HomeMy WebLinkAbout1629 BLUE SPRUCE IL SITE PLAN REVIEW - 23 91 - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO APPLICANTDevelopment Services
Building Permits & Inspections Division
City of Fort Collins
May 24, 1991
Anita Sayed
President
IEM, Inc.
P.O. Box 8915
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Dear Anita:
I have reviewed your letter dated May 23, 1991 and the accompanying
floor plans of the building at 1629 Blue Spruce in Fort Collins.
Based on your explanation of IEM, Inc's proposed use of the
building I am classifying the use as being principally an office.
The assembly portion of the business is classified as an accessory
use.
Since the previous use of the building was also classified as an
office, your occupancy of 1629 Blue Spruce will not constitute a
change of use. Therefore, improvements to the property which had
previously been discussed will not be required. Please keep in
mind though that if your operation should change in character in
the future, it may be necessary to examine the issue of change in
use once again.
While improvements and changes to your site are no longer required,
it is still necessary that any modifications you may desire to make
must be approved by the appropriate City or government agency. For
example, if you intend on closing off the parking lot access.
between your building and the adjacent office building, it will be
necessary to gain approval from the Poudre Fire Authority. —They
have evidently expressed some concern about how this might affect
required emergency vehicle access to the two buildings.
Please feel free to contact me whenever you have questions about
your use of 1629 Blue Spruce.
Sinperely
Peter Barnes
Zoning Administrator
cc: Steve Olt, City Planner
Roger Frasco, Poudre Fire Authority
281 N. College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6760
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May 23, 1991
Mr. Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator
City of Fort Collins
281 N. College
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: 1629 Blue Spruce
Dear Peter:
Thank you for explaining to me the reasons for the landscaping requirement on the permits for the above
building. I am sorry this all came up at this llth hour. I feel there is a need to fully explain what IEM will
be doing at this site.
We purchase components from.large corporations like HP and Sony. We have our sheet metal work subcon-
tracted to an outside firm, and the PC boards are subcontracted to other companies in Colorado. What
we do at this site is light assembly, which consists of taking the components and assemblying, boxing and
shipping them.
The building at 1629 Blue Spruce has 30,672 square feet, of which 480 sq.ft. (approximately 1.5%) is used
for assembly. The rest of the building will be occupied by engineering and development, administration,
advertising and marketing, sales, personnel, shipping and storage.
Our business does not have incoming traffic, since we are not in retail or direct sales and service. Most of
our products are shipped out of the state, 40% is exported to international markets.
Taking all this into consideration, we really feel the 6% landscaping requirement should be lifted. I appreciate
--- your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
Anita Sayed
President
IEM, Inc.
P.O. Box 8915, Fort Collins, CO 80525 USA
303.223-6071 • FAX 303.223-4246