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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTRACHAN FARM ANNEXATION & ZONING ..... 6/21/94 CITY COUNCIL HEARING - 18-94, A - REPORTS - SECOND READINGFigure 1. Recommended animal protection and habitat restoration sites. _ _ .�.+�� — vim....—�r;�_._'�_.��..r=—� '.-•�_--: •" ��1:—> _ _ _ _ � .— • A. ' .�—;1——�..a..w up+wYY..f a•.•T:w � , y.`.�!%Il i;� �i%; r �� •\l it.w.r,G. 7;t �1 .. �f��I tom' ^7.,:' IN G `•mow_ ��- ia,t,l' • Li' ,( U` . Wri 1l: -�(�` Imo' i•i. L..�. IWf .f �.>,• •. 4.•: 1 fill Lxa ,Is'` N ' r,4J+, �` 11'il.'<..i�rt .�. - r I'I'ull f� •` - �~���� ' .6 -.. �. \'�. :f ! 4 ��^.. 1.1 I ..0� .\ _..•,,,�Y .�_/ � ' � �4r�,:�i '1 /t�• .;may, j_�<r.� f � , .` • r , � A _ • : �i � , .4 �i: f.'i+c. I + •� CSLI•,\G Farll Go wc• • Ill, July I:PI"_' Srai; III Prt•1 FT Cadre Iu POLICIrc AIVCI• Laird �cu��e OPPOI-ILMrlr.'c.5 S'Ir�cly 11 ylla qj,!{Yn I111111 _IIUII ' Colorado smw Univcl'sity City of F01-L Collins Nurdi KEY TO SYMBOLS ' .. • = Existing paved trail or bikeway SP = Recommended Bird Preserve 777 = Proposed paved trail or bikeway RP = Recommended Ridge Protected Area U2 = Existing protected area (Public open space) CSR = Recommended Protected Cooper Slough Restoration Site t'A7 = Private protected wetlands and recommended [SIR = Recoataerded Protected Gravel -Mined Het Land Restoration Site protected buffer area .ccrnration Site The study does show a proposed paved trail or bikeway along County Road #9, along the western border of the proposed annexations. The map does not show a proposed trail or bikeway which was suggested to follow the ridge protection area. What are the lot sizes of the large lot single-family residential area to the north of the annexations? The minimum lot size would be 2.29 acres, which is the minimum lot size of the County's FA-1, Farming, Zoning District. However, most houses appear to be on lots of about 5 acres in size. Are there any annexation agreements connected to the proposed annexations? No, there are no proposed annexation agreements. HPDESK MESSAGE Subject: Annexations Adjacent to County Road #9. To: "Questions" From: Ken waido Councilmember Janett has asked several questions related to the proposed annexations on Tuesday night's agenda located adjacent to County Road #9 and north of the Hewlett Packard plant. This message will provide responses to her questions. Can a bigger map be prepared of the surrounding area with existing land uses and zoning? Yes, staff is preparing a large scale map of the area for Tuesday's Council meeting. The map essentially covers the area from 1/4 mile west of Timberline Road to I-25, on the east, and from 1/2 mile south of Harmony Road to 1/2 mile north of Horsetooth Road, a total of 8 square miles. The proposed annexations, which total only 44 acres, are in the center of the map. The map will show existing land uses and zoning districts. What is located east of the proposed annexations? The proposed annexations, like the Hewlett Packard plant, are located at the top of the ridge above the Poudre River floodplain. East of the annexations, below the ridge, is a residential development containing about 25 detached single-family and mobile homes with an average lot size of 1 acre. In addition to the residential development there are several sand/gravel mining operations, including one operated by Larimer County. What is located west of the proposed annexations? Immediately west of the proposed annexations is the 200 acre tract of land recently annexed into the City and the proposed site for the NCR development. North of the NCR site is the developing English Ranch single-family subdivision. West of the NCR site is the Harmony Mobile Home Park, containing over 300 mobile homes, and the Sunstone single-family subdivision. How do the proposed annexations impact the natural areas, wildlife habitats, etc., contained in the Cache La Poudre Landscape Opportunities Study? The referred to study, identifies gravel -mined wetland restoration sites, ridge protection areas, and bird preserves. With the exception of the ridge protection area, the proposed annexations do not impact any of the other identified areas. The proposed annexations are to the west of the ridge protection area with the nearest bird preserve being 1/2 mile to the east. According to the Natural Resources Department, the study has no official status. HPDESK MESSAGE Subject: Annexations on County Road #9 To: "Questions" From: Ken Waido At the Council/Staff meeting of Monday June 20, Mayor Azari and Mayor Pro Tem Horak asked staff to check with the Larimer County Planning Department to see if the County had any comments regarding the residential density being proposed for the annexations located along County Road #9. County Planning Director John Barnett is out of town so I spoke to Russ Legg, Current Development Administrator, and Jill Bennet, Comprehensive Planner, about the annexations. The only County comment was that the City should follow the UGA Agreement, that is, allow urban development and buffer existing land uses. They did make an "off the record" comment. They pointed out that the existing large lot residential uses located north of the proposed annexations were all approved through the County's MRD process, which is an exemption to the County's Subdivision process. MRDs do not have to meet the phasing criteria requirements for public sewer, off -site street improvements, and contiguity to existing development, or the minimum density requirements, at least 2 units/acre, of the UGA Agreement. Because MRDs are not an official subdivision, the County does not feel as obligated to "protect" them from adjacent development and land uses since the County expects MRDs to "redevelop" at some point in the future. Zy Pz$ J3 \ a Large Lot 4 b S.F. Residential cc 0 VI MR s ending Mid We Annexation ll— tiww�— Pending ■ __. Annexation ■ ■..................... -11 Hewlett Packard Plant ev O I } z V 3a Js HARMONY ROAD City Limits Vacant ITEM: STRACHAN FARM Annexation & Zoning NUMBER: 8;-949 A b � North �� DATE: June 7, 1994 3 1 ITEM NUMBER: 32 A-C Findings 1. