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Home My WebLink About06/15/2017 - Planning And Zoning Board - Supplemental Documents - Supplemental DocumentsFrom: Ted Shepard To: Sylvia Tatman-Burruss; Cindy Cosmas; Lance Smith Subject: John Baum, Blehm Annexation & Zoning - e-mail to P & Z Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:29:23 PM All, I just got off the phone with John Baum who lives in the Blehm Sub which is the subject of the Blehm – Homestead Annexation and Zoning that will be considered by the P & Z Board tomorrow night. He is aware that his issue (Stormwater Monthly Rates) is not a P & Z issue and that the Director of Utilities will make the decision. He is aware that this decision has not officially been made yet and that when it is, he, along with City Council, will be made aware of the decision. With regard to P & Z, John is concerned that he leave no stone unturned. I suggested that he send me an e-mail, with his letter to Ken Summers attached, so I can forward it to P & Z. This allows him to not make the trip down to the hearing and still have his correspondence in the record. Cindy, I’ll forward to you when received. Thanks, Ted Ted Shepard Chief Planner City of Fort Collins 970-221-6343 From: Skyview North HOA [mailto:skyviewnorthhoa@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 1:46 PM To: Sylvia Tatman-Burruss Subject: Comments and Concerns about Development 320 Hi Sylvia, I am the President of the Skyview North HOA and am writing because we are opposed to Development Proposal 320. I have lived in this neighborhood, at the corner of Skyway and Venus, for 12 years. I bought my home here before we were annexed into city limits. The fact that the neighborhood was surrounded by open space attracted me to the neighborhood. Our home looks out across the field that is part of the proposal. We can see the Fourth of July fireworks at Budweiser Event Center from our front window. The sunrises are spectacular (see attached photo, taken from my front window). We have watched generations of prairie dogs, red- tailed hawks, coyotes, fox, and meadow larks raise their young in that field. The proposed indoor storage facility will be 3 stories high and block our views of the eastern plain. The building design resembles a prison, and does not conform to the height of the surrounding buildings, all of which are 1-2 stories. It will stick out like a sore thumb. Our neighborhood was forcibly annexed in 2011. One of the benefits of being part of the city (as we were told) was having access to city amenities, such as parks, Natural Areas, bike paths, sidewalks, and public transportation (to name a few). Six years later, we do not have easy or safe access to any of these. There are no sidewalks along College Avenue to provide safe passage from our neighborhood to the Max Station, Fossil Creek Park (the nearest City park) and into the city of Fort Collins. We must travel nearly a mile along the shoulder of US 287, which is pretty terrifying day or night. This discourages residents from walking or riding bicycles into town. Our neighborhood streets have not been updated since they were constructed in the 1960s, and are seeing more and more traffic each year. We do not have sidewalks, bike lanes or crosswalks. Most homes only have enough private parking for one vehicle. There are always cars, trailers, RVs, and boats parked along the road, and because we do not have sidewalks, pedestrians and bicyclists are forced to walk in the middle of the road with two-way traffic. It is very dangerous now, just imagine how bad it will be after we have development on all sides without road upgrades. There is only one stop light at College and Skyway, and it is heavily used already. If there is an accident at Trilby and College (and there frequently is), all the traffic detours through our neighborhood to the light at Skyway. I have attached a photo I took after such an accident. The cars were backed up to the Foothills Gateway driveway. And that wasn’t the worst back-up I have witnessed. I have seen traffic backed up to Constellation Drive and beyond. And finally, this neighborhood has been identified as a wildlife hot-spot. That is due to the open spaces around us. That prairie dog field provides food and shelter for countless species of wildlife. On a given day one can see prairie dogs, red tailed hawks, Great horned owls, American Kestrel, peregrine falcons, humming birds, Rocky Mountain bumble bees, coyotes, Great blue herons, mallards, bald eagles (see attached photo), bull snakes, rattle snakes, monarch butterflies and so many more. Once it is developed, the wildlife will leave. I feel a better use for the entirety of the field (from Skyway to Trilby) is to remain a natural area. We feel that the City is rushing to develop the land around us without considering the impacts of the developments on our neighborhood, and without providing access to the amenities that our tax dollars have paid for. As tax-paying, under-served residents of the City of Fort Collins, we deserve equal access to parks, trails, and open spaces and oppose development until we gain access. Sincerely, Cindy Leikam Skyview North HOA President Required Per Bedroom/Unit Spaces Required Provided Δ 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 56 x 1.5 60 x 1.75 84 105 Total 116 Dwelling Units 189 197 +8 Required Per Bedroom/Unit Spaces Required Provided Δ 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 13 x 1.5 39 x 1.75 20 68 16 64 Total 52 Dwelling Units 88 80 -8 Required Per Bedroom/Unit Spaces Required Provided Δ Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 12 x .75 88 x .75 68 x 1.0 9 66 68 Total 168 Dwelling Units 143 160 +17 Brick Stone (Rental) Parking Comparison of 3 Recent Projects Village Cooperative (Age-Restricted/Ownership) Spring Creek Place (Age-Restricted/Rental in TOD)