HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTRAUSS LAKES DEVELOPMENT - ANNEXATION & ZONING - 47-02 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTStrauss Lakes Development Annexation & Zoning, File # 47-02
January 16, 2003 P & Z Meeting
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2. Zoning and Analysis:
The property is currently zoned FA1 - Farming in Larimer County. The requested zoning
for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District (LMN). The City's
adopted Structure Plan, a part of City Plan, designates the site Low Density Mixed -Use
Residential. A zoning designation of LMN is consistent with the Structure Plan designation.
3. City Council Hearings:
City Council hearings on this proposed annexation and zoning will be held on the following
dates:
Initiating Resolution
First Reading
Second Reading
February 4, 2003
March 18, 2003
April 1, 2003
FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION:
1. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between
Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins as contained in the Intergovernmental
Agreement for the Fort Collins Growth Management Area.
2. The area meets all criteria included in Colorado Revised Statutes to qualify for a
voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
3. The requested Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District (LMN) is in conformance
with the policies of City Plan and is consistent with the Structure Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Board forward a recommendation to the
City Council to approve the Strauss Lakes Development Annexation & Zoning, File # 47-
02 with a zoning designation of Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District (LMN).
ITEM NO. 6
MEETING DATE 11 /�
ATM STAFF Troy Jones
Citv of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Strauss Lakes Development Annexation & Zoning, File # 47-02
APPLICANT: Kent Bruxvoort, Jim Sell Design
OWNERS: Cottonwood Land and Farms LTD.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The site is approximately 17.79 acres of privately owned
property located on the northeast corner of Horsetooth Road and Ziegler Road.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and recommends
that the property be placed in the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood (LMN) zone
district.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
1. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between
Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins as contained in the Intergovernmental
Agreement for the Fort Collins Growth Management Area.
2. The area meets all criteria included in Colorado Revised Statutes to qualify for a
voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
3. The requested Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood (LMN) zone district is in
conformance with the policies of City Plan and is consistent with the Structure Plan.
COMMENTS:
1. Background:
The property is located within the Fort Collins Growth Management Area (GMA).
According to policies and agreements between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County,
contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT COLLINS
GROWTH MANAGEMENT AREA, the City will consider annexation of property within the
GMA when the property is eligible for annexation according to Colorado Revised Statutes
(CRS). This property is eligible for annexation according to CRS, requiring 1/6 contiguity
to the existing city limits. Strauss Lakes Development Annexation and Zoning complies
with this standard since the property has 1219 feet of its total boundary of approximately
3934 feet contiguous to the existing City limits. This meets the minimum 656 feet required
to achieve 1/6 contiguity. This contiguity occurs through a common boundary with the
Webster 2nd Annexation (July 1992).
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