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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOSSIL CREEK WEST FIRST ANNEXATION & ZONING - 61-88, A - REPORTS - FIRST READINGr-1 r AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY I' EM NUMBER: 9 DATE: October 4, 1988 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Linda Ripley SUBJECT: Items Relating to the Fossil Creek West First Annexation. � �J RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and the Annexation and Zoning Ordinances on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Resolution 88-147 Finding Substantial Compliance and Initiating Annexation Proceedings for the Fossil Creek West First Annexation. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 128, 1988, Annexing Approximately 30.1974 Acres Known as the Fossil Creek West First Annexation. C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 129, 1988, Zoning Approximately 30.1974 Acres Known as the Fossil Creek West First, into the T Transition District. APPLICANT: J. Paul Heffron OWNERS: U.S. 287 Ltd. and P.O. Box 1345 Foothills Office Park Ltd. Boulder, CO 80306 1624 Market Street, #204 Denver, CO 80202 This is a request to annex and zone approximately 30.1974 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 30.1974 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 DATE: October 4, 1988 -2- ITEM NUMBER: 1 gains the required 1/6 contiguity to existing city limits from a common boundary with the Mill First and Second Annexations to the north and the Fossil Creek Third Annexation to the east. 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. 2. The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for a voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins. 3. 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. • FOSSIL CREEK WEST ANNEXATIONS ITEM AND ZONINGS - FIRST (1) and SECOND (2) � NUMBER 61-88A, 62-88A