HomeMy WebLinkAboutSLUDGE FARM ANNEXATION & ZONING - 29-88, A - REPORTS - FIRST READINGAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: R a-b
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: Apr i 1 19, 1988
STAFF: Ken Wa i do
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to the Sludge Farm Annexation and Zoning.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of these Ordinances on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 53, 1988, Annexing Approximately
324.1479 Acres, Known as the Sludge Farm Annexation.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 54, 1988, Zoning Approximately 324.1479
Acres, Known as the Sludge Farm Annexation, into the RC River Corridor
District.
APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Same
This is a request to annex and zone approximately 324.1479 acres located
south of East Prospect Road and west of I-25. The requested zoning is the
RC River Corridor District. The property is presently developed as the
City's Resource Recovery Farm. This is a voluntary annexation.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant and owner, the City of Fort Collins, has submitted a written
petition requesting annexation of approximately 324.1479 acres located
south of East Prospect Road and west of I-25. The requested zoning is the
RC River Corridor District. The property is presently developed as the
City's Resource Recovery Farm. This is a voluntary annexation of
municipally -owned land, and is therefore exempt, under state law, from the
requirement of notice and public hearing, for the 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 Flatiron East Prospect Road First Annexation to the west.
DATE: April 19, 1988
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The requested zoning for this annexation is the RC River Corridor District.
The RC District designation is for areas developing within the corridor of
the Cache La Poudre River. The RC District places strong emphasis on
area/neighborhood planning to define appropriate uses in the river
corridor. Staff is presently working with property owners in the East
Prospect Road area to develop an entry -way land use and urban design plan.
When completed, this plan will establish development and design guidelines
for the area.
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 of municipally -owned land to the City of Fort
Collins.
3. Public hearing on zoning of the land, and second reading of the
Ordinances annexing and zoning the property will be considered by the
City Council on June 7, 1988.
4. The requested RC River Corridor District is in conformance with the
policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning and Zoning Board will review the Sludge Farm Annexation at its
April 25, 1988, meeting and will forward a recommendation to the Council in
time for the public hearings and second ordinance readings scheduled for
the Council meeting of June 7, 1988.
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