) to E,
Employment would be in
the best interests of the
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8.2 Implementation
Strategies
Policy deleted because, as
indicated above, in August
of 2005, the City Council
reviewed a series of options
for the property and
indicated its general
preference for a higher level
of commercial use for the
property.
Based on Council's
perspective, staff has
concluded that rezoning a
substantial portion of the
property (118 acres) to E,
Employment would be in
the best interests of the
Implementation strategy
deleted because, as
indicated above, in August
of 2005, the City Council
reviewed a series of options
for the property and
indicated its general
preference for a higher level
of commercial use for the
property.
Based on Council's
perspective, staff has
concluded that rezoning a
substantial portion of the
property (118 acres) to E,
Employment would be in
the best interests of the
Prospect/I-25 interchange
adjacent to the highway.
Also, 25 acres of "Industrial
District' designated land
will be changed to
"Commercial Corridor"
designated land and added
to the existing 30 acres of
"Commercial District" to
create about 55 acres of
"Commercial Corridor"
designated land in the NE
quadrant; and 80 acres of
"Industrial District" and
"Urban Estate" designated
land will be changed to
"Employment District"
designated land in the NE
quadrant.
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Fort Collins I-25 Subarea
Fort Collins I-25 Subarea
Plan — Zoning Plan
Plan — Zoning Plan
Existing map.
The map will be amended
to delete 25 acres of "C
Commercial" zoning and
118 acres of "POL Public
Open Lands" zoning to
show about 143 acres of "E
Employment' zoning in the
SW quadrant of the
Prospect/I-25 interchange
adjacent to the highway.
Also, 25 acres of "I
Industrial" zoning will be
changed to "C Commercial'
zoning and added to the
existing 30 acres of "C
Commercial' zoning to
create about 55 acres of "C
Commercial' zoning in the
NE quadrant; and 80 acres
of "I Industrial' and "UE
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5.2 Land use Plan
Objectives
Designation of Activity
Centers. This plan
designates activity centers
along I-25 at the Prospect
Road and mulberry Street
interchanges. These centers
are intended to evolve into
concentrated areas of
mixed -use development
with high visibility,
increased levels of activity,
and more integrated
appearances. In addition,
the northeast quadrant of
the I-25/Mulberry
interchange is planned as a
potential location for a
regional/community
shopping center.
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Fort Collins I-25 Subarea
Plan - Land Use Plan
Existing map.
5.2 Land use Plan
Objectives
Designation of Activity
Centers. This plan
designates activity centers
along I-25 at the Prospect
Road and mulberry Street
interchanges. These centers
are intended to evolve into
concentrated areas of
mixed -use development
with high visibility,
increased levels of activity,
and more integrated
appearances. in
the neftheast quadr-ant of
the r 25,Mulberr-y
inter-ehange is planned as -a
and also the potential
location for -a
regional/community
shonnine centers.
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Fort Collins I-25 Subarea
Plan - Land Use Plan
The map will be amended
to delete 25 acres of
"Commercial Corridor"
designated land and 118
acres of "Proposed Open
Space" land to show about
143 acres of "Employment
District' land located in the
SW quadrant of the
preserves an aesthetically
pleasing viewshed from I-
25 as well as protects
adjoining areas with high
natural values (namely Box
Elder Creek and Running
Deer Natural Area).
With the rezoning of 25
acres of Commercial zoning
to Employment zoning in
the southwest quadrant of
the Prospect Road and I-25
interchange and the relative
lack of Commercial zoning
in the community it is
important to maintain a
significant amount of
Commercial zoning at the
Prospect interchange.
Basically, transferring the
25 acres of Commercial
zoning from the SW
quadrant to 30 acres of
Commercial zoning in the
NE quadrant would create a
parcel of about 55 acres of
Commercial zoning
sufficiently large enough
for a regional/community
shopping center.
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Fort Collins I-25 Subarea
Plan - Land Use Plan
The map amendments will
graphically depict the
wording changes being
made in the I-25 Subarea
Plan.
preserved as open lands
preoeiv ea-ajepen lands
should be placed into an
Employment District to
allow the property to be
developed for economic
development purposes in a
manner that preserves an
aesthetically pleasing
viewshed from I-25 as well
as protects adjoining areas
with high natural values.
lands buffer. At the time of
purchase, the RRF was not
described as an area of
interest to the Natural Areas
Program in the Natural
Areas Policy Plan, nor the
various community
separator plans adopted by
the City. Because the RRF
was not shown in these
plans, and because it has
low natural resource values,
Natural Areas Program staff
embarked on a planning
process to help guide the
property's ultimate
management and
disposition status.
In August of 2005, the City
Council reviewed a series of
options for the property and
indicated its general
preference for a higher level
of commercial use for the
property.
Based on Council's
perspective, staff has
concluded that rezoning a
substantial portion of the
property (118 acres) to E,
Employment would be in
the best interests of the
City.
Employment zoning would
allow the property to be
used for economic
development purposes. At
the same time, however, the
adopted I-25 Corridor Plan -
as well as other constraints
on the property, would
allow the property to be
developed in a manner that
The City of Fort Collins Land Use Code requires rezoning requests to be justified by
either: (1) consistency with the City's comprehensive plan (City Plan), or (2) a change of
conditions. In order for the rezoning of property in the NE and SW quadrants of the
Prospect Road/I-25 interchange to be justified by consistency with City Plan, certain
amendments need to be made to the 1-25 Subarea Plan, an element of City Plan, as well
as City Plan itself.
Basically, the amendments involve changing various components of the 1-25 Subarea
Plan to allow about 118 acres (a portion of the City's former Resource Recovery Farm)
to be changed from the "Proposed Open Space" designation on the I-25 Subarea Plan's
Land Use Plan map to an "Employment District" designation and changing about 25
acres from the "Commercial Corridor" designation to the "Employment District"
designation in the SW quadrant. And, changing about 25 acres of "Industrial District"
designation to "Commercial Corridor" in the NE quadrant, so there would be no `net
loss' of commercial land adjacent to the interchange. In addition, about 80 acres of
"Industrial District" and "Urban Estate" designated land would be changed to the
"Employment District" designation in the NE quadrant.
Listed below are the statements, policies, and maps which need to be amended within the
1-25 Subarea Plan.
Existing
Statements, Policies, Maps
Amendments
Deletions Additions
Justification
for the Change
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The undeveloped/vacant
land at the northeast
Executive Summary:
quadrant of the I-25 and
Mulberry Street interchange
Two activity centers are
Two activity centers are
initially planned for the
identified for the subarea,
identified €ef in the subarea
potential location of a
one at the I-25/Mulberry
for the potential location of
regional/community
Street interchange and the
regional/community
shopping center is
other at the I-25/Prospect
shopping centers, one at the
approximately 50 acres in
Road interchange. The
I-25/Mulberry Street
size. Adding 25 acres of
northeast quadrant of the I-
interchange and the other at
Commercially zoned land to
25/Mulberry Street
the I-25/Prospect Road
the existing 30 acres at the
interchange is also planned
interchange. The
northeast quadrant of the
for the potential location of
quadrant of the T
Prospect Road and I-25
a regional/community
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interchange would also
shopping center.
inter-ehange :s also planned
make a parcel size large (55
f f the potential ,,,eation r
acres) enough for a regional
or community shopping
center.
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In 2003, the Natural Areas
Program purchased the
The City's Resource
The City's Resource
Resource Recovery Farm
Recovery Farm is to be
Recovery Farm is-te-be I
(RRF) as a scenic and open