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>Elementary on Impala is considerable on school days.
>Please consider this request so that reasonable and workable answers
>and
>solutions can be made before a minor disaster is allowed to ruin an
>otherwise decent neighborhood in Fort Collins
>Sincerely,
>Steven "Doc" Schaeffer
>601 North Impala Drive
>Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
>970.416.0498
Dr. Steven L. Schaeffer
Manufacturing Instructional Laboratory
B09 Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
steven@engr.colostate.edu
970.491.5140 (MIL)
970.491.3827 (fax)
970.491.6558 (M.E. office)
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> etc." Last spring approximately 150 people wrote letters to city
> council voicing their opinions against the high density that is now
> being proposed. With this high of density, higher noise levels may
> also be out of character with the surrounding neighborhood.
>The proposed plot plan shows a U-shaped "private drive" intersecting
>Impala Drive so that 3 properties on the east side can be accessed.
>There will be additional driveways from 4 lots onto Impala.
>Interestingly, several of the lots barely make the minimum 6,000 sq.
>feet required. In order to achieve this, the property lines have been
>drawn at the center of the U-shaped driveway, whereby several
>properties
>will have easements to allow traffic through their properties. Is it
>regular practice to density a property so that a maximum number of lots
>can be jammed into that space? Does this not set a precedent for
>property owners to be taxed for land they cannot use, and increases the
>density of the lots towards a volume that otherwise would not be
>allowed?
>A storm water detention pond is required and is planned for the
>southeast corner of the property. Since there is not enough slope to
>the property to allow gravity to empty the detention pond (and it must
>drain), a pump house has been proposed on the drawing to pump the water
>to the west onto Impala Drive. Keep in mind that electrical outages
>can
>occur as the result of severe storm activity and pumps require
>electricity. Presently, there is no curb and gutter on the property
>due
>south (Sandy Knox's property) to contain this additional impact of
>water
>onto Impala. Additionally, there is no curb and gutter on the west
>side
>of Impala Drive along properties belonging to the Trents' and
>Stocktons'. Don't these improvements need to be made by the developer
>prior to creating the risk of damage to others' properties? Perhaps an
>underground pipe connecting the retention pond to the ditch at Cherry
>Street is a solution?
>Larimer County Road and Bridge should require a formal traffic impact
>study to determine effects of additional traffic on Impala Drive,
>Cherry
>Street, and Irish Drives. According to a report from the City of Fort
>Collins traffic office, it has been estimated that an average of 77
>additional vehicle trips per day in and out of our neighborhood will
>occur because of the proposed density! In a neighborhood where there
>are many small children outside playing, this situation should be
>looked
>at and studied when school is in session. The impact from Irish
Steve_Olt - Re ADRIAN PDP_ _ _ _. _ Page 1
From:
Steven Schaeffer <steven@engr.colostate.edu>
To:
Steve Olt <SOLT@fcgov.com>
Date:
8/2/04 11:21 AM
Subject:
Re: ... ADRIAN PDP...
Thank you!
Steven "Doc" Schaeffer
Steve Olt wrote:
>Steve,
>Please read and note the attached notification for the upcoming
>neighborhood information meeting for the proposed Adrian Subdivision,
>PDP that is in the City's development review process.
>Steve Olt
»»Steven Schaeffer <steven@engr.colostate.edu> 07/27/04 09:07AM >>>
> Please do not allow the Adrian PDP to be approved as submitted.
>There
> are issues serious enough that impact others in the neighborhood
>that
> need to be addressed. Also, at this time we the neighbors of the
> Green Acres Subdivision, Irish Drive, Cherry Streets and Plains
>Court
> Subdivision request a public hearing pertaining to this project.
> A property development plan has been submitted for the above
> property. This past spring, the City of Fort Collins council zoned
> the property R-L (low density residential) due to the efforts of
> neighbors working together. Drawings at that time showed a total of
>9
> lots, of which 7 had carriage houses. The present plan submitted
> shows again, nine total lots on the existing property! While this
>is
> perhaps feasible within R-L zoning, this density is out of character
> with the surrounding neighborhood! Section 3.5.1 of the city land
>use
> code states that "New developments in or adjacent to existing
> developed areas shall be compatible with the established
>architectural
> character of such areas by using a design that is complementary."
> "Compatibility shall be achieved through techniques such as the
> repetition of roof lines, the use of similar proportions in building
> mass and outdoor spaces, similar relationships to the street, [sic]