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.
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ITEM: BARNES
ANNEXATION & ZONING
NUMBER: 53 -91