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140 Palmer Drive • Fort Collins • Colorado 80525
Phone: (970) 226-6819 Fax: (970) 207-9256 Email: lesterkaplan@comcast.net
May 30, 2005
Cameron Gloss, Director of Current Planning
Community planning and Environmental Services
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: State Highway 14 — East Frontage Road Annexation
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Dear Cameron:
Imago Enterprises, owner of Lot 2 of the Lee Minor Lot Division in Larimer County, is
pleased to submit this 35.9 acre lot for annexation to the City of Fort Collins. As we have
discussed, there are many strategic reasons for the City to annex this property in the
GM& including the opportunity for entry-level housing on this site plus establishing the
necessary contiguity for annexation and City control of residential and key commercial
properties at and near the 1-25/ Mulberry interchange.
This property is part of a previous 47.5 acre parcel submitted to City of Fort Collins for
annexation in July 2000 and then again in November 2002. City review of both petitions
was complicated by delays with City Council adoption of the City's I-25 Subarea Plan,
and the perception by Council that this Plan was necessary for zoning the property. The
petition was eventually withdrawn by the applicant when Council refused the requested
LMN zoning, contrary to the recommendations of staff and the Planning and Zoning
Board. The I-25 Subarea Plan was finally adopted in August 2003 showing the LMN
zoning district for the entire parcel.
The Lee Minor Lot Division was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on
August 2, 2004, splitting the property into two lots. Lot 1 is 11.3 acres along the frontage
road, zoned Commercial in the County and mostly'in the Boxelder Creek floodplain. Lot
1 is no longer owned by the applicant. Lot 2, petitioned for annexation, is zoned FA-1 in
the County.
The annexation petition requests LMN zoning for the entire 35.9 acres, consistent with
the I-25 Subarea Plan. Attached are the submission requirements for this annexation. As
I understand from our recent meeting to discuss this annexation, the City intents to
exercise -its power of attorney to annex the Waterdale property in the County concurrent
with this requested annexation. Please note that the annexation of the Waterdale property
concurrent with this annexation and LMN zoning are perquisites for the Petitioner not to
exercise rights reserved in the Petition for Annexation to withdraw this petition
Sincerely,
Lester M. Kapla