Larimer County approves Box Elder Townhomes rezoning with wetland-buffer condition

Larimer County commissioners on Monday approved a combined preliminary and final planned land division and rezoning that will consolidate two parcels north of Mulberry Street into one 11.358-acre legal lot and allow a planned development zoning for multifamily housing. The rezoning and land division set the zoning framework that would allow the applicant to submit a subsequent site plan review for about 2 acres planned for 18 multifamily units in three buildings; the commission approved the application 3-0 with a revised condition requiring wetland buffer and waterway setback measures consistent with the project's credible and competent evidence report. The county planner said the project ''would consolidate two parcels into one lot and rezone the properties from MR, UR2 and UR3 to PD, planned development,'' explaining the rezoning is required because the property is in the Fort Collins Growth Management Area and the county's planned-land-division rules require a concurrent rezoning. Michael Whitley, senior planner with Larimer County Community Development, said, "The…