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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPINECONE APARTMENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENIENCE PUD FINAL - 60 91E - CORRESPONDENCE - APPLICANT COMMUNICATION (2)CO�n@ @Oo urban design, inc. 3555 stanford road, suite 105 MEMORANDUM fortcollins, co lor do80525 226-4074 FAX (303) 226-4196 TO: Ted Shepard, City of Fort Collins Planning Department Kirsten Whetstone, City of Fort Collins Planning Department ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION: Libby Glass, The W.W. Reynolds Companies FROM: Eldon Ward, Cityscape Urban Design, Inc.i;-r/ RE: Signage at the Pinecone Apartments Convenience Store PROJECT #: 1012 (1012SIGN.MEM) In reviewing the question of the ground sign(s) at the Pinecone Apartments Convenience Store, please consider that a strict interpretation of the requirements of the Neighborhood Sign District will not result in a reduction of sign area. If not allowed to complete the consolidated sign structure as designed, the'applicants will most likely place the same sign components on two small pedestals - one at 451 to Vermont, and one perpendicular to Timberline - with additional sign area added to bring each closer to the 32-40 sq. ft. allowed by code. If new signs have to be constructed, it is unlikely that they will include enough brick to relate well to the brick walls proposed with the apartments. The W. W. Reynolds Company is concerned that their efforts to integrate the convenience store into the character of the apartment development will be diluted, and a more cluttered streetscape created, as a result of inflexible enforcement of the new sign requirements. We feel that allowing the consolidated sign structure to be completed as designed in the PUD process, and requiring that no additional ground signs will be allowed on the convenience store lot, is a better solution for all concerned. Please let us know when you have reached a decision.