HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIND PROPERTY - PDP - 39-94B - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (11)Mr. Bob Barkeen
August 5, 2002
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Development (KB Homes), which caused severe hardship for our neighborhood. (We also did not have
a contact point in city or county government to report this problem) We also need help in achieving
traffic enforcement of construction traffic and developer compliance with agreements designed to
minimize neighborhood disruption (e.g., limiting construction traffic on certain streets). If our
neighborhood is unable to resolve such issues with the developer, we would like the City to take action,
such as not issuing future permits, or suspending existing permits, until these problems are resolved.
Finally, we are concerned with maintaining the integrity and compatibility of our neighborhood. A major
step would be maximizing the compatibility of lot sizes in the Lind Development with the single-family
lot sizes in our Country Club Heights Subdivision which consists of NCR 11 and Richard's Lake Road.
This has been done already with lot sizes in the ongoing Richard's Lake Development, and we have raised
this issue also with the Gillespie Farm Development. We are pleased that the initial phase (which is closest
to our neighborhood) of the Lind Plan will consist of single-family homes which would be consistent with
the single-family character ofour neighborhood. We seek the support ofthe Current Planning Department
in any actions that would assist the developer's flexibility in addressing our concerns in maintaining the
integrity and compatibility of our neighborhood.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide the Current Planning Department with our comments on the
proposed Lind Project Development Plan. We strongly believe our concerns must be addressed prior to
future actions on the Lind Plan or other developments to the north which affect our neighborhood. We
look forward to future opportunities to provide additional input during the City of Fort Collins
development review process. Please contact me at (970) 407-0531 for further explanations of our
comments or to arrange follow-on meetings with neighborhood representatives.
Sincerely,
Joseph W. Bleicher
For Neighbors in the Country Club Heights Subdivision
cc: Ms. Yvonne Seaman, Centex Homes
Mayor Ray Martinez, City of Fort Collins
Mr. Glenn Gibson, Chair of the Larnner County Commissioners
Mr. Bob Barkeen
August 5, 2002
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established. To clarify earlier discussions, we need to obtain a finalized written commitment of the
involved parties from the City and the developers. Furthermore, we need your support in ensuring that
the Richard's Lake Project, the Gillespie Farms Project, and the Lind Project each contribute a fair amount .
of the funding needed to do the NCR 11 improvements in our neighborhood.
Safety on NCR 11 also remains a major concern which needs to be promptly addressed. In December
2000 there was a tragic accident at the intersection of NCR 11 and Country Club Road that resulted in
two deaths. We've recently received Larimer County assistance in double -striping NCR 11 for a no -
passing zone and obtaining more speed limit signs, but speeding and reckless driving remain a very serious
neighborhood concern. There is very strong neighborhood support for a reduction in the current speed
limit and effective traffic enforcement by the City and/or County.
Second, there needs to be an improved process for access to the north as future development takes place
in this area. Effectively, we are bringing the city to the country; the City of Fort Collins must provide the
needed infrastructure for the north prior to its development.
Absent adequate infrastructure to the north, we are only funneling all the construction and residential
traffic from developments in our neighborhood onto NCR 11. With the limited existing access routes into
the city, this will also add significant additional traffic on Country Club Road. We believe it is
unacceptable to build the Lind Project absent needed improvements to CR 52 which would make it a
viable alternative route for construction and residential traffic. Although the Lind Project would pave
the portion of CR 52 fronting its development, the road would not be used since the eastern portion to
NCR 9 would remain a dirt road.
Much of the overall traffic for the northeast now flows on Lemay Avenue -- this route already has severe
limitations. We believe it is now timely to extend Timberline Road to the north of Mountain Vista Road
(CR 50) to provide additional alternative access to the north for future developments. We further believe
there needs to be adequate flexibility in the street oversizing program to meet the concerns and needs of
existing neighborhoods in the north as future development takes place. In summary, we request your
assistance in setting up a meeting with the City Council where we can discuss this key issue of improved
access to the north in more detail.
Third, we are concerned with issues related to city and county jurisdiction and responsibilities when you
have an existing county development being directly affected by a city development. We would appreciate
your assistance in achieving agreement between city and county representatives on their responsibilities
in meeting specific neighborhood needs, such as street repairs and traffic enforcement. We also need
assistance in identifying the appropriate city and county contact points for issues and problems which
arise.
Fourth, we are concerned with issues related to monitoring and enforcing developer compliance with
agreements made with the neighborhood, as well as city and county requirements related to construction.
We have already experienced problems in the area of fugitive dust control by Richard's Lake
Joseph W. Bleicher
2509 N. County Road 11
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 407-0531
August 5, 2002
Mr. Bob Barkeen
City Planner
Current Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Dear Mr. Barkeen:
Thank you for the opportunity for my neighbors and me in the Country Club Heights Subdivision to
provide the Current Planning Department with our comments on the development proposal known as the
Lind Project Development Plan. Our neighborhood dates back to 1965 and is made up of over 40 single-
family homes.
Nick Yobbagy, Kkvin Knox and I have developed these comments in our role as representatives in
working with the developers and local government representatives on neighborhood concerns. Our high
interest in the Lind Plan was shown by the excellent turnout of neighbors who provided many comments
at your neighborhood information meeting on July 31, 2002. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the
Current Planning Department to obtain neighborhood input on this proposal, and we look forward to your
support in addressing our strong neighborhood concerns.
First, and of greatest importance in our neighborhood, we are concerned that we obtain a frontage road
along NCR 11. This is consistent with the earlier agreement (discussions date back to 1997) between our
neighborhood and the developer of the Richard's Lake Development. The frontage road, which could
have a landscaped berm and/or wall, would provide existing homes with limited, consolidated access to
NCR 11 rather than having to back directly out onto the road. Further, the frontage road would provide
a physical barrier which would help maintain the quality of life in our neighborhood by mitigating road
noise which has already resulted from the greatly increased traffic on NCR 11.
We have also worked in the past two years with the developer of the Gillespie Farm Development on
obtaining a frontage road along NCR 11. This developer has already submitted to the City a proposed
plan for a 125-foot right-of-way for NCR 11 which contains a frontage road. It is essential that the
infrastructure of the proposed Lind Development to the north not conflict with this proposed plan for
NCR 11 by the Gillespie Farm Development which is to the south. We were very pleased that the Lind
Plan, which was presented by Centex Homes at the neighborhood information meeting, does appear to
accommodate the frontage road.
We need your support in ensuring the earliest possible implementation of the proposed NCR 11
improvements, especially the frontage road. A reasonable timetable for these improvements needs to be