HomeMy WebLinkAboutPEDERSEN AUTO PLAZA - PDP/FDP - 26-97 - P&Z PACKET - MODIFICATION REQUEST3 March 199X0
Planning & Zoning Board
c/o Planning Dept.
281 N. College Ave.
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Project: Pedersen Auto Plaza
REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION
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The following modification to the City's Land Use Code is requested for the Pedersen Auto
Plaza development, located at South Mason Street & Kensington. The Modification request
and explanation for the request is as follows:
MODIFICATION TO THE BUILD -TO LINE, Article 3.5.3(B)(2), Relationship of
Buildings to Streets, Walkways and Parking; orientation to Build -To Lines for
Streetfront Buildings:
The Build -To Line is intended to promote pedestrian oriented streetfronts. Recent
development along Mason Street has not built to this standard, establishing a pattern
of existing buildings which are not pedestrian -oriented in the spirit of this Article. This
standard is not consistent with the established character of the existing Mason Street
corridor.
This specific project is located on a curve in Mason Street making this standard even
more difficult.
Most important, the nearly single focus of this project is auto related. By its nature,
people will be driving their cars to this facility for the services offered. Few people will
be walking to and from this development. Cars will be delivered, serviced, stored,
displayed, bought and sold on this site. The facilities must efficiently accommodate
the automobile. The building itself must accommodate the entry and exit of the auto
from all sides, limiting the minimum distance to any property line.
The Build -To Line standard will not accommodate this use on this site.
We feel the above request for modification is justified and deserving of serious consideration.
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