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compromising the wetland areas between our homes and The Grove, as well as prevent short-cuts into our
neighborhood in order to reach the bike path, etc.
Wood split rail fencing will simply get broken --it always does the first time people try to sit on it or jump over it --
and we are not convinced that The Grove management would do anything to fix it once it is knocked down.
Thanks much for your consideration!
Stacy Poncelow
620 Gilgalad Way
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Lindsay Ex
From: Lindsay Ex
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:17 PM
To: Poncelow, Stacy - SSC
Subject: RE: Fencing at The Grove development
Hi Stacy,
I understand your concerns and appreciate you letting me know these as soon as you have. Couple of
thoughts:
1. For development projects in the City, if you provide a detail of the fence (which we will require
regardless of what style) on the landscape plan, then you are required to maintain that fence up to
the standard specified in the landscape plan in perpetuity. If the fence (again, regardless of what
kind) were to break, it would be considered a zoning violation and the developer/current owner
would be required to fix the fence. This is standard City policy that applies to all projects.
2. The reason City Staff mentioned using a wood -based fencing was to increase wildlife connectivity
across the site (a concern of the neighbors from the start and a requirement of the Land Use Code)
and to be more compatible with the aesthetics of the surrounding area. I understand that a split -rail
fencing might not be the strongest type of these wood -based fencing products, but I do hope that a
more aesthetically pleasing variety of fence can be selected than one that is predominantly six feet
tall.
From speaking with the folks in Natural Areas, and from my previous experiences working in multiple
jurisdictions, most people will be deterred from trampling in the wetland areas simply by putting any fence
along the project's sidewalk. However, some folks will always jump a fence (regardless of the kind) and
some walking through the wetland areas, while discouraged, will occur no matter what type of fence is in
place in the site. However, any type of barrier will significantly decrease usage by residents and those
passing through, so staff still believes a fence of some sort should be required. We just think that one that
is more compatible with the neighborhood would be preferred.
Let me know if you have any additional thoughts, and maybe talking this one out over the phone would be
easier?
Thanks,
Lindsay
Lindsay Ex
Environmental Planner
CDNS ) City of Fort Collins
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970.224.6143
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From: Poncelow, Stacy - SSC
Sent: Friday, October 28, 20118:00 PM
To: Lindsay Ex
Subject: Fencing at The Grove development
Hello Lindsey,
Sarah Burnett from our neighborhood suggested that we should contact you regarding the fencing that
will surround The Grove development. I would like to request that the City require the metal rail fencing
that was included in the development approval. This type of fencing would prevent people from
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