HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLORADO NATURE CENTER FOURTH - ANNEXATION & ZONING - 29-89, A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTITEM NO. 9
MEETING DATE 8-28-89
STAFF Ken waido
City of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Colorado Nature Center Fourth Annexation and Zoning - #29-89, A
APPLICANTS: State Board of Agriculture OWNERS: Same
Room 202 Administration Bldg.
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Request to annex and zone approximately 9.4 acres located east of County
Road 9 and south of East Drake Road (extended). The requested zoning is the
T-Transition District.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This is a request to annex and zone approximately 9.4 acres located east of
County Road 9 and south of East Drake Road (extended). The requested zoning
is the T-Transition District. The property is presently undeveloped. The
property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming District in the County. This is a
voluntary annexation.
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Background:
The applicant and owner, Colorado State University, has submitted a written
petition requesting annexation of approximately 9.4 acres located east of
County Road 9 and south of East Drake Road (extended). The requested zoning
is the T-Transition District. The property is presently undeveloped. The
property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming District in the County. 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 annexa-
tion 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 boundary with the Colorado Nature Center
Second Annexation to the north.
The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows:
N: T-Transitional, nature center natural area.
E: FA-1, Farming, undeveloped.
S: FA-1 Farming, gravel pit.
W: T-Transition, undeveloped.
The requested zoning for this annexation is the T-Transition District. The
Transition District designation is for properties in transition as to their
ultimate use. The property will probably not develop in the foreseeable future.
It will remain a part of the Norther Colorado Nature Center natural area.
As with other Colorado State University properties annexed into the City, the
petitioner specifies as a condition of the proposed annexation that the proposed
annexation in no sense shall be interpreted as:
1. Conveying to said City any right, title, or interest in the property so
annexed.
2. 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.
3. Granting any right to apply the provisions of any municipal ordinance, and
specifically any building code, zoning code, or licensing ordinance, upon the
property 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.
Colorado Nature Center Fourth Annexation & Zoning - #29-89,A
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Provided, however, that the jurisdiction of the City of Fort Collins shall
extend over the property annexed in so far as it relates to the application of:
a. City traffic ordinances;
b. 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, offenses relating to public health, and
safety.
4. The jurisdiction of the Municipal court is extended to include violations of
ordinances included in the foregoing items 1 and 2 of this paragraph
occurring on the lands so annexed; providing, however, that nothing con-
tained in the annexation ordinances shall be construed to limit the authority
of the University officials, to exercise the authority provided in C.R.S.
23-5-106 and C.R.S. 23-5-107.
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 June 20, 1989, 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 September 5,
1989.
4. The requested T-Transition District is in conformance with the policies of
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the annexation and requested zoning.
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ITEM COLORADO NATURE CENTER 4th
- Annexation &Zoning
NUMBER 29-89 29-89A