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5. Other note changes, land use breakdown changes, revised point charts and planning
objectives, have been made as requested.
Sincerely,
Eldon Ward, president
Cityscape Urban Design, In�!-
cc: Roger Swahn, The Swahn Group, Inc.
Anthony Benham, Tharaldson Development Co.
George Holter, Holter Realty
Jack Blake, Stewart & Associates
July 22, 1996
Michael Ludwig
Project Planner
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Michael;
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Attached is the resubmittal of the Ramada Suites PUD, Preliminary and Phase I Final,
revised in response to City Staff Comments. Specific responses include:
We have increased the width of all sidewalks, outside of South Mason Street, to a
minimum of 5'. South Mason Street remains at 4' per the street standards in place at
the time this project was originally submitted.
2. We have changed some of the landscaping as requested by advance planning.
However, we have not added the plazas to the north and the south of the hotel
building as requested. While we understand the desire to add trees to this space,
placing them in tree wells where they may not thrive, and adding more paving is not
desirable. We would rather reduce the visual scale of the buildings with hedges and
green space.
3. As stated before, we do not feel a pedestrian connection to the north around the
wetlands to Mason Street is necessary. This connection adds more paving to the site,
reduces green space, and deemphasizes the primary pedestrian connection that is being
provided. The additional sidewalk would add little if any convenience to pedestrians.
4. We also do not feel that rotating the retail/office building 90 degrees would be
beneficial to the project. In order for the cross access and shared parking to work, the
building would have to be pushed against the southern property line of lot 4, with its
back against the existing retail building. This would then cause pedestrians travelling
between the retail/office and hotel to cross even more drive/parking than the current
plan does. In addition, this plan would alienate the existing retail building to the south.
While the existing retail building is not part of this PUD, it has common ownership, and
has established a pattern of setbacks and other "character" elements that should be
respected.