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Neighbors press council over Moore annexation zoning, council approves consent calendar containing the item
Summary
Residents near the proposed Moore annexation urged the council to reject LMN zoning, citing a 78,000-square-foot four‑story conceptual plan, floodplain risk and neighborhood character loss. Council approved the consent calendar, which included the annexation, 7–0.
Neighbors near a proposed Moore annexation told Fort Collins City Council on Sept. 2 they oppose the city’s recommended LMN zoning for a 3.6‑acre parcel and urged a lower-density designation to match surrounding semi‑rural housing and preserve neighborhood character.
Resident concerns and why they matter: Several speakers — including long-time neighbors who live adjacent to the parcel — described a conceptual review showing a 78,000‑square‑foot, four‑story building surrounded by parking and said that massing would be out of character with single‑ and two‑story homes in the Northwest Subarea. Speakers also raised floodplain concerns: multiple commenters said roughly 50 percent of the parcel lies in the city floodplain and a third in the floodway, and warned that additional impervious surface and large parking areas could exacerbate runoff onto…
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