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I attended the neighborhood meeting on last Thursday, January 20th, as did
some 300 neighbors who seemed unanimously against the proposed center due
to traffic, noise, and the fact that a 24-hour 66,000 s.f. King Soopers which
anchors the Center is that type of tenant does not meet the intent of "a
neighborhood use." None of their statements had anything to do with our
proposed multifamily use; except it being located across the street to the west.
By contrast our first neighborhood meeting had about 25 people present and
the issues were to provide sufficient setbacks, address building scale, include
adequate landscaping and locate the entrance "away" from their neighborhood.
We have totally satisfied each issue to benefit the neighbors including adding
landscaping off site along the northeast side of Wheaton Drive and extending
the Harmony Road pathway to LeMay Avenue in front of the Courtney Park
Apartment Complex.
We have honored the neighborhood's request of providing only one entry
(instead of two shown on the master plan) drive located approximately halfway
between Monte Carlo and Harmony. We were specifically requested not to
include a second entry at the north part of our development and not to align the
one entry at Monte Carlo. The future retail center will also include one entry
onto Wheaton Drive; and we will work with them to align them across from one
another, as should be desirable.
Since traffic volume is one of the major issues, the favorable situation is that
our residential traffic will be most intense from 7-8 a.m. and 5-6 p.m. This
traffic will not interfere with Elementary School pedestrians as school hours
begin after morning "rush hour" and end well before the afternoon peak period.
In addition, should a retail center (or other commercial use) be approved, as
was anticipated in the original master mixed use P.U.D., the direction of travel
will be "opposite" that of the residential vehicles; and there is no conflict in the
a.m. period as retail center vehicle volume does not begin until later in the
morning.
Thank you for considering the information in your deliberations.
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ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
January 21, 1994
Steve Olt, Case Planner
City of Ft. Collins Planning Department
Planning Board Members
City of Ft. Collins
Colorado
RE: STONEBRIDGE APARTMENTS/GOLDEN MEADOWS P.U.D.
It has been suggested by the city transportation engineer that our proposed
apartment complex approval be delayed until the 17 acre neighborhood retail
center is processed on the site immediately east of this property. This is not
practical or reasonable for the following reasons:
Stonebridge is the most appropriate use for the build out of the Courtney
Park Apartment property. It is a single multifamily site, perfectly fits the
intent of the original mixed use P.U.D. and totally fulfills the objectives
established by the "Land Use Guidance System" and "The Harmony
Road Corridor Plan."
2. Traffic is one of the major issues which makes the retail center, as
proposed, unacceptable to the adjacent neighborhood. The traffic
generated by our proposed apartments is well under 20% of that
anticipated by a King Soopers Center. Moreover, the existing street
system was designed to accommodate the volume of daily trips of the
residential portion of the mixed use P.U.D, as well as a true
neighborhood retail center, making it possible for the apartments to
proceed regardless of what occurs on the adjacent retail site.
3. The timing of constructing Stonebridge in a timely manner is critical.
The P.U.D. was filed in anticipation of beginning construction this spring
for 1994 build out so that landscaping and all earthwork can occur this
summer to minimize construction problems during the "good weather -
non wind" months. The neighborhood center approval is going to face
stiff opposition and could be delayed for a long time, or may never be
approved as currently presented.
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