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Planning Department
Citv of Fort Collins
July 2, 1990
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mike Smith, Director of Water and Wastewater Utilities
FM: Kirsten Whetstone, City Planner) �
Ken Waido, Chief PI ner
TH: Tom Peterson r IVAo nning
RE: Development Potential for Properties Between 5200'-5250'
The Planning Department has mapped and analyzed the properties on the west
side of Fort Collins, located between County Road 42C, south of Hughes
Stadium, and Harmony Road (extended), to estimate how much development
could occur in the areas which lie between the 5200' and 5250' elevation lines
and thus require an augmentation to the City's existing water service facilities.
Much of this area is located in the City -owned Pine Ridge Open Space Area
and thus is not subject to development. The remaining land, under private
ownership, has been divided into three sections for the purpose of analysis.
Section #1 consists of the Burns property and the Herring property which lie
just south of County Road 42C. Section #2 is made up of parts of the
Whitman, Stuart, Barnes, and Martin properties located south of Quail Hollow
and north of County Road 38E. Section #3, the southern most section, consists
of the properties below the Spring Canyon Dam. Most of Section #3 is located
south of County Road 38E.
Section #1
The Herring property is approximately 80 acres in size with only a small
portion located above the 5200' elevation line. The Planning Department
anticipates that when this property develops, through density shifting and the
availability of sufficient land below 5200', all of the housing could be
clustered below the 5200' line, and thus be provided water service by the
existing water system facilities in the area.
The Burns property is approximately 42 acres in size with about 50% above the
5200' elevation line. The Planning Department has received a conceptual plan
for dc\clopment of this property which shows 21 units located above the 5200'
line.
In sununary, the Planning Department would anticipate about 21 units above
the 5200' line for Section =1.
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Section #2
Section #2 consists of approximately 80 acres located between the 5200' and
5250' elevation lines. This area is either already zoned R-F, Foothills
Residential, in the City (Stuart property), or it is likely to be zoned R-F when
annexed into the City. Using the R-F zone as a guide, when this area
develops it should be at a density of I unit per acre. Since there is very little
area without physiographic development problems located below 5200' density
shifting to areas below 5200' would be difficult.
Thus, the total development potential for Section #2 above 5200' would be
about 80 units.
Section #3
Section #3 consists of about 136 acres. All of these properties are currently in
the County and are developing as large lot home sites. About 25 to 30 acres
are located directly below the Spring Canyon Dam and thus could not be
developed. Approximately 15 lots fronting on County Road 38E could use the
County's Minor Residential Development (MRD) process to split into a
maximum of 4 lots each. The MRD process could thus create about 50 new
housing units to go with about 10 existing units. The areas to the south,
approximately 50 acres, which are not currently developed, would likely be
zoned R-F if annexed into the City and would likely develop at the 1 unit per
acre density, for a total of 50 units.
The Planning Department would therefore anticipate about 110 total units for
Section #3.
Summary
In summary, from the above analysis the Planning Department would estimate
that about 211 units could be proposed for development between the 5200' and
5250' elevation lines in this part of Fort Collins. Approximately 50 of these
units would be located south of County Road 38E.
There are approximately 255 acres of privately owned property located between
the 5200' and 5250' elevation lines which is either currently zoned R-F, or
would likely be zoned R-F upon annexation into the City. Using a straight I
unit per acre maximum density of the R-F zone, the total number of units
which could potentially be proposed for this area is approximately 255.
In conclusion, the Planning Department would anticipate the number of units
which could possibly develop within the area of analysis to be somewhere in
the range of 210 and 250 units. This housing unit range should be used for
determining water service facility augmentation needs.
xc: Roger Buffington
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