HomeMy WebLinkAboutALPINE BUSINESS PARK - PDP - 2-07 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - MODIFICATION REQUEST (3)January 24, 2007
Anne Aspen
Current Planning
281 North College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Anne
This letter is instead of one of the two modification requests revered to on the site data
sheet. In reading the code more closely, it looks like the proposed flex
commercial/industrial building meets the "Orientation to a Connecting Walkway"
requirement, so I wanted to explain my train of thought on that issue. At the Preliminary
Design Review the following question was asked in writing before the meeting, and the
formal answer I received follows:
Q: On the proposed speculative light industrial building, we intend to have 7 individual
rental units, with the potential to someday condominiumize each unit. We intend to
provide a connecting walkway from unit #1 to the street sidewalk. We don't intend to
provide a connecting walkway for units 2 through 7. Does this scenario for the
speculative light industrial building comply with the "Orientation to a Connecting
Walkway" standard of 3.5.3(B)(1)?
A: Unit one would be in compliance since the connecting walkway from Alpine would
connect with it. Units 2 through 7 would not be in compliance with code and would need
a modification. Staff would support such a modification if the uses allowed in those units
had no onsite clientele such as a light industrial or storage -related use. Many of the
uses you have proposed would not be staff supported without a connecting walkway.
Section 3.5.1(13)(1) Orientation to a Connecting Walkway, states the following: "At least
one main entrance of any commercial or mixed -use building shall face and open directly
onto a connecting walkway with pedestrian frontage. Any building which has only
vehicle bays and/or service doors for intermittent/infrequent nonpublic access to
equipment, storage or similar rooms (e.g. self -serve car washes and self -serve mini -
storage warehouses) shall be exempt from this standard."
Our proposed flex commercial/industrial building is just one building. It has at least one
main entrance facing the Alpine Street sidewalk. It seems to meet the standard. As I
sat down to write the modification request, I was unsure how to request the modification
because it appears to not need one.
I would welcome further discussion on this issue, and if necessary as a result of such
discussion, I could write a formal request for modification. I'm just a little unsure how to
go about writing the modification, because it looks to me that the design meets the code
Sincerely,
Troy W. Jones