HomeMy WebLinkAboutMASON STREET NORTH - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 4-97B - CORRESPONDENCE - (10)January 18, 2002
City Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, Jerry Gavaldon, Chairman
City of Fort Collins, Council
Fort Collins, CO 80521
RE: Discussion at the City Planning Meeting 1/17/02
The City staff and planning committee showed much positive interest in Lot 12 development to
enhance the downtown and future City buildings across Cherry Street. The design and planning
seem first rate and I look forward to watching it develop. 10
I a10 ppreciated everyone recognizing the liability and maintenance expense 10 lot owners were
being asked to shoulder for half of the block; River Rock Co -housing 34 units the other half. The
narrow street slows traffic, but could be used quite a bit by baseball families who cannot fit into
the lower parking lot coming through Mason Court from Sherwood to the upper parking spaces
of Mason Street North. This private street with public access is a special case. According to
planners, a private road can serve a maximum of four houses. Municipalities cannot be sued, but
corporations and individuals can. A legal judgment resulting from an automobile or other
accident on our street could be catastrophic for individual families. This superior development
deserves special treatment from the City because it has already upgraded and enhanced the
downtown area.
Jerry Galvadon referred to the "shared responsibility" mentioned by the developers. I asked
Mickey Willis, one of the developers who proposed an "umbrella responsibility solution' to put in
writing his proposal for handling the insurance and maintenance liability. As soon as I have that
information, I will share it with our HOA, the City Planning & Zoning Committee, and the City of
Fort Collins.
I want to thank Steve Olt and Katie Moore for coming to the site on short notice to share the
planning thoughts with me and Rick Richter who met to give me some idea of Street Maintenance
costs the 10 lots are to be budgeting for future maintenance and replacement.
Sincerely,
Dolores L. Williams, 415-7A Mason Court. Fort Collins, CO 80524-4424, 970/484-2792
cc: Mickey Willis, 2221 Sun Rose Way, Fort Collins, CO 80521
James W. Leach, President, Wonderland Hill Development Company, 745 Poplar Avenue,
Boulder, CO 80304
John K. Wolff, Principal, Wolff -Lyon Architects, 777 Pearl Street, Ste 210, Boulder, CO 80302
cc: Steve Olt, Lead Planner, and Katie Moore, Engineer, City Planning Department