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February 1, 1996
Planning Department
Planning & Zoning Board
City of Fort Collins
281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Fossil Creek Office Park East PUD / Combined Preliminary -Final
Dear Staff members and P&Z Board members:
Fossil Creek Office Park is comprised of lots 9-11 in the existing Cameron Park
Subdivision. These lots are fully platted and are fully developed.
We are addressing the PUD condition which was attached to these fully developed
lots when they were brought from the county into the city.
We are aware of the city's potential plans to acquire the 38 acres to the south of this
site as open space and as an essential link in the proposed feature Fossil Creek bike
path. The buildings which we propose for this site are small low -scale buildings sited
in a manner which fits and makes use of existing contours and are highly compatible
with on -site and adjacent natural resource features. The style of architecture and the
small scale of buildings we are proposing will result in an excellent transitional use on
this site from the likely higher intensity commercial development at the north from the
proposed 38 acres open space at the south.
We have met several times with Natural Resources, including two on -site meetings,
and have carefully considered their input and modified our plans for maximum
sensitivity to natural resource features both on the PUD site and in the natural area
open space to the west.
Our goal with this PUD is to provide ownership opportunities for small and medium
size business owners with 1,100-6,000 square foot office townhouses with their own
front door and top quality architectural design in a first class office park. This is a need
that, in our view, has not been met in the past due to challenges relating to the
economics of development and construction and the challenge of financing small
office buildings successfully and for a reasonable cost.
3307 South College Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (303) 226-5000 - Fax (303) 226-5125
Parking flexibility in this PUD will be enhanced by the use of blanket cross easements
throughout the PUD. This also permits the clustering of office buildings in a matter
which best fits the site and allows parking to be located with maximum sensitivity to
natural resource features.
We respectively request that this PUD be expeditiously approved and that these lot
owners with vested property rights (and no other use except for office as per the
Subdivision Covenants) be allowed to build. Thank you.
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