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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLINDIMER SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY - 26 93 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGi' l t u j E C T: TYPE OF MEETING: [1/E/Glf 1006 Naao Z.J PaRL)"? o-ori DATE: y—a -7- q3 DID YOU RECIFIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION oe ARE YOU AN You NAME ADDRESS YES/NO ? OWNER RENTr _ E-L) `C Ha"P'/9"A- D G' /7 % PL t9NN/ A G DCP7-. Ae-scjooTf/ S'7;�8zem I� e G 'if_ i kcs 18. What will be the traffic route for construction vehicles? RESPONSE: Construction vehicles will use the existing streets. Traffic would probably come off Horsetooth Road at Dunbar and then to Birmingham to gain access to the site. 19. This vacant ground has value as open space rather than as more single family homes in our neighborhood. Who do we contact regarding possible acquisition funded from the quarter cent sales tax revenue passed by the voters last November? RESPONSE: You may contact the Department of Natural Resources and ask if this parcel has been identified as having natural resource or habitat values that merit purchase by the new source of funding. 20. The mailing list should be expanded to include everyone on Birmingham who will be impacted by construction traffic. RESPONSE: An expanded mailing list is possible and could be used to notify property owners before the Planning and Zoning Board meeting on June 28, 1993. 11. Will you build two-story houses or ranch style houses? RESPONSE: We will build a combination of models including a tri- level. We will also be flexible to customize any of the models at the home buyer's request. Average house size will be in the area of 1,500 square feet. 12. Will the homes be of comparable value to that of Kingston Woods? RESPONSE: No, the value of the homes are planned to be more like Rossborough and Wagon Wheel. 13. What are the construction materials? RESPONSE: We will use wood frame construction, asphalt shingle roofs, and horizontal lap siding. The houses will be designed to fit into the surrounding neighborhoods. 14. You are putting five lots directly next to an operating horse stable with lights, dust, noise, odors, etc. We have a livestock corral. How can we be assured that we will not be inundated by complaints from folks who move in and cannot tolerate an existing, lawful, yet rural land use? As an existing use, we should not have to compromise our operation for newcomers. RESPONSE: As developers and builders, we may have to put our buyers on notice that the horse stable is an existing and legal land use with grandfathered rights under the Zoning Code. That way, the buyers will know up front about existing conditions. Such notice can be put into covenants or on the subdivision plat document. 15. Will you build a fence along the south property line so our livestock does not become disturbed by the new residential activity? It seems that the south property line needs to provide mitigation for Horsetooth Stables. RESPONSE: We will consider a fence along this property line. 16. Have you done other developments in this community? RESPONSE: Yes, Linder Real Estate developed.a residential project at Mapleton Court and Manhattan and has been associated with Clarendon Hills on South Shields. Prior to that, the association was with Mitchell and Company which developed Scotch Pines Shopping Center at Drake and Lemay. 17. What is the time frame for construction and build -out? RESPONSE: We would like to do the land development work this summer and begin home construction this Fall. Build -out could be from 12 to 18 months. 6. I have heard that the area you are proposing to develop is a stormwater storage area for the Rossborough Subdivision. Is this true? RESPONSE: No, we have checked with the City's Stormwater Utility and this area is not a stormwater storage area. Rossborough drainage goes north into Rossborough Park. 7. Does the area have a high water table? RESPONSE: Yes, there is a high water table in the area. As developers, we will be required by the City to submit a Soils Report and a Utility Plan so that this high water table is addressed. 8. We are the property owners to the south and operate Horsetooth Stables. Our property has extensive frontage along Horsetooth Road, an arterial street. If our property ever develops, we (or a developer) are obligated to pay for a portion of the widening of the arterial roadway and sidewalk. In addition, a sewer line may have to be extended. We feel that the Lindimer developers should help us defray these costs by posting an escrow since Lindimer will gain an advantage of having convenient access to Horsetooth. RESPONSE: We are aware of your position and recognize that properties in Fort Collins adjacent to arterial streets bear a burden to widen these streets upon development. Please keep in mind that arterial visibility also has an advantage and provides a "marketing window" which our parcel does not have. We are building an extension of Birmingham Drive which is required to serve our lots. We are also building a sewer line to go north since a sewer line cannot be constructed across your property at this time. 9. Instead of 15 homes, the property should become a City Park. I would rather have open space than 15 additional houses. RESPONSE: This is a natural reaction. The City Parks and Recreation Department already has a neighborhood park called Rossborough Park in this square mile section. It has been the policy of Parks and Recreation to provide one, central, neighborhood park per square mile section than a series of smaller, scattered parks in every subdivision. 10. I am concerned about how Birmingham is platted to the southerly property line for future connection into a redeveloped Horsetooth Stables. If Birmingham connects to Horsetooth, then this means more traffic on my street. RESPONSE: At the request of the City, Birmingham has been platted to the south for a future connection. Such a connection helps distribute traffic off other existing streets and could also serve as a second point of access for the Horsetooth Stables property in order to meet the Fire Code. Its good planning to link developing areas rather than wall subdivisions off from each other. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Lindimer Residential Subdivision DATE: April 27, 1993 APPLICANT: Mark Linder Brett Larimer PLANNER: Ted Shepard QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. Does the proposed project include the area of the Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal? RESPONSE: Yes, the project includes the irrigation ditch, although the ditch has legal protection from development due to a prescriptive easement. Our eastern property line abuts the rear yards of the homes on Sam Houston Circle in Wagon Wheel Subdivision. 2. Will the new lots be platted to include the ditch and be adjacent to the homes on Sam Houston Circle? RESPONSE: No, at the request of the Ditch Company, we have pulled the rear property lines back away from the ditch. The area of the ditch, including the east side next to the lots on Sam Houston Circle, will be designated as a separate tract and cannot be used as a building lot. 3. What about the future bike path? In Kingston Woods, there is a bike path easement along the east side of the ditch for a future path. RESPONSE: Like Kingston Woods, we have been asked by the City to provide an easement for a future path, on the east side of the ditch, in the present location of the ditch access road. This will potentially tie into the path easement dedicated by Kingston Woods. 4. Who would maintain such a path? RESPONSE: The City would maintain this path after its completion. 5. The area behind the homes on Sam Houston Circle next to the ditch is a real mess and has not been maintained for years. The weeds grow out of control. RESPONSE: The Ditch Company should have maintained this area.