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City. of Fort Collins
Date: May 18, 1999
To: Mayor and members of the Council
From: Ronald G. Fuchs, City Planner''`
Through: John Fischbach, City Manager
Subject: Johnson -Harmony Annexation (City File #4-99)
Within the past few days Staff have fielded a number of calls from concerned citizens
pertaining to the future potential closure of Cinquefoil Lane onto Harmony Road. During
the initial review and routing of this annexation, the surrounding property owners were
notified via mail and the property was posted. Staff did not receive any concerns during
this posting period.
On March 17, 1999, Les Kaplan submitted an application for annexation and zoning of
approximately 63.265 acres of privately owned property located south of East Harmony
Road and east of Cambridge Avenue. The property is undeveloped and is owned by
Glen and Jean Johnson of Fort Collins and Donald and Dorothy LeFever of Fort Collins.
The Planning and Zoning Board on May 6, 1999, recommended approval by a vote of 5-
1 to forward the Johnson -Harmony Annexation to City Council for their approval.
However, in a separate agenda item, Master Street Plan revisions were also discussed
at this public hearing. The Master Street Plan revisions will ultimately impact the future
development of this annexation and the surrounding area. Specifically, a question was
directed to Staff if access from Cinquefoil Lane onto Harmony Road would be closed.
Eric Bracke, Traffic Engineer with Traffic Operations, initial response to this question.
was that Cinquefoil Lane would likely be closed at the time of redevelopment due to its
proximity of the hill as it approaches County Road 7. However, upon further review, it is
believed that access from Cinquefoil Lane may work safely as the originally proposed
limited movement. The developer will be required to construct the access to the
appropriate geometrics in conformance with the State Highway Access Code.
To further clarify, Staff is unable to review access points onto Harmony Road as they
may relate to this annexation. To date, the City has not received an application for the
future development of the land contained within the Johnson -Harmony Annexation.
Upon the City receiving an application, this development proposal will be subject to and
reviewed in accordance to the requirements set forth in the City's Land Use Code (LUC)
and street improvements and access concerns will be addressed by the required Traffic
Impact Analysis.
In summary, the access and future development of this parcel is not directly related to
this annexation, and the Cinquefoil access to Harmony Road will be reviewed as a part
of the Project Development Plan in the future to assure conformance to Code Standards.
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