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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTAFT CANYON FIRST ANNEXATION & ZONING - 21-87, A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (3). RECEIVED May 14, 1987 Office of Development Y 151987 Service Planning PLANING 300 LaPorte Avenue DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Attention: Ken G,aido, Chief '_Planner and Planning and Zoning Board City Planning Staff Dear Ken: Thank you for your letter concerning annexation and zoning for the Taft Canyon sub -division. Since we will be out of town when the public hearing will be held we are forwarding our comments and concerns in this letter. We are not certain that our concerns are appropriate for this hearing but we think that they may apply to the entire development and not simply the annexation issue. Our concerns are of such importance that we cannot endorse annexation until our concerns are addressed, primarily access and egress into and out of the lower area. We were told, when we bought into this sub -division, that there would be a road from South Taft Hill Road into the lower area. This was a sensible consideration but it appears this is not to be so. At present there are two roads that enter this sub -division. One off South Taft and one off West Horsetooth. This is of personal concern to us because since we reside at the corner of Picadilly Drive and Idledale Drive it turns them into major thoroughfares. All families residing on these two streets will be subjected to a great deal of traffic, both from residents of the lower area and interested onlookers during the construction and sale phase and afterwards. This constitutes a high traffic situation which additionally is unsafe because Picadilly and Idledale Drives are not wide enough to tolerate that amount of traffic with vehicles parked on those roads. In addition, a road from South Taft Lill Road into the lower area would help to alleviate two other potential safety hazards. First, we believe the aforementioned road would provide egress from the area in the event of dam breakage and the north end of the area becomes inaccessible because of water. Secondly, it simply makes good sense to have more than one way to depart an area for other emergencies. Further, it provides an entrance for emergency vehicles that otherwise would have to travel out of the way to reach someone at the east end of the lower section. When seconds count, this can have disastrous results. Office of Development Service Planning May 14, 1987 Page Two We believe we are making known a "grassroots" concern that will have the support of all those residing on those two roads, if not the entire development. We bring this concern to your attention because it seems to be pertinent to the annexation issues and simply should be considered because of the aforementioned safety reasons. There is also a temporary road cut in from Horsetooth Road which is used primarily for construction traffic. It works well and should be considered to become permanent and additional to an entrance from South Taft Hill Road. Looking at the plot, the road that goes out of the lower area goes into an empty field south and has no access to South Taft Hill Road. I have enclosed your map with explanations. We cannot honestly support the annexation unless the road issue is satisfactorily resolved. Thank you for your patience and concern. Sincerely, Rudi and John Rinne 4112 Picadilly Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 226-1881