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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREGISTRY RIDGE, 5TH FILING - PDP - 32-95I - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - MODIFICATION REQUESTn� INORTHERN ENGINEERING ADDRESS: PHONE: 970.221.4158 200 S. College Ave. Suite 100 WEBSITE: Fort Collins, CO80524 FAX:970.221.4159 www.northernengineering.com Dear Administrative Hearing Officer, This is a request in modification of the solar -orientation standard for Registry Ridge 51h Filing located in Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 69 West of the Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. The current standard is that at least sixty-five (65) percent of the lots less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in area in single- and two-family residential developments must conform to the definition of a "solar -oriented lot" in order to preserve the potential for solar energy usage. The definition of a "solar -oriented lot" is as stated below: A lot with a front lot line oriented to within thirty (30) degrees of a true east -west line. When the lot line abutting a street is curved, the "front lot line" shall mean the chord or straight line connecting the ends of the curve. For a flag lot, the "front lot line" shall mean the lot line that is most parallel to the closest street, excluding the "pole portion of the flag lot." The proposed design allows for six (6) "solar -oriented lots," permitting 22.22 percent of the entire site to be defined as "solar -oriented lots." In Registry Ridge 5t' Filing being a part of the entire Registry Ridge Is'Filing, the "solar -oriented lots" of the entire site were examined to be Eighty (80) percent, 162 lots of the complete 203 lots. hi adding twenty-seven (27) lots to the entire subdivision with six (6) lots being "solar -oriented lots," lowers the overall percentage to seventy- three (73) percent. It is felt that modification to the "solar -oriented lot' standard as submitted will promote the general purpose of the standard for which the modification is requested equally well than would a plan which complies with the standard. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Sincerely, 44e-_� Cody N. Snowdon, E.T. OI NORTHERN ENGINEERING ADDRESS: PHONE:970.221.4158 E: 200 S. College Ave. Suite 100 www.northernengineering.com BSIT hernengineering.com Fort Collins, CO80524 FAX:970.221.4159 Dear Administrative Hearing Officer, This is a request in modification of density for Tract C of Corrected Plat of the Final Plat of Registry Ridge 15` filing located in Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 69 West of the Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. The current zoning for this Tract is Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District, which is further defined below: Residential developments in the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District shall have an overall minimum average density of five (5) dwelling units per net acre of residential land, except that residential developments (whether overall development plans or project development plans) containing twenty (20) acres or less and located in the area defined as "infill area" need not comply with the requirement of this subparagraph (a). The proposed plan for Registry Ridge 5`h Filing satisfies the standard equally well as a compliant plan. The proposed design, Registry Ridge 51h Filing, has designated 5.797 acres of net residential (78.38 percent of the gross area). To fulfill the definition of LMN zoning, thirty (30) lots would be required to achieve minimum density. The design for Registry Ridge 51h filing is proposing twenty- seven (27) lots to preserve the continuity of the surrounding subdivision. It was presented from the surrounding community that lower density would preserve the openness and lot diversity which is felt to be currently present. Registry Ridge ls` filing was designed and built with 2.52 dwelling units per net residential acre, with the proposed design, Registry Ridge 51h filing would have a density of 4.66 dwelling units per net residential acre, closer to the surrounding areas. It is felt that modification to the density as submitted will promote the general purpose of the standard for which the modification is requested equally well than would a plan which complies with the standard. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Sincerely, 4# - t5.4- Cody N. Snowdon, E.T.