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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH - PLAT - 36-02A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUESTFebruary 18, 2003 Peter Barnes City of Fort Collins 281 North College Fort Collins. CO 80522 Dear Mr Barnes: I am writing on behalf of the First Free Will Baptist church at 320 West Trilby Road. We are proposing a 6,663 square foot addition to the existing 3,226 square foot building on their five acre site. Per 3.8.20(B) of the city land use code, we are complying with the requirements contained in section 1.6.5 and the applicable general development standards in Article 3 and the applicable district standards contained in Article 4 to the extent reasonably feasible. We contend however that it is not reasonably feasible to comply with section 3.4.1(E) as this would preclude any expansion of any kind on the site. We are however sensitive to the ferruginous and red tailed hawks in the area, and have left the area between our proposed expansion and the hawks (-510') in natural grasses, and are not proposing any disturbances in this area. We feel that since this only reduces the current buffer by 82' that the new construction will have minimal impact on the hawks roosting site. In addition, it would appear that the hawks are not particularly bothered by human interaction since there are homes within only 100' of their roosting site, and they chose to locate on a major state highway (287) with all of the associated noise and activity. Sincerely, 0 Mikal S. Torgerson rtkt M. To] gets on 223 North (allege fort WIN, [0 80524 970.416.7431 1.888.416.7431 fax: 970.416.7435 Email: mikal@orchifex.com hffp://www.archifex.com