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Sincerely,
JIM SELL DESIGN, Inc.
L. Vaughn Furness
Landscape Architect
cc: Dave Pietenpol
June 2, 1999
Troy Jones
Current Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins CO 80524
RE: Rigden Farm - Project Development Plan (PDP) 1' Filing
Request for Alternative Compliance for Land Use Code 3.2.3.E
Solar Access, Orientation, Shading
Dear Troy:
This letter is to request Alternative Compliance for the above mentioned project. The Land Use Code
3.2. 3 Solar Access, Orientation, and Shading requires at least 65 % of the lots less than 15, 000 s. f. in
area in single family and two family residential development must conform to the definition of a
`solar -oriented lot' in order to preserve the potential for solar energy usage.
This Alternative Compliance request is a result of existing topography sloping to the northeast and the
Foothills Channel bisecting the site.
Rigden Farm proposes to layout the roads to follow the slope orientation of the existing topography
and avoid impacting the Foothills Channel
Section 3.2.3(E)(2) States, "in reviewing the proposed alternative plan, the decision maker shall take
into account whether the design enhances neighborhood continuity and connectivity, fosters non -
vehicular access, and preserves existing natural or topographic conditions on the site.
In reviewing this Atternative Compliance, please note the following on the proposed plan:
1. enhances neighborhood continuity and connectivity - plans have a modified grid road
layout that enhances neighborhood continuity and connectivity, also, the street trees will
provide a visual continuity within the neighborhoods;
2. fosters non -vehicular access _ neighborhoods will have sidewalks separated from the
streets by a parkway to encourage pedestrian usage, streets have been widened to
accommodate bicycle lanes, and there is a proposed off-street pedestrian/bicycle trail
system through out the proposed overall project;
3. preserves existing natural or topographic conditions on the site - roads have been layout to
preserve the existing slope orientation of the site to the northeast.
Thank you for reviewing this Alternative Compliance to modify the Land Use Code of Solar Access,
Orientation, and Shading to preserve the existing topographic slope orientation.
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