HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS SUBSTATION - ANNEXATION & ZONING - 15-89, A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTITEM NO. 9
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING OF march 27, 1%9
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Fort Collins Substation Annexation and Zoning - #15-89, A
APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Same
PROJECT PLANNER: Ken Waido
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request to annex and zone approximately 5.47 acres
located west of Overland Trail and south of West Mulberry Street (extended).
The requested zoning is the R-F, Foothills Residential District.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and
zoning request.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request to annex and zone approximately
5.47 acres located west of Overland Trail and south of West Mulberry Street
(extended). The requested zoning is the R-F, Foothills Residential District. The
property is presently developed as an electric utility substation for the City of
Fort Collins Light & Power Department. The property is currently zoned FA-1,
Farming in the County. This is a voluntary annexation.
DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221.6750
SEHVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Fort Collins Substation - Annex. and Zoning - #15-89, A
P & Z Meeting - March 27, 1989
Background:
The applicant and owner, the City of Fort Collins, has requested annexation of
approximately 5.47 acres located west of Overland Trail and south of West
Mulberry Street (extended). The requested zoning is the R-F, Foothills
Residential District. The property is presently developed as an electric utility
substation for the City of Fort Collins Light & Power Department. The
property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming 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 annex 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 Brown's Annexation, the First Locust Grove
Annexation, the Overland Trail Annexation and the Noel Annexation to the
southeast.
The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows:
N: FA-1,
Farming,
residential
development.
E: FA-1,
Farming,
residential
development.
S: FA-1,
Farming,
residential
development.
W: FA-1,
Farming,
residential
development.
The requested zoning for this annexation is the R-F, Foothills Residential
District. The R-F District designation is for areas near the foothills. The
property is develop as a electric utility substation for the City's Light & Power
Department which is a use -by -right in the R-F Zone. There are no immediate
redevelopment plans for the property.
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 March 21, 1989, the City Council approved a resolution determining that
the annexation 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. Public hearing and first
reading of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the property will be
considered by the City Council on May 2, 1989.
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