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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLINK-N-GREENS 4TH (ENCLAVE) ANNEXATION & ZONING - 49-87F - REPORTS - SECOND READINGAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CiTY COUNCIL SUBJECT : ITE'i�A NUMBER: 13. A-B DATE: July 15, 1997 STAFF: gob Blanchard Items Relating to the Link-N-Greens 4th Enclave Annexation and Zoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of Ordinances on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: �-�l �/��/q � ��T�- 7� A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 103, 1997, Annexing Property Known as the Link-N- Greens Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 104, 1997, Amending the Zoning District Map of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Link-N-Greens Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. On July 1, 1997, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 97-9� Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding Link-N-Greens Annexation. On July 1, 1997, Council also unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 103 and 104, 1997, which annex and zone an enclave of approximately 2 acres of the Cache La Poudre River and adjacent bike trail, located between Riverside and Lemay Avenue. The recommended zoning is C-C-R, Community Commercial - Poudre River District. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Dorothy A. Whisler c/o Link-N-Greens Corporation 777 East Lincoln Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 AGE�IDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER: DATE: 16 A-C July l, 1997 STAFF: Bob Blanchard SUBJECT: - Items Relating to the Link-N-Greens 4th Enclave Annexation and Zoning. � ^ RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and of the Ordinances on First Reading. � EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: , ; A. Resolution 97-93 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding Link-N- i Greens Annexation. � B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 103, 1997, Annexing Property Known as the i Link-N-Greens Annexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. � I C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 104, 1997, Amending the Zoning District Map of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property � Included in the Link-N-Greens A.nnexation to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. This is an annexation and zoning of an enclave of approximately 2 acres of the Cache La Poudre River and adjacent bike trail, located between Riverside and Lemay Avenue. The recommended zoning is C-C-R, Community Commercial - Poudre River District. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Dorothy A. Whisler c/o Link-N-Greens Corporation 777 East Lincoln Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 BACKGROUND: The Link-N-Greens 4th property is approximately 2 acres of the Cache La Poudre River and adjacent bike trail, between Riverside and Lemay Avenue. It is located within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area (UGA). According to policies and agreements between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County, contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE FORT 2 COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA, the City will agree to consider for annexation property m the UGA when the property is eligible for annexation according to State law. The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: C-C-R; Link-N-Greens Golf Course E: C-C-R and R-C; Link-N-Greens Golf Course, sewage treatment plant S: R-C and R-D-R; sewage treatment plant, pickle factory W: P-O-L; vacant Enclave areas become eligible for annexation when they have been completely surrounded, for at least three years, by properties that are within the City limits. The area to be annexed has been an enclave for at least three yeazs and is therefore, eligible for annexation. The area became completely surrounded through the following anneYations: N: Link-N-Greens Annexation - October 30, 1987 S: East Lincoln Avenue 2nd Annexation - July 26, 1991 E: Lincoln-N-Greens Znd Annexation - April 15, 1988 W: East Lincoln Avenue 2nd Annexation - July 26, 1991 This area became eligible for involuntary annexation into the City on July 26, 1994. It was left out of the previous Link-N-Greens annexations. This two-acre area is a stretch of the Cache La Poudre River, south of the Linlc-N-Greens Golf Course. Annexation of this enclave is for housekeeping purposes - when surrounding area were annexed, the plat boundaries did not match resulting in this enclave. The proposed zoning for this annexation is the C-C-R, Community Commercial - Poudre River District. The C-C-R District is for downtown fringe areas in the Cache La Poudre River corridor. A copy of the C-C-R zoning district is attached. The surrounding area is zoned C-C-R, R-C and P- O-L. The proposed zonina is consistent with the City Structure Plan and is compatible with the surrounding zoning. FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. The annexation of this area is consistent with the policies and agreements between Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins, as 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 annexation by the City of Fort Collins. 3. The recommended C-C-R, Community Commercial - Poudre River District is in conformance with the City Structure Plan.