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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMACALLISTER RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOME, 1214 CATALPA PL. - GROUP HOME REVIEW - 31-01 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (3)NEIGHBORHOOD I--N;T r,-mATIO- MEETI�; �. 3� cool I o6ZT O�f11.'CiCCf:�y� P Yes No 4'ev Vu ii OV PL-RNN/,�{/(s j //(tky Nan Zat cQ I5 c&� CJ- "F+ c I k I I k T .26 (� ov,.5k.ti c i /N(,:, ) L S rtcnG�c�, Ate 1 `� 17�t CA -IV, AWk i J J I A: Response from City: As long as they stay within the definition of a Group Home for the elderly, the level of care provided to those clients would not change their status under the Zoning Code. 3. If the Macallisters sell the Group Home to another couple, would the status of the Group Home be affected? A: The land use status runs with the land, not the applicant. As long as the operation is not discontinued for 12 consecutive months, the Group Home could be sold without jeopardizing the legal status under the Zoning Code. 4. Our biggest concern is about proliferation and the impact on our property values. A: We understand your concerns. The separation for another group home is a minimum of 1,500 feet. Such another application would have to go through the same City and State approval process including neighborhood information meetings and a public hearing with the Planning and Zoning Board. 5. Our covenants could be interpreted as classifying your request as a "business" which would not be allowed. Have you researched our covenants? A: Yes and we believe that a Group Home is a residential land use. The people residing in the Group Home are simply living, they are not conducting a business operation or providing a service. We understand that the covenants are not an issue with the City of Fort Collins planning approval process. 2 SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Macallister Group Home — 1214 Catalpa Court DATE: August 24, 2001 APPLICANT: Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Pat Macallister PLANNER: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner, Current Planning Department PROJECT DESCRIPTION The purpose of the second meeting is to offer the opportunity for additional citizen input. The notification area for this meeting is increased based on the latest list of owners from the Ponds Homeowners' Association. Minutes from the first neighborhood meeting are available in both hard copy and on the City's web site. The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. The residential group home would be for six to eight elderly clients who need assistance in their daily living but not in need of full care nursing. Pat Macallister is Certified Nurses Assistant who has experience in working in a similar facility in Columbine Knolls near Littleton, Colorado. The lot is presently vacant but the plans are to build a one-story ranch with a walk -out basement on the lower level. The main level would have four bedrooms available to the clients. The lower level would be the Macallister's private quarters. There would be one part-time employee who would help out in the mornings. Unless otherwise noted, all responses are from the applicants. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. What are your long term plans? How long will you operate the Group Home? A: We do not have a time -table. We plan on operating for the foreseeable future. I suppose there may come a time when we may end the service but still continue to live there. 2. What about greater degrees of care? What about offering greater levels of medical attention. Does the status of the Group Home change if the level of care escalates?