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Mr. Troy Jones April 2, 1999
City Planner
City of Fort Collins
Current Planning Dept.
281 North College Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO 80521
Re: Connell -Rogers Annexation
Dear Troy,
As we discussed on Tuesday, March 27`6 I am sending you the following
information regarding the Connell -Rogers Annexation. You had expressed a concern that
the Harmony Corridor (HC) zoning which the petitioners are requesting for this parcel
was not in agreement with the City Structure Plan, the latest version of which shows the
eastern and southern half of this site in the Open Space/Rural Land Use area. It is the
petitioners' view that HC is the appropriate zoning for this entire parcel. This view is
based upon the following:
1. The site's proximity to the 1-25 & Harmony interchange, within the I-25
Transportation Corridor, makes it an ideal location for a mixed -use district.
2. Of the 137 acres included within the annexation petition, approximately 35-40% will
be allocated to ponds and open space. The ponds, which are the result of gravel
mining activity, have been in existence for many years, and are located on the eastern
and southern portions of the site. The location of these ponds is similar to the areas
shown as Open SpacelRural Land Use areas on the City Structure Plan. It is likely
that these areas ultimately will be used as Open Space, however at this stage of
planning it is impossible to define the edge between open space and other land use
areas within the site.
3. It is the petitioners' understanding that the location of the Open Space/Rural Land
Use area along the eastern side of their property is there in order to provide a
pedestrian/bikeway link between the Poudre River Corridor & the Fossil Creek Open
Land areas_ Much of this area is currently being used for sand and gravel mining
activities and any future use as a public right of way will require negotiations with the
property owners_ The existing county road which runs along the west side of the
H.W. Rogers parcel could also provide a link to the Fossil Creek Area.
4. In August of 1998, the petitioners met with City Officials to discuss the future
development of this site. During these discussions, attended by Ben Connell, Will
Welch, Don Taranto, Bill Lauer, John Fischbach, Bob Blanchard, Tom Shoemaker,
Greg Byrne, Paul Eckman, and others, the petitioners were instructed to request the
HC zoning when they petitioned for annexation into the city.
It is the request of the petitioners that you present the above outlined information to the
Growth Management Committee when you meet with them on Monday, April 6, 1999. It