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schools, churches, parks, etc., existing single-family subdivisions such as Fairview and Western Heights
(both adjacent to the subject property) are included in the designated low density single-family residential
areas and should retain their current RL - Low Density Residential zoning. This is on Page 6 of Chapter 3
of the WCNP.
All of this lengthy answer basically says that, based on the direction given in the WCNP, the vacant
property on the north side of Bennett Road could/should be developed as single-family residential or
could/should be developed as a pocket park if the need and the appropriate funding mechanism can be
established. I cannot say whether City Council has specifically said that this site will be a park.
Question (Statement) 2 (11/6/01):
That land has NOT been purchased yet. It is contingent upon the approval of this plan.
Answer:
Yes, I do think that Council member Tharp's statement is correct. My understanding is that the ownership
of the land will be conveyed to the potential developers after the approval (if approved by an
administrative hearing officer) of their development plan.
Question 3 (11/6/01):
Have we (the City) pursued purchasing the land jointly with the School District? We certainly should
because the District will need to provide additional parking if houses are built on that street.
Answer:
I am not aware of any City and/or School District discussions about actively pursuing the purchase of the
vacant property on the north side of Bennett Road.
It is a fact that there presently are 44 diagonal parking spaces on the north side of Bennett Road that the
City has said will be eliminated for safety reasons, whether or not development occurs on the subject
property. Parallel parking only will be permitted. If the current proposal for single family homes were to be
approved there would be space between the driveway locations for somewhere between 21 and 28
parallel parking spaces on the north side of Bennett Road.
Question 2 (11/13/01):
Do we have a staff report on the issues raised at the last Bennett Road Bungalows meeting? I do have
some serious questions about how Council has dealt with the subarea plan for the WCNP and our (the
City) commitment to a park in that area.
Answer:
There is no "staff report' yet available on the Bennett Road Bungalows. The recorded notes (questions,
comments, concerns, and responses) from the recent (second) neighborhood information meeting of
November 8, 2001, regarding the Bennett Road Bungalows project, are completed and available. These
notes are attached to this e-mail. I am also attaching the notes from the August 22, 2001, neighborhood
meeting.
Please let me know if you need additional information regarding this Bennett Road Bungalows project
Steve
Steve Olt Bennett Road tungalows questions Page 1
From: Steve Olt
To: Gregory Byrne; Patty Storm
Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: Bennett Road Bungalows questions
Greg and Patty,
In response to Council member Tharp's questions regarding the Bennett Road Bungalows project I would
like to offer the following:
Question 1 (11/6/01)
If the WCNP, which assumedly was accepted by Council, has that area (proposed project site) as a
"pocket park", then isn't it Council's decision, not the Parks Dept. or Park Board, as to whether that area
would be a park?
Unless Council has taken a specific action to say it is NOT appropriate for a park, and that they take it out
of the WCNP, then isn't it still the City's plan to pursue that land for park use? Otherwise, it seems that this
action being driven by the Parks Dept. and Board, against what Council accepted as a neighborhood plan
as part of the City Plan.
Answer
The WCNP was adopted by Resolution 99-33, March 16, 1999 and amended by Resolution 99-61, May
18, 1999. Policy D1, under Neighborhood/Pocket Parks, states that 3 additional neighborhood/pocket
parks should be developed within the planning area as follows: 1) .....; 2) across from Bennett
Elementary School; and 3) ..... This is on Page 14 of Chapter 3 of the WCNP.
Funding mechanisms for Parks and Open Lands is identified on Page 7 of Chapter 4 of the WCNP.
Section A states that funding mechanisms should be identified for the development of 3 additional
neighborhood/pocket parks for the planning area. Since new development activities will not likely generate
sufficient parkland fee revenues to cover all land acquisition and development costs, the use of future
capital improvement program funds will be necessary to complete implementation. Potential
neighborhood/pocket park sites and the likely source(s) of funding are as follows:
1. .....
2. Across from Bennett Elementary School (City capital improvement program funds and potentially
Poudre School District capital improvement program funds); and
3. .....
Apparently the Parks Board has previously determined that this area of the City is adequately
served with existing parks and that the funding through the Parks Department is not available to purchase
land and development a park on the subject property. They also stated that "if more parks, which the City
would maintain are desired, the Board would support a decision to use the property north of Bennett
School, but funding should come from the neighbors or the General Fund".
Policy All, under New Development Areas, states that areas now essentially vacant that are available, or
potentially available, for new development are discussed for planned uses of these areas in the WCNP.
Two small parcels, one north of Bennett Road and the other east of Del -Mar Street, are parts of
single-family neighborhoods and eventual development of these sites should be restricted to single-family
residential uses. This is on Page 1 of Chapter 3 of the WCNP.
Policy B1, under Low Density Single -Family Residential Areas, states that areas where the
predominant residential use is detached single-family homes, but also include supporting uses such as