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SEPTEMBER 2013
Thanks,
Cathy Mathis, APA
TB I Group
444 Mountain Avenue
Berthoud, Colorado 80513
970.532.5891 office
970.344.6358 direct
Cathy(a).TBGroup.us
Noah Beals
From:
Noah Beals
Sent:
Friday, September 20, 2013 12:08 PM
To:
'Cathy Mathis'
Cc:
Peter Barnes
Subject:
RE: Cargill Site - 09-19-13
Cathy,
I believe this plan gets closer to a modification request.
Is there a way to create a plaza or an enhanced seating area for employees to take breaks at in front of the office
building in the landscape across the drive aisle? To include an enhance pedestrian connection that crosses the drive
aisle from the building entrance to this area.
The trees showing along Drake are these in addition to the street trees?
We understand this is not a business where pedestrians or bike riders using the sidewalk will stop in, but there still will
be pedestrians and bike riders using this sidewalk. Providing an engaging experience along the sidewalk encourages the
multi -modal transportation that the code promotes. Also there is the potential if there is not already employees who
walk or ride to work that would use a sidewalk connection.
Please let me know if you need any clarification.
Thanks,
Noah Beals
City Planner
City of Fort Collins
970 416-2313
970 224-6134 Fax
From: Cathy Mathis [mailto:cathy(@tbgroup.usl
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:27 PM
To: Noah Beals; Peter Barnes
Subject: Cargill Site - 09-19-13
Hi Noah and Peter -
Here is a plan with some thoughts we had on what we could do to minimize the amount of vehicle use area between the
building and Drake Road.
1. Shifted some parking to east and west sides of building
2. Eliminated parking at the southwest corner of building so there is just an access drive
3. Enhanced and beefed up landscape
4. Enhanced entry plaza
5. Enhanced crosswalk
Again, we would like to reiterate that because of the nature of Cargill's facility, no-one from the public will be walking to
the building from the sidewalk on Drake.
Let us know if you think staff can support a modification. I will also work on a quick sketch that shows a plan that meets
the code.