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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREA ANNEXATION AND ZONING OCTOBER 25 1993 P AND Z BOARD HEARING - 64 93 A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTuil emont o 1 rout an P4 w . y W N r Thrasher o _ St, o a o Z w aPn � � � I O Q Bopp • e f' O c W r *- U d bunfrn9 ELLJ . E I N Pavilion Lri pipil 31 owe chuko �' o N Ct. Ct, I Kensin n 0 I Dr. G r! ar Tow he a St. ` HARMONY ROAD' '�ter' Nicklaus �t1 1 �1 1 . s � 1 d 0 P S1. \ 1 a _ , o Pape o 1 Prairie St. o �S 1 m 7my �. airro Ln. . 1 N g 1 M wi 1' Coronado m 13rkvva il C t 1 r rr/C 4 am Sl ti itlz 3 c $ SS ■ u u I� r (L - 1' O os II ,¢i' � 1 t 'o• �''� �� dY ITEM: REA Annexation & Zoning North NUMBER: 64=93, A REA Annexation P & Z Meeting Page 3 Findings and Zoning - #64-93,A - October 25, 1993 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 October 19, 1993, the City Council approved a resolution which accepts the annexation petition and determines that the petition is in compliance with State law. The resolution also initiates 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. Public hearing and first reading of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the property will be considered by the City Council on December 7, 1993. 4. The requested H-B Highway Business 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 H-B Zone for the property which would require all redevelopment proposals for the property to be reviewed against the criteria of the LAND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM. REA Annexation and Zoning - #64-931A P & Z Meeting - October 25, 1993 Page 2 Backaround: The applicant and owner, Ronald J. Carry, General Manager, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, has submitted a written petition requesting annexation of approximately 9.4 acres located west of College Avenue and south of Harmony Road, south of the Arbor Plaza Shopping Center (Wal-Mart). The requested zoning is the H-B, Highway Business District. The property is presently developed as the main office of the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. The eastern third of the property is currently zoned B-Business, while the western two-thirds of the property is zoned C-Commercial in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. Any existing commercial signs on the property will have to conform to the City's Sign Code at the conclusion of a five-year amortization period or upon redevelopment of the property. 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 Arbor Commercial Annexation to the north and the Fairway Estates Business Annexation to the east. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows: N: H-B, Highway Business, Arbor Plaza Shopping Center E: B-L, Limited Business, variety of retail, commercial and office uses S: T-Tourist (County), Fort Collins Nursery W: FA-1, Farming (County), large lot residential development The requested zoning for this annexation is the H-B, Highway Business District. The H-B District designation is for automobile oriented businesses. The property will probably eventually redevelop with a commercial use which has a regional/community focus. According to the City's LAND USE POLICIES PLAN, regional/community commercial uses should located near transportation facilities that offer the required access to the uses, in ares served by public transportation, and in areas served by existing water and sewer utilities. This site addresses these locational policies. Redevelopment plans for the property include the possibility of a new and used car dealership. ITEM NO. 20 MEETING DATE 10/25/93 IElI f-MUMIrals PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: REA Annexation and Zoning - #64-93,A APPLICANT: Ronald J. Carry, General Manager Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc. 4809 S. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80526 OWNER: Same PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request to annex and zone approximately 9.4 acres located west of College Avenue and south of Harmony Road. The requested zoning is the H-B, Highway Business District. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. Staff also recommends the H-B Zone have a PUD condition attached. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request to annex and zone approximately 9.4 acres located west of College Avenue and south of Harmony Road, south of the Arbor Plaza Shopping Center (Wal-Mart). The requested zoning is the H-B, Highway Business District. The property is presently developed as the main office of the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. The property is currently zoned B-Business and C-Commercial in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (303) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT