HomeMy WebLinkAboutB.U.H. SUBDIVISION (651 WHEDBEE & 420 E. LAUREL) REPLAT - PDP/FDP - 8-02 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Street Replat, File #8-02
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B. The 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat 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 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat 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 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat, file #8-
02.
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The proposed lots within the plat have a lot width greater than 40 feet.
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.
B. Section 3.3.1(B), Lots:
1) The lots within the 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat
have vehicular access to the adjacent public streets, and do
not have direct access to more than one street. The side lot
lines are substantially at right angles to the street. The lots
comply with the minimum lot area of the NCM Zone District
by the granting of a variance by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
2) The general layout of lots, roads, driveways, utilities,
drainage facilities and other services within the proposed
subdivision have been designed to enhance an
interconnective street system within and between
neighborhoods, preserves natural features and generally
accomplishes the purposes of this Land Use Code.
C. Section 3.3.1(C) Public Sites, Reservations and Dedications:
1) All public street rights -of -way adjacent to replatted lots were
dedicated with the City of Fort Collins Plat. Utility easements
were also previously dedicated by separate dedications.
These easements will not change as a result of this replat.
2) Subdividing the land will not result in the need for additional
open space or detention areas.
4. Findings of Fact/Conclusion:
A. The 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat contains residential
uses, which are permitted in the NCM — Neighborhood
Conservation, Medium Density Zone District.
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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 4.7, Neighborhood Conservation, Medium Density
District. (NCM) of Article 4 — Districts.
FINDINGS and ANALYSIS:
Background:
The zoning and land uses that surround the 651Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat
are as follows:
N: NCM — Single Family Residential
S: NCM — Single Family Residential
W: NCM - Single Family Residential
E: NCM — Single Family Residential
This property was annexed into the City as part of the Orignal City of Fort Collins
Annexation in January 1973.
2. Division 4.7 of the Neighborhood Conservation, Medium Density Zoning
District
The subdivision plat meets the applicable Land Use Standards as follows:
The minimum lot area for single family residential within the NCM zone
district is equivalent of two (2) times the total floor area of the buildings,
but not less than 5,000 sq.ft. for single family residential. The existing lot is
9,500 sq.ft. The two proposed lots are 4,295 and 5,205 sq.ft. in area. The
smaller lot, lot 2, has 700 sq.ft. less area than permitted by the NCM Zone
District. The Fort Collins Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a request
to vary from the minimum lot area on December 13, 2001. Both of the
existing houses have less than 2,500 sq. ft of floor area, and with the
granting of the variance, comply with the minimum lot size.
ITEM NO.
MEETING DATE
STAFF��.�vx
Citv of Fort Collins HEARING OFFICER
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: 651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Replat (B.U.D. Subdivision),
File #8-02
[Type I, Administrative Review]
OWNER: Joseph Stephen Mack
420 East Laurel Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
APPLICANT: Joseph Stephen Mack
420 East Laurel Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
651 Whedbee/420 East Laurel Street Replat is a replat of a portion of Lot 1,
Block 156, City of Fort Collins Subdivision. The subdivision plat is dividing this
existing lot into two new lots. The current lot contains two, detached single family
residences, and is located at the northwest corner of East Laurel Street and
Whedbee Street.
The property is zoned NCM — Neighborhood Conservation Medium Density.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
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