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Home My WebLink About7-ELEVEN @ COLLEGE & MAGNOLIA - PDP/APU - PDP120026 - REPORTS - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGSI Ci 1J l Nl S{-} CC i -- C (ev-e..v\ Name Address Phone Email C n. l TT l w tU c� Pic C lrcMC.oTTOnGJ�omGas a R WL 'Jz3 S • ��\ /I -- �F41A 4130 JCe ' }a„ St. P4 t;.ti qIV Z45-1yz FAiarr)A TFeb e hrrfm41-rw. i c,� ash s s S+. 2a a�3 Rai 2INN -7-1r. i LAC OL 25. Estimate of when a Certificate of Occupancy will be issued for the potential new store on College and Magnolia? When will this store potentially be open for business? a. On average, 7-Eleven estimates a 90 — 120 day build. 7-Eleven also estimates mid 2013 opening. 26. Will this 7-Eleven on College and Magnolia have a beer license? a. Yes. 3.2% beer license. 27. Will there be additional trees planted on site? a. The three existing trees will be removed and mitigation performed per Land Use Code and tree on the west portion to remain on site. 28. Please e-mail Courtney at clevingston@fcgov.com with any information you would like attached to the staff report for the Planning and Zoning Board with a cover letter telling me to do so. 4 14. There is an association of convenience stores with litter and slurpee cups. How often will 7-Eleven maintain litter? a. A rule of thumb is a few times a day an employee takes out trash and also does litter checks. This is a franchise store, so it may be different. 15. The intent for this store to be franchised. It may open corporately, but then go to franchisee. 16. How many Wells Fargo employees will have parking displaced? Where will they park? Neighbor is concerned by increased parking demand is the adjacent residential areas. 17. Neighbor guesses aprox. 25 Wells Fargo employees will be displaced. Wells Fargo also owns the Sports Authority lot. Maybe they will stick them in the Sports Authority lot. 18. Neighbor references the definition of compatibility in the Land Use Code regarding parking impacts. 19. Has the land been sold? a. The lot is under contract. 20. What impacts will the new 7-Eleven have on the Mulberry Store? a. They are two different markets, so 7 Eleven feels no negative impacts. 21. Can 7-Eleven provide research and data regarding impacts to existing stores when new stores are built? a. 7-Eleven representatives said they will provide demographics. 22. The current owner of Shields and Horsetooth sees $500 worth of sales per day decline. This accounts for about a 30% gross profit lost for trade area.•7-Eleven representatives will touch base with franchisee to discuss market research and data. 23. The current franchisee feels that they will loose business. 7-Eleven representatives noted that current franchisee may apply to franchise the new store. 24. Current franchisee is upset that new store is based on his hard work and profit, he would like that information made public. a. 7-Eleven does not have the specific information requested currently and will work with neighbor at another place and time to talk. 3 5. What demographic is currently being missed? a. College students and downtown workers. 7-Eleven is looking at a % mile block. The requirement by 7-Eleven is a 7,000 population density within a 'h mile to support a 7-Eleven. This area has approx. a population density of 21,000. 7-Eleven feels that the lifestyle of CSU College students warrants and additional store, which is a business decision. 6. 7-Eleven was given the opportunity to expand the store at Mulberry and Remington, why was the existing store not expanded? a. Applicant representative does not know why that store was not expanded. The 7-Eleven representatives extrapolates that it was store performance and capital costs that was the deciding factor with that private business decision. 7. In Greely, the existing store is taking a hit of $1,000 a day with the addition of an additional store. Resident does not see the good in taking money from one store to another. She feels that it is sabotaging existing franchisee. a. 7-Eleven reserves the right to strategic placement and this new store is a business decision. 7-Eleven will keep both open and work with the existing franchise to increase sales. 8. Are there existing spacing regulations with convenience stores? a. City Staff: The City of Fort Collins regulates spacing in terms of convenience stores with fuel sales. 9. Will this 7-Eleven have a second story? Who will potentially be the tenants? a. The building will be built to accommodate a future second story tenant, but there are not plans at this time to have a second story tenant. On the west, the plans are for a office or Quick Service Restaurant. 10. How many 7-Elevens are in the pipe line? a. 1401 East Elizabeth b. College and Magnolia c. West Prospect and South Overland 11.7-Eleven is ground leasing the location at College and Magnolia but building the facility. 12. Who is the land owner? a. Verdad Real Estate (sold from Wells Fargo) 13. Resident is concerned with parking issues regarding removal of existing parking lot. a. As proposed, there will be 18 parking spaces on site. b. City Staff: The existing parking lot is a non -conforming gravel lot. K City of Fort Collol ns /011100 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SUMMARY PROJECT: 7-Eleven at College Ave. and Magnolia St. DATE: February 23, 2012 APPLICANT: Kevin Deis 2025 Canyons Resort Drive #W2 Park City, UT 84098 CITY PLANNER: Courtney Levingston Planning, Development and Transportation Current Planning 281 North College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com//deve/opmentiteview The meeting began with a description of the development review process and proposed project, followed by questions, comments and concerns from neighbors. The applicant is proposing a new 7-Eleven at the corner of College and Magnolia. Unless otherwise noted, all responses are from the applicants or the consultants. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. What are the plans for the existing store? a. It will remain open. 2. Will the proposed store operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? a. Yes, it will. 3. What is 7-Eleven's interest in opening an additional outlet in this location. College Avenue and Magnolia is not an urban "food desert"? 4. Neighbor observes and is concerned with the 24/7 facility which the resident feels encourages a certain population of citizens to patronize the store. a. This location is a high dollar investment for 7-Eleven, and they do market research. From research on pedestrian counts, they feel the market dictates (demands?) such. 7-Eleven has fresh food and the service is needed and warranted in the business' opinion. The other site is picking up Mulberry and "east side" neighbors. The Mulberry and Remington store is a smaller square footage.