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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROVINCETOWNE FILING 5 - PDP - PDP130010 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTES (3)CITY OF FORT COLLINS TYPE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FINDINGS AND DECISION HEARING DATE: May 30, 2013 PROJECT NAME: Provincetowne Filing Five CASE NUMBER: PDP #130010 APPLICANT: Michael Brake JR Engineering 2900 S. College Ave. Suite 3D Fort Collins, CO 80525 OWNER: Shadow Creek Homes, LLC 2535 W. 115th Drive Westminster, CO 80234 HEARING OFFICER: Kendra L. Carberry PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a subdivision replat of the existing residential lots of Provincetowne Filing Three into larger residential lots, resulting in the elimination of four residential lots. Block 7 of Filing Three will be reduced from 6 lots to 5 lots. A portion of Block 8 of Filing Three will be reduced from 18 lots to 15 lots. The proposed replat is bounded by Province Road to the north, Crooked Arrow Lane to the east, Snowy Plain Road to the south and Eden Ridge Lane to the west. SUMMARY OF DECISION: Approved ZONE DISTRICT: Low Density Mixed-Use (LMN) HEARING: The Hearing Officer opened the hearing at approximately 5:30 p.m. on May, 30, 2013, in Conference Room A, 281 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado. EVIDENCE: During the hearing, the Hearing Officer accepted the following evidence: (1) Planning Department Staff Report; (2) an email from Charles Stansfield dated May 21, 2013 in support of the PDP; and (3) the application, plans, maps and other supporting documents submitted by the applicant (the Land Use Code, the Comprehensive Plan and the formally promulgated polices of the City are all considered part of the record considered by the Hearing Officer). TESTIMONY: The following persons testified at the hearing: From the City: Courtney Levingston From the Applicant: Michael Brake, Toby Terhune 1 6/13/2013 Q:\USERS\FORT COLLINS LAND USE\PROVINCETOWNE\DECISION.DOCX From the Public: None FINDINGS 1. Evidence presented to the Hearing Officer established the fact that the hearing was properly posted, legal notices mailed and notice published. 2. The PDP complies with the applicable General Development Standards contained in Article 3 of the Code. a. The PDP complies with Section 3.2.1, Landscaping and Tree Protection, because two or more consecutive residential lots along a street each measure between 40' and 60' in street frontage, and one tree per lot is being be substituted for the 30' to 40' spacing requirement. b. The PDP complies with Section 3.3.1(B), Lots, because the general layout of the PDP enhances an interconnected street system and preserves natural areas. c. The PDP complies with Section 3.3.1(C), Public Sites, Reservations and Dedications, because the right-of-way for Eden Ridge Lane and Shadow Ridge Drive was previously dedicated. d. The PDP complies with Section 3.5.2(B), Housing Model Variety, because the three housing model types demonstrate the required variety. e. The PDP complies with Section 3.6.4, Transportation Level of Service Requirements, because this is a replat, and the City Engineer determined that no updated traffic study is required. 3. The PDP complies with the applicable standards contained in Article 4 of the Code for the LMN zone district. a. The PDP is consistent with the purpose of the LMN zone district, because it is part of the large Provincetowne Filing Three, which provides housing choices and is within walking distance to Pelican Marsh natural area, a neighborhood park and Cottonwood Plains Elementary School. b. The PDP complies with Section 4.5(B)(2)(a), Permitted Uses, because the proposed single-family dwelling units are permitted uses in the LMN zone district. c. The PDP complies with Section 4.5(D)(1), Density, because the minimum average density for the LMN zone district is 4 dwelling units per acre and the maximum is 9, and the density for Provincetowne Filing Five is 6.35 dwelling units per acre. 2 6/13/2013 Q:\USERS\FORT COLLINS LAND USE\PROVINCETOWNE\DECISION.DOCX 3 6/13/2013 Q:\USERS\FORT COLLINS LAND USE\PROVINCETOWNE\DECISION.DOCX DECISION Based on the foregoing findings, the Hearing Officer hereby enters the following rulings: 1. The PDP is approved as submitted. DATED this 13th day of June, 2013. _____________________________________ Kendra L. Carberry Hearing Officer