HomeMy WebLinkAbout224 WOOD ST. - ACCESSIBLE BUILDING W/HABITABLE SPACE - PDP/FDP - 8-10/A - REPORTS - MODIFICATION REQUEST (3)Appendix 'A':
Aerial Photo of neighboring lots on alley
�� = 224 Wood Street Property Lines
= Alley, current visual size as of PDP submittal date
O= Accessory Buildings not in compliance with current code
as of PDP submittal date
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accessory buildings located either on the property line or within V-6"of it.
Furthermore, this proposed accessory building will greatly improve the
appearance of the alley compared to the existing accessory buildings
grandfathered in.
The alley is uniquely shaped like a "T" with the two top ends of the "T"
continuing north to Maple Street. 224 Wood Street is located on the west side of
the alley where it first starts to "T". Over years of automobile travel the alley has
crept its way into and through the northeast corner of the property. Even the
currently located electrical service box has a bollard on the northeast comer to
protect it from alley traffic. This unique shape and traffic pattern greatly impact
the accessory buildings location as the owners do not want to change the current
travel routes through the alley because they see them as favorable to the block
and other residents who use it on a daily basis. The proposed fence on the PDP
site plan is approximately the extent of which the owners of 224 Wood Street
could comfortably regain some of their backyard.
Conclusion:
Because of the preceding reasons we ask for the modification of the Fort Collins Land
Use Code section 4.8(E)(4) allowing the proposed accessory building to sit 4'-0" into the
south side yard setback and exactly on the 9'-0" alley easement as shown in the PDP site
plan.
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Modification of Standards for 224 Wood St. (1)
Project Location: 224 Wood St.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Modification Request.
The proposed addition of an Accessory Building with Habitable Space at 224 Wood
Street requires a modification to the existing Fort Collins Land Use Code section
4.8(E)(4) based on many exceptional physical conditions and hardships per 2.8.2(H)(3).
It would be extremely difficult and unfavorable to the owners and the neighborhood if
the proposed building was located based on the current setbacks and easements. The
following conditions directly impact the ability to locate the proposed building as per
the current standards and should be considered towards approval of this modification
request:
1. Existing location of a mature Hackberry tree
There is an existing mature Hackberry tree located 12'-0" south of the north
property line and 33'-6" west of the east property line. The tree's diameter is
approximately T-0". It is the owners and neighborhoods best interest to keep
this tree. With consultation from a local arborist, he suggested the proposed
building should be located as far south and east of the tree as possible in order to
preserve the root system and not kill the tree.
2. Existing location of City Electrical Service Box
There is an existing city electrical service box located out of the current recorded
easement... the current location of the box is approximately 20'-0" north of the
south property line and 9'-6" west of the east property line. The dimensions of
the fence around the electrical box are 6'-6" x 6'-6". If the city was to move this
electrical box to the recorded easement it would hinder the proposed building
further since the recorded easement is UY x 5' but roughly 1'-6" south of the
current location. Two scenarios would best fit the owners, neighborhood and
city, (1) to leave the electrical box in its current location and allow the proposed
building to move south into the side yard setback 4'-0" (as shown on the PDP site
plan), thus putting no extra cost on the city to move the electrical box, or (2)
move the electrical box north and east from its current location and record a new
easement location.
3. Existing location of neighboring Accessory buildings and Alley shape
The aerial photo (Appendix 'A') shows six neighboring lots with Accessory
buildings located either within the 5'-0" side yard setback or the 9'-0" alley
easement. Both lots to the north and south of 224 Wood Street have their
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