Airpark Village wins employment zoning amendment

Fort Collins City Council voted on the side of new development and against the city planning and zoning board at its Sept. 6 meeting.

The council voted unanimously – with Councilman David Roy absent – to approve an amendment to the East Mulberry Corridor Plan to allow employment zoning for the Airpark Village development. The city council’s decision clashes with the planning and zoning board’s unanimous recommendation to not amend the plan.

Airpark Village is a proposed 148-acre development for the Downtown Fort Collins Airport and some surrounding properties. Developer Lloyd Goff acquired an option of the airport land last June and…