HomeMy WebLinkAboutCITY OF FORT COLLINS VEHICLE STORAGE & OPERATION SERVICE MAINTENANCE FACILITY - REZONE - 23-03 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONRezoning File #23-03
Bob Barkeen - Rezoning File #23-03
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From: Connie Doster <CDoster@hach.com>
To: "'kmannon@fcgov.com"' <kmannon@fcgov.com>, "'bbarkeen@fcgov.com"'
<bbarkeen@fcgov.com>, "'gdeines@fcgov.com"' <gdeines@fcgov.com>
Date: 9/3/2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Rezoning File #23-03
CC: "'gcdoster@msn.com"' <gcdoster@msn.com>, "'poudreriverstables@aol.com"'
<poudreriverstables @ aol.com>
Dear City of Fort Collins,
I am sorry I was not able to attend the Neighborhood Information Meeting on 8/26. 1 have read the Staff Report posted
on the Current Planning website on the City of Fort Collins Vehicle Storage and Operation Service Rezoning Request.
This facility is my next door neighbor. The majority of the facility's western boundary is adjacent to our property, and the
majority of the facilitiy's northern boundary is adjacent to my neighbor, Karin Livingston (Scott died earlier this summer of
a heart attack).
I am aware that the city has plans to expand the Vehicle Repair building on this site and that the City believes that
eventually they will need to build an office building on this site to accomodate people currently working downtown. I
believe that these are reasonable plans for the City's property at this location, but would like to ensure that as
development plans are actually funded and implemented, the City continue to work with Karin, Gregg, and myself to
ensure a cooperative approach to development. Our primary concerns in this regard are screening and employee
access to these facilities. I have no objections to the proposed change in zoning, as it appears to me that the new zoning
is more consistent with what is actually happening on this site today and in the future.
I would like to correct some misimpressions contained in the Staff Report, however. The report states that property to
the east and west of the parcel requesting the rezoning is currently zoned "E". It is true that land east and SOUTHwest
of the current parcel is "E", but the land west and north is currently in the County and zoned "0", 1 believe. The report
states that "0" is Undeveloped land, and implies therefore that the land west and north is undeveloped. The actual use
of the adjacent parcels is single family residential with more acreage than your typical city property. My understanding of
the Open zoning designation is simply that this land can have many uses.
I appreciate the opportunity to understand what plans the City is making.
Best Regards,
Connie Doster
910 N. Shields Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
P.S. Our main complaints with our City neighbor, the Vehicle Storage and Operations Service Center, have to do with
excessive bright lights and the awful noise at all hours of the night from heavy equipment with it's piercing back-up
warning beeping (whatever happened to the thoughts of retrofitting these vehicles with less annoying backup warning
systems?). We have also been somewhat disturbed when there are City Police/suspects yelling loudly near the auto
repair building at night.
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