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HomeMy WebLinkAboutALLEN GROUP HOME - SPECIAL REVIEW - 64-88 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGDevelopnt. Services Planning Department City of Fort Collins NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING PROJECT: Allen Group Home for the Elderly at 2607 Dunbar Avenue APPLICANT: Mrs. Roberta Allen, 205 Princeton Drive, Ft. Collins, CO. 80525 DATE: August 3, 1988 LOCATION: Peace With Christ Lutheran Church, 1412 West Swallow Road. PROJECT PLANNER: Ted Shepard QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. Will Mrs. Allen be the care provider or will there be a hired staff? RESPONSE: Mrs. Allen will continue to live at 205 Princeton Drive. The home on Dunbar would be owned and managed by Mrs. Allen but the primary care providers would be a hired staff. It is important to note that one of the elderly tenants would be Mrs. Allen's mother. 2. Is this home state funded? RESPONSE: No. 3. What types of elderly patients will reside in the home and how much professional care would be required? RESPONSE: The elderly would not be in need of full time professional care. There would be no resident who is suffering from dementia. The elderly are those that cannot live independently and yet are not in need of full nursing home services. 4. The front yard is presently in poor shape. Would the yard be planted? RESPONSE: Yes, sod will be laid down this fall when the weather cools, and a sprinkler system installed. 5. What is the City's role in the approval process? RESPONSE: The City Planning Department reviews the request for an elderly group home in a residential zone based on the review criteria in the Group Home Ordinance. A recommendation is then made to the Planning and Zoning Board. The request is then referred to the Planning and Zoning Board for final deliber- ation in a formal public hearing on the fourth Monday of the month. An appeal procedure is available to the City Council. 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 PROJECT: TYPE OF MEETING: IVL16 ff 7Z, L&-1kex,'4/ DATE:' NAME ADDRESS WRITTEN NOTIFICATION YES/NO OWNER RENTER I'A R Z- -- 0 • To: Planning and Zoning City of Fort Got 1 i ns From: Roberta. Allen Data: August 5, 1 F8i- Subject: Project Allen 1 Personal Board G: Care "Group Home" ` May I i n trt_duc m} e l f--m;: name is Roberts Allan and 1 reside at 205 Princeton Road in Fort Col i i nr , _- _r _._- . I have resided at this address since November, . _-. M-., employment is with Poudre R-1 where I am a. secondary _ _hoo teacher. My children are Tim J. Allen E,:;Iho will gracuats um l aude from Colorado S- _.. ' University December, 1?86 ant E i l l enter edi l school 4all, 1989. M., twin daughEter_. _;u•_artna. and Tamara are ir: their junior year at Fort Collins Hi n drool . I am proposing that the property at 2607 Dunbar Avenue, Fort i_o1 1 i ns, Colorado be used as. _. Board and Care Home for. 4 o-. 5 elderly people one of which is my mother. My interest began as a concern for the welfare of my parents. I was the primary care provider for my parents from " 7 7 to 1987. In !~larch of 1987 my father died and I was left with two additional mortgages, medical bills, and ether legal responsibilities with no income and no insurance for help from any of my parent's previous resources. In addition, I got ill and was unable to take care of renting or selling the house which take time and energy to do. Because of these things and other financial cutbacks partly due to medical leave I was forced to figure out what to do with the house. I now have the opportunity to assist in the personal care of a few elderly people as I did for my fatherr and mother and to have the mortgage paid on time. I enjoy caring for the elderly and consider myself a. caring. professional whether it is in the field of working with young people in teaching or old people in meeting their needs of food, shelter, clothing, and a 1 i sten i ng ear and a. motivator. In addition, this will be my mother`s residence and there wi 1 1 be even closer supervision of what goes on in the home. The other residents will also be people such as my mother who need companionship of other people but who also would 1 i ke 1 imi ted supervision and care for their personal need=. such as those who either prefer to have someone else cook for them etc. There will be an adult supervisor in the home 24 hours a day. One supervisor will be in the home for five days and a. r e l i e4 person will come in for the remaining two days h e r:. The supervisor will be ._ 1'1 e only driving a car. There is a double car garage with a large driveway and ample parking in front for 2 or 3 cars. The residents wi l 1 not be driving themselves anywhere and if fa.mi l y comes to visit or to take them anywhere, there is no problem concerning parking. There ;Ji 1 l be no problem with noise as the residents 4wwi l i probably be in their S to ?0S and they have already had their share of noise. These people are less active and there will be no pets. There =.hccu1d be no adverse problems with my neightors. T ..i:. applying for a residential 1 i cense and there 1:':! i 1; be no commerc i a.1 occupation in the home. i''1y application to b 1 i cen_•ed for safety of my residents is on file +. i -., the State Board of Health 1 t h i n Denver. They .;, r e awaiting the local i gnof f prior or to their inspection 'e of the home for their requirements. The outside a+ the home will be maintained as will the inside. The lawn currently is rot:_t i l l ed with the front lawn fine grated awaiting sod to be installed as soon as the weather is _. consistent 70- 0 degrees. i intend to put in a, sprinkler system in the Vail too. A chain 1 i nk: Vence wi l 1 be i nsta.l i ed in the -_.. Snow has been and wi t l continue to be shoveled off the drive and sidewalks in the winter, and the Awn will be mowed in the spring and summer. Obtaining this - _ - ., n , tt:; .;, i _ license __ board and care _ _=r• t•• .r e ...t 2607 Dunbar is the method in which I can help take care of m;. mother. If I :_an' get t gethis pit l'_ residential license, there 1= a_ _;; _+r:r' dI'_•tlnf=+ possibility of another Fort Collins bankruptcy or forclosure because my family does not have finances to care for her otherwise. The only other relative, a sister, is unwilling to.contr•ibute monita. ly. Thank vou If these areas are added: 1) The proposed porch would be so that the residents could enjoy an enclosed area to sit and look around outside and be protected from the elements and environmental pests such as flies; and, 2) the proposed patio in back would be for the purpose of sitting, resting, reading, eating, or if used as a bedroom, would be for a day napping or resting type room.