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Home My WebLink AboutALMOST HOME DAYCARE / PRESCHOOL - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 52-95A - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)ih U'A^ To whom it may concern, ��I I own and operate Almost Home Dayc a and Pcesc ol�ilS "I �nte�er, t�fe s�� children ages 1 - 6 a loving as well as n academic learning experience. We have 10 full-time children as well as 1 partime, or drop -in children enrolled. I am requesting a zone than a for m residential home business to allow Almost Home to accep up to 28 children. y home lies on a large corner lot with a front northwest en rance, as we I as a gated outside entrance to the southwest. The recess area is fully gated and includes most of the backyard. Because of the flexible scheduling of the children's parents, we usually have no more than 4 cars picking up, or dropping off at any one time. The children's recesses are also staggered. Only one class, which is divided by age groups, are allowed to recess at any one time. I am requesting thi zone change for`tuG0 reasons. irst, I would like to expand my business an ave invested a great deal of money in converting the entire basement into several classrooms in order to allow for different age groups and class structures. I have had stairs, a separate preschool entrance, ramps and fencing all installed.to code in order to expand Almost Home. Second, I try to help out parents who are only in need of daycare a few days.a week, or occasionally need to drop their children by for a half= day. I offer pre-school Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays from 8:30--12:30 which is when most of the part-time children attend. I however try to help out low-income parents who need daycare for a few hours a day, sparatically throughout the week. I feel Almost Home.meets and exceeds all the necessary requirements in order to facilitate a professional, yet home -like and loving, daycare center for children. Sincerely, "/ departments and outside reviewing agencies, with their comments due to the project planner no later than the third weekly staff review meeting (Wednesday mornings) following receipt of the revisions. At this staff review meeting the item will be discussed and it will be determined if the project is ready to go to the Planning and Zoning Board for a decision. If so, will be scheduled for the nearest Board hearing date with an opening on the agenda. Please return all drawings red -lined by City staff with submission of your revisions. The number of copies of revisions for each document to be resubmitted is on the attached Revisions Routing Sheet. I will be out of the office from April 171h to May Wh. You may contact Bob Blanchard, at 221-6765, if you, need to discuss these comments. Dave Stringer of the Engineering Department is also another contact person for you. He will be forwarding additional comments as they are received. Dave can be reached at 221- 6750. Sincerely, teve Olt Project Planner cc: Engineering Stormwater Utility Zoning Water & Wastewater Transportation Planning Project File The following comments and concerns were expressed at the weekly staff meeting on April 14, 1999: Engineering 6. There are concerns about the potential traffic impacts in this neighborhood, especially if there could be 28 children at this facility at one time. Planning 7. This proposal does not meet the outdoor play area requirement for the number of children proposed for this daycare/preschool. How can this requirement be met? 8. Both the Site Plan and the letter regarding the operational aspects state that this facility could accept up to 28 children, without defining whether or not all 28 children would be there at one time. There is a real concern about that many children in the facility, all at one time. Please clarify the intent of this daycare/preschool operation. 9. The Site Plan shows that there presently is 3,020 square feet of outdoor play area in the back and side yards that is enclosed with a fence meeting the requirements of the LUC, specifically Section 3.8.4(A). However, based on the maximum number'of children that is being requested, a total of approximately 3,500 square feet of outdoor play area is required. This section of the LUC cites the fencing and landscaping requirements for these areas and the plan that was submitted for review does not meet the requirements. 10. This is a residence for the owners/operators. How many people reside at this residence and how may vehicles are associated with the residents? This could affect the available parking for parents dropping off and picking up their children. 11. A neighborhood meeting must be held for this development request (Section 2.2.2 of the LUC). The scheduling of this meeting should be coordinated through the Current Planning Department. 12. Additional comments are included on a red -lined Site Plan. This completes the staff comments at this .time. Additional comments will be forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing agencies. Under the development review process and schedule there is no revision date mandated by the City. The amount of time spent on revisions is up to the applicant. Upon receipt, the revisions will be routed to the appropriate City Comm ity Planning and Environmenta ervices Current Planning City of Fort Collins April 14, 1999 Kay & Bryan Elder 3136 Longhorn Court Fort Collins, Co. 80526 Dear Kay & Bryan, Staff has reviewed your documentation for the ALMOST HOME DAYCARE and PRESCHOOL CENTER, Project Development Plan (PDP) development proposal that was submitted to the City on March 31, 1999, and would like to offer the following comments: This development proposal, being in the RL — Low Density Residential Zoning District, is identified as a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review under the City's Land Use Code (LUC). Child care centers are permitted uses subject to a Type II review in the District. 2. A copy of the comments from Rick Lee of the Building Inspection Department is attached to this letter. Also, he has attached an information sheet regarding requirements associated with Large Day Care Homes. Please contact Rick, at 221-6760, if you have questions about his comments. 3. Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority is forwarding a copy of Administrative Policy #86-13, regarding Day Care Centers, that will be used for this project. Please contact Ron, at 221-6570, if you have questions about this policy. 4. A copy of the comments received from Jenny Nuckols and Gary Lopez "of the Zoning Department is attached to this letter. Please contact Jenny or Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions about their comments. 5. Matt Baker of the Engineering Department, administering the City's street oversizing program, stated that street oversizing fees are calculated to be $6,985.82 for 28 students. Please contact Matt, at 224-6108, if you have questions about this fee. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020