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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - 05/05/1977 d. c. miller and comp any 1635 blue spruce drive ft. collins: (303) 493-0911 suite 101 denver: (303) 795-3653 fort collins, Colorado 80521 May 5 , 1977 To: Lester Kaplan Director of City Planning From: Stephen L. Robinson D. C. Miller and Company Project Manager Added comments pertaining to the amended zoning requests of Evergreen Park. . . . . . . 2 Development. Subject: RP zoning to IP designation: Some added items we feel that need to be expounded upon, is the relation of this zoning to other similar zonings in the City and County. Granted, there are large amounts of industrial zoning located in this area. At this time though, the majority of these indust- rial areas are not being developed. A good portion of them are for sale , some are located in a high water table area, and are in the flood plain, some present problems with utility uses (too far for utilities) , internal access in low regions , present high costs to put in roads, which means low priority of development. This project has all utilities in and is creating a viable tax base in the City of Fort Collins. The development hopes to create an aesthetic community in north Fort Collins. In our negotiations with the employers in Evergreen Park. . . . . . . 2 , we have to commit to other industrial land to be set aside for their projected growth expansion in the years to come. We have demostrated our ability to locate compatible industry in Fort Collins, and we are still proceeding to market nationally other industries (example: Hach Chemical Company, Instrument Division and International Fiberglass Company) . real estate developers - - - real estwe investments - - - mortgage loan brokers real estate management - - real estate consultants Page-2- Lester Kaplan If we can' t commit ourselves to the industrial use of this ground, we would be obligated to use our existing industrial zoning, which would hamper the Fort Collins Expressway, and might involve the highway not being able to locate through our project at a lower dollar cost, and timely schedule, if at all. Subject: MM zoning to HB zoning We feel in addition to our other comments, that the projected completion of the north Fort Collins shopping center in 18 months , necessitates the use of this area for supportive or additional shopping center uses, rather than a mobile home park. This will also help the aesthetic contiguity, in this area of the develop- ment. Subject: RP zoning to RMP zoning This area is to provide housing for the lower middle income employees of the employers in the development (Teledyne Water Pik and New Hampshire Insurance Group) . This has also been, at their request. There is no immediate housing of multi-family in this area, and with the some 800-1, 000 people to be located in the development , demostrates use. The increased dollar amount of construction costs and the demographic income range of these people , poses a need to increase unit density in the immediate vicinity. Travel through Fort Collins by these people does present an environmental problem concerning energy, congestion, pollution, etc. . Please note that we have access to another 160 acres to develop added single-family residences that we would consider annexing and developing low density residential.