HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAMBRIDGE HOUSE LOFTS - MODIFICATION OF STANDARD - 6-03 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONTHE LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Troy Jones, City Planner
City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department
281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins. CO 80521 CURRENT PtANNtNG
February 21, 2003
RE: Proposed development by Cambridge House, LLC, 1113 West Plum Street
Dear Troy,
We have received the information provided by the City of Fort Collins regarding
the proposal for new construction at the Cambridge House Apartments and have concerns
regarding the impact that this proposal will have on us here at Lutheran Campus Ministry
at St. Thomas Chapel. We are located at 805 S. Shields almost directly in front of the
current location of the Cambridge House Apartments. Presently we are already tight on
the available parking in our own lot. With Turning Point to the north and Cambridge
House Apartment parking lot to the south we are at present faced with difficult entry into
our lot. At this time we can only enter from Shields by driving in the southbound lane
and exiting is forced to the southbound lane. Turning "U" at either the Shields/Elizabeth
intersection or the Shields/Plum intersection is next to impossible with the current traffic
load on Shields. We do not foresee this problem being improved with the additions that
Cambridge House is proposing. With Cambridge House cutting off their two available
entries from Shields Street we will not have the capability of getting onto Plum via using
the parking access so as to get vehicles going north by use of the Plum intersection light.
As we are sure you have already noted, in the current proposal, Cambridge House
indicates they will be short on the required amount of parking that present city codes
demand. Already we at LCM are permitting Turning point to use half of our parking lot
during the business week. The parking impact is of great concern to us and we are
trusting that your dedicated review will take into consideration all factors involved in the
approval of this proposal.
Sincerely,
Pastor Connie Winter-Eulberg
ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL
805 SOUTH SHIELDS STREET ... FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80521 ... PHONE (303) 482-2160