HomeMy WebLinkAboutREGISTRY RIDGE, 5TH FILING - PDP - 32-95I - REPORTS - MODIFICATION REQUESTNORTHERN
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Dear Administrative Hearing Officer,
This is a request in modification of the solar -orientation standard for Registry
Ridge 5`s 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
5`s Filing being a part of the entire Registry Ridge ls` 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,
Cody W Snowdon, E.T.
nE I NORTHERN
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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 0 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 51h 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 5`h 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 I`
filing was designed and built with 2.52 dwelling units per net residential acre,
with the proposed design, Registry Ridge 5`h 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,
Cody N. Snowdon, E.T.