HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARK SOUTH COMMERCIAL PLAZA, LOT 2B, AUTAWASH - PDP - 37-94B - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONCommunity Planning and Environmental _zrvices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
Dear Resident:
March 30, 2000
On Thursday, April 13, 2000, beginning at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
possible, 281 North College Avenue*, the Administrative Hearing Officer will conduct an
Administrative Hearing for Autawash Car Care Center, Park South Commercial Plaza
— Lot 2-191, Project Development Plan,#37-94B.
The Autawash Car Care Center, Park South Commercial Plaza — Lot 2-13, request is
for a 12,008 square foot building within the Park South Commercial Plaza Planned Unit
Development. The facility will be utilized primarily for cleaning and detailing automobiles.
The site is located on the south side of West Horsetooth Road and west of Manhattan
Avenue, adjacent to and east of Autozone. The property is zoned as C - Commercial
District.
The affected property owners list for this public hearing is derived from official records of
the Larimer County Assessor. Because of the lag time between home occupancy and
record keeping, or because of rental situations, a few affected property owners may have
been missed. Please feel free to notify your neighbor of this pending meeting so all
neighbors may have the opportunity to attend.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call our office at 970.221.6750.
Sincerely,
Ronald G. Fuchs
City Planner .
*The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City
services, programs, and activities and will make special communication
arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call-970.221.6750 for assistance.
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020
Christine A.. Bowe
407 Walden Way
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
May 11,2000
Ronald G. Fuchs
281 North College Avenue
PO Box 580
Ft. Collins, CO 80522-0580
Re: Traffic concerns for project #37-94B
Dear Mr. Fuchs:
This letter is in response to your notification regarding the development plan for an
Autawash on Horsetooth Road. My apologies for the delayed response, I was out of
town. My concerns are not with the Autawash itself but with the existing problems of
high speed and volume of traffic on Manhattan Avenue.I am a resident of that
neighborhood and have seen the speeding problem escalate over the past two years.
Manhattan is residential street with posted signs for 25 mph. Speeds however reach well
into the 40 mph range and this is of serious concern for our neighborhood children.
I have written two letters to Richard Brewbaker, traffic engineering technician,
requesting speed bumps or traffic slowing devices to be placed but have failed to receive
any action. I was informed that because Manhattan is a collector street, 70% of the —1 100
homes in the area must approve of the devices, an unrealistic number of neighbors to
contact. Richard Brewbaker has stated "the city is aware that Manhattan Ave. is a major
problem." Flashing speed limit signs were placed long ago and have failed to have any
effect on the speeding traffic. A speed bump was recently placed further south on
Manhattan near the Troutman Park and has been very successful in slowing traffic for
those residents. My concern, and neighborhood, are to the north where the Carmike
Movie Theater is located.
The Autawash is sure to bring more traffic through Manhattan and my neighborhood. My
suggestion is to place a 4 way stop at Haven Street (connector street for Auto Zone,
Carmike theater and Autawash) and a 3-way stop at Walden Way and/or Dennison St.
By placing these stop signs, accompanied by painted crosswalks, it gives our
neighborhood children a safe crossing to the Carmike theater AND slows the speeding
traffic through our neighborhood.
It is my sincere hope and expectation that these concerns will be addressed. The speeding
traffic on Manhattan Ave. is lowering our quality of life. A response to this letter is
expected.
Sincerely' /^ 1
Cc: Richard Brewbaker � %