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Home My WebLink AboutTIMBERLINE LAKES REZONING - 55-95A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSVICINITY MAP 06/24/97 Timberline Lakes Rezoning Proposed New Zoning 1"=600' No Text • - •I:f FFTS Timberline Lakes Rezoning, #55-95,A July 17, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 4 Rezoning: One of the "40 changes" made to the City Structure Plan map between November 1996, and March 1997, involved the subject property changing it from an "Industrial district" and designating the northern portion "Poudre River Corridor" and the southern portion "Employment district." The City's desire for purchase of portions of the property was to preserve the most sensitive environmental areas as natural areas while allowing development of those portions suitable for development. This rezoning would bring the zoning into conformance with the adopted Structure Plan. See attached maps for the location of the subject property and the distribution of the zoning districts on the property. The POL Zone is for publicly owned parks and open lands which have a community -wide emphasis which warrant inclusion into a separate zoning district rather than inclusion in an adjoining neighborhood designation. The E Zone is intended to provide locations for employment uses including light industry, research and development activities, offices, etc, and secondary uses which support the primary employment uses such as hotels, restaurants, child care, convenience shopping, and housing. When compared to the former IG Zone, the E Zone drastically limits the potential uses of the property. FINDINGS OF FACT/CONCLUSION: 1. The subject property was temporarily placed into the RC, River Conservation, Zone in March 1997, pending completion of negotiations for City purchase of a portion of the property. 2. The requested POL and E Zoning Districts are in general conformance with the City Structure Plan of City Plan, the City's Comprehensive Plan. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the POL and E Zoning Districts. Timberline Lakes Rezoning, #55-95,A July 17, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 3 This property was annexed into the City as part of the Mobile Premix Prospect Road Annexation in March 1983, and was placed into the IG, General Industrial, Zoning District, with a PUD condition. The former IG Zone was for any use, other than one -family, two- family or multi -family dwellings. The PUD condition required all development proposals to be processed through the Land Development Guidance System. Timberline Lakes Rezoning, #55-95,A July 17, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 2 COMMENTS: Background: On March 18, 1997, the City Council completed a two-year long process to update the City's Comprehensive Plan, known as City Plan, with the adoption of a new Land Use Codeand a new Zoning Map. City Plan consists of three major elements, the Community Vision and Goals 2015 document, the City Structure Plan map, and the Principle and Policies document. The City Structure Plan map was initially adopted in November 1996. In the period between November 1996, and March 1997, the new Zoning Map was developed. The development of the Zoning Map caused a reevaluation of the Structure Plan and resulted in over 40 changes, which were also approved by the Council in March. Also, at the time of the adoption of the ordinances, approximately 27 "hot spot" rezoning issue areas had been identified where either the property -owner and/or the adjacent property -owners and residents did not agree with staff's recommendation for the zoning of an area. Rather than delay the adoption of the new Code, the "hot spot" issue areas were guaranteed a "rezoning process" to be completed after adoption of the ordinances.. This property was included as an issue area because the City's Natural Resources Department was negotiating for the purchase of a portion of the property and there was the desire for the City Plan rezoning action to be neutral factor in the negotiations. Thus, this rezoning should not be viewed as a rezoning request in the classic case, but rather it should be considered part of the continuation of establishing zoning for City Plan. Of the 27 "hot spot" areas, staff believed that 21 could be resolved by involving only the specific property -owner. The other 6 issue areas would require a broader review and discussion and would include adjacent property -owners and residents. This site belongs to the first grouping of issue areas. As indicated, during the development of the new Land Use Code, the City and property -owner were actively involved in negotiations for the City's acquisition for part of the subject property. Because the property had to be placed into some zoning district on March 18, it was temporarily placed into the RC, River Conservation, District, pending conclusion of the acquisition negotiations which would lead to rezoning the City purchased portion into the POL Zone and the retained private property into the E Zone. The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: POL, Public Open Lands, City -owned natural areas S: E, Employment, commercial and employment uses E: POL, Public Open Lands, City -owned natural areas W: POL, Public Open Lands, City -owned natural areas I, Industrial, commercial, industrial, and employment uses ITEM NO. 3 MEETING DATE 7117/g7 STAFF Kan Waidn Citv of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Timberline Lakes Rezoning, #55-95, A. APPLICANTS: City of Fort Collins Veldman Morgan Commercial Investments OWNERS: City of Fort Collins Veldman Morgan Commercial Investments 760 Whalers Way Fort Collins. CO 80525 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to rezone approximately 101.45 acres located north of Prospect Road, south of the Poudre River, and on either side of Timberline Road, from the RC, River Conservation, Zoning District to the POL, Public Open Lands, Zoning District (63.72 acres) and the E, Employment, Zoning District (37.73 acres). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the POL and E Zoning Districts. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On March 18, 1997, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 51, 1997, adopting a new Land Use Code, and Ordinance No. 52, 1997, adopting a new Zoning Map, which were designed to help implement the land use policies of City Plan, the update to the City's Comprehensive Plan. At the time of the adoption of the ordinances, approximately 27 "hot spot" rezoning issue areas had been identified where either the property -owner and/or the adjacent property -owners and residents did not agree with staffs recommendation for the zoning of an area. Rather than delay the adoption of the new Code, the "hot spot" issue areas were guaranteed a "rezoning process" to be completed after adoption of the ordinances. This property was included as an issue area because the City's Natural Resources Department was negotiating for the purchase of a portion of the property and there was the desire for the City Plan rezoning action to be "neutral factor" in the negotiations. Thus, this rezoning should not be viewed as a rezoning request in the classic case, but rather it should be considered part of the continuation of establishing zoning for City Plan. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, L0 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT