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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBARNES ANNEXATION AND ZONING 3.17.92 CITY COUNCIL HEARING - 53 91 - REPORTS - FIRST READINGMarch 17, 1992 Kirsten Whetstone SUBJECT: Items pertaining to the Barnes Annexation and Zoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and requested zoning. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Resolution 92-? Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Barnes Annexation and Zoning. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. ?, 1992, Annexing Approximately 2.31 Acres, Known as the Barnes Annexation. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. ?, 1992 Zoning Approximately 2.31 Acres, Known as the Barnes Annexation, into the R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential, Zoning District. - This is a request to annex and zone approximately 2.31 acres located at 2637 W. County Road 40, located south of Horsetooth Road, west of Taft Hill Road, and north of County Road 38E. There is a single family residence on the property. The property is currently zoned FA, Farming, in the County. The proposed zoning is RLP, Low Density Planned Residential. This is the annexation of an enclave area. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNERS: Al and Clare Barnes 2637 W. County Road 40 Fort Collins, CO 80521 BACKGROUND: 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 agree to consider for annexation, property in the UGA when the property is eligible for annexation according to State law. The property being considered for annexation has, for a period of not less than .three (3) years, been completely surrounded by property contained within the boundaries of the City of Fort Collins. Enclave areas become eligible for annexation when they have been completely surrounded, by properties annexed into the City, for at least three years. The area to be annexed has been a county enclave for at least three years and is therefore eligible for annexation. The property became completely surrounded by the City of Fort Collins through the following annexation: N: Overland Hills Annexation, October 6, 1987 ' E: Overland Hills Annexation, October 6, 1987 S: Overland Hills Annexation, October 6, 1987 W: Overland Hills Annexation, October 6, 1987 The property is currently used as a private rural residence. Horses are allowable, as an accessory use in the RLP District. Any farm animals such as goats, pigs, chickens, and cows would become non -conforming uses. If active and continuous operations are not carried on in a nonconforming use during a continuous period of one year, the building, structure, or land where such non -conforming uses previously existed would revert back to conforming uses only. There are no redevelopment plans for this property at this time. The property became eligible for involuntary annexation into the City on October 6, 1990. On December 18, 1991, staff sent a letter to the property owners informing them of the pending annexation, potential zoning district designation, and the various meeting dates for review by the Planning and Zoning Board and the Fort Collins City Council. Zoning• The property is currently zoned FA, Farming, in the County. The proposed zoning for this annexation is RLP, Low Density Planned Residential. The RLP District designation is for areas of low density residential development. The proposed zoning is compatible with the existing uses and surrounding zoning and is consistent with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Findings: 1. The annexation of this property is consistent with the policies and agreements between Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins as contained in the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Barnes Annexation and Zoning, #53-91,A January 27, 1992 P & Z Meeting Page 3 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. On February 4, 1992, City Council considered a resolution setting forth the intent to annex this property and initiating the annexation process by establishing the date, time and place when a public hearing will be held regarding the readings of the Ordinances annexing and zoning the property. 4. The requested zoning of RLP, Low Density Planned Residential, is 'in conformance with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and requested zoning. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Zoning Board, at its regular monthly meeting on January 27, 1992, voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and requested zoning as part of the Board's Consent Agenda. e ■ ■ ■ ■ CITY LIMITS 1�91 STREETS 1/31/91 •aana.T 19 B-_-- ■ ■ ■ ■s ■ ■j.■Z■ ■.� 32 aw RLP RF ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ' II I Isl I ■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Jd r i OUT 153 ITEM: BARNES ANNEXATION & ZONING NUMBER: 53 -91