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HomeMy WebLinkAboutINTERSTATE LAND PUD, 1ST FILING (HARLEY DAVIDSON) - FINAL - 34-88C - REPORTS - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION• • Planning and Zoning Board City of Ft. Collins Ft. Collins, CO RE: Interstate Land PUD Harley Davidson Business Dear Sir: 3423 Surrey Ln. Ft. Collins, CO 80524 June 9, 1996 As a neighbor that would be directly effected by business along Interstate 25, I find that the building of this motorcycle business would not be a hinderance to the area. We live across the field from the proposed building and don't feel that it would cause any additional visual, sound or light problems. The only concern we have is that it is close to Boxelder Creek, but feel that the city and the future owners have addressed this potential problem adequately. Sincerely, Rex D. Fockler �, l95L a S'� 9zw*u ALe S'� v o N�.tk P �wf2fi. • 2�".� T.C� � >e,� �y � i<. s ti�� a ,� 2- • a S- so u.T,c u,�si �.��.T,c� �. 4 �!/ GG/ /G-�%f % Q %/ems ��-e-c-�J p� �✓/1�,Q c/L .i� G 1'3 �cl�w� •J Planning & Zoning Board City Of Fort Collins RE: Harley Davidson's Interstate Land PUD 3430 Surrey Lane Fort Collins, Co. 80524 June 7, 1996 The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my support for your approval of the above PUD. Our residence is in clear view of the proposed site. My wife and I have walked and driven to the site to study it's desirability for this use many times, as we obviously would be impacted by any adverse aspects of its' development. We strongly feel Interstate Lands and Harley Davidson have done an extremely commendable job and have "gone the extra mile" to appease all mitigating legal and possible citizen concerns about the property. We ask your favorable vote so they can proceed. Sincerely, C. J. treit Jay Kammerzell 3418 Surrey Lane Ft. Collins, CO 80524 June 9, 1996 Mr. Steve Olt City of Fort Collins Planning Office Fort Collins, CO. 80521 Dear Steve: GT Land and Mr. Eldon Ward are approaching your office to develop a portion of their property for a small business. As long as this proposed motorcycle dealership is not including a dirt track on their property for "test drives', I would fully support their efforts to move into the area. I know you support efforts to minimize light and noise pollution and feel confident that you can direct this development into a positive way. If you need further comment, please feel free to contact me. Sincerel, Jay Kammerzell v% • C TO: PLANNING & ZONING BOARD CITY OF FT. COLLING, CO. LADIES & GENTLEMEN: JUNE 8, 1996 SUBJECT: HARLEY-DAVIDSON STORE INTERSTATE LAND P.U.D. AS A RESIDENT OF BOXELDER ESTATES AND HAVING WATCHED AND BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PLANNING OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL OF LAND THROUGH SEVERAL OWNERS AND THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS, I SUBMIT AND SUGGEST THAT IT IS TIME TO MOVE AHEAD AND GRANT APPROVAL WHILE YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT HAS BEEN WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. I AY CONVINCED THAT THE CITY STAFF, INTERSTATE LAND P.U.D. AND THE POTENTIAL STORE OWNER HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ANSWER AND OVERCOME ALL LEGITIMATE OBJECTIONS. THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD GIVE THEIR APPROVAL OF THE P.U.D. AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. SINCERELY, FRANK A. JUST/ 1050 GREENFIELD CRT. FT. COLLINS, CO. • u May 30, 1996 Mitch Haas City Planner 281 North College P.O.Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Interstate Land PUD Harley Davidson - Final Dear Mr. Haas: I am writing in regards to the waterline crossing at the Harley Davidson site. The city should seriously examine having the water pipeline buried next to the Boxelder Sanitation's pipeline that goes under Boxelder Creek. This 12" waterline is also needed to service the Interstate Land PUD on the east side of the Frontage Road, so asking the applicant to extend this pipe south is not inappropriate since they will have to go that direction eventually. The advantage of this route is that rather than an aerial crossing, the waterline could go under Boxelder Creek. I went out and examined the aerial crossing of an encased sewer pipe that crosses Spring Creek and I have my concerns. There is a worn dirt path that leads to that crossing on both sides of the creek even though the public trail and bridge are adjacent. This leads me to believe that pedestrians (most likely children) prefer this crossing to the bridge. Because of the location of the proposed aerial crossing on Boxelder Creek, I worry about the safety of children who will be drawn to use the twenty to thirty foot encased pipe that could be elevated as much as five feet. These aerial crossings have no railing so it would be possible for a child to fall into the creek and Boxelder Creek is a larger creek which makes it very dangerous. I would hate to have another tragedy as we have just experienced involving children falling into waterways. At present, the area is not developed where children are in the proximity, but within ten years the area to the west of Boxelder Creek will be developed residential. If we wait to address this until the houses and children are there, it may be impossible to relocate the pipe so it can be buried under the creek. By burying the pipe now, we could eliminate a potentially lethal situation in the future. Sincerely, Sally Craig 1409 S. Summitview 484-9417 [' e : G cvEN 8E1-L aAsaL NAMbCu • • May 20, 1996 City of Ft. Collins Planning and Zoning Board Regarding: Final Submittal for John's Harley Davidson Assuming that the submittal for the above -referenced project now complies completely with the Prospect Streetscape Plan, I have only one lingering concern: traffic on East Prospect. I live about one-half mile west of the PUD. I have spoken at a previous P&Z Board meeting regarding the Interstate Land PUD and written you once to voice my concern that development of the I-25 interchange will push Prospect Road traffic to very unsafe levels. East Prospect is already an overburdened roadway during peak traffic. I invite you to try to turn left off of Summitview onto Prospect or left onto Prospect from Sharp Point Drive in the morning between 7:00 and 8:00 or again in the afternoon between 5:00 and 6:00. It is not possible without substantial delay and great peril. And