HomeMy WebLinkAboutCARRIAGE HOUSE APARTMENTS - PDP - PDP120035 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (19)November 7, 2012
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Andrew R. Bantham
of Ritsema & Lyon, P.C.
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November 7, 2012
VIA E-MAIL clevingstonC@bfcgov.com
Courtney Levingston, AICP, LEED AP ND
City Planner/Community Development & Neighborhood Services
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: Carriage House Apartments project
Dear Ms. Levingston:
1 ma
RITSEMA & LYON, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite 330
2629 Redwing Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.204.9053
970.204.9058 FAX
W W W. RITSEMA-LYON.COM
ANDREW R. BANTHAM, ESQ.
970.282.6721 Direct Line
andrew. banthann@ritsema-
lyon.conn
Thank you for providing notes from the recent October 29, 2012 meeting, as well as a copy of the
conceptual site plan for the Carriage House Apartments project.
My wife and I live at 1214 Bennett Road. As many of the neighbors on Springfield and Bennett
have already expressed, our biggest concerns about this project include the possibility of three-
story units next to single family residences, the high number of proposed beds in an otherwise
largely single family neighborhood (including intensity of use, not just density issues), concerns over
how parking will impact the surrounding neighborhood, and a desire to ensure that adequate
landscaping and -buffer zones will be required between the proposed project and the adjacent
homes to the south and west.
I understand that a development plan has not yet been submitted, and that the City will be working
with the developer and the neighbors to address many of these issues once the formal
development process begins. I also understand that the developer may not feel he is economically
able to compromise on the issues most important to the neighbors, including building a two-story
project rather than a three-story project. However, I encourage you to continue to solicit input from
the neighbors, and to help ensure that the final version of any proposed project not only meets all
of the City's development criteria, but also preserves the diversity and character of the existing
neighborhood.
Thank you again for taking the time to include the neighbors in this discussion.
Sincerely,
Andrew X Banthant
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