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Centerpoint Plaza PDP Major Amendment
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
March 30, 2005
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At the time of the hearing, two nearby intersections, the Timberline Road -
Midpoint Drive and the Timberline Road - East Prospect Road, fail to meet the
Level of Service (LOS) requirements; however, the property owner has agreed to
pay the developments pro rata share of transportation costs necessary to bring
the intersections into compliance. Therefore, the transportation LOS
requirements of Section 3.6.4 of the Land Use Code have been met.
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS
A. The Centerpoint Plaza PDP, Building 'A' Major Amendment is subject to
administrative review and the requirements of the Land Use Code (LUC).
B. The Center point Plaza PDP, Building 'A' Major Amendment satisfies the
development standards of the E zoning district.
C. The Center point Plaza PDP, Building 'A' Major Amendment complies with all
applicable General Development Standards contained in Article 3 of the Land
Use Code.
DECISION
The Center point Plaza PDP, Building 'A' Major Amendment #35-01 B, is hereby
Approved by the Hearing Officer without condition:
Dated this 13th day of April 2005, per authority granted by Sections
1.4.9(E) and 2.1 of the Land Use Code.
Cameron Gloss
"Current Plannin Director
Centerpoint Plaza PDP Major Amendment
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
March 30, 2005
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FACTS AND FINDINGS
1. Site Context/Background Information
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: E; approved planned commercial center (Spring Creek Center
PUD)
S: I, T; existing single family residential property and planned
mixed -use (Johnson Property ODP)
E: E; existing employment / industrial park (Prospect Park East,
Prospect Industrial Park)
W: E, I; existing undefined storage and City facility (large storage
tanks, Light & Power station)
The property was annexed in September, 1973 as part of the East Prospect
Street First Annexation.
Lot 1 of the Centerpoint Plaza Subdivision was previously platted and approved
in September 2003. Building A (Phase 1) was approved as a 1-story building
containing 7,062 square feet of leasable floor area.
2. Compliance with Article 4 and the E-Employment Zoning District
Standards:
Offices, medical clinics, and print shop, bars are permitted uses within the E
district subject to administrative review.
This proposal complies with the purpose of the E District as it is a primary
workplace that includes office, medical clinic, and print shop uses in a planned
business park.
The three story building height is less than the four story maximum within the E-
Employment district. The resulting building height under this amended plan is
39'-11" where 23'-6" was approved on the original plan.
3. Compliance with Article 3 of the Land Use Code — General Development
Standards
The project development plan complies with all applicable sections of Article 3 of
the Land Use Code. No evidence was presented to contradict the statements
and conclusions of the staff report concerning compliance or to otherwise refute
the compliance with the Article 3 Standards.
Centerpoint Plaza PDP Major Amendment
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
March 30, 2005
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Evidence presented to the Hearing Officer established
no controversy or facts to refute that the hearing was
properly posted, legal notices mailed and notice
published.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Hearing Officer, presiding pursuant to the Fort Collins Land Use Code, opened the
hearing at approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 30, 2005 in Conference Room A at 281 N.
College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado.
HEARING TESTIMONY, WRITTEN COMMENTS AND OTHER EVIDENCE:
The Hearing Officer accepted during the hearing the following evidence: (1) Planning
Department Staff Report; (2) application, plans, maps and other supporting documents
submitted by the applicant and the applicant's representatives to the City of Fort Collins;
and (3) a tape recording of the hearing. The LUC, the City's Comprehensive Plan (City
Plan), and the formally promulgated policies of the City are all considered part of the
evidence considered by the Hearing Officer.
The following is a list of those who attended the meeting:
From the City:
Steve Olt, City Planner
Sheri Wamhoff, City Development Review Engineering Manager
From the Applicant:
Don Brookshire, Eastpoint Studio
Michele White, Nolte Associates
From the Public:
None
Written Comments:
None
City of Fort Collins
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER
TYPE I ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING DATE
PROJECT NAME:
CASE NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
OWNER:
HEARING OFFICER:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
March 30, 2005
Centerpoint Plaza PDP, Building 'A'
Major Amendment
#35-01 B
Eastpoint Studios
c/o Don Brookshire
3207 Kittery Court
Fort Collins, CO. 80526
Frazier & Company
141 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO. 80524
Cameron Gloss
Current Planning Director
This is a request for an increase in the building height, from 1 story to 3 stories, and an
increase in the amount of leasable floor area, from 7,062 square feet to 21,822 square
feet, in a new mixed -use building on a portion of Lot 1 of the Center point Plaza Project
Development Plan (referred to at the PDP or the "Project"). The proposed land uses
include professional offices, print shops and medical clinics.
SUMMARY OF HEARING OFFICER DECISION: Approval, with conditions
ZONING DISTRICT: E — Employment
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
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