HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOSSIL CREEK WEST SECOND ANNEXATION & ZONING - 62-88, A - REPORTS - FIRST READING1., AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
1, EM NUMBER: 10
DATE: October 4, 1988
STAFF: Linda Ripley
Items Relating to the Fossil Creek West Second Annexation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and the Annexation and Zoning
Ordinances on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 88-148 Finding Substantial Compliance and Initiating
Annexation Proceedings for the Fossil Creek West Second Annexation.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 130, 1988, Annexing Approximately
18.8318 Acres Known as the Fossil Creek West Second Annexation.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 131, 1988, Zoning Approximately 18.8318
Acres Known as the Fossil Creek West Second, into the T Transition
District.
APPLICANT: J. Paul Heffron
P.O. Box 1345
Boulder, CO 80306
OWNERS: U.S. 287 Ltd. and
Foothills Office Park Ltd.
1624 Market Street, #204
Denver, CO 80202
This is a request to annex and zone approximately 18.8318 acres located
west of South College Avenue in the vicinity of Fossil Creek Parkway. The
requested zoning is the T Transition District. The property is presently
undeveloped. This is a voluntary annexation.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, J. Paul Heffron, on behalf of the owners, U.S. 287 Ltd. and
Foothills Office Park Ltd., have submitted a written petition requesting
annexation of 18.8318 acres located west of South College Avenue in the
vicinity of Fossil Creek Parkway.
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
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gains the required 1/6 contiguity to existing city limits from a common
boundary with the Fossil Creek West First Annexation to the north. The
requested zoning for this annexation is the T Transition District. The T
Transition District designation is for properties which are in a
transitional stage with regard to ultimate development. The property is
presently undeveloped. It is the petitioners' intent to rezone the
property in the future when development plans are more clearly defined.
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.
The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for a
voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
The attached Resolution accepts the annexation petition and determines
that the petition is in compliance with State law. The Resolution
initiates the annexation process for this property by establishing the
date, time and place when a public hearing will be held regarding the
reading of Ordinances annexing and zoning the area. A public hearing
and second reading of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the property
will be considered by the City Council on November 15, 1988.
4. The requested T Transition District is in conformance with the policies
of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Planning and Zoning Board Recommendation:
The Planning and Zoning Board will hear the annexation request at its
regular monthly meeting on October 24, 1988. The Board will forward a
recommendation and any comments to the City Council prior to the public
hearing and second reading of the Annexation Ordinance on November 15,
1988.