HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLUE SPRUCE FARM ANNEXATION AMENDMENT - 33-87B - - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITEM NO. 19
MEETING DATE 4/26/93
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STAFF Ken Waido
City of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Blue Spruce Farm Annexation Amendment - #33-87, B
APPLICANT: Mr. Chuck Betters
The Group Inc.
375 E. Horsetooth Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
OWNERS: Timberline Partners, Ltd,
a Colorado Limited Partnership,
by G. B. Ventures, a Colorado
General Partnership, General Partner,
William W. Reynolds, Managing Partner
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request to amend the Blue Spruce Farm
Annexation to apply annexation terms, conditions, and limitations
which were initially applied to the portion of the Blue Spruce Farm
Annexation owned by the State Board of Agriculture, to a 1.71 acre
area to be traded to the State Board of Agriculture by Timberline
Partners, Ltd., a Colorado Limited Partnership, by G. B. Ventures,
a Colorado General Partnership, General Partner, William W.
Reynolds, Managing Partner.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation
amendment request.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request to amend the Blue Spruce Farm
Annexation to apply annexation terms, conditions, and limitations,
which were initially applied to the portion of the Blue Spruce Farm
Annexation owned by the State Board of Agriculture, to a 1.71 acre
area to be traded to the State Board of Agriculture by Timberline
Partners, Ltd., a Colorado Limited Partnership, by G. B. Ventures,
a Colorado General Partnership, General Partner, William W.
Reynolds, Managing Partner. The property is presently undeveloped
and is currently zoned R-P, Planned Residential.
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Blue Spruce Farm Annexation Amendment - #33-87B
April 26, 1993 P & Z Meeting
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Background•
The applicant, Mr. Chuck Betters of The Group Inc., on behalf of
the owner, Timberline Partners, Ltd., a Colorado Limited
Partnership, by G.B. Ventures, a Colorado General Partnership,
General Partner, William W. Reynolds, Managing Partner, has
submitted a written petition requesting an amendment to the Blue
Spruce Farm Annexation to apply annexation terms, conditions, and
limitations to a 1.71 acre area to be traded to the State Board of
Agriculture by the property owners.
The property to be traded to the State Board of Agriculture was
annexed to the City as part of the 173.24 acre Blue Spruce Farm
Annexation in 1987. At the time of the initial annexation, the
property was included in the part of the annexation which was owned
by Blue Spruce Farms, Inc., (168.52 acres). The State Board of
Agriculture owned the remainder of the property annexed (4.72
acres). At the request of the State Board of Agriculture, as
contained in the initial Annexation Petition, Ordinance No. 135,
1987, annexing the Blue Spruce Farm Annexation contains the
following conditions applying to the State's property:
"...the annexation of said parcel of property described in
Exhibit A (the legal description of the State owned property)
shall in no sense be interpreted as:
a. Conveying to the City of Fort Collins any right, title or
interest in the property so annexed;
b. Conveying any right to establish new streets or extend
existing streets upon or across said property; or to
construct utility lines of any kind upon or across said
property;
C. Granting any right to apply the provisions of any
municipal ordinance, and specifically any building code,
zoning code or licensing ordinance, upon the property
described in Exhibit A, so long as title thereof shall
remain in the State Board of Agriculture and the property
continues to be used for educational, research, extension
and related support services; provided however, that the
jurisdiction of the City of Fort Collins shall extend
over the property annexed insofar as it relates to the
application of: (i) City traffic ordinances; and (ii)
City ordinances relating to police enforcement of the
traffic code, City ordinances relating to offenses
against the person, offenses against public peace,
offenses relating to morals and offenses relating to
public health and safety.
Blue Spruce Farm Annexation Amendment - #33-87B
April 26, 1993 P & Z Meeting
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The jurisdiction of the Municipal Court is extended to
include violations of ordinances included in the
foregoing Subparagraphs a and b occurring on the property
described in Exhibit A; provided, however, that nothing
contained in the annexing ordinances shall be construed
to limit the authority of the university officials to
exercise the authority provided in Sections 23-5-106 and
23-5-107, C.R.S."
The property owner, Timberline Partners, Ltd., proposes to trade
1.71 acres to the State Board of Agriculture in return for 1.49
acres of land. The proposed amendment to the Blue Spruce
Annexation would apply the conditions cited above to the 1.71 acres
of land to be given to the State Board of Agriculture. The
conditions have been accepted by the City in the past when annexing
land owned by the State Board of Agriculture including, as
indicated, the Blue Spruce Farm Annexation, the adjacent Rigdon
Farm Annexation, and the Colorado Nature Center First, Second, and
Third Annexations.
Findings
1. On October 6, 1987, the City Council approved Ordinance No.
135, 1987, approving the annexation of 173.24 acres known as
the Blue Spruce Farm Annexation.
2. Contained in Ordinance No. 135, 1987, are certain conditions
(as presented above) which apply solely to the portion of the
annexation owned by the State Board of Agriculture.
3. The requested amendment will apply the same conditions as
currently apply to the State's property to the 1.71 acre area
to be traded to the State by the property owner, Timberline
Partners, Ltd.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested annexation amendment.
WAINGID
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