HomeMy WebLinkAboutMOUNTAINS EDGE ANNEXATION & ZONING - 2430 S. OVERLAND TR. - ANX160002 - REPORTS - SECOND READING (3)LESS THAT PORTION AS CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
JANUARY 25, 1967 IN BOOK 1353 AT PAGE 280, AND THAT PORTION
CONVEYED TO LARIMER COUNTY FEBRUARY 21, 1968 IN BOOK 1380 AT
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SAID PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 18.516 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
Section 3. That the Sign District Map adopted pursuant to Section 3.8.7(E) of the
Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby changed and amended by showing that the
Property is included in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District.
Section 4. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to amend said
Zoning Map in accordance with this Ordinance.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
May, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of June, A.D. 2016.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of June, A.D. 2016.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO, 070, 2016
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AND CLASSIFYING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY
INCLUDED IN THE MOUNTAIN'S EDGE ANNEXATION
TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
WHEREAS, Division 1.3 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins establishes
the Zoning Map and Zone Districts of the City; and
WHEREAS, Division 2.9 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins establishes
procedures and criteria for reviewing the zoning of land; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed zoning of the Mountain's
Edge Annexation property, as described below (the "Property") is consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and/or is warranted by changed conditions within the neighborhood
surrounding and including the subject property; and
WHEREAS, to the extent applicable, the City Council has also analyzed the proposed
zoning against the considerations as established in Section 2.9(H)(3) of the Land Use Code; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the foregoing, the City Council has considered the
zoning of the Property described below and has determined that the Property should be zoned as
hereafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins adopted pursuant to
Section 1.3.2 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby changed and amended
by including the property known as the Mountain's Edge Annexation to the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, in the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood ("L-M-N") Zone District, which
property (the "Property") is more particularly described as:
A PORTION OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH,
RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF
COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SW CORNER OF
SECTION 21 AND RUN THENCE EAST 655.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1393.18
FEET; THENCE WEST 651.78 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE WEST LINE OF
SECTION 21; THENCE SOUTH 1393 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING;
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Agenda Item 13
small neighborhood parks. Any new development in this District shall be arranged to form part of an
individual neighborhood.
Typically, Low Density Neighborhoods will be clustered around and integral with a Medium Density
Mixed -Use Neighborhood with a Neighborhood Commercial Center at its core. For the purposes of this
Division, a neighborhood shall be considered to consist of approximately eighty (80) to one hundred
sixty (160) acres, with its edges typically consisting of major streets, drainageways, irrigation ditches,
railroad tracks and other major physical features."
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At its April 7, 2016 regular meeting, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the
annexation. Further, the Board recommended that the parcel be placed into the L-M-N, Low Density Mixed -
Use Neighborhood and into the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Minutes of this hearing are attached.
Most of the comments raised at the hearing were related to the potential development aspects of a Project
Development Plan.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Given the location of the parcel within the City's Growth Management Area, with 84.3% of the total perimeter
boundary being contiguous to be existing municipal boundary and with the Intergovernmental Agreements in
place with Larimer County, no neighborhood meeting was held for this annexation and zoning. Please note,
however, that all required mailings and postings per Section 2.9 (Amending the Zoning Map) and 2.12
(Annexation of Land) of the Land Use Code have been followed. A neighborhood meeting will be required
prior to submittal of a Project Development Plan.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Zoning Map(PDF)
2. Planning & Zoning Minutes April 7, 2016 (PDF)
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Agenda Item 13
STAFF
Ted Shepard, Chief Planner
SUBJECT
Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 070, 2016, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort
Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Mountain's Edge Annexation to the
City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to zone the property included in the Mountain's Edge Annexation into the Low
Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood zone district.
This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in
accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(d) of the Council's Rules of Meeting Procedures
adopted in Resolution 2015-091.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In compliance with the City's Structure Plan Map, an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan (City Plan), the
requested zoning is L-M-N, Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood.
Context
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: County FA-1 Drive -In Movie Theatre
S: R-L Quail Hollow and Burns Ranch Subdivisions
E: R-L Brown Farm Subdivision
W: P-O-L Pine Ridge Natural Area
Zoning
Per the Structure Plan Map, the proposed zoning for the subject annexation is L-M-N, Low Density Mixed -Use
Neighborhood. The Land Use Code describes this district as:
"...intended to be a setting for a predominance of low density housing combined with complementary
and supporting land uses that serve a neighborhood and are developed and operated in harmony with
the residential characteristics of a neighborhood. The main purpose of the District is to meet a wide
range of needs of everyday living in neighborhoods that include a variety of housing choices that invite
walking to gathering places, services and conveniences, and that are fully integrated into the larger
community by the pattern of streets, blocks, and other linkages. A neighborhood center provides a
focal point, and attractive walking and biking paths invite residents to enjoy the center as well as the
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Agenda Item 8
STAFF
Ted Shepard, Chief Planner
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 070, 2016, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and
Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Mountain's Edge Annexation to the City of Fort
Collins, Colorado.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on May 17, 2016, zones the property included in the
Mountain's Edge Annexation into the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood zone district.
This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda it will be considered in
accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(d) of the Council's Rules of Meeting Procedures
adopted in Resolution 2015-091.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, May 17, 2016 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Ordinance No. 070, 2016 (PDF)
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