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Real Estate
December 1, 1995
Kerrie Ashbeck
City of Fort Collins Planning Department
281 North college Avenue
Fort Collins, Co 80524
Dear Kerrie:
Enclosed please find my request for variance from the City code requirement
concerning gaining access off of a street that does not have a turnaround at
the end.
I presently have the 25 patio home lots in Westbury Second Filing under
contract to oasis Development (Steve Slezak) who wishes to build single story
units on lots 7 and 8, and have the garages face onto Madison Court and take
access there. I have contacted the adjacent property owner, Alice Gress, and
have not been able to obtain an easement for a turnaround on her property.
Our site is limited, and we are unable to provide the turnaround and still
obtain the minimum number of lots required.
The reason for this variance request is simply aesthetics. we wish to break
up the "wall of garages" of two 7-unit groups of homes by having lots 1, 7 and
8 have turned garages so the exterior elevations have some variety and "feel"
better. Since we are being required to build the street rather than escrowing
money for it, it seems silly not to use it for those two units and achieve
something positive out of it.
I do not feel that this variance request is unreasonable or will cause safety
or other problems because Madison Court is such a short stub in a unified
project versus a through street situation that simply terminates like
Birmingham Drive does in my Lindimer Subdivision. I propose to do the same
sort of things in this instance as conditions of this variance request:
1. we will grant on the plat a temporary access easement on these
driveways and lot frontages to facilitate turnaround movements.
2. we will insert language in the protective covenants of the Village
at Westbury specifically notifying the future owners of these two
lots that this turnaround and easement situation exists.
Please consider this variance request.
Very truly yours,
Mark Linder
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