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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
ITEM NUMBER:
DATE: December 5, 1989
STAFF: Ted Shepard
SUBJECT:
Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1989, Rezoning 20.33 Acres
of the property known as the Forbes Parcel, Being a Portion of the Country
Club East Annexation, From R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential (With
P.U.D. Condition) to R-L-P (Without P.U.D. Condition).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance. The Planning and Zoning Board
voted unanimously to recommend approval at its regular meeting on November
20, 1989.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This is a request to rezone a portion of the Country Club East Annexation,
known as the Forbes Parcel (20.33 acres) to remove zoning condition
requiring all development to be processed as a planned unit development.
The change would allow single family development to occur as a
"use -by -right" under the restrictions of R-L-P zoning. Staff contends that
the criteria of the R-L-P zone is sufficient protection of the public
interest in guiding development. The additional P.U.D. review of all
development is not warranted. Development not allowed as a "use -by -right"
must still be processed as a P.U.D. and reviewed against the criteria of
the Land Development Guidance System.
The Forbes Parcel was annexed into the City in 1983 as part of the 295 acre
Country Club East Annexation. The zoning of R-L-P of the entire annexation
parcel included the condition that the property develop as a Planned Unit
Development in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Fort Collins
effective at the time of development. The parcel is located at the
southeast corner of County Road #11 (Timberline Road extended) and Country
Club Road (extended). The annexation and zoning occurred when large areas
were being annexed into the City and the L.D.G.S. was still a relatively
new development review process. The City wanted to encourage the use of
L.D.G.S. and thus place P.U.D. zoning conditions on annexed properties.
The P.U.D. condition requires all development proposals to be processed
according to the criteria of the L.D.G.S. including detached, single family
subdivisions. Experience has shown that L.D.G.S. review of single family
subdivisions is not necessary to achieve the goals of the City.
The 20.33 acres is presently unplatted and contains two older farm houses.
Once the P.U.D. condition is lifted, the applicant plans to subdivide the
property so that each farmhouse is on its own, legally subdivided lot. The
purpose of the subdivision plat is to satisfy the requirements of the
Zoning Code that building permits for major residential remodeling can be
issued only for buildings that are on legally subdivided lots. It is the
intention of the applicant to remodel the structures.