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HomeMy WebLinkAbout716 MAPLE ST. DUPLEX EXPANSION - PDP - 2-11 - P&Z PACKET - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGProject: Meetii Date: Neighborhood Information Meeting PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Lim Name Address Zip Phone Email receive a copy Of meeting summary summary) (via email O f� Z 7 <Z G Z 90527 _SZ 8 C tD Jack, 1$3 N L uumAS gOS21 412-olOv �lhns 14.Question: (Citizen) What is going on in the alley? Answer: (Applicant) Currently, neighbors are using a good chunk of this lot and the one to the west, as if they are part of the alley due to the hour glass configuration. The applicant is proposing an access easement be located on the northern 15' of both lots so that the alley can continue to be used the way it is. If the applicant chose to fence off the lots to their property lines, they alley would be nearly impossible to navigate. 15.Question: (Citizen) What is the square footage of the house proposed to the east? Answer: (Applicant) The house is approximately 2,400 s.f. house and 600 s.f. garage. 16.Question: (Citizen) What is the square footage of this proposed duplex? Answer: (Applicant) Approximately 3,600 s.f. together. 17.Question: (Citizen) What are the units considered? Condo? Townhome? Answer: (Applicant) The City's LUC considers them attached single family units. 18. Comment: (Citizen) A resident expresses concern for the future owner of this and the lot to the east because of the alley issues. Who will maintain? Etc. 19. Question: (Citizen) What is the history of the hour glass alley? Answer: (City Staff) Staff questioned Historic Preservation Staff, but they were not aware of the history behind the hour glass alley design. 20. Question: (Citizen) What is the typical alley width in old town? Answer: (City Staff) Following the meeting staff looked into this. Alleys in old town vary in width, larger alleys were platted at 20' wide where others range from 12' to 15'. 21. Comment: (Citizen) A resident complements the design of the existing homes that the applicant has built on this corner. 22. Comment: (Citizen) A resident has seen a similar designed duplex (one entering off the main street and the other entering off the alley) in another area of old town and it appears to have worked very well. 23. Comment: Residents in attendance and Staff agree that alleys in the area have often been encroached upon due to adverse possession and old surveys often having errors. 24. Question: (Citizen) Are these the original lots platted, or were these lots replatted? Answer: (Applicant) The four comer lots have had boundary line adjustments primarily due to the Arthor's Ditch running through them limiting the buildable area. 2 CP of Fort EE, ins Answer: (Applicant) The 2 built are already sold and one of the duplex units has a letter of interest to buy already. 5. Question: (Citizen) What is the price point? Answer: (Applicant) Between $400,000 and $600,000. 6. Question: (Citizen) What is the price per square foot? Answer: (Applicant) Not sure. 7. Comment: (Applicant) These duplex units are currently and have been for sometime rental units. It is the applicant's intent to sale all the units on this comer not rent. 8. Comment: (Citizen) A resident expressed concern that this comer is beginning to look like a "development" rather than part of the existing neighborhood because of the modem design and it doesn't fit. Response: (Applicant) We are designing these dwellings with the market in mind. Customers seem to prefer the larger dwellings to the smaller bungalow style that is dominant in much of the existing neighborhood. For the most part, the structures that are proposed and complete meet the standards required of them by the City, but some variances were requested to the Zoning Board of Appeals primarily due to the Arthor's ditch alignment through the lots, limiting buildable area. Similarly, a modification of standard may be necessary for this proposal, but that has not been determined quite because City Staff has not seen design to be submitted. 9. Question: (Citizen - from phone call to City Staff) How many bedrooms are there currently and how many are proposed? Answer: (Applicant) Two bedrooms are in each unit currently and 2-3 will be proposed, most likely 3 bedrooms each. 10. Comment: (Citizen) A citizen expressed concern about the second unit being accessed off the alley. 11. Question: (Citizen) Does this meet the square footage requirements? Answer: (City Staff) The requirements for this zone district are a minimum lot square footage of 6,000 square feet for a 2 family dwelling and the minimum lot size shall be 2 times the floor area of the buildings. (Applicant) The applicant is proposing a lot line adjustment to allow for the floor area of the structure being proposed. The lot meets the 6,000 s.f. requirement, but if two car garages are proposed then the 2 to 1 lot area to building square footage is not met. 12. Question: (Citizen) Will any variances/modification of standards be required? Answer: (Applicant) Possibly depending on the choice of 1 or 2 car garages and if the lot line adjustment is done. 13. Comment: (Citizen) A citizen would prefer the applicant go the route of applying for a modification (commonly known as a variance) rather than doing the lot line adjustment to meet the square footage requirements, creating an odd L shaped lot. 1 City of Community Development and FOrt Collins 28Neighborhood eAices enu [v 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov. com/currentplanning NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: 716 Maple Street — Duplex Expansion DATE: September 27, 2010 APPLICANT: Steve Whittall, By Design Homes CITY PLANNER: Emma McArdle The potential project is known as 716 Maple Street - Duplex Expansion. The proposal includes adding onto the existing duplex on the rear of the lot. The existing over-under duplex would be converted into one residence and the 2nd residence will be moved into the proposed addition with a garage separating the two residences. The proposal will not increase the density on the lot, as it already exists as a duplex, but will increase the floor area of the structure. The site is located in the Neighborhood Conservation Medium Density (NCM) zone district and the proposed structural addition to the two- family dwelling is permitted, subject to a Type 2, Planning and Zoning Board, review and public hearing (Section 4.8(13)(3)(a)1.). QUESTONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS AND RESPONSES 1. Question: (Citizen) What is being proposed? Answer: (Applicant) The existing 2 units will be renovated into one unit and the second will be moved into the addition in the rear. A garage is proposed to separate the two units. The applicant is considering doing a boundary line adjustment to give the lot that the duplex sits on slightly more square footage than the lot to the east. This is being considered because this zone district requires a 2:1 ratio of lot area to floor area and the applicant would like to provide 2 car garages to the units and the lot is tight on square footage as it currently sits. In addition, the existing configuration of the alley has "taken over" approximately 15' of the north end of this and the neighboring lot to the east, the applicant is considering granting the northern 15' of these two properties as public access easement so not to change the mobility of the alley way. 2. Question: (Citizen) How many homes are being worked on by By Design Homes on this corner? Answer: (Applicant) We are working on 6 lots, 5 are single family units and this one is a duplex, for a total of 7 units on the 6 lots. This has not changed the density from what was there originally. 3. Question: (Citizen) Are you dealing with Arthor's Ditch? Answer: (Applicant) Yes, that is why the design of some of the home have the different angles than they typically would. 4. Question: (Citizen) What is the status of sales?