talk about peril, try riding a bike on East Prospect! I understand that the City's traffic engineers think they can improve traffic safety and flow with a turn signal at Prospect and Summitview. I am pleased that they will be adding this signal in the near future. But traffic control only treats a symptom of a problem that will grow in magnitude as the Interstate Land PUD and other parts of the Prospect/ 1-25 Interchange are developed. Prospect Road in its current form, no matter how much traffic control is used, can not support the traffic volume increase that will accompany development. Prospect should be a 4 lane road with left and right turn lanes, traffic signals and bike lanes. Granted, John's Harley will probably not add a lot of traffic to East Prospect. But at this point any increase in traffic adds to an already bad situation. And what about other submittals within the PUD? Will they too be evaluated in bite sized chunks? At what point do you look at the cumulative effect of development and then rebuild Prospect Road to handle the volume increase before development occurs? And please also consider who will pay for improvements on East Prospect. Certainly the citizens are responsible for a part of the expense, because even without development of the interchange, improvements are needed. But with development the need skyrockets, which means that the developers must pay their share. In all fairness to the developers, their share of the cost for improvements needs to be understood early in the process so they can make the right investment decisions. The fee they charge to their customers for land and rent will be much different with a cost share for road improvements than without. Please consider my concerns as you decide on the John's Harley Davidson submittal and any other I-25 interchange or Interstate Land PUD submittals. If you have a need for additional input, please do not hesitate to call me. ectf ly Yours, David W. Marvin 1025 Greenfield 482-6079 hme 482-7145 wrk Ao iT�ILlk0A:RlFA1:1WilkiIolkolI OF. • • March 11, 1996 Bob Davidson 1203 Cascade Court Fort Collins, CO 80521 RE: Interstate Land PUD Harley Davidson Final Dear Mr. Davidson: I am concerned that the Planning and Zoning Board's effort to monitor and limit traffic consequences of the Interstate Land Development may be difficult to implement. It is critical that the procedure permit objective assessment of traffic generated by each subsequent phase against the current Prospect Street traffic levels. It is also important to demarcate the level at which further development will be curtailed until Prospect Street has been upgraded. Therefore, I urge that the City's traffic planning department develop guidelines that can be included into the Harley Davidson Final PUD as well as each subsequent final as that development builds out. In order to assure that data is collected in an objective fashion, the guidelines should also stipulate that the city engineers will conduct the counts. Further, I ask that traffic counts be conducted at the Harley Davidson side of the development and also at Prospect prior to construction in order to establish baseline counts against which future counts can be compared. The Harley Davidson Final comes before the Planning and Zoning Board March 25th. As you can see, unless a continuance is put on the project, this needs to be addressed immediately. I would like to obtain a copy of these guidelines before the March 25th meeting. Thank you for addressing this matter. Sincerely, cc: Eric Bracke • • March 10, 1996 Tom Shoemaker Department of Natural Resources 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Harley Davidson in Interstate Land PUD Dear Mr. Shoemaker: It has recently come to my attention that a Harley Davidson shop is planned for development on the Interstate frontage road near Prospect. With my background (a degree in Wildlife Biology and work experience in Yellowstone National Park and Glen Canyon Recreation Area) and having grown up in the area, I had some concerns about the impacts the development would have on the creek that runs behind the property. When I went out to the site and looked at the development plans, I realized that there has not been enough of a buffer zone left for the creek. The area of the creek that passes by the proposed lot is a series of cutbacks with steeply cut banks. Looking at past erosion from spring floods and the proposed construction plans, there is not enough distance for bank stabilization, erosion control, or wildlife habitat. Bank stabilization in the form of sloping the banks will require more distance than what is provided by the plans. Stabilizing the stream by putting in a retaining wall will jeopardize the wildlife and compromise the stream's natural integrity. I feel very strongly that a larger buffer zone is needed between the development and creek_ The creek is an important natural feature of that area, and impacts or changes arising in that stretch will also affect the whole rest of the length of the creek. The project comes up for final review on March 25, 1996 and your expedience in addressing this issue is necessary. Thank you for taking these concerns into consideration. Sincerely, Kel ainford 181 ecan # 1 Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 416-9332 cc Mitch Haas Planning Department cc Lloyd Walker Planning & Zoning Board Chairman r Dear Mr. Haas: I am very concerned about how close the Harley Davidson project is to Boxelder Creek in the Interstate Land PUD. The site plan that was presented at the neighborhood meeting last summer showed the creek was sixty-five feet from the property line. Now I find out it is less than fifteen feet from the property line. I am very disappointed that you are going to allow this and I feel this was misrepresented at the neighborhood meetings. As a concerned citizen I feel a buffer zone put on the east side of Boxelder Creek is critical to retain its integrity. This project will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board March 25th for final approval so I ask you to address this as soon as possible. At the very least I would like to have a continuance put on this project until another neighborhood meeting is scheduled. Sincerely, 31/3 8, vf2, cc: Tom Shoemaker Lloyd Walker - T encl: Interstate Land PUD Site Plan a TOM 4^ -tom &o1v1 tv 4 9fRWMft1r (A5 of 5�9�96) t1Rs I cup► � gra.V ate L of FF110A 65) of TAe5e A OlcRWT St(�I�ATi,U,