HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE DISTRICT @ CAMPUS WEST PDP - APPEAL OF H.O. DECISION - PDP120003 - CITY COUNCIL PACKET - CORRESPONDENCE2. That, in reaching his decision to approve the PDP, the Hearing Officer properly
interpreted and applied the Land Use Code except with respect to Land Use Code
Section 3.5. 1 (G)(1)(a)(2), which he failed to properly interpret and apply.
4. That, upon a review of the evidence in the record of the Hearing Officer's decision,
and the arguments presented at the hearing on the Appeals, the City Council hereby
finds that the PDP meets the requirements of Land Use Code Section
3.5.1(G)(1)(a)(2), provided that additional conditions are imposed to reduce the
adverse light and shadow impacts from the buildings to be constructed.
That, in order to mitigate impacts and reduce the adverse light and shadow impacts
from the buildings to be constructed, the approval of the PDP is hereby conditioned
upon the following additional conditions:
a. That each of the three (3) residential buildings comprising the PDP must be
certified at the Silver level using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design ("LEED") for Homes 2008 rating system ("LEED Silver").
b. That -the north side of Building Three, as designated in the PDP, must be
reduced in height from five (5) to four (4) stories in the same manner and to
the same extent as shown for Building One on the approved PDP plans, and
that the fourth story roof of Building One and Building Three must each be
pitched so as to reduce the building height along the north elevation of those
buildings.
C. That Building Two, as designated on the approved PDP, must be designed
and constructed so that the roof along the north facade of that building slopes
down from its tallest point of 48 feet on its northeast corner to a height of 37
'/z feet at its northwest comer.
d. That all new trees along the entire north property line of the PDP must
exceed the minimum tree size specifications described in Land Use Code
Section 3.2.1(D)(4), and instead meet the tree size requirements of Land Use
Code Section 3.2.1(F)(1).
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 21 st
day of August, A.D. 2012.
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RESOLUTION 2012-073
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RELATED DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING APPEALS OF THE MAY 7, 2012, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER
APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT AT CAMPUS WEST PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2012, Administrative Hearing Officer Richard Lopez (the "Hearing
Officer") approved the Project Development Plan for The District at Campus West (the "PDP"); and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2012, a Notice of Appeal of the decision of the Hearing Officer was
filed in the Office of the City Clerk by Robert M. Meyer ("Meyer"); and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2012, another Notice bf Appeal of said decision was filed in the
Office of the City Clerk by representatives of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Housing Corporation ("Zeta
Tau Alpha"); and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 2012, Meyer filed an Amended Notice of Appeal; and
WHEREAS, the Zeta Tau Alpha Notice of Appeal alleged that the Hearing Officer, in his
approval of the PDP, failed to properly interpret and apply Land Use Code Sections 3.2.3(A) and
3.5.1; and
WHEREAS, the Meyer Amended Notice of Appeal alleged that the Hearing Officer, in his
approval of the PDP, failed to properly interpret and apply Land Use Code Sections 3.2.3(D) and
3.5.1(B), (C), (D), and (G); and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2012, after notice given in accordance with Chapter 2, Article II,
Division 3, of the City Code, the City Council considered the appeals of Zeta Tau -Alpha and Meyer
(together, referred to as the "Appeals"), reviewed the record of the Hearing Officer's decision, heard
presentations by parties in interest to the Appeals, and, after discussion, found that the Hearing
Officer had erred and modified the decision of the Hearing Officer so as to approve the PDP subject
to three additional PDP conditions; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 2-57(g) provides that no later than the date of its next regular
meeting after the hearing on an appeal, the City Council shall adopt, by resolution, findings of fact
in support of its decision on the appeal. I
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that, pursuant to Section 2-57(g) of the City Code, the City Council hereby makes the
following findings of fact and conclusions:
That the grounds for appeal as stated in the Notices of Appeal conform to the
requirements of Section 2-48 of the City Code.