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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARTIAL ABANDONMENT OF TIMBER CREEK & STETSON CREEK OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 16-89J - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVE0 MEMORANDUM urban design, inc. 3555 stanford road, suite 105 fort collins, colorado 80525 (970) 226-4074 FAX (970) 226-4196 To: Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board From: Terence Hoaglund, ASLA, Cityscape Urban Design, Inc. Copy to: Darwin Horan, The Writer Corporation Date: May 27, 1998 Re: Partial Abandonment of the Stetson Creek / Timber Creek ODP This is a request to abandon 13.4± acres of the 133.9± acre Stetson Creek / Timber Creek Overall Development Plan (ODP). Under Ordinance 161, 1996, an ODP can no longer be amended. Therefore, an abandonment of a portion of the Stetson Creek / Timber Creek ODP is requested to pursue alternate development plans. The 13.4± acre parcel is located on the northeast corner of Timberline Road and Stetson Creek Drive (see attached plans). The parcel is zoned LMN - Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood, and the current ODP indicates this area for townhomes (7.4± acres) and single family (6.0± acres). Under the Fort Collins Land Use Code Article 2.1.3(E)(3)(a-b), two criteria must be met to qualify for ODP abandonment. The first criterion is that the abandonment may not have the effect of making the existing or pending development out of conformance with the L.U.C. The second criterion stipulates that the abandonment may not have the effect of denying or diminishing the City's rights of ownership or use of any previously dedicated street, easement, right-of-way or other property to the detriment of the public good. Neither of these situations exists in this case. Abandonment of a portion of the Stetson Creek / Timber Creek ODP will not in any way adversely affect any dedicated public rights -of -way, or other public rights of use of property. Abandonment is requested for Parcel "F" and the adjacent 6.0± acres of Parcel "C" approved for single family homes. At the time of the ODP approval, the preference of City Staff was to include higher numbers of multiple family housing to provide a wider range of housing opportunities. The purpose of this abandonment is to provide an opportunity to pursue a higher density townhome development occupying this area in compliance with the current Land Use Code. This request may be withdrawn or continued, contingent upon approval of the 13.4± acre proposed townhome development — The Townhomes at Stetson Creek. This development comprises 102 townhome units designed around a system of public streets and private alleys and includes a small neighborhood park. Townhomes are a permitted use in the LMN zone and the proposed project will be reviewed administratively, as a Type I use, to ensure full compliance with City Plan and the Land Use Code. GMP13000US22U522 ODP aban.doc