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Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
February 15, 1990
Mr. John Barnett
2600 Dorset Court
Fort Collins, CO. 80526
Dear John:
It appears that the March Planning and Zoning Board would be a more
opportune time to seek preliminary P.U.D. approval for Riverbend Stables. In
order to facilitate this hearing date, please note the schedule of deadlines:
Revised plans, if necessary, are due March 7, 1990.
PMT's, 10 prints, colored renderings are due March 19, 1990.
Public hearing is on March 26, 1990.
Staff is ready to assist you in gaining this preliminary approval. It is our
understanding that the preliminary approval would be rather heavily
conditioned due to the amount of engineering work required for final
approval. I gained a sense from the neighborhood meeting that the stables
could be made compatible with the appropriate landscaping and fencing. Most
of the concerns related to the operational and management of the facility,
particularly the daily hauling of waste material. One area of compromise that
should be explored is reducing the number of stalls from 50 to around 20 to
25. The fact that most stables in the area cannot support 50 horses and the
impression that 50 horses is a large number of animals may help the
neighborhood compatibility issue.
I would look for you to make contact with the neighborhood association as a
follow up to the neighborhood meeting. This correspondence should be copied
to the Planning Department. It would then be up to the association to
formally respond to the Planning Department or the Planning and Zoning
Board at the public hearing. Without this information exchange, your
proposal becomes vulnerable as being unworkable with neighborhood issues.
If your client is interested in pursuing other options with the property, the
Staff is willing to place the P.U.D. request on hold for few months, or until
Mr. Ferrie returns from Brazil. It is our intention to work with you to gain
a preliminary approval or to explore other options as opportunities arise.
In conclusion, please be aware that the Staff cannot take the Riverbend
Stables P.U.D. to the Planning and Zoning Board with a favorable
recommendation until there is further information exchange with the
Countryside Neighborhood Association.
As always, please call if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Ted Shepard
300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750