HomeMy WebLinkAboutWOODLAND PARK PUD - FINAL - 19-94C - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY STAFF (3)Alan James AUSTIN JAMES BUILDERS
Owner, Engineer PE, Builder
1906 Deawishlre Drive
Ft. Collins Colorado 80526
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Attention: Doug Swartz: .Ft. Collins Light & Power
Date: 3-6.97
Page: 1/1
Phone # : Fax A 224-6134
From: Alan James - Austin James Builders
Subject: 4027 Mesa Verde: Permit # 963098
This document is in regards to the Energy Score of test at 4027Mesa Verde in
Ft. Collins. Austin James Builders, LLC will tape responsibility for bring the test
score to the acceptable level of 80 or above within 90 days of this document. Jim
Evertson will be consulted on proper alternatives
This letter was generated in regards to release of the Certificate of Occupancy
in reference to meeting the above conditions
Alan James
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This is in your court as to how you want to enforce the G-80 requirement. I feel the City has
made an effort to work with the builder in good faith and the builder is not following through
on his end of the deal. I hope if you decide to push this though, that it's done in the spirit of
not having met an LDGS condition rather than making a big deal of pushing an energy
requirement. I'd rather not see negative publicity regarding an onerous energy efficiency
requirement -- I'd rather see publicity about a builder being asked to live up to development
approval conditions.
Let me know if you have any questions. I'll be back in the office on 7 August.
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Light & Power
City of Fort Collins
MEMO
DT: 22 July 1997
TO: Ted Shepard
FR: Doug Swartz p(1�
RE: 4027 Mesa Verde Dr.
Here's a summary of what's occurred on this property to date relative to LDGS energy
points:
• I received a panic call from the builder, Alan James of Austin James Builders, in early
March. He was completing this house, the first to be done in the Woodland Park Estates
PUD. He had gone to B+Z to get the C.O. and was informed that there was a L+P hold on
the property for ENERGY SCORE. He claimed this was the first he'd heard of the LDGS
condition.
• I described the G-80 requirement and told him he shouldn't have received a building
permit without getting a ENERGY SCORE rating on the plans. But he had, so that was
water over the dam. He agreed to have an ENERGY SCORE performed on the
completed home. This was done by Jim Evenson. The score was G-77, I recall -- in any
case a few points below the requirement.
• The compromise we worked out, in consultation with B+Z, was to release the hold on the
C.O. if the builder would agree to bring the score up to G-80 withing 90 days. See the
enclosed memo from the builder to me promising this. In response to this, I released the
hold and he obtained the C.O.
• I called the other builder Iknew was building in the subdivision, Jeff Rittner of KEM
Homes, to find out how he had learned about the ENERGY SCORE requirement. He sent
me a copy of the covenants for Woodland Park, where the requirement is listed in black
and white. I forwarded a copy of this to Alan James.
• B+Z had simply made an error in releasing the building permit without the ENERGY
SCORE.
• Neither I, B+Z, or the rater had heard anything from the builder as the 90-day deadline
came and went in early June. I left him a voice -mail on 13 June and sent a memo on 26
June. I arbitrarily requested documentation of the G-80 rating by 11 July. I have heard
nothing yet.
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