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Home My WebLink AboutBOCKMAN - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-07-31THE AQ�Farrners Insurance Group OF COMPANIES r November 12, 1987 City of Fort Collins li� Qa Planning Department '. fle Debbie deBesche 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Debbie: RON SCHMIDT INS. AGENCY 1000 Driftwood Dr. Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Bus: 223-8700 Res: 482-3375 I have some grave concerns with the proposed replat�of the Bockman Subdivision. Conforming with the neighborhood, safety, parking, and city honor have me concerned. I. Conforming with the neighborhood A. A 6' radius change on the street (50' back to 44') will not follow the original street and cul-de-sac design. Curb and gutter flow will look inconsistant. B. Houses in the neighborhood have X number of frontage feet and X number of feet width on the house design. Smaller homes will not fit in with the neighborhood. C. A flag lot (lot 1) created by the replat will be entirely surrounded by fence. It is a bad deal all the way for resale, quality home living, and attractiveness in the neighborhood. D. The adjacent Scarpella Subdivision has 4 lots between Lake Street and Prospect Street. A replat of the Bockman Subdivision will squeeze in 5 lots in the same distance. E. Setbacks, easements and frontages will all be compromised (probably not for the better). II. Safety A. A 6' change of radius of the street from 50' to 44' will make a hazardous turn around for large trucks, fire trucks, R.V.'s, and city street graders. Bodily injury and property damage may result. B. Crowding of vehicles on the cul-de-sac will increase the chance of a bodily injury to a pedestrian or bicycle rider in the street or on the sidewalk. C. Any on -street R.V. parking will impair vision. FAST, FAIR, FRIENDLY SERVICE III. Parking A. The outside lots (1 and 4) will have absolutely no on -street parking spaces. Daily overflow will be pushed to the middle lot (2) and lots directly east on Evergreen (namely mine and Mr. Scarpella's). This kind of daily problem will be a rule rather than an exception. IV. Honor A. I purchased a lot in good faith and built a nice home based on the existing plats of both Scarpella and Bockman Subdivisions. If the City allows a Bockman replat at the whim of a new owner , it would be totally unfair to me and all the neighbors. B. Squeezing in an additional lot will jeopardize the previous planning done by the City and neighborhood developers (Scarpella and Bockman). C. Some neighbors have lived in this neighborhood up to 30 years. Their rights to a correctly planned neighborhood are deserved, earned, and warranted. I have personally lived in this neighborhood for 12 years and 42 years in Fort Collins. Conclusion A replat of the Bockman Subdivision will not serve the best interests of :it's new owner, the neighborhood, and the City of Fort Collins. All of the neighbors agree with me and will show their support as a group if the replat continues. We would all appreciate notification of any hearings. Sincerely, R ald R. Schmidt 2412 Evergreen Fort Collins, CO 80521 Home: 482-3375 Office: 223-8700 RRS/arc Attachments: Plat of Bockman Subdivision Plat of Scarpella Subdivision Replat of Bockman Subdivision ldovember 17, 1987 From: Frank A. Scarpella 2400 ';Vest Prospect St. Ft. Collins, CO 80526 Reference: Plat of the Scarpella Subdivision, approved by Plannino and Zoning Board of Ft. Collins 8th of August 1977. Adjoining the recently ap- proved Plat of Bockman Subdivision and the pending Zeplatino of the Bockman Subidision. To: City of Fort Collins Planning Department Debbie DeBesche 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Debbie: '1y comments are rather brief in that when my subdivision was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board in 1977 1 was assured that - further development to the west and continuation of Evergreen Drive will conform to specifications in my subdivison. My subdividing in- corporates a 50 foot radius in the cul-de-sac. I was assured there would be no alteration to this specification, or any other including curb and nutter. I feel it is the responsibility of the current Planning and Zoning Board to uphold the commitment made by the Board in 1977. In the Replat It is obvious that access to 2 of the lots being oroposed there is very limited access, which iouId result in on -street parking. A 50 foot radius, with on -street parking limits turn -around space, one can imaging- what would happen by reducino this radius. We currently have 4-5 garbane pick-up trucks per week entering the dead end, they do require considerable turn -around space, as will fire equipment and other city equipment entering the area. I had no qualms with the original Bockman Plat; but feel approval of the replat would be a let down to me as assured when my plat -.was approved in 1977. Thank you, Sincerely, U Frank Scarpelia M 0 W E, ,%V 18 P,87�, f 1 /� ! L<-c �� i�,� �Ls. �G•.i��! {�_,_ ��; _ ) �. '.�iY �`--'.'��+�—c-. _ /. l�"'T� ��..�'�c.�tv.. Q,,•t� _; 4 a 14,, �� _�/„--c �� ." ��• dC� /J�-c. �..:-'C,'L�� i'.�'�-�:/'� ,c.r-_ cL �.'t�-mac, I /A,:�� 411-1- tff, , G 0 71r�L�.vw �l J James H. Stewart and Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers and Surveyors Laboratory: 214 North Howes Street 301 Lincoln Court P.O. Box 429 P.O. Box 429 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 (303) 482-9331 (303) 484-6309 December 18, 1986 Mr. Michael Herzig Development Department City of Fort Collins P.O. Boy: 530 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Dear Mi k:e : This is to request a variance to your regulations requiring a soils report for pavement design of the back half of the cul de sac on Ever- green Drive in the proposed Bockman Subdivision. The portion of the cul de sac that was built in the Scarpella Subdivision had a pavement thickness of 2 inches of asphalt over 4 inches of base, according to the utility plans. I have looked at the condition of the existing pavement: in the cul de sac and it is in very good condition. We are proposing to use a pavement thickness of 3 inches of asphalt over 4 inches of base which is the minimum thickness for a residential street according to the July 1986 street standrads. Because of the small amount of paving (260 square yards) I feel this variance is justified. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call. Sincerely, JAMES H. STEWART AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Richard A. Rutherford, P.E. & L.S. President c 1 s