HomeMy WebLinkAboutHANSEN FARM - PDP170036 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (5)May 1,1998 URGENT CALL FOR ACTION!!!
The "rezoning" of a property on Timberline Road will impact all residential areas south of Harmon. The
property known as "The Hansen Farm", is one mile south of Harmony, Timberline west to the railroad
tracks. The owners are requesting a Medium Density Mixed -Use Residential plus Neighborhood
Commercial Center status. Currently it is zoned Low Density Mixed -Use Residential.
Medium Density Mixed -Use Residential means 12 units per acre, 1-3 story buildings.
Time is of the essence. The timeline for approval begins with a Planning & Zoning meeting on
May 7, culminating with EXPECTED APPROVAL by P&Z, the Larimer County Commissioners
and City Council by May 19.
There are numerous impact issues.
1. Current Low Density Mixed -Use Residential calls for 5 units per acre. By increasing
this to 12 units per acre, our residential atmosphere changes to a densely populated
"runway" of commuters and apartment dwellers.
2. The Harmony Corridor includes many businesses and offices. A Neighborhood
Commercial Center is unnecessary one mile from the Harmony Corridor.
3. Schools in the area are at capacity. Approved residential building continues along
Timberline. How can there be room for any additional "bulk population" proposals?
4. Traffic hazards continue to increase along Timberline. With 12 units per acre and a
Neighborhood Commercial Center the congestion will be unbearable.
The City Structure Plan was adopted on July 2, 1996. It called for Medium Density Mixed -Use
Residential /Neighborhood Commercial Center zoning for the Hansen Farm. When the Fossil
Creek Reservoir Area Phan was adopted in March 1998, it called for Low Density Mixed -Use
Residential, and everyone assumed that the hatter plan superseded the earlier one.
The "rezoning" amendment is full of questions and even city and county staff members voice the
problems:
"Ihis amendment is being city driven." The Hansen Farm is currently in Larimer
County, with approval of 5 units per acre. It seems the city wants to annex the Hansen Farm.
"This hasn't followed typical procedures." The city has implied that their City Structure
Plan was in place first and that the Low Density Mixed -Use Residential status was an "error' in
the Fossil Creek Plan. They want to correct the supposed "error'.
"The turnaround time is very tight." The amendment would have been placed on city
and county agendas for weeks, but homeowners were just informed this past week.
The "error" that the city refers to impacts too many lives. Everyone should attend a "rezoning"
meeting on Tuesday for information, and again next Thursday to voice opinions at the Planning
and Zoning Meeting.
REZONING MEETING
Tuesday, May 5,1998 7:OOPM
Kruse Elementary School, Flex Room
Facilitator: Tess Heffernan, Neighborhood Resource Manager
Speaker. Pete Wray, City of Fort Collins Advance Planning Department
Let's submit a list of our questions to Pete in advance of the meeting. Contact me Sunday
— evening by phone, 226-1610, or e-mail, chrisCathentoupinc.com.
Teresa McElroy
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TO: Planning And Zoning Commission
FROM: Patricia A. Book, President
Willow Springs Community Association
RE: Hansen Farm Project
Please accept these background materials from the Willow Springs Community
Association in support of our position that the current plan for the Hansen Farm
Project requires significant modification to comply with the City Plan and prior
commitments made to our community by the City.
Thank you for this opportunity to raise our concerns as this project is controversial
as you will learn at the upcoming meeting.
Encs.
Cc: Peter Wray