HomeMy WebLinkAboutGLENMOOR PROPERTY - REZONING - 8-95 - CORRESPONDENCE - REZONING RELATED DOCUMENTMr. Kint Glover
February 6, 1995
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The Planning Department believes, therefore, that the L.D.G.S. is
the best regulatory mechanism by which to review a development
proposal on this particular property. You are encouraged to design
a creative residential development with densities that are
supported by both the market and the Residential Uses Point Chart
of the L.D.G.S.
You are encouraged to consider the P.U.D. process. One of the
assumptions upon which the L.D.G.S. is based is that any land use
likely to occur. in the community can, in most cases, be made
compatible with any neighboring land use through careful design and
buffering. The L.D.G.S. is also based on the assumption that
increasing the opportunity for higher density residential
development and mixed land uses is good for the community.
Staff believes that there are benefits of being free from the
minimum lot size, setback, and other bulk and area requirements of
strict zoning. In turn, the public is protected from potential
negative impacts associated infill development by the neighborhood
compatibility criteria of the L.D.G.S.
You are free to submit a petition to City Council for a rezoning
request. The processing fee for a rezoning request is $856 and
requires one reading by the Planning and Zoning Board and two
readings by City Council. After rezoning, the development must be
platted. The processing fee for a Preliminary Subdivision Plat is
$1,312. The processing fee for a Final Subdivision Plat is $2,176.
Both Preliminary and Final Plats must be reviewed by the Planning
and Zoning Board. In summary, this process would cost $4,344 in
processing fees and require five public hearings.
As always, if you have any further questions or would like to
discuss these issues in depth, please feel free to call our office
to set up an appointment.
Sincerely:
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Ted Shepard
Senior Planner
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Comn ly Planning and Environmenta:
Planning Department
February 6, 1995.
Mr. Kint Glover
2101 Lindenmeier Road
Fort Collins, CO. 80524
Dear Mr. Glover:
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The Planning Department has received your letter dated January 19,
1995 regarding the inquiry of rezoning a portion of property at the
present termination of Glenmoor Drive, north of Plum Street. The
request is to rezone from R-L to R-M or R-L-M. This property was
also brought before the City's conceptual review team on January 9,
1995.
Your letter raises many issues associated with developing inf ill
sites within the City of Fort Collins. As stated at conceptual
review, your proposal of mixing duplexes and four-plexes is
fundamentally sound from a land use and planning perspective. The
Planning Department supports your attempt to provide medium
residential densities in this area. Density, per se, is not the
City's central concern on this property.
It is the City's philosophy that density on a particular parcel is
basically a function of market forces and that zoning districts may
not be the best predictor of residential density. In Fort Collins,
the public interest is served by a review system based on
locational and design attributes that combine to determine density
by a point system versus strict zoning. You are encouraged to
explore a variety of density options, based on market realities,
rather than be constrained by limits found in the Zoning Code.
The City has adopted the Land Development Guidance System by which
to review development proposals in a more creative manner than
under strict zoning criteria. The L.D.G.S. is a project impact
assessment system that seeks to mitigate impacts on surrounding
properties while allowing maximum design flexibility on the
developing property. This system has been in effect since 1981 and
has been successful in promoting quality development while granting
the necessary flexibility to solve design and compatibility issues.
The property is located in a residential area. With the Land
Development Guidance System, the City has an excellent regulatory
tool by which to review residential development projects within
established neighborhoods. In fact, the L.D.G.S. was substantially
amended in 1993 to better address infill projects and neighborhood
compatibility issues.
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