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Dale E. Johnson
2518 Bradbury Ct.
Ft. Collins, CO 80521
(303)221-5528
October 30, 1989
Dear Editor:
This letter is in regard to an article in the Coloradoan on
October 24 concerning preliminary approval by the City Planning and
Zoning Board for Burger King's application to build a new restaurant
at the corner of Lemay and Riverside. The article stated that the
project scored only 29 percent. It also stated that planners usually
require a 50 percent score to receive a recommendation for approval.
It seems to this citizen that we either have guidelines for
development in Ft. Collins or we do not! Simply being "harmonious
with other development in the area" was given as the justification
for granting preliminary approval in this case. This willingness on
the part of the Planning and Zoning Board to bend the rules for an
applicant with "deep pockets" appears to call into question the
integrity of the Board. Would similar treatment be accorded another
applicant who does not have "deep pockets" if he approached the Board
with a project that scored so poorly? If so why not lower the
threshhold for approval to 29 percent for all projects? We as a city
have made much "to-do" about our guidelines for development and the
positive effect that they have on the quality of life in our town.
What happens to that quality of life if we essentially ignore our own
guidelines?
Concerned
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Dale E. Jo�hson
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cc: City Council Members
Mr Ted Shepard, Planner