HomeMy WebLinkAboutSIDEHILL THREE - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2007-11-27SideHill Filing 3
Letter of Explanation
March 13 , 2007
3555 Stanford Road, Suite ro5
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Phone: (970) 226-4174
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Recent trends in the housing market have shown decreased demand for attached single family
housing while demand for affordable, entry-level, detached housing has remained strong. In
response to the current market, Postle Development has chosen to pursue the conversion of some
approved townhome lots to bungalow lots (small lot single family per the Land Use Code) in
SideHill Filing 2.
Nineteen townhome units comprising four buildings in Block 1 (lots 21 to 39 as currently
platted) are now proposed as nineteen bungalow lots similar to the adjacent lots in Block 1 and
across the street in Block 23. The overall unit count is proposed to remain the same and the
layout is generally similar. Units will front both Trestle Road and South Timberline Road, with
an alley between. Units fronting Timberline will be set back more than the minimum required,
and the alley is designed to meet the requirements for emergency access. The proposed layout is
consistent with other areas of SideHill Filing 2 where this product type is approved.
When the development team first consulted with City Staff, it was determined that since this
proposal was not a significant change of character from the approved PDP and would result in no
change in the number of units, it could be considered a Minor Amendment. Unfortunately,
because the change will involve a replat, it must involve a public hearing and cannot be
addressed as a Minor Amendment according to the L.U.C.
As a compromise, since the majority of the plans and land use information is so closely tied to
the overall development, the attached plan submittal set is treated as if it were a Minor
Amendment, updating affected sheets from the approved and recorded Filing 2 plans. It is being
submitted as a Small Project for Development Review and a PDP according to the TRDF fee
structure.
Thank you for your time in reviewing this proposed change and please feel free to contact me if
you have any questions.
Sincerely,
l/v
Chris Whitted
Cityscape Urban Design, hic.