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306 East Magno0a Saeet
Fort COMM CO 80634
2. This is a unique site and the project addresses an existing need in Fort Collins for senior
housing and creation of new jobs. The project does not impair the intent of the Land Use
Code to alleviate any defined city wide problem. The granting of the modification will
not be detrimental to public good (Sec. 2.8.2(H)).
3. It is our intent to avoid impairing the view of as many of our neighbors to the west of the
project as possible. Our design leaves a number of view corridors unblocked.
Thank you for considering this request for build -to -line modification.
Best regards,
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Fred D. Fuller
Project Liaison
MeadowView of Fort Collins
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306 East MSFndb Sbaet
Fort C0 1 % CO 60634
May 7, 2008
Stephen Olt
City Planner
Current Planning Department
281 North College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Stephen,
This letter is a request for a building set back modification for the MeadwView of Fort Collins
project. Section 3.5.3(B)(2)(2) of the Land Use Code requires that 30% of the building shall be
located no more than 15' from the right of way for Triangle Drive. Our building cannot meet this
requirement for several reasons that meet the Build -to -Line exceptions for a set back
modification.
1. The topography of the site is steep and difficult. It presents some strict limitations for
structure and location of parking. To the west edge of the site is an irrigation ditch. The
building must be 50' away from the center of the ditch bank. In addition, the ditch bank
serves as a wild life corridor and natural habitat. This side of the project leaves no room
for a paved driveway. In order to move the building within 15' of the Triangle Drive
easement, we would need to place the parking lot on the north side of the design. We
have no access to the west.
The existing drainage detention area is on the east side of the site. This detention area
must remain since it is the drainage pond for the subdivision to the west of our site. The
building is sandwiched between the detention area on the east and the ditch/wild life
corridor on the west. These factors combined with the compound slope of the lot make a
southwest corner parking lot a necessity. Virtually, these factors mean that the only way
to create a parking lot on the north side of the building is via a tunnel under the building.
This would create an untenable situation for site safety in addition to prohibitive cost
increases.
The parking lot forces the building away from the curving line of Triangle Drive
necessitating this request for set back modification. Section 2.8.2(H)(2) of the Land Use
Code says that a modification should be granted due to the fact that strict application of
the set back standard will render the project "practically infeasible". Due to topography
and exceptional physical conditions strict application of the set back standard will result
in exceptional difficulties for the owner (Sec. 2.8.2(H)(3)).
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