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Home My WebLink AboutSTALEY ANNEXATION & ZONING - 7-01 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSNo Text Staley First Annexation & Zoning, #7-01 March 15, 2001 P & Z Meeting Page 4 FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION: 1. The area meets all criteria included in Colorado Revised Statutes to qualify for a voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins. 2. 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 Urban Growth Area. 3. The annexation request complies with all applicable Land Use Code criteria. 4. 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. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and recommends that the property be placed in the Low -Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District (LMN). Staley First Annexation & Zoning, #7-01 March 15, 2001 P & Z Meeting Page 3 open space, trails or parklands. The proposed annexation is within the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area planning area. The portion owned by the City of Fort Collins is intended to be used as parkland, so the foregoing limitation does not apply. The County has requested that the City consider annexation of the portion owned by the Poudre School District, so the foregoing limitation also does not apply. r� In the IGA, the city agrees to annex all rights -of -way, easements, etc. adjacent to a voluntary annexation. The proposed an'nexation includes the adjacent applicable portion of Ziegler Road. 4. Land Use Code Criteria for Annexations: [Section 2.12] — The Planning and Zoning Board shall hold a hearing on the matter of annexations and report recommendations to City Council. Such Report shall include a recommendation on the proper zoning for the lands if the City Council annexes such lands into the city. The requested zoning for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood (LMN) zone district. [Section 2.9.4(H)] — Any amendment to the Zoning Map involving the zoning or rezoning of six -hundred forty (640) acres of land or less shall be recommended for approval by the City Council only if the proposed amendment is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan or warranted by changed conditions surrounding the subject property. The City's adopted Structure Plan, a part of City Plan, designates the site as Low -Density Mixed -Use Residential with a swath of Rural/Open Lands and Stream Corridors along the McClelland Channel, which goes diagonally through the property. Such stream corridors are not typically reflected in the zoning, so a zoning designation of LMN is consistent with the Structure Plan designation. 5. City Council Hearings: City Council hearings on this proposed annexation and zoning will be held on the following dates: Initiating Resolution March 6, 2001 First Reading April 17, 2001 Second Reading May 1, 2001 Staley First Annexation & Zoning, #7-01 March 15, 2001 P & Z Meeting Page 2 COMMENTS: 1. Background: The surrounding zoning and land uses as follows: N: LMN — Kechter Road, Willow Brook PDP (currently under review), S: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County Zoning) — existing agricultural, Staley PD (proposed low density residential under review with Larimer County), Fossil Lake PUD Swift Addition (approved low density mixed=use residential), SW: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County Zoning) — Fossil Lake P.U.D. 15t filing (under construction), E: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County2oning) — existing agricultural, Staley PD (proposed low density residential under review with Larimer County), W: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County Zoning) — Fossil Lake P.U.D. 2"d filing (approved low density mixed -use residential). The portion of the proposed annexation owned by the City of Fort Collins is scheduled to become a neighborhood public park. Parks of this scale typically are zoned the same as the surrounding neighborhood. The portion of the proposed annexation owned by the Poudre School District is scheduled to become a new elementary school. 2. Colorado Revised Statutes: This property is eligible for annexation according to CRS, requiring 1/6 contiguity to the existing city limits. The Staley First Annexation and Zoning complies with this standard since the property has 1,039.04 feet of its total boundary of approximately 4230.32 feet contiguous to the existing City limits. This meets the minimum 705.05 feet required to achieve 1/6 contiguity. This contiguity occurs through a common boundary with the Willow Brook Annexation (September 1999). 3. The Intergovernmental Aqreement Between Fort Collins and Larimer County: The property is located within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area (UGA). According to policies and agreements between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County contained in the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area, the City will agree to consider annexation of property in the UGA when the property is eligible for voluntary annexation according to state law. In the IGA, the City agrees not to annex property within the portion of the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area planning area which. is located east of County Road 11 (Timberline Road) and south of County Road 36 (Kechter Road) unless the County either requires the landowner to petition for annexation, or requests that the City consider annexation, except the forgoing limitation on annexation shall not apply to the annexation of publicly owned ITEM NO. 6 MEETING DATE 3/15101 STAFF Troy Jones City of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Staley Annexation and Zoning, #7-01 APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNERS: City of Fort Collins & Poudre School District PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a 100% voluntary annexation. The site is approximately 24.5 acres of property owned by the City of Fort Collins and the Poudre School District. It is located south of Kechter Road (County Road 36), north of the Fossil Creek Reservoir, east of Ziegler Road (County Road 9), and west of Strauss Cabin Road (County Road 7). The recommended zoning is Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood (LMN). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Staley Annexation and Zoning is in substantial compliance with the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Intergovernmental Agreement between Fort Collins and Larimer County, and the Fort Collins Land Use Code. RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. PO. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT