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Home My WebLink AboutDRAKE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER, FT. COLLINS CARWASH, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY (VERIZON) - PDP - 35-96C - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY HALLNo Text A Petition We the undersigned residents of Fort Collins are opposed to the location of a 65- foot cellular tower at the corner of Taft Hill Road and Valley Forge Drive. We urge city officials to ask Verizon to find an alternate location for this tower. There are already two cell towers in our neighborhood along Drake Road less than 1/2 mile from this proposed site. Srr� �Jo�s hO-r h tE (L4—OQ(2@A 6 S` 545 .4c k U/VlC�Y2- IM �' - ■`— . MOM,--M.-� O off ! / �MI. i �AW. L��E, -/ . - .G--- I v .- , ,a-- I �/ 4M F M 1101 1 �1 . I , ! , .. .1 W,; r: - . LOYNO V7A WP M •�L „i� • .M '�1<I�' RAM MAN NIMAIN ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ Cel ITowerPetitionFO2004 3. 8.1-5 C-.1 �z �,-U A Petition We the undersigned residents of Fort Collins are opposed to the location of a 65- foot cellular tower at the corner of Taft Hill Road and Valley Forge Drive. We urge city officials to ask Verizon to find an alternate location for this tower. There are already two cell towers in our neighborhood along Drake Road less than 1/2 mile from this proposed site. Cl S 0QCs7 MOZa-- (Z><4;vtGs' Sv9RS/L —PRINTED name �11 r I i i L'irL`i7i IGfl11�' �fI/�/l/9 ��r��M7� Emir �14��iiV A. ,1. Cel ITowerPetitionl`62004 G2 STa�uoAk site to be used by Verizon may mean that we may have a taller (75-85 feet?) and possibly uglier tower at this site in the future. For these multiple reasons we ask the Planning and Zoning Board to reject a permit for Verizon to build on this site. If the P&Z Board approves the siting despite our opposition, we will appeal the decision to the Fort Collins City Council. We are also prepared to organize a neighborhood boycott of the car wash that plans to gain economically from the location of the tower on their property, and encourage a citywide boycott of Verizon's wireless services. With number portability this year, it is much easier now for wireless consumers to switch to competing services. Thank you again, Bob, for giving up another of your weeknights to hold this public meeting. We appreciate your efforts and those of Verizon consultant Ann Closser to provide information to us about this proposed tower location. Sincerely, Pete See] for the Rolland Moore West Neighborhood Network 1837 Scarborough Drive Fort Collins, CO 80526 970-484-7062 pete.seel@colostate.edu cc: City Council representative Marty Tharp Ann Closser, Closser Consulting (for Verizon Communications) The Rolland Moore West Neighborhood Network steering committee Lloyd Walker 1756 Concord Drive 221-0489 Lloyd@engr.colostate.edu Pete See] 1837 Scarborough Drive 484-7062 pete.seel@colostate.edu Melisse and Paul 2107 Constitution Avenue 482-5658 goglobal@frii.com Anderson Doug Brobst 1625 Independence Road Dan MacArthur 2424 Sheffield Circle Mary Paule 1707 Constitution Court 407-9773 brobst@peakpeak.com 490-1574 azarmac@juno.com 493-6005 marv.paule@colostate.edu CelffowerLetterWarch2004 The Rolland Moore West Neighborhood Network Maintaining neighborhood vitality and livability March 6, 2004 Bob Barkeen Current Planning Office City of Fort Collins PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Dear Mr. Barkeen, Thank you for co -hosting the public meeting on the proposed cellular tower held on Wednesday, February 25th at Blevins Junior High School. As you know, Verizon Communications proposal to construct a 65-foot cellular communications tower at the southwest corner of Taft Hill Road and Valley Forge Drive is opposed by our organization. We collected 37 signatures at that meeting for our most recent petition opposing this siting (see attached copies). The Rolland Moore West Neighborhood Network opposes this tower siting for three important reasons: There are already two other cell towers along the southern edge of our neighborhood attached to 90-foot power poles on Drake Road. One of these was just installed in the past month. So our reaction to the new tower is not another case of NIMBYism, but rather PIMBYism--Plenty In My BackYard. 2. The site does not meet city zoning requirements that such a tower must have a one -foot setback from the property line for each foot of height. Instead of a needed 65-foot setback, this location only has 15 feet. This is a potential safety hazard. If a careless motorist pulling into the car wash were to strike the base of the fiberglass tower, it could collapse onto the car wash or the gas station next door. We urge the city Planning and Zoning Board to NOT grant this variance to existing city code for these safety reasons. 3. While this monopole tower design has no visible antenna structure on its top (it is inside the fiberglass pole), federal law would allow possibly one or even two other cellular companies to "co -locate" their cellular antennas on top of the existing one. Allowing this rn �T'#_^ Fyn 3] b5jo MEMORANDUM TO: John Fischbach, City Manager FROM: Bob Barkeen, City Planner THROUGH: Gregory Byrne, CPES Director Cameron Gloss, Director of Current Planning DATE: March 15, 2004 SUBJECT: Drake Crossing Wireless Telecommunication Facility The March 6, 2004 letter from Pete Steele is in response to a wireless telecommunication facility to be located at the northwest comer of Drake Road and Taft Hill Road. The applicant is Verizon Wireless who is proposing a 65-foot monopole and associated equipment enclosure next to the existing car wash_ A neighborhood meeting was held on February 25, 2004, with over 40 neighbors in attendance. The application is a Type 1I (Planning and Zoning Board) Review and is considered Quasi -Judicial. The project has been tentatively scheduled for the May 20, 2004 Planning and Zoning Board Hearing. With the likely hood of an appeal of the Planning and Zoning Board decision to the City Council, it is staff's recommendation that Councilor Tharp reframe from receiving additional information on this item in the event the project is appealed to the City Council. If I can provide additional information, please let me know. City Manager's Office City of Fort Collins March 23, 2004 Mr. Pete Seel 1837 Scarborough Drive Fort Collins, CO 80526 Dear Pete: On behalf of, and at the request of Council Member Marty Tharp, I am writing in response to your letter dated March 6, 2004, to Bob Barkeen of the Current Planning Office, regarding the "Drake Crossing Wireless Telecommunication Facility" proposed for the northwest corner of Drake Road and Taft Hill Road. The application is a Type II (Planning and Zoning Board) review and is considered Quasi - Judicial. The project is tentatively scheduled for the May 20 Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Since there is the possibility of an appeal of the Planning and Zoning Board's decision to the City Council, Council Member Tharp is not able to receive additional information on this item from you since it is possible that she will be one of the final decision makers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Joh . Fischbach City Manager /frs cc: Mayor and City Council Members Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager Greg Byrne, Director of Community Planning and Environmental Services Cameron Gloss, Director of Current Planning Bob Barkeen, City Planner 300 LaPorte Avenue • PO. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6505 • FAX (970) 224-6107 • TDD (970) 224-6001 www.fcgov.com