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Home My WebLink AboutLDS TEMPLE - PDP - PDP120029 - REPORTS - CORRESPONDENCE-HEARING (23)Hello Ms. Archer, Thank you for contacting Mayor Weitkunat and Councilmember Troxell to express your concerns about the rezoning of the Linden Park area in SE Fort Collins . Please see the following information which was provided by Planning Technician Courtney Rippey on the Mayor and Mr. Troxell's behalf: Currently the future LDS Temple property is zoned FA1-Farming in Larimer County and will come into the City as U-E, Urban Estate, per the 1997 City Structure Plan and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area plan. The U-E zone district is a low -density residential zone district. In Fort Collins the Land Use Code (LUC) allows for not only residential uses but also complementary land uses. The proposed LDS Temple meets the Land Use Code definition of "places of worship or assembly" and, per the Code, is a permitted use in the U-E zone district, subject to a Planning and Zoning Board public hearing. Once the project development plan for the LDS temple is formally submitted, Staff will evaluate the project based on the established criteria of the Land Use Code. Moreover, the project will be required to -submit a traffic study, ecological characterization study, photometric plan (a "study" showing the actual physical effects of sight lighting and the degree to which exterior night lighting affects•a property owner or neighborhood), and will be subject to all site and design requirements. Please note that a Development Review Outreach meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Roundhouse Room of Fossil Ridge High School. The Community Development and Neighborhood Services Department will conduct this first meeting on September 14th without the applicant present in order to devote time to informing residents about the City's process regarding annexation, zoning and development review and to answer questions about the City's role regarding this annexation and future development proposal. The second neighborhood meeting (not yet scheduled) will be attended by the applicant, and sketch plans of the Temple will be presented to the neighborhood at that time. At this second meeting, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns about the proposed project. A third meeting will be scheduled to demonstrate how public input has been considered as the applicant prepares a formal plan submittal to the City. Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. Regards, Debra Unger Executive Administrative Assistant City Manager's Office 300 LaPorte Ave, P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Tel: 970 221 6266 dunger@fcgov.com OA Courtney Levingston From: Linda Archer <Igarcher@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 7:21 AM To: Darin Atteberry Cc: Diane Jones; City Council; Karen Weitkunat; Wade Troxell; Kelly Ohlson; Courtney Rippy; Steve Dush; Karen Cumbo; Polly Bennett; Mark Jackson; Ted Shepard; Peter Barnes; John Stokes; Joe Olson Subject: Re: rezoning Ft Collins- and the new temple in SE FC (Council SAR #17129) Madame Mayor, City Council and all the elected representatives, Thank you for your reply to my email- I appreciate that the Mayor and council are aware of concerns regarding a zoning change for land in SE FC. I found it strange that no mention in your email was made of the meeting that was held yesterday evening involving the community and a large group of LSD Temple members regarding the building of the temple. Although you note that zoning standards will be upheld when the church is given permission (yes, it sounds as if it is a done deal to allow the temple to be built) to build its temple, I would like to point out that given my experience of living very close to such a temple for more than 20 years in my neighborhood in my previous residence, I have seen that the height of the temple spires and the, additional spires and other toppings do not seem to figure in the height restrictions. The structure alone itself in SE will unavoidably alter the ecological situation of the SE Ft Collins area as well as the visual view of our city. I would also like to point out that although visitors to the center are allowed into a special section, only members of the church are allowed to enter the inner part of the temple. As such the "research facility" temple is a segregated facility and not a public facility. I have experienced this from my visits to such a temple in my former city. Thank you for your attention to a citizen's concerns regarding this situation. Igarcher@yahoo.com (970) 206 0082 From: Darin Atteberry <DATTEBERRY@fcgov.com> To: "'Igarcher@yahoo.com"' <Igarcher@yahoo.com> Cc: Darin Atteberry <DATTEBERRY@fcgov.com>; Diane Jones <DJONES@fcgov.com>; City Council <CityCouncil@fcgov.com>; Karen Weitkunat <kweitkunat@fcgov.com>; Wade Troxell <WTroxell@fcgov.com>; Kelly Ohlson <kohlson@fcgov.com>; Courtney Rippy <CRippy@fcgov.com>; Steve Dush <SDush@fcgov.com>; Karen Cumbo <KCumbo@fcgov.com>; Polly Bennett <PBennett@fcgov.com>; Mark Jackson <mjackson@fcgov.com>; Ted Shepard <TSHEPARD@fcgov.com>; Peter Barnes <PBARNES@fcgov.com>; John Stokes <JStokes@fcgov.com>; Joe Olson <JOlson@fcgov.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:53 AM Subject: FW: rezoning Ft Collins- and the new temple in SE FC (Council SAR #17129)