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> Please let me know if you'll have any trouble getting me a quick modification
> letter in the next day or so.
> Thanks,
> Anne
> Anne Aspen
> City Planner
> Current Planning Department
> City of Fort Collins, CO
> aaspen@fcgov.com
> (970)221-6206
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Anne Aspen - Re: Solar Village Maple
From: <alexplatt@comcast.net>
To: "Anne Aspen" <AAspen@fcgov.com>, "Justin Larson" <justin@theartofconstruction.com>
Date: 11/2/2007 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: Solar Village Maple
CC: <alex@solarvillagelife.com>
We have been talking lately about the garage studios, north bar units. There has been no sales interest in
them at this point. One of our ideas is to change them from residences to offices and attach them to the
commercial spaces on Maple. We looked into deleting them all together but we need the sales revenue
to make our proforma work. The low density and courtyard arrangement of our project as well as green
amenities are making the building very expensive to build. We will not be able to match the exterior
finish materials on the north bar to the Maple bar. We are in the process of getting a new price estimate,
as our last one was higher than we can make work
That's our thoughts for now.
Alex Platt
Solar Village LLC
2795 Pearl St. Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
303 247-9400
www.solarvillagelife.com
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From: "Anne Aspen" <AAspen@fcgov.com>
> Hi Justin,
> I'm finishing up the staff report for the above and have a concern about the
> north building that needs to be addressed before the hearing. On closer look,
> the north building really isn't meeting the connecting walkway standards of
> Section 3.5.2(C). Though it is hard to conceive of a way that this building
> could be designed to meet the code, because it does not, it will require a
> modification of standards according to Section 2.8.2 (H). I know this is late
> notice, but if you could draft up a quick paragraph or two letter of request in
> the next day or two, I can include it and we won't delay the process. The most
> important points to hit are: what rationale you request the modification based
&! gt; o n (from Section 2.8.2(H) and why this is the best design for this building.
> You might reference privacy to the north and having enough room to create the
> grove of trees in the courtyard as a more important goal in addition to any you
> have come up with.
> As a heads -up too, I was talking this over with Cameron and as I suspected, he
> does not think the north building design will fly in terms of compatibility,
> architectural quality, etc. So, you might want to be thinking of alternatives
> to propose.
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