HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE GREEN SOLUTION - PDP/FDP - FDP150045 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (3)Thank you for hearing our concern.
Matt
Chipper's Lanes
www.chil2perslanes.com
@chipperslanes
The Mishawaka Amphitheatre
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@mishawaka
Stephen Olt
From: matthoeven@gmail.com on behalf of Matthew Hoeven <matt@chipperslanes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 5:11 PM
To: Ryan Mounce
Subject: Land Use Hearing for 810 N. College Avenue
Good evening Ryan,
Please accept the following comments as related to the application for expansion of building and use for 810 N College. I am sorry to miss the
meeting, but unfortunately Spring Break travel plans have me out of town.
The following are a list of concerns we have related to the site, specifically as related to an expansion of use and as related to the specific use.
The overall congestion of the site as related to access and parking counties to be aproblem as 3 different business are trying to share use of a single
drive isle. The bowling center and the liquor store own the access to College Avenue which runs East/West along the north side of the applicants
property. Currently the applicant has cars parking in the drive isle, we believe without allowed rights for access, particularly for parking purposes.
Expanded use will only exacerbate issues related to access. The site simply doesn't have space for expanded use and parking.
Safety of Customers, particularly children under the age of 21 who represent upwards of 50% of our customers - multiple municipalities across the
state, including Larimer County, prohibit the operation of marijuana related business within 500 feet of schools, public parks and/or
facilities/business catering to children and child care. We are still unaware of how not one, but two businesses currently operate within 50 feet of a
business generating close to 50% of its revenue from children under the age of 21.
Negative Impact on Business, particularly child related and birthday party revenue - birthday party revenue down over 20% since marijuana business
located next door. Code regulation somehow have allowed a neighboring business to directly impact our buiness in a negative manner. Our property
rights have been impeded.
Externalities related to the smell emitted from neighbors. Neighbors aren't allowed to dump trash on our property, yet air contaminants entering our
building HVAC systems and general parking lot are affecting our business environment and our sales. Customers regularly ask why we allow
marijuana to be smoked in our building, when in fact the smell comes from our neighboring business.
Investment in North Fort Collins Corridor. For 20 years the North Fort Collins Business Association has been fighting for improvements in
infrastructure to change the face of the commercial corridor. A saturation and predominance of too much of any type of business stifles economic
development in the corridor, be it auto parts store and marijuana distributors.