HomeMy WebLinkAboutREGISTRY RIDGE - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 32-95 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONDecember 9, 1995
Mike Ludwig
City Planner
281 North College
Fort Collins, CO 80524•
PcCE VED DcC 1 1 1995
Mr. Ludwig and Planning and Zoning Board Members,
We are home owners in the Mountain Valley Subdivision that is
near the proposed Registry Ridge Development. We have attended
several neighborhood meetings and would like to share our
feelings regarding this and any similar proposals.
1. We believe Fort Collins unique character would best be
preserved by allowing the urban growth area to taper off
into a "soft edge" rather than into an abrupt concentrated
area of development like the proposed Registry Ridge. This
more rural look would certainly be more in character with the
developments already established.
2. We would like to see a distinct corridor between Fort
Collins and Loveland, and the density of this proposed
development would further diminish that potential span. This
development, with a variance granted to allow less than three
houses per acre, could foster that separation by allowing
this area as to be a final transition zone for the edge of
Fort Collins.
3. We feel a development of lesser density is more compatible
with the nearby Cathy Fromme open space. Approving a
development of this density with its own commercial area
would only hinder the small town unity we love about Fort
Collins and encourage a hodge podge of micro -communities to
evolve on the fringes of the urban development areas.
4. Since this development is on the outside perimeter of the
Fort Collins urban growth area, we feel any new development
should be considered part of the comprehensive plan to be
accomplished in conjunction with the county. Until that
comprehensive plan has been formulated, we urge you to
carefully consider how a development of this density might
impact that mutual aim.
We understand and recognize that the development of this area is
inevitable, but we encourage you to listen to our views and
support those of us already in this community. Please give
careful consideration to the future significance of your decision
regarding this and similar proposals.
Sincerely, fGl A4J DYl Q
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