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Home My WebLink About215 E. PROSPECT BOARDING HOUSE - PDP - 39-05 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGNeighborhood Information Meeting Project: L I b &. Vr-pSPe,---f- Kwrd i M Ho vs Meeting Location: Tr i n i -I-\A Lutw ro.,n Date: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name Address -- Zip Phone Email to receive a copy of meeting summary (via email) �ars+ a; pis E-. PKO5,MC--r 8 os2s Tt- l4«' �vta; 5@ ho�n+a,l. ✓ ��ppVval� ID�I�r^ (i✓h �i`� (o a• h 8-U S 013 15 c L,�y'Ihe4-.c�+. T/M 2 2 / E'. R/Zo S/?(f/ZIP. OC) s L� zo --,7 i2 / 1 s /Go ?T w s — s�z _ 3 06572 has more than 6 boarders, at least one unit, parking space and bathroom must be handicap accessible. If a boarding house has more than 10 boarders, the building code classification changes from R3 to R1 and additional building code criteria apply. 0 requirements for boarding houses. 7. Question: (Resident) The utility service in our neighborhood is already insufficient (water/sewer). Will this proposal be required to update the current service in our neighborhood? Answer: (Shelby Sommer) The utility departments have received a copy of the application materials. If it is determined that improvements are necessary the applicant will be responsible for associated fees. 8. Concern: (Resident) I live next door to the proposed boarding house and have had issues with the property due to noise, parties and just the lack of respect. I'm concerned that making the house a boarding house will only make the problems worse. Response: (Resident) Perhaps some landscape buffering between the back yard and your house would help screen your property from the proposed boarding house. Also, as Ginny mentioned, Neighborhood Services can work with you and the neighbors to enforce and resolve these issues. Response: (Applicant) Landscaping is definitely feasible. As far as the parties are concerned, please notify us as soon as the issue arises so that we can deal with it before it happens again. 9. Comment: (Resident) I feel like this is just the direction that the neighborhood is going and at some point you just have to live with it or leave. 10. Question: (Resident) What are the building code requirements for houses with 6 or more occupants? Response: (Shelby Sommer and Ginny Sawyer) We will have to check with the Building Department for code specifics. Response: (Felix Lee - Building and Zoning Director) If a boarding house 5 Services at 224-6406. The City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Services Department provides practical suggestions or resolving common neighborhood problems, and also enforces City codes related to neighborhood quality issues. Response: (Applicants) Residents who have problems specific to the property at 215 E. Prospect are encouraged to give the owners/landlords a call at 577-1915. The owners of the property are very selective about whom they rent to and request to be notified of problems neighbors have with the tenants. The owners also include clauses in the lease restricting occupancy and parties, and enforce these terms as needed. 5. Question: (Resident) Has the City seen any other proposals for boarding houses in the neighborhood, other than the proposals at 215 E. Prospect and 1608 Matthews? Answer: (Shelby Sommer) These are the only two proposals for boarding houses at this point in this neighborhood. However, the City anticipates seeing more boarding house proposals throughout the city if the occupancy regulations are adopted by City Council. Currently, all boarding houses proposed in the LMN district must be approved by the Planning and Zoning board, and residents within 500 feet of the property will be invited to a neighborhood meeting and the public hearing. 6. Question: (Residents) What are the parking requirements for boarding houses? Is one parking space required per bedroom? Answer: (Shelby Sommer and Ginny Sawyer) Under current Land Use Code requirements, boarding houses must provide a minimum of one off-street parking space per two beds, plus one parking space per two employees (if any). The property at 215 E. Prospect is subject to the aforementioned parking requirements. The occupancy regulations being discussed by City Council may include a change to the current parking 4 City Council approves the boarding house separation distance requirements, then his own property would be "shut out" from potentially converting to a boarding house in the future. He stated that the regulations do not account for this impact, and if the neighborhood continues to change in this direction, he may decide to also convert his home into a boarding house in the future. Response: (Ginny Sawyer - Meeting Mediator - City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Services) Residents who are concerned about general boarding house and occupancy issues should attend the November 15, 2005 City Council meeting and also contact their City Council representatives to raise awareness about the occupancy/boarding house regulations. 3. Question: (Resident) What percentage of a lot can be developed in the LMN district? Could I potentially cover the entire lot with a boarding house, or do I have to have some setbacks? Response: (Shelby Sommer - Associate Planner - City of Fort Collins Current Planning) Residential developments are subject to minimum 30 foot setbacks from arterial streets and 15 feet from nonarterial streets. Minimum side and rear yard setbacks are 5 feet from the property line, except for alley - accessed garages, for which the minimum setback is 8 feet. The maximum residential building height in the LMN district is 2.5 stories. 4. Comment: (Residents) Several neighbors expressed concern about students renting homes in the neighborhood. Many have had issues with this and other properties regarding noise, parties, trash, over -occupancy, occupant turnover, and parking. They feel that boarding houses and rental homes create a hostile environment for the single-family homes. Response: (Ginny Sawyer) Residents who have issues with their student neighbors and rental housing should contact Neighborhood 3 several houses (approximately 330 feet) away from the property at 1608 Matthews St. Many of the neighbors present at the October 19th meeting strongly opposed the 1608 Matthews St. proposal, primarily over concerns about the number of proposed bedrooms (9), parking issues, and neighborhood degradation. A summary of the September 8 neighborhood meeting is available upon request. 3. Several of the attendees at this meeting also attended and participated in the October 18, 2005 City Council meeting's discussion on items relating to occupancy regulations and other neighborhood quality of life issues. Many of the questions and concerns from the City Council meeting were raised at this neighborhood meeting, including boarding house separation distances, parking, occupancy limits, and square footages per occupant. These attendees were urged to attend City Council's second reading of the occupancy regulations and neighborhood quality issues on November 15. The attendees were also urged to contact Council before the November 15th meeting in order to discuss their concerns about boarding houses in this neighborhood and zone district. 4. The proposal at 215 E. Prospect Rd. will be subject to the standards and requirements of the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code prior to the adoption of any new boarding house requirements. These requirements include but are not limited to one off-street parking space per two boarders, landscape buffering, and bicycle facilities. ...........................QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS, RESPONSES........................... Comment: (Residents) Many residents were frustrated that the City changed the zoning of the neighborhood in 1997 to Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood (LMN) District and they were unaware of the change and its implications. They wanted to know why they weren't notified of the zoning change and why the new zoning includes uses such as boarding houses. 2. Comment: (Resident) There was concern expressed one neighbor that if 2 NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: 215 E. Prospect Rd, Boarding House Change of Use DATE: October 19, 2005 APPLICANT: Walt and Darst McNairy CITY PLANNER: Shelby Sommer PROJECT SUMMARY: The applicants are proposing to convert the existing single-family residence at 215 E. Prospect Road to a boarding house with 5 rooms. The property is located on the southwest corner of East Prospect Road and Matthews Street. It is in the LMN - Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zoning District. ........................................................MEETING BACKGROUND........................................................ 1. The applicants present at the meeting, Walt and Darst McNairy entered the Development Review Process when they submitted a formal change of use application on October 5, 2005. The proposal is to convert the single-family house to a boarding house with 5 bedrooms. There are currently 3 off- street parking spaces on the east side of the lot, accessed from Matthews Street. The intended residents would be primarily college students who are bound to one-year leases and carefully screened and selected by the applicants. 2. Most of the attendees at this meeting were also present at a neighborhood meeting held on September 8, 2005 for a boarding house proposal at 1608 Matthews St. The property at 215 E. Prospect is across the street and 1 281 North College Avenue • PO. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020