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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 a problem 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.
Thank you for hearing our concern.
Matt
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