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As you may notice in the enclosed pictures, the owners of the Moot House have done an
admirable job providing a very attractive landscape with a minimal amount of land. If we
were to widen the sidewalk along the south side of the building, we would lose the
ability to provide almost any landscape.
I would propose to leave the south side of the building and sidewalk as it is and add
sidewalk extending out (west) into the frontage road to provide additional sidewalk for
pedestrians traversing north and south along College Avenue. This would allow the
Moot House to maintain the existing green space and provide additional pedestrian
facilities.
We will be submitting plans incorporating staff comments shortly. Your input on this
matter would be reflected in the drawings.
Sincerely,
Robert J. McDonaugh
Real Estate Services
5100 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 225
Tampa, FL 33609
Tel: 813.289.5511
Fax: 813.289.4800
September 19, 2003
Mr. Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Ft. Collins, CO 80522-0280
RE: College & Drake Eckerd
Dear Ted;
Thank you for assembling the staff for our last meeting. It was valuable to me for hear
the logic behind staff s comments concerning this project.
In response to comments made by engineering concerning sidewalks during the meeting,
I understand that pedestrian connectivity is an important goal of the City of Fort Collins.
Connectivity along a street such as College Avenue is especially important. Landscape
buffers are another important design goal of the community. Green space tends to break
up hardscape and buildings and adds visual interest to any development.
This project, being an infill development, presents challenges to provide both green space
and pedestrian connectivity per City of Fort Collins code requirements. I have enclosed
photographs of the sidewalks adjacent to the Moot House. They were designed and built
prior to the current emphasis on connectivity. The building is built quite close to the
sidewalk taxing our ability to provide a wide, spacious sidewalk and yet buffer the hard
vertical surfaces of the building with landscaping. Handicap parking and access is not
compromised. An enclosed site plan shows the proximity of the handicap parking and
access to the Moot House.