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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH - PLAT - 36-02A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTFirst free Will Baptist Church Subdivision, File #36-02A Type I Administrative Review Page 3 were previously created by other subdivisions. The design of the adjacent roads are unaffected. C. Section 3.3.1(C) Public Sites, Reservations and Dedications: 1) All rights -of -way adjacent to or within the plat have been dedicated by a previous subdivision plat or deed of dedication, and are of adequate size for the infrastructure they contain. The subdivision plat will dedicate additional utility, drainage and emergency access easements. 2) Subdividing the land will not result in the need for additional open space or detention areas. 4. Findings of Fact/Conclusion: A. The First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision contains an existing church which is permitted in the LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zone District. B. The First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision meets the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 - General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 - Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Section 2.4 - Project Development Plan located in Article 2 - Administration. C. The First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision meets the plat requirements located in Section 3.3.1 - Plat Standards located in Article 3 - General Development Standards. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision, file # 36-02A. First free Will Baptist Church Subdivision, File #36-02A Type I Administrative Review Page 2 FINDINGS and ANALYSIS: Background: The zoning and land uses that surround the First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision are as follows: N: FA (County) — Single Family Residential S: FA (County) — Single Family Residential W: FA (County) — Single family Residential E: C - Undeveloped This property was annexed into the City as part of the First Free Will Baptist Church Addition in May 2003. 3. Article 3 of the Land Use Code — General Development Standards A. Section 3.3.1(A), General Provisions: 1) The subdivision plat will be filed and recorded only after having been approved by the Director of Planning, with such approval evidenced in writing on the plat and signed by the City Clerk. This plat is necessary to establish a legally defined lot upon which a change of use may occur with the existing building. A building permit has been submitted for an addition to the existing church. This permit may not be released until the plat has been approved and the appeal period has lapsed. B. Section 3.3.1(B), Lois: 1) This lot has direct vehicular access to the adjacent public street, and does not have access to more than one street. The side lot lines are substantially at right angles to the street. There is no minimum lot size for religious uses within the LMN-Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zone District. 2) The general layout of lots, roads, driveways, utilities, drainage facilities and other services adjacent to this parcel ITEM NO. MEETING DATE C� 6iA STAFF � City of Fort Collins HEARING OFFICER STAFF REPORT PROJECT: First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision Plat File #36-02A [Type I, Administrative Review] OWNER: First Free Will Baptist Church 320 West Trilby Road Fort Collins, CO 80527 APPLICANT: Mikal Torgerson Architects 223 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The First Free Will Baptist Church Subdivision encompasses 4.36 acres of land located north of Trilby Road, west of College Avenue. The subdivision plat will create a legal parcel of land for the property, which is currently unplatted. The property is zoned LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood, and is the location of the First Free Will Baptist Church. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This project has been reviewed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code (LUC) and was found to be in substantial compliance with the following: The process located in Division 2.1 — General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 — Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Division 2.4 — Project Development Plan located within Article 2 — Administration; and the design standards located within Article 3 — General Development Standards; and the standards located in Section 4.4, Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood District (LMN) of Article 4 — Districts. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT