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Project Development Plan (PDP) resubmittal 9 December 2009
Modification Request 02
Staff Project Review comment Number: 23 Created: 11/20/2009
The minimum roof pitch allowed is 2:12 (Sec. 4.9(E)(1)(g)). A modification will be needed to
allow the flat roof proposed.
The applicant requests a Modification of FCLUC 4.9(E)(1)(g) to allow the proposed
building as designed which is represented on Site Plan PDP-02 and Elevations PDP-03 &
PDP-04, for the following reasons.
1. The proposed building design will promote the general purpose of the standard for which the
modification is requested equally well or better than would a plan which complies with the
standard for which this modification is requested (Refer to FCLUC 2.8(H)(1). The proposed
building design will not diverge from the standards of the FCLUC except in a nominal way.
(Refer to FCLUC 2.8(1-1)(4)).
a. The proposed building has approximately 23% sloping roof and 77% flat roof. The sloping
roof is curved which varies from 6:12 at the roof edge to zero slope at the top of the curve.
By the nature of a curved roof the areas in between are nearly equally distributed between
those slopes.
b. The only building that was built for commercial use, in the block containing the proposed
�� _ project, is the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce building immediately adjacent to the
s� OtterBox project on the south side. The "Chamber" building has a predominantly flat roof.
A/� -I c. One important concern in a buffer or transition zone, such as the NCB zone of the proposed
V project, is that overall building height be moderated to minimize the negative impact on the
side toward the lower profile adjacent zone. If a building of this size (width) were to have a
sloped roof of a slope that would be perceptible, as a sloped roof when viewed from ground
level perspective within a reasonable distance, the roof would add approximately 35% to the
height of the building.
d. If the building were roofed entirely with sloping roofs it would make it very difficult to provide
unobtrusive visual screening of inevitable roof -top mounted mechanical equipment.
e. The proposed building has been designed with set backs (inward) of the topmost floor (3`d)
on all sides to diminish the perceived height of the building when viewed from the ground
level perspective around the project. This design feature has gone beyond what the FCLUC
requires on 3 sides of the 4 sides.
2. The proposed project will substantially alleviate an existing, defined and described problem of
citywide concern which is the flight of private sector employment from the downtown area. The
proposed project will result in a substantial benefit to the city by retaining a large and swiftly
growing private sector employer in the downtown.
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