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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPICKETT SECOND ANNEXATION AND ZONING 1.27.92 P AND Z BOARD HEARING - 56 91, A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTITEM NO. 15 MEETING DATE 1/30/92 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Pickett Second Annexation and Zoning - #56-91, A APPLICANT: Gary Nordic OWNER: Eric Peterson 809 W. Harmony Road 1919 Westview Road Ft. Collins, Co 80525 Ft. Collins, CO 80521 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request to annex and zone approximately 854 square feet located just east of the terminus of Spaulding Lane, south of Country Club Road. The requested zoning is the R-P, Planned Residential District. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request to annex and zone approximately 854 square feet located just east of the terminus of Spaulding Lane, south of Country Club Road. The requested zoning is the R-P, Planned Residential, District. The property is presently developed as a part of Lot #5 of the Terry Ridge Subdivision. The area to be annexed will be used as street right- of-way to provide access to the Pheasant Ridge Estates Subdivision, a proposed residential development within the city limits. The property is currently zoned FA Farming in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 300 LaPorte Ave. P.O. Boa 580 Fort Collins. CD 80522-0580 (303) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Pickett Second Annexation and Zoning, #56-91A January 27, 1992 P & Z Meeting Page 2 Backaround: The applicant, Gary Nordic, on behalf of the owner, Eric Peterson, has submitted a written petition requesting annexation of approximately 854 square feet located just east of the terminus of Spaulding Lane, south of Country Club Road. The requested zoning is the R-P, Planned Residential, District. The property is presently developed as a part of Lot #5 of the Terry Ridge Subdivision. The area to be annexed will be used as street right- of-way to provide access to the Pheasant Ridge Estates Subdivision, a proposed residential development within the city limits. The property is currently zoned FA Farming in the County. This is a voluntary 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 consider the annexation of 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 Pickett Annexation to the south. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows: N: FA, Farming, Terry Ridge Subdivision E: FA, Farming, Terry Ridge Subdivision and Puebla Vista Estates Subdivision S: R-P, Planned Residential, undeveloped W: FA, Farming, non -subdivision development The requested zoning for this annexation is the R-P, Planned Residential District. The R-P District designation is for areas planned as a unit to provide a variation in use and building placement. The area to be annexed will provide street right-of-way access to property which will eventually develop as the Pheasant Ridge Estates Subdivision located within the city limits. On July 22, 1991, the Planning and Zoning Board reviewed a preliminary plan for the Pheasant Ridge Estates Subdivision, a request for 25 single-family lots located on 19.23 acres. The Board voted 6-0 to approve the preliminary plan with the following four conditions: 1. A 46 foot wide dedicated right-of-way (ROW) be secured by the developer/owner of Pheasant Ridge Estates from the owners of Lot #5 prior to final approval. This access easement must be accepted by the County and recorded with Pickett Second Annexation and Zoning, #56-91A January 27, 1992 P & Z Meeting Page 3 the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder's office prior to recording of Pheasant Ridge Estates subdivision plat. 2. The determination of responsibility for perpetual maintenance of the two detention ponds be made by the City Stormwater Utility prior to final approval. 3. A landscape plan for the on -site detention ponds be submitted to the City for final review. 4. Access from Spaulding Lane be reviewed by the Board with recommendations from staff at the time of final. This annexation will assist the developer of the Pheasant Ridge Estates subdivision in fulfilling condition #4 above. 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. On January 7, 1992, the City Council approved 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 February 18, 1992. 4. The requested R-P, Planned Residential, District is in conformance with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and requested zoning. • gi101► waUli 1l�1'� u 17 p% D R R 12 mot` ,z L 2D Q 'DAL 1 IV 11 L, 5 P s rD tb 2 i OL 10 1 W 5 T Q 1y n 14 zJ G It W s q 5 13 5 N aD v� 1 A, B IS 1 9 TERRY s' RIDGE 7 <o 2nd,Iu —� 5 o, E ENE I 9� ■ E IS 4 g ' � EiE� ■ '� °� a 0 4 ■ p U i \ i FOP �- `12 J Zp ■ RLP HB s6 __ UtiDU1GC IF �A a ITEM: 1 NUMBER PICKETT SECOND & THIRD Annexation & Zoning 56-911 A 56-91B, C My name is Mike Backlund and I reside at 2114 Westview Rd. which is the corner house of Westview and Country Club Rd. My background is as an Engineer with Bechtel Group of Companies based in San Francisco. I am and have been a Construction Manager involved with construction projects such as hospitals, water treatment & sewage treatment plants, high rise and residential construction for the past 20 years. My first question is regarding the Master Plan that was accomplished regarding the area in question. What was the date of the last update? On my subdivision plat when I purchased my home there was an easement dedicated to the south of westview through what is now Puebla Vista. The county approved the abolishment of the easement because they did not want the increased traffic dumping onto Lemay. The number of homes in Puebla Vista is fewer than Mr. Nordicks plan, however the city has no problems dumping additional traffic onto Country Club Rd. What is the difference? Traffic is a great concern to all of us. There are a number of children that live on Westview and utilize the street to play on. One of the reasons that I purchased my home is the fact that as a dead-end street I knew that traffic would be at a minimum. Even with the possibility of an easement through Puebla Vista the volume of traffic would be negligible. There is mention of a traffic study being accomplished. Who did this study? Who interpreted the study? Are copies available? In the Planning and Zoning Board Meeting minutes of July 22, 1991 it was noted that Mr. Nordick stated, "the traffic study showed minimum impact on the entire area and would not affect the quality of life". To my knowledge traffic studies don't normally asddress quality of life. I ask the Board what increase in traffic constitutes- a minimum impact? 25%, 50%, 100%? My guess is that those living on a quiet residential street and had a 100% increase would consider that -a- signif-icant-impact-on their lives. IN THIS CASE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT APPRO%IMENTLY A 400% INCREASE: This increase is only from the homes in the proposed Nordick subdivision, not from Spaulding etc should the proposed barricade be removed, or not placed at all. I believe the Master Plan of this area shows access to this property from the south on Redwood. Mr. Nordicks reluctance to utilize this planned access is purely made on economics. He has stated that it would be too expensive for him to build the bridge required to make the project feasible. Obviously the city had given this access enough thought to make it a part of their overall planning effort. Is it now the Planning and Zoning Boards obligation because of Mr. Nordicks profit picture to ignore previous Master Plans? It would appear to warrant a rethinking of the master plan of this area, before any more piece -meal decisions are made. As has been suggested to Mr. Nordick in previous encounters with the Terry Ridge Homeowners Association we are not opposed to an easement through westview with the installation of a permanent fire barricade which will satisfy fire access requirements. This would place access to and from the Nordick property on Spaulding Lane which has curbs and is in good repair. This access would also eliminate the loop that would be created by homeowners in the Nordick proposal in trying to get to College Ave. Lets look at the real reason Mr. Nordick is against utilizing Spaulding Lane as access. Simply stated he does not want prospective buyers to have to pass by the trailer park on the west end of Spaulding and the greenhouses of Frenchs Cut Flowers on the east end. I know that the City has a problem with the traffic from this subdivision entering the intersection of Hiway 1 and Spaulding. It appears that because this intersection which was and is planned for modification has not been accomplished on a timely basis, traffic will flow down westview rd as the lesser of two evils. In closing I would only hope that the Planning and Zoning Boards decisions are made void of prejudice and discrimination and not swayed by the developers bottom line, or the desire to simply increase the tax base of Fort Collins. It seems logical to me that as a Planning and Zoning Board menber I would want a more up to date master plan of the area before making many of these types of individual decisions.