HomeMy WebLinkAboutWILLOW BROOK ANNEXATION & ZONING NO. 2 - 8-99A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY COUNCILT H E
K A PLAN C OMPANY
I N C O R P O R A T E D
July 12, 1999 .
Ron Fuchs, Planner
Community, Planning and Environmental Services
City of Fort Collins-
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Wanda Krajicek,, City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Re: Postponement of Johnson -Harmony Annexation
Dear Ron and Wanda:
As both the owner of the 41-acre Johnson Property contiguous to the City limits
and the purchaser of the 20-acre LeFever Property, together comprising the
Johnson -Harmony Annexation, I am herein requesting a postponement of the
Second Reading for this annexation from the scheduled_ July 20, 1999 meeting of
the City Council until the September 21, 1999 meeting.
This annexation sets the stage for additional annexations to the south and east,
and in so doing creates an excellent opportunity for a coordinated, approach to
land planning and engineering. Before I am comfortable in completing this
annexation, I need additional. time to be assured that the prerequisite spirit of.
cooperation with the prospective usersof these adjoining properties exists. I,
strongly believe that the opportunity for a comprehensive. planning approach be
preserved.
Very truly yours,
Lester M. Kaplan
1060 Sailors Reef • Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 • 970/226-6819 • Fax 970/207-9256
Commu- .1 Planning and Environmental F vices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
Date: July 14, 1999
To: Mayor and Members of Council
From: Ronald G. Fuchs, City Planner
Through: John Fischbach, City Manager
Subject: Johnson -Harmony Annexation (City File #4-99)
Les Kaplan submitted the Johnson -Harmony Annexation on March 17, 1999, for
annexation and zoning of approximately 63.265 acres located south of East Harmony
Road and east of Cambridge Avenue. The request went to the Fort Collins City Council
on July 6, 1999, for first reading, and was scheduled for a July 20, 1999, second
reading.
Over the past few months, staff has been assisting Les Kaplan and some surrounding
property owners with an Overall Development Plan of the area to cooperatively deal with
access, storm drainage, and street construction. However, on July 12, 1999, Les Kaplan
submitted a request to postpone second reading of his annexation and zoning to
September 2.1, 1999. The Growth Management Lead Team met on July 13, 1999, and
discussed the postponement of the Johnson -Harmony Annexation.
First, the Johnson -Harmony Annexation establishes the contiguity needed for the Willow
Brook First and Second Annexations under review at this time. The Willow Brook
Annexations were scheduled to come to the Fort Collins City Council on August 17,
1999, for first reading, and September 7, 1999, for second reading.
Second, in lieu of a formal withdraw of the Johnson -Harmony Annexation, the request to
postpone the second reading is favored by staff to allow Les Kaplan sufficient time to
finalize his cooperative efforts with the surrounding landowners. However, since the
Willow Brook Annexations are scheduled for second reading on September 7, 1999,
staff would support the postponement of Johnson -Harmony Annexation to September 7,
1999. This compromise would allow a coordinated second reading of all annexations.
Based on the applicant's request, there is no risk in delaying second reading of the
Johnson -Harmony Annexation on September 7, 1999.
In summary, the Johnson -Harmony annexation and zoning request was scheduled to go
to the Fort Collins City Council on July 20, 1999, for second reading. However, the
applicant's request dated July 12, 1999, to postpone the second reading and staffs
review of the applicant's request effectively re-establishes the second reading of the
ordinances to annex and zone as September 7, 1999.
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