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The landscape treatment within the proposed forty —foot wide setback would equal or
exceed a minimally landscaped eighty -foot wide setback. A higher level of aesthetic
value, noise abatement and headlight screening will be achieved through the use of the
following methods:
1. Trees will be provided at a ratio greater than one tree per forty lineal feet of
residential boundary adjacent to the proposed parking lot. The majority of the
trees will be evergreen for year-round screening.
2. 42"-54" height berms will be provided along the entire length of the landscape
setback shielding adjacent residents from headlights and to provide some noise
reduction.
3. Dense plantings of shrubs, evergreen trees and deciduous trees will be provided
in combination with the berms to provide a minimum 75% opacity landscape
screen.
4. See table below.
Setback — A
minimum standards
Setback — B
modification minimum standards)
Setback width
80'
40'
Total tree quantity
10
45
Headlight screening
75% opacity
> 75% opacity
Berm height
Not required
42" height
Parking buffer side lot width
5'
40'
We have held a neighborhood meeting and met directly with one of the three abutting
neighbors and have attempted to directly meet with the other two neighbors including
notification of the neighborhood meeting, phone calls and knocking on doors. We have
a letter of support from the one adjacent neighbor we have been able to contact.
We believe our proposed approach incorporating berms and dense planting will provide
buffering equal to or better than the code requirements. Please feel free to contact us if
you have any questions or need further clarification. Thank you for your assistance in
resolving this matter.
Sincerely
David Kasprzak
Landscape Architect
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Fort Collins, CO 80525
July 2, 2008
City of Fort Collins
' Current Planning Department
• 281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: Odell Brewing Co Expansion- Modification to Landscape Setback and Fence
Requirement
Dear Current Planning,
On behalf of Odell Brewing Co, we are formally requesting two modifications relating to
the proposed expansion project and side lot landscape setback. The first is a
modification request to reduce the required minimum eighty -foot deep landscape setback
to forty -feet between a low density residential district and an industrial district per the Fort
Collins Land Use — Division 4.28, E, (3), a), 3. The second is a modification request to
waive the standard for a six-foot wall or fence to shield light from vehicle headlights
under Parking Lot Perimeter Landscaping — Division 3.2.1, E, (4), a) and b). The project
requesting the modifications is the Odell Brewing Co expansion project located at 800
East Lincoln Avenue. The following will describe the modifications in detail and the
reasons the City should give consideration in granting this request.
Currently the existing Odell Brewing parking lot is located on the east side of the
building. This parking lot services employees, shipping operations, vendors and public
visitors alike. Due to increasing employee growth by the brewery, with increasing use by
visitors, and a proposed expansion, the existing parking is no longer sufficient. In an
effort to provide additional off-street parking and overall efficient vehicular circulation the
proposed site plan includes plans for a larger parking lot and for the delivery area to be
moved to the west side of the proposed expansion. Additionally, the delivery area would
be designed to allow for after -hour visitor parking for large events and peak business
times.
The modification to a 40-foot wide setback would allow for adequate parking and truck
access to the west side of the building. The access drive off of Lincoln Avenue is proposed
to be located as far west as possible on the site to approach the minimum distance
required for arterial street access from the existing east access drive and to center the
drive approximately between 3'd Street and the existing access drive. In addition, the
proposed landscape setback enhancements would meet the intent of the wall and/or
fence requirement through the use of earthen berms.
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