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HomeMy WebLinkAboutINTERSTATE LANDS FIRST ANNEXATION - 34-88 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITE4 Ni) 20 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING OF jani,a.-_ 2_3 ]g89 STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Interstate Lands First Annexation - #34-88 APPLICANT: G.T. Land Colorado, Inc. OWNER: Overlook Farm Inc. c/o Cityscape Urban Design 3555 Stanford Road 21 Old Town Square, Suite 242 Suite 100 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 PROJECT PLANNER:; Linda Ripley PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to annex approximately 20.5 acres located west of I-25 and north of Prospect Road. The property is presently undeveloped. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request to annex approximately 20.5 acres located west of I-25 and north of Prospect Road. The property is presently undeveloped. This is a voluntary annexation. There is an annexation agreement which defines the developer's and the City's responsibilities regarding storm drainage improvements, street improvements, access and utility services affecting the future development of this property. The proposed agreement is attached. OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P 0. Box 580 • Fort Collins. Colorado 80522 __' SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT Interstate Lands First'Annexation - #34-88 January 23, 1989 P&Z Meeting Page 2 COMMENTS 1. Background: The owner, Overlook Farm Inc., has submitted a written petition requesting annexation of approximately 192.4 acres located west of I-25 and north of Prospect Road. Due to contiguity problems, the area to be annexed has been divided into two separate annexations, Interstate Lands First Annexation, consisting of 20.5 acres, and Interstate Lands Second Annexation, consisting of 171.9 acres. This is a voluntary annexation. The property is presently undeveloped. There is an annexation agreement which defines the developer's and the City's responsibilities regarding storm drainage improvements, street improvements, access and utility services affecting the future development of this property. The proposed agreement is attached. 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 Sludge Farm Annexation to the south. 2. Neighborhood Concerns: A neighborhood meeting was held March 29, 1988 to hear concerns regarding the annexation and zoning of this property as well as to receive comments on the proposed master plan. The meeting was well attended by county residents who voiced their concerns about annexation. The primary objections were to City expansion in general, the possibility of their property becoming an enclave in the future, and the urban land uses proposed being a threat to their rural lifestyle. Interstate Lands First Annexation does not create an enclave. 3. Findings: a) 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. b) The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for annexation to the City of Fort Collins. Interstate Lands FirsLlAnnexation - #34-88 January 23, 1989 P&Z Meeting Page 3 c) On February 7, 1989, the City Council will hear 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 March 21, 1989. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of Interstate Lands First Annexation - #34-88. No Text Planning e, Zoning Board Meeting January 2�-', 1989 continued to January �-10, 1989 Item 22 and 2L1 Interstate Lands Tract A & B zoning request Madam Chairman and Members of the Board: Our concerns in regard to the zoning of Interstate Lands Tract A °< B are as follows: 1. Water Table The water table in our area is only eight feet down in most places. As owners of Estate lots who depend on shallow wells to irrigate our lands, intensive development in this area concerns us. We are concerned that our wells will be contaminated by surface pollutants from roofs & parking lots or worse, that the water table will drop below our wells when the land is sealed over by development. 2. Access The roads in Boxelder Estates were designed and built as light duty rural residential roads. That is a 2" thick 217 wide strip of asphalt built over 20 years ago. We, as an Association are responsible for the maintenance of these roads. We do not want or deserve to bear the cost of damage caused innitially by contruction vehicles and later by increased daily traffic using Boxelder as an access. Also, up to this time all of the roads in Boxeleder Estates are dead end roads. We have practically no traffic. We are fortunate in that we do not have to worry about our pets or our children being run over by through traffic. It is quiet in our neighborhood. 7. Transition As I have mentioned before Boxelder Estates consists of estate lots up to three acres. The proposed zoning, planned residential. allow for densities far greater than that which exists now. I understand that your point system penalizes delvelopers for density development of less than 31 units per acre. We feel it is inappropriate to penalize the residents of Boxelder Estates by allowing zoning conducive to high density development. Solution: 1. In order to minimize the impact on existing homes adjoining Interstate Lands Tract A & E we propose the following: First in order to provide for a proper transition from existing estate lots to highway business and a regional shopping mall the area designated planned residential should be doubled in size. Second, due to a pending lawsuit between Boxelder Estates and L_._7_ G� �•Ga /o2.o�a� /.v=------ filed in r G�;�� c�� ..,.r or 4Afthe f i r st one hundred and twenty five feet to the east of Boxelder Estates, an area of approximately 5 acres, should be zoned transitional.