HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIVERSIDE SHOPPING CENTER, LOT 1, 1075 PENNOCK PL. - BASIC DEVELOPMENT REVIEW - BDR180014 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES1218 W. ASH, STE. A, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550
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May 10, 2018
Mr. Ted Shepard
City of Fort Collins – Current Planning
281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Re: 1075 Pennock Place – Statement of Planning Objectives
Dear Ted,
The existing parcel located at 1075 Pennock Place is a legal parcel currently described by meets and bounds. The
parcel is approximately 6,000 sq-ft and is located near the southwest intersection of S. Lemay Avenue and Pennock
Place. The Minor Subdivision process is proposed to be utilized, as described in Fort Collins Land Use Code – Section
2.18.2, to formally create a lot that currently contains the Pizza Hut restaurant. For reference, the existing parcel is
Larimer County Parcel No. 9713129004 and is a Part of Lot 1 of the Riverside Shopping Center Subdivision II. This
is an existing developed parcel, no new lot(s) would be created with the Minor Subdivision, and no improvements are
proposed with this application. The property would function at it exists today as was originally developed around
1986.
You may recall that we met in November of 2017 to review the available processes for platting this parcel. Sheri
Langenberger, from Engineering Development Review, also attend our meeting. It was confirmed then that if we were
to only plat the 1075 Pennock Place parcel, that no additional right-of-way or public improvements would be required
since this parcel does not have a right-of-way frontage. It was expressed that utility and access easements may be
required to ensure guaranteed utility service and access to the property. With the assistance of the property owner’s
attorney and review of the recorded covenants, the covenants provide guarantees to provide utility, maintenance,
access, emergency, drainage, restoration/repair, and parking easements. During the review of the covenants, it was
realized that the Association was never created and that the Declarant’s power has expired. The surrounding
developments are owned by a subsidiary of University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) and their counsel has expressed
that the do not have interest in dissolving the covenants since it is of common interest to all the properties within the
Riverside Shopping Center Subdivision II. In the interest of 1075 Pennock Place, an Easement Deed of Agreement
has been prepared and will be processed with UCH to ratify the covenants and receive a formal acknowledgement of
the guarantees established with the covenants. With the existing covenants and the ratification, no additional off-site
easements are being pursued. References to the existing covenants and the Easement Deed of Agreement are included
in the submittal. These are for reference only and do not anticipate City approval. A full copy of the covenants can
be provided if requested.
The emergency access requirements were discussed with Poudre Fire Authority (PFA). The requirement to dedicate
a defined emergency access easement is not required now but would be required when Lot 1 of the Riverside Shopping
Center Subdivision II is redeveloped. A copy of our email correspondence is included in the submittal for reference.
We thank you in advance for your review and consideration for the approval of the Minor Subdivision for the existing
parcel at 1075 Pennock Place. Please do not hesitate to call me at (970) 347-8917 or email me at
jclaeys@interwestgrp.com should you have any questions. We look forward to working with you again.
Sincerely,
Jason Claeys, P.E., LEED AP
Project Manager