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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TYPE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
FINDINGS AND DECISION
HEARING DATE: November 13, 2013
PROJECT NAME: LaGrange at Rigden Farm Replat Major Amendment
CASE NUMBER: MJA13-0005
APPLICANT: Cathy Mathis
TB Group
444 Mountain Avenue
Berthoud, CO 80513
OWNER: LaGrange Land LLC – Jason Sherill
1170 West Ash Street
Windsor, CO 80550
HEARING OFFICER: Kendra L. Carberry
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to adjust the design of seven two-story multi-family
residential buildings that were previously approved as part of the Rigden Farm Subdivision
Second Filing, and to add one new unit to one of the buildings. The project is located at the
southeast corner of Limon Drive and Minnesota Drive. The subject property is 2.2 acres.
SUMMARY OF DECISION: Approved.
ZONE DISTRICT: Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood (L-M-N)
HEARING: The Hearing Officer opened the hearing at approximately 5:00 p.m. on November
13, 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; and (2) 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: Clark Mapes
From the Applicant: Jason Sherill
From the Public: Tom Wethery, Derrick Thomas, Amanda Sylvestri
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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 Major Amendment complies with all applicable General Development Standards
contained in Article 3 of the Land Use Code.
a. The Major Amendment complies with Section 3.2.1 – Landscaping and Tree
Protection, because the project provides street trees, full tree stocking, and functional
landscaping similar to and consistent with approved plans, and with more detail shown
than approved plans.
b. The Major Amendment complies with Section 3.2.2, Access, Circulation and
Parking, because it does not change the approved layout, and will include the last
remaining unbuilt piece of the sidewalk system in the Rigden Farm Second Filing (at the
southeast corner of Des Moines and Rockford Drives). Bicycle parking will be
accommodated within garages.
c. The Major Amendment complies with Section 3.2.4, Site Lighting, because the
exterior building-mounted light fixtures will be down-directional with full glare cutoff
fixtures.
d. The Major Amendment complies with Section 3.5.2, Residential Building
Standards, because the buildings face connecting walkways or a major walkway spine with
entrances facing onto sidewalks leading directly to the larger street network without
crossing any vehicle use area.
e. The Major Amendment complies with Section 3.8.30(F)(2), Variation Among
Repeated Buildings, because: it adds a fourth building design, and also includes additional
variations within the 4-, 6-, and 8-plex footprints that exceeds the minimum standard; the
end unit of the 4-plex buildings is different than the end unit of the 6-and 8-plex buildings;
three palettes of character details include variations in stone type, front doors, and colors
for trim, lap siding, and shake siding; and no more than two of the proposed buildings are
placed next to each other.
3. The Major Amendment complies with all applicable standards contained in Article 4 of the
Land Use Code for the L-M-N zone district.
a. The Major Amendment complies with Section 4.5.(D)(1), Density, because the
proposal involves minor adjustments only. The Major Amendment adds one unit, which
brings the Second Filing density to 11.3 dwelling units per acre (98 units on 8.66 acres).
This density is within the limits allowed by the Land Use Code and the Rigden Farm
Overall Development Plan.
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DECISION
Based on the foregoing findings, the Hearing Officer hereby enters the following rulings:
1. The Major Amendment is approved as amended at the hearing and shown on the revised
site plan dated November 12, 2013, to include six additional parking spaces in the park site.
DATED this 25
th
day of November, 2013.
_____________________________________
Kendra L. Carberry
Hearing Officer