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BUENO Development, LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company
3000 South College Avenue, Suite 103 Telephone: (970) 223-4900
Fort Collins, CO 80525 Fax: (970) 223-4901
June 22, 1999
Mr. Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
City of Fort Collins
Community Planning and Environmental Services
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
RE: Variance Request, Townhomes at Timber Creek Preliminary P.U.D.
Dear Ted:
Following up on our previous discussions and efforts regarding Bueno Development's submission
for points under the Bonus portion of Residential Point Chart H of the Land Development Guidance
System (LDGS), we are requesting a variance for (1) additional Bonus point which might be earned
under Criterion "W" of the Chart.
Provision (3) of Section K (Variance Procedures) of the LDGS provides that the Planning and
Zoning Board (may) grant variances provided such granting would neither be detrimental to the
public good nor impair the intent and purposes of (the LDGS), and if the applicant demonstrates:
"(3) That the plan as submitted is equal to or better than such plan incorporating the provision for
which the variance is requested."
[Preliminary to the actual variance request, and in reference to Criterion "L" of the Chart, I
understand that you have now received an Energy Score analysis for the buildings within the
project, along with supporting data, from Doug Swartz from Utilities. My understanding is that,
based upon this analysis, the proposed project should earn 10 (bonus) points under Criterion "L",
in that an overall energy savings of at least 10% has been demonstrated. These 10 points would
put the total for the project at 99 of the required 100.1
We believe that the intent and purposes of the LDGS and points process have been very
substantively met, as demonstrated by the 78 Base points already earned. Further, the project did
not gain additional possible points under:
Criterion "B", 20 points — While there is no TransFort stop presently in the neighborhood,
we believe it is both reasonable and practical to assume there (soon) will be, given the PVH
development immediately north, the other higher density residential development in the
surrounding area, and the (other) commercial development already underway to the north
along Timberline.
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Mr. Ted Shepard
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June 22, 1999
Criterion "E", 2 (additional) points — Because all of the project does not fall within the 2500
foot requirement, only 8 of 10 possible points were earned.
Criterion "G", 5 points — By virtue of its location being (a few hundred) feet beyond the 1000
foot requirement, relative to the Harmony Christian School and Childcare Center at
Harmony and Timberline.
The point of the above is that with slightly different interpretation of the point criteria and/or some
slight leeway on footage/distances, the project might have earned as many as 27 more base
points, for a total of 105, more than the required 100. In other words, we believe the validity of the
following variance request is only enhanced in that the point total is but one point shy of that
required and that the point total is (otherwise) so close to sufficient.
We specifically request a variance for an additional one point under Criterion "W' on the basis of
three pedestrian/bicycle connections, which we believe, as submitted, is equal to or better than any
plan incorporating the provision for one such connection. The project presently has earned 5
points for pedestrian and bicycle connections. We ask an additional point in that the project
provides three such connections: one to the PVH property to the north (placement of which has
been coordinated development of that ground); one to the east to connect with the public sidewalk
on Pole Pine Lane (through the present Tract "D" of Timber Creek P.U.D., which tract will be
replatted as part of the proposed P.U.D.); and a third to connect with the sidewalk along Timberline
Road immediately west of the proposed P.U.D.
Once again, thank you for your patience and support along the way. We believe very strongly that
the proposed project is extremely compatible with both the original planning intent for the subject
property and with the present development within the vicinity. We believe the granting of this
variance (granting 1 additional credit) is certainly compatible with the intent and purposes of the
LDGS.
Sincerely,
David S. Brown
Project Manager,
Bueno Development, LLC