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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAXWELL ANNEXATION AND ZONING 4.17.90 CITY COUNCIL HEARING - 63 89, A - REPORTS - SECOND READINGAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8 a-b DATE: April 17, 1990 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ken Waido SUBJECT: Items Pertaining to the Maxwell Annexation and Zoning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of these Ordinances on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 32, 1990, Annexing Approximately 168.23 Acres, Known as the Maxwell Annexation. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 33, 1990, Zoning Approximately 168.23 Acres, Known as the Maxwell Annexation, Into the R-F, Foothills Residential, Zoning District. On April 3, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 90-43 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Maxwell Annexation. On April 3, Council also unanimously adopted on First Reading Ordinance No. 32, 1990 and Ordinance No. 33, 1990, annexing and zoning approximately 168.23 acres of City -owned foothills open space located west of Overland Trail, west of the CSU football stadium and east of Centennial Drive. The requested zoning is the R-F, Foothills Residential District. The property is currently zoned FA-1 Farming in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Same AL Ak AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14 a-c DATE: April 3, 1990 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF• Ken Waido SUBJECT: Items Pertaining to the Maxwell Annexation and Zoning. (� 7 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the annexation and zoning request. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the annexation and zoning request. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Resolution 90-4 3 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Maxwell Annexation. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 32 1990, Annexing 10 Approximately 168.23 Acres, Known as the Maxwell Annexation. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 33 , 1990, Zoning Approximately 168.23 Acres, Known as the Maxwell Annexation, Into the R-F, Foothills Residential, Zoning District. This is a request to annex and zone approximately 168.23 acres of City -owned foothills open space located west of Overland Trail, west of the CSU football stadium and east of Centennial Drive. The requested zoning is the R-F, Foothills Residential District. The property is currently zoned FA-1 Farming in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins OWNER: Same BACKGROUND: The City of Fort Collins is requesting annexation of approximately 168.23 acres of City -owned foothills open space, located west of Overland Trail, west of the CSU football stadium and east of Centennial Drive. The requested zoning is R-F, Foothills Residential District. The property is currently zoned FA-1, Farming, in the County. This is a voluntary annexation. The property is located outside of 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 can consider the annexation of property outside the UGA by giving the County proper notice and justification for DATE: April 3, 1990 -2- ITEM NUMBER: 14 a-c the annexation. The City has recently annexed other City -owned open space areas along the Poudre River (River Bend Ponds Annexation) and along the foothills (Pine Ridge Annexations) when they satisfied contiguity requirements and became eligible for annexation. City police protection would extend to the property after annexation. The proposed annexation of this property represents the first annexation considered by the City of Fort Collins, which is not physically abutting the City boundary. The property legally satisfies the contiguity requirement for annexation, although the property is not physically adjacent to existing city limits. According to Colorado annexation laws, specifically CRS 31-12-104, property owned by the state or federal government may be ignored for the purposes of determining contiguity for annexation. The Maxwell property is physically separated from the existing city limits along Overland Trail by property owned by CSU. Thus, the property is legally 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 Becksted Annexation and the Third Foothills Annexation to the east. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses are as follows: N: E-1, Estate County zoning (Noel property). E: FA-1 Farming County zoning, (Miller property and CSU property). S: FA-1 Farming (CSU property). W: FA-1 Farming (federal property). The requested zoning for this annexation is the R-F, Foothills Residential District. The R-F District designation is for areas along the foothills. The property was purchased by the City in the mid-1970's in order to be preserved as open space. There are no plans to change the open space nature of the property. Findings 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. The County was notified by registered mail of the pending annexation on February 15, 1990. 2. The area meets all criteria included in State law to qualify for a voluntary annexation to the City of Fort Collins. On February 20, 1990, the City Council approved a resolution determining that the proposed annexation is in compliance with State law. The resolution also initiated 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. 4. The requested R-F, Foothills Residential District is in conformance with the policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan. DATE: April 3, 1990 -3- ITEM NUMBER: 14 a-c 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 of February 26, 1990, voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the requested annexation and zoning. • ITEM MAXWELL Annexation & Zoning NUMBER 63-89, A �