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA. 2. The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for a voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins. 3. On April 19, 1994, the City Council approved a resolution which accepts the annexation petition and determined that the petition is in compliance with State law. The resolution also initiated the annexation process for this property by establishing the date, time and place when a public hearing will be held regarding the readings of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the area. 4. The requested R-L-P District is in conformance with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the annexation and requested zoning. Staff also recommends that a PUD condition be attached to the R-L-P Zone for the property which would require all development proposals for the property to be reviewed against the criteria of the LAND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION The Planning and Zoning Board, at its regular monthly meeting on April 25, 1994, voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and requested zoning as part of the Board's Consent Agenda. DATE: June 7, 1994 2 I ITEM NUMBED: 32 A-C The applicant, Chateau Custom Builders, Inc., on behalf of the owners, Marvin D. & Doris E. Strachan, has submitted a written petition requesting annexation of approximately 17.9 acres located east of County Road #9 and north of the Hewlett Packard Plant on Harmony Road. The requested zoning is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District which could allow for a variety of housing types and densities through the PUD process, but due to the property's relatively small size a variety of uses is not likely to occur on the site. The property is presently undeveloped. The property is currently zoned FA-1 Farming in the County which allows single-family residential development with a minimum lot size of 2.29 acres. This is a voluntary annexation. The property is located within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. 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, the City will consider the annexation of property in the UGA when the property is eligible for annexation according to State law. The property gains the required 1/6 contiguity to existing city limits from a common boundaries with the Harmony No. 4 Annexation to the south and the Spring Creek Farms 4th Annexation to the west. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows: N: FA-1, Farming, undeveloped (the proposed Robert Shields Annexation with a R-L-P zoning request) E: FA-1, Farming, undeveloped S: I-L, Limited Industrial, Hewlett Packard industrial plant W: E-P, Employment Park, undeveloped (the proposed NCR site) The requested zoning for this annexation is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District. The R-L-P District designation is for areas planned as a unit to provide variation in use, density, and building placement. Due to the property's relatively small size, however, a variety of uses is not likely to occur. The property will probably eventually develop predominantly with residential uses. Due to the property's adjacency to Hewlett Packard, and the pending NCR site, the property may be appropriate for higher density residential uses. According to the City's LAND USE POLICIES PLAN, higher density uses are encouraged to located near major employment centers. While this site addresses some of the locational policies for higher density residential uses, such uses may meet with opposition from existing residents located north of the site who live within a larger lot subdivision. However, the City should not preclude the potential of higher density housing at the time of annexing and zoning the property. County Road #9 is planned as an arterial street (4-lanes) according to the City's MASTER STREET PLAN. The property is adjacent to a major sewer line located in County Road #9. Other services will need to be extended to serve the property. Development of the property will be required to address the City's off -site street policy, which requires access to an improved arterial street (minimum 36' wide pavement constructed to arterial standards) and to pay the City's development fees for water and sewer services, storm drainage, parkland, and street oversizing. The staff does not anticipate any other significant costs to the City for infrastructure improvements required by new development of the property. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 32 A-C DATE: June 7, 1994 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ken Waido SUBJECT: Items Related to the Strachan Farm Annexation and Zoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. Staff also recommends the R-L-P Zone have a PUD condition attached. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and zoning request. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Public Hearing and Resolution 94-89 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Strachan Farm Annexation. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 94, 1994, Annexing Approximately 17.9 Acres, Known as the Strachan Farm Annexation. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 95, 1994, Zoning Approximately 17.9 Acres, Known as the Strachan Farm Annexation, Into the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District with a PUD Condition. This is a request to annex and zone approximately 17.9 acres located east of County Road #9 and north of the Hewlett Packard Plant on Harmony Road. The property is currently zoned FA-1 Farming in the County which allows single-family residential development with a minimum lot size of 2.29 acres. The requested zoning is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District with a PUD condition. The R-L-P district could allow for a variety of housing types and densities through the PUD process, but due to the property's relatively small size a variety of uses is not likely to occur on the site. The property is presently undeveloped. This is a voluntary annexation of property located in the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. APPLICANT: Chateau Custom Builders, Inc. c/o Cityscape Urban Design, Inc. 