HomeMy WebLinkAboutGALATIA ANNEXATION AND ZONING - 36 90, A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (7)1801 Meadowaire Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
October 21, 1990
Planning and Zoning Board
City of Fort Collins
P. O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Planning and Zoning Board Members,
We live in Homestead Estates which is a group of 47 one acre or more lots located south of the proposed
Galatia annexation. After moving to the Ft. Collins area a year ago, we spent many months of searching
the Windsor, Loveland and Fort Collins area until we found this neighborhood.. We chose it for several
reasons. It had the rural feel and country lifestyle we were seeking, the size of the lots gave us more
privacy and the view of the Front Range is tremendous.
We attended the recent Neighborhood -Developer meeting where the developer of the Galatia project -
presented his revised master plan. He has assigned fourteen zones of development but has failed to be
specific regarding density within the zones. Since the property borders residential estate properties
ranging from 1 to 5 acre single dwelling lots, we feel that the proposed residential zones should be
compatible with the existing acreage. The developer hone: by told us that he would like to see high
density development in the residential.zones. This would be incompatible with the surrounding acreage
and unacceptable to us. Since this is still a rural area, a special zoning designation for fringe UGA
boundary areas should be considered. We would like to see a maximum of one unit per 3/4 acre.
The revised master plan has three zones with Transitional zoning. This designation could ultimately
allow uses that are even more incompatible with the surrounding property than the originally proposed
Light Industrial: We feel strongly that high density residential is less desirable than well designed Light.
Industrial development. In any case, if the development progresses, we would like to see the Galatia
development separated from the existing residential development by ample and aesthetically acceptable
landscaped buffering.
In summary we feel that the current master plan is vague and doesn't provide information on specific
intra-zonal densities. Since this development will border a rural residential lifestyle we feel that this
density issue should be addressed in the proposed master plan which sets the atmosphere and requirements
for future development.
Sincerely,
Randall N. Stout
Edith G. Stout