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Development Services •
Planning Department
October 13, 1989
Mr. Kevin Allen
President, Golden Meadows Homeowner's Association
1424 Salem Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Dear Mr. Allen:
During the planning and construction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
building, located at 4512 McMurray Avenue, the Planning Department has worked
closely with Empire Development, General Services Administration, and the
Golden Meadows Homeowner's Association to achieve a quality structure that pro-
motes the values of the neighborhood. One of the issues that has received most of
our attention is the cyclone fence that secures the "wareyard" on the north-
east corner of the building.
While the Planning Staff lobbied diligently with both Mr. Floyd Sack of Empire
Development and Sybil Winfield of the G.S.A., we were unsuccessful in getting
the wareyard screened with a solid material. Currently, the Zoning Code does
not require outdoor storage areas to be screened in the I-P, Industrial Park
zone district. Since the project was processed as a use by right versus a
Planned Unit Development, the Staff was unable to require site design elements
that exceed the Zoning Code. The Planning Staff was disappointed with the lack
of cooperation from Empire Development and G.S.A. but, in the end, we had no
justification for withholding a certificate of occupancy.
It may be a small consolation but the amount of landscaping placed along
McMurray Avenue and Monte Carlo Drive exceeded the quantities indicated on the
approved landscape plan. For instance, the original plan called for only five
deciduous and six evergreens along McMurray, and the actual installation is
nine deciduous and 13 evergreens plus a shrub bed on the corner. Similarly,
along Monte Carlo, the original plan called for 4 deciduous and 6 evergreens
and the actual installation is 6 deciduous and 10 evergreens.
The Planning
Department appreciates your
input and assistance on this project.
Hopefully, the Fish and Wildlife Service
will be good
neighbors and keep the
project well
maintained. Please keep us
informed of
any issue that may arise
as we depend
on the neighborhoods to be
our "eyes and
ears" on the development
community.
We can always be reached at
221-6750 to
address any of your con-
cerns.
Sincerely
t�k o
Ted Shepard
Project Planner
300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • 1303) 221-Ei%50