HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLORADO IRON & METAL - MOD - 5-10 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - MODIFICATION REQUESTwould not adequately be screened with a 4 foot fence. Furthermore, for the same reason that the
proposed screening fence is not detrimental to the public good, it is also only diverging from the
standard in a nominal and inconsequential manner because the proposed 10 —foot tall fencing is only
proposed along 27% of the street frontage of the site, it is setback 30-feet from the street, and it is being
landscaped as would be required for a building fagade.
Continua! Advancement of LUC Purposes
We hereby contend that the plan as submitted will continue to advance the purposes of the Land Use
Code as contained in Section 1.2.2 because, for the same reasons the modification is not detrimental to
the public good, the proposed modification also:
• Fosters safe, economic use of the land [1.2.2(C)];
• Improves the design, quality, and character of new development [1.2.2(J)];
• Fosters a more rational pattern of relationship among residential, business, and industrial uses
for the mutual benefit of all [1.2.2(K)];
• Ensures that development proposals are sensitive to the character of existing neighborhoods.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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Current Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Archifeclure
February 16, 2010
Dear Decision Maker,
This letter hereby requests a modification to section 3.8.11(C) of the Land Use Code
where it states:
" Fences or walls shall be:
(1) no more than four (4) feet high between the front building line and front
property line,
(2) no more than four (4) feet high if located in the front yard, ...."
Colorado Iron and Metal is currently operating their offices and metal fabrication
operations within the building at 903 Buckingham. Concurrently with this
modification request, we are requesting a minor amendment to allow "Recycling
Facilities" to utilize the yard area of the site, using the existing site improvements. As
part of the Minor Amendment, we want to screen the recycling work operations from
the street as required in the LUC 4.28(E)(3)(b)(1), however the nature of the recycling
operations would require a 10-foot tall fence to adequately hide the views of the
recycling scrap piles. The existing building is setback approximately 128 feet from the
street, and as part of the minor amendment application, we propose to locate a
recycling scrap pile closer to the street than the front facade of the building. As
shown in the attached minor amendment site & landscape plan, our intent is to have
10-foot tall screening fence enclose all views of the recycling piles from the public
street. In order to accomplish that, we propose to locate this 10-foot tall screening
fence between the front building line and the front property line, which is technically
the front yard.
The Public Good
The "public good" that the standard generally serves, is to ensure that the visual
impact of front yard fencing does not dominate the view of a property from the
public's view. The granting of the modification would not be detrimental to the
public good because the proposed 10 —foot tall fencing is only proposed along 27% of
the street frontage of the site, is setback 30 feet from the street, and is being 171 North College Ave
landscaped as would be required for a building fa4ade. Fort Collin, CO 80524
970.416.7431
Nominal & Inconsequential Divergence from the Standards Fax: 719.325.8340
The standard for which we are seeking the modification requires fencing to be short
in several specific circumstances. This standard does not account for the unique Pueblo
South Santo Fe Ave
Pueblo Colorado 81003
circumstances present in a 5 acre industrial site, namely that recycling scrap piles 719.542.7432
Fax: 719.325.8340