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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 20, 1988
TO: Planning and Zoning Board
FROM: Linda Ripley, Senior Planner
RE: Midland Greens
There was a meeting regarding Midland Greens Commercial and Residential
PUD held May 3rd at Landmark Engineering. The property owners, engineering
consultants, legal counsel, Realtors, representatives from the County and
Loveland planning staffs and myself attended. The following items were dis-
cussed.
1. The property owners asked the planning staff representatives to clarify
their objections to the existing proposal and to define what kind of project
would win their support. All three planning staffs stated that the visual
break between the two cities was the most important criteria. I reiterated
the concerns stated in my April 26 letter, asking for a generous open space
along College Avenue visually connected to the open space along the
drainage way.
2. The developer stated his case for commercial development. All three
planning staffs had difficulty supporting any commercial development in
the corridor.
3. The appropriate amount of open space was discussed at length. I suggested
50% with an increase in allowable density. The developer offered 10% with
no commercial element. The existing plan has 30% open space.
4. The developers and Realtors inquired about the possibility of the County
maintaining a "park" if they would donate the land. They stated that
keeping the open space in the existing unirrigated native grasses would be
unacceptable to them.
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5. The following compromise was eventually offered:
* No commercial development.
* An overall housing density of .92 dwelling units per acre. Lot layout
similar to the existing plan with a somewhat smaller average lot size.
* Approximately 3.5 acres of community service uses. Potential uses include
churches, day care facilities and/or recreational uses.
* 250 foot depth along College Avenue frontage donated to the appropriate
governmental agency, provided they agree to develop the property as a
passive urban park and maintain it.
6. It was agreed that the planning staff representatives would take this
proposed compromise to the appropriate Boards as soon as possible in an
effort to gain a sense of whether or not the cities and county could support
such a plan.