HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOYOTE RIDGE 1ST ANNEXATION & ZONING - 43-98 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTCoyote Ridge 1" Annexation & Zoning, #43-98
March 15, 2001 P & Z Meeting
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approximately 160 acres, is located outside the UGA. The creation of this enclave will
enable the City to have the authority to involuntarily annex this portion of urbanized county
land once the enclave has existed for at least three years. Please refer to the attached
map titled "Cathy Fromme & Coyote Ridge Annexations' for a diagram of all the
annexations together, and the affected enclave area.
6. 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
FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION:
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
Aqreement for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area.
3. The annexation request complies with all applicable Land Use Code criteria.
4. The requested Public Open Lands (POL) 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 Public Open Lands (POL) zone district.
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2. Colorado Revised Statutes:
This property is eligible for annexation according to CRS, requiring 1/6 contiguity to the
existing city limits. The Coyote Ridge 1 st Annexation and Zoning complies with this
standard since the property has 620.02 feet of its total boundary of approximately 2,770.90
feet contiguous to the City limits. This meets the minimum 461.82 feet required to achieve
1/6 contiguity. This contiguity occurs through a common boundary with the Cathy Fromme
1st Natural Area Annexation and the Cathy Fromme 2"d Natural Area Annexation.
3. The Intergovernmental Aqreement Between Fort Collins and Larimer County:
The property is located just outside 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 (Last Amended November 2000), the City may annex property outside
the UGA, provided the property is eligible for annexation according to Colorado Revised
Statutes (CRS).
In the IGA, the city agrees to annex all rights -of -way, easements, etc. adjacent to a
voluntary annexation. The proposed annexation is entirely within the South Taft Hill Road
right-of-way, therefore does not have any adjacent rights -of -way.
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 Public Open Lands (POL)
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 Rural/Open Lands and
Stream Corridors. A zoning designation of POL is consistent with this Structure Plan
designation.
5. Creation of an Enclave:
This annexation is one piece of a larger series of annexations. Together, the Cathy
Fromme 1 st and 2"d Annexations and the Coyote Ridge 1st, 2"d, 3`d 4th 5tn and 6th
Annexations will create an enclave approximately 1,781 acres in size. The majority of the
enclave, approximately 1,621 acres, will be within the UGA. A small portion of the enclave,
ITEM NO. 12
MEETING DATE 3/15/01
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STAFF Troy Tones
Citv of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Coyote Ridge 1st Annexation and Zoning, file # 43-98
APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins
OWNERS: Larimer County
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a 100% voluntary annexation. The site is
approximately 2.5 acres of publicly owned property located south of Harmony Road, north
of Trilby Road, within the South Taft Hill Road right-of-way. The recommended zoning is
Public Open Lands (POL), and it is adjacent to the Cathy Fromme Natural Area Second
Annexation which is also proposed to be Public Open Lands.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Coyote Ridge 1st 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
COMMENTS: coq V
1. Background:
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: FA 1 Farming & 11 Industrial (both Larimer County Zoning) — South Taft Hill Road
right-of-way, Cathy Fromme 1st Natural Area Annexation (under review),
S: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County Zoning) — South Taft Hill Road right-of-way, Coyote
Ridge 2"d Annexation (under review),
E: FA 1 Farming (Larimer County Zoning) — Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, Cathy
Fromme 2nd Natural Area Annexation (under review),
W: 11 Industrial and I Industrial (Larimer County Zoning) — The Larimer County Landfill.
The property is located on the boundary line between the FA-1 Farming Zone District and
the 1-1 Industrial Zone District in Larimer County. It is not anticipated that any urban level
services will need to be extended to the area being annexed other than Police Services to
South Taft Hill Road.
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