HomeMy WebLinkAboutWEST RANGE FORT COLLINS - PDP - PDP120028 - CORRESPONDENCE - (7)From: Sherry Albertson-Clark[maiito:SAlbertson-Clark(abfcgov.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:12 AM
To: Jensen,Sonja
Subject: Pike Apartments
Sonja: I am the city's planner on the West Range Fort Collins project (formerly known as the Pike Apartments) at the
NW corner of Laurel and Meldrum. We met with the consulting team and a Pike representative for the project
yesterday to give them the city's initial comments and I wanted to give you a sense of where we are on this project.
The project has been submitted to us requesting approval from the Planning and Zoning Board for 15 apartments (total
of 38 bedrooms) and a fraternity use. We treat the apartments as a multi -family development and the city's definition
of a fraternity requires that the fraternity be "affiliated with Colorado State University'. My understanding is that the
Pikes are not currently affiliated with CSU and if that's the case, then they would not meet our fraternity definition. So
far, they have resisted our suggestions to request approval only for the apartment units, since they say they aren't
planning on having the fraternity use until some point in the future. They've stated an interest in being "transparent" as
why they want to include the fraternity use in the project.
I'll be finalizing our first round of review comments tomorrow and wanted to make sure I was current on your thinking
about this situation. We do expect a second submittal and round of review to take place before this project is scheduled
for a public hearing. If the project ends up only being 15 apartments, then it would be considered at a public hearing
before our Hearing Officer. If the fraternity component is still included, it would require Planning and Zoning Board
approval.
Thanks,
Sherry
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Interim Planning Manager
970.224.6174
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Sherry Albertson -Clark
From: Jensen,Sonja <Sonja.Jensen@ColoState.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:36 AM
To: Sherry Albertson -Clark
Subject: RE: Pike Apartments
Technically, their letter in fall 2005 states that they cannot re -affiliate with the University until they have no members on
campus for 7 years. They have still been recruiting, which means per the outcome letter, we aren't close. However, I
will share that from time to time, PIKE members/alums will talk with us about potentially re -affiliating at an early
period.... but, that is to be determined. There has not been any timeline or movement on their part to safely assume
that will actually happen.
Sonja
From: Sherry Albertson -Clark [ma iIto: SAlbertson-Clark(alfcgov.com]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 4:46 PM
To: Jensen,Sonja
Subject: RE: Pike Apartments
Thanks Sonja! Were the PIKES under a specific time limit in terms of when they might be allowed to pursue re -affiliation
with the university? I'll continue to keep you posted on the project.
Sherry
From: Jensen,Sonja [ma iIto: Sonja.Jensen@ColoState.EDU]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:28 PM
To: Sherry Albertson -Clark
Subject: RE: Pike Apartments
Hi Sherry —
Hi Sherry -
Thank you for the update. I am definitely interested in the outcome of this project. You are correct, PIKE is not
recognized as a student organization and/or Fraternity by Colorado State University. They have no affiliation or
involvement with any of our other fraternal organizations on campus. I would assume that they are interested in the
Fraternity zoning in hopes that they will sometime be affiliated and, I think there is interested in placing their
letters/name on the building — which is important for groups.
The apartment units are interesting — as a Greek Community policy, all of our fraternal facilities are expected to be
alcohol free. I wonder what the implications of having separate units/addresses for spaces in which the fraternity is
responsible for and/or is encouraging/requiring members to live in. That will definitely be a point of deep discussion
when and if the group is interested in re -affiliating with the University and Greek Community.
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to aide you.
Sonja