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Commi ty Planning and Environmental :rvices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
September 28, 1999
Dear Resident
On Monday, October 18, 1999 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Lesher Junior High School, 1400
Stover Street*, the City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department will conduct a neighborhood
information meeting to discuss a development proposal in your neighborhood.
The applicant is proposing to change the use of an existing single family residence at 703
Peterson Street to a "group home." The city defines "group home" as a residence operated as
a single dwelling, licensed by or operated by a governmental agency, for the purpose of
providing special care or rehabilitation due to homelessness, physical condition or illness,
mental condition or illness, elderly age or social, behavioral or disciplinary problems, provided
that authorized supervisory personal are present on the premises. The Fort Collins Land Use
Code specifies that in the NCM zoning district, group homes must be separated at least 1000
feet from any other group home. There is an existing group home in the neighborhood at 614
Matthews Street, which is less than 1000 feet from the proposed location for this group home.
The applicant is intending to seek permission from the Planning and Zoning Board for a
modification to the Land Use Code to allow and exception to this 1000 feet separation rule.
What can you expect from attending the neighborhood meeting? The purpose of a
neighborhood meeting is to open a line of communication between the developer and the
neighbors. This is the forum through which the neighbors can express their concerns, city staff can
explain the development review process, and the developer can explain to the neighbors what
he/she is intending to do with the project and answer questions from the neighbors. Meeting
minutes are taken by city staff, and become part of the project file. Neighborhood meetings are
typically scheduled early in the project, before any design decisions have been finalized so the
flexibility still exists for the input of neighbors to perhaps be integrated into the project.
The list of affected property owners for this neighborhood information meeting is derived from
official records of the Larimer County Assessor. Because of the lag time between home occupancy
and record keeping, or because of rental situations, a few affected property owners may have been
missed. Please feel free to notify your neighbor of this pending meeting so all neighbors may have
the opportunity to attend. If you are unable to attend this meeting, written comments are welcome.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call my office at 221-6750.
S'.cerely,
Tr ^ Jones
City Planner
* The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services,
programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons
with disabilities. Please call 221-6750 for assistance.
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