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 OWNERS: Marvin D. & Doris E. Strachan 4108 S. County Road #9 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 Passed and adopted on final reading this 21st day of June, A.D. 1994. Mayor ATTEST: City Cler ORDINANCE NO. 95, 1994 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND CLASSIFYING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE STRACHAN FARM ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the Zoning District Map adopted pursuant to Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended by including the property known as the Strachan Farm Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, in the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential Zoning District: A tract of land situate in the West Half of Section 33, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado, which considering the West line of said Section 33 as bearing N 00000100" East and with all bearings contained herein relative thereto is contained within the boundary lines which begin at the West Quarter Corner of said Section 33; thence N 00°00'00" East and along the West line of said Section 33 299.23 feet; thence S 89036'40" E 1215.00 feet; thence S 00°00'00" E 639.05 feet; thence S 89°50'00" W 1215.00 feet to the West line of said Section 33; thence N 00°00'00" East and along the West line of said Section 33 351.60 feet to the point of beginning; containing 17.989 acres and subject to a road right-of-way for a County Road over the Westerly 30 feet thereof. Section 2. That the Sign District Map adopted pursuant to Section 29-593.1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended by showing that the above -described property is included in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Section 3. That the zoning granted herein is expressly conditioned upon the entire above -described property being developed as a planned unit development in accordance with the Ordinances of the City. Section 4. That the Director of Engineering is hereby authorized and directed to amend said Zoning District Map in accordance with this Ordinance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of June A.D. 1994, and to be presented for I passage on the 21st day of June, A.D. 1994. /) Mayor ATTEST: r. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of June, A.D. 1994, and to be presente final pass n the 21st day of June, A.D. 1994. ATTEST: or City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 21st day of June, A.D. 1994. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 94, 1994 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ANNEXING PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE STRACHAN FARM ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO WHEREAS, Resolution 94-89, finding substantial compliance and initiating annexation proceedings, has heretofore been adopted by the Council of the City of Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the Council does hereby find and determine that it is in the best interests of the City to annex said area to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the following described property, to wit: A tract of land situate in the West Half of Section 33, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado, which considering the West line of said Section 33 as bearing N 00000'00" East and with all bearings contained herein relative thereto is contained within the boundary lines which begin at the West Quarter Corner of said Section 33; thence N 00°00'00" East and along the West line of said Section 33 299.23 feet; thence S 89036'40" E 1215.00 feet; thence S 00°00'00" E 639.05 feet; thence S 89050'00" W 1215.00 feet to the West line of said Section 33; thence N 00*00100" East and along the West line of said Section 33 351.60 feet to the point of beginning; containing 17.989 acres and subject to a road right-of-way for a County Road over the Westerly 30 feet thereof, be, and hereby is, annexed to the City of Fort Collins and made a part of said City, to be known as the Strachan Farm Annexation. Section 2. That, in annexing said property to the City, the City does not assume any obligation respecting the construction of water mains, sewer lines, gas mains, electric service lines, streets or any other services or utilities in connection with the property hereby annexed except as may be provided by the ordinances of the City. Section 3. That the City hereby consents, pursuant to Section 37-45-136(3.6), C.R.S., to the inclusion of said property into the Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: ITEM NUMBER: 31 A-B DATE: June 21, 1994 STAFF: Ken Waido Items Relating to the Strachan Farm Annexation and Zoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of recommends the R-L-P Zone have Board voted 7-0 to recommend EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: the annexation and zoning request. Staff also a PUD condition attached. The Planning and Zoning approval of the annexation and zoning request. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 94, 1994, Annexing Approximately 17.9 Acres, Known as the Strachan Farm Annexation. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 95, 1994, Zoning Approximately 17.9 Acres, Known as the Strachan Farm Annexation, Into the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District with a PUD Condition. This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 7, approves the request to annex and zone approximately 17.9 acres located east of County Road #9 and north of the Hewlett Packard Plant on Harmony Road. The property is currently zoned FA-1 Farming in the County which allows single-family residential development with a minimum lot size of 2.29 acres. The requested zoning is the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, District with a PUD condition. The R-L-P district could allow for a variety of housing types and densities through the PUD process, but due to the property's relatively small size a variety of uses is not likely to occur on the site. The property is presently undeveloped. This is a voluntary annexation of property located in the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area.