HomeMy WebLinkAboutGOOD SAMARITAN VILLAGE - ANNEXATION & ZONING - 27-96 - CORRESPONDENCE - OTHER JURISDICTIONSCommunity Planning and Environmental Services
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Ci of -To f Collins
January 9; 1997
Mr, Rob Helmick
Senior Planner
Larimer County Planning Division
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190
Dear Mr. Helmick:
Thank you for your letter dated December 13, 1996 regarding the Good Samaritan.Annexation.
The Good Samaritan property is located within the Fort Collins UGA. On January 7, f997 the
City Council approved an ordinance accepting the applicant's voluntary annexation to the City
pursuant to State Law. Included in this annexation is the entire right-of-way width of
Constellation Drive that is adjacent to the Good Samaritan property. This action is consistent
with Section 2.10 "Annexations" of the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
THE FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA.
Streets being annexed are not required to be upgraded to City Standards at the time of annexation
nor prior to the annexation. The City does take over maintenance of the street from the County
(in this case, the Skyview Acres South Subdivision). Since Constellation Drive was not
constructed to City standards at the time it was built and has not been upgraded to City standards
or equivalent, the City will perform minor maintenance including patching potholes trying to
keep the street passable. Minor maintenance will be done until the street deteriorates to such a
condition that it requires reconstruction. At that time the property owners adjacent to the street
will have to pay for the design and construction of the street to upgrade it to City standards.
After completion of the construction to City standards and its acceptance by the City, the City
will take on full service maintenance (currently includes patching, crack sealing, surface
treatments, pavement overlays and pavement reconstruction). The process available to upgrade a
street is either an improvement district or a voluntary construction project. With the
improvement district, property owners are given the option to pay off their share in one payment
when the construction is completed or pay their share in equal payment over 10 or 15 years plus
interest and other district costs.
At the time the applicant submits a development application for the Good Samaritan property,
the City will require a Traffic Impact Analysis. This study will identify any on -site and off -site
improvements that are needed to the surrounding street network as a result of the proposed
development.
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 8052.2-0580. • (970) 221-6750
FAX (970) 221-6378 • TDD (970) 224-6002
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As s a ed by the City Council at First Reading on December 17; 1996, the City will`not take over
the'maintenance of additional portions of Constellation Drive until they are improved to City
standards and/or until they are adjacent to: property which requests, and is approved for
annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
Further discussions regarding improvement districts or other mechanism which could address the
funding of design, construction, and maintenance of roads in this area are needed.
Please call me at 221-6206 with any questions.
Sincerely,