HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUMMERHILL PUD - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2005-07-151827 Michael Lane
Ft. Collins CO 80526
July 1, 1993
Mr. Mike Herzig, Planning Dept.
City of Ft:. Collins
281 N. College
Ft. Collins, CO 80521
Dear Mr. Herzig:
I attended a neighborhood meeting June 30 where a presentation
was made of Summerhill PUD (formerly Underhill PUD). I own a
house at the south end of Westbridge Dr. and am concerned by the
proposed caul de sac treatment of Westbridge Drive as it turns
into the Summerhill development.
Why is a cul de sac turn around with its excessive paving being
required by the City of Ft. Collins? It seems illogical to treat
the southern end of Westbridge as a typical dead end requiring a
cul de sac; turnaround when in reality the street continues at a
90 degree angle into the Summerhill development. This reality is
not changed because one street is dedicated to the public and the
other is proposed as private.
I purchased the 1700 Westbridge property in April, 1990. From my
first negotiations with the seller, United Bank of Boulder,
having, an acceptable and legal access was a prerequisite to my
purchase. In order to fully understand future requirements of
the City of Ft. Collins so that my options for using the property
would not be constricted and so that I would know the most likely
configuration of street pattern that Ft. Collins would accept for
the Underhill property, I met with Rich Rickert at least twice.
My notes are from a 2/90 meeting. At no time during these
discussions did Rickert intimate that a cul de sac turn around
would be required. He instead said, "The future location of
Westbridge seems to be dictated by the curve at the end of the
existing street for a least 200 feet." I relied on his
statements because the lot survey had revealed a very limited
distance from the NW front of the house to the front property
line. A cul de sac, as proposed, is particularly detrimental to
the value of this property.
I also wish to call to your attention the fact that the width of
the access to 1700 Westbridge was agreed upon prior to my
purchase. The agreed width is that which is required by the City
of Ft. Collins for adjacent development or 40 feet wide whichever
is greater.
Thank you for the attention to my concerns.
Sind,
Nona Thayer
cc: T. Hoaglund
S. Olt
Commu y Planning and Environmental
Engineering Department
City of Fort Collins
July 22, 1993
Ms Nona Thayer
1827 Michael Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80526
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RE: Westbridge Drive - cul de sac with Summerhill PUD
Dear Ms. Thayer:
I received your letter dated July 1, 1993 regarding your concern
about the proposed cul de sac for Westbridge Drive with the
proposed Summerhill PUD. Sorry for the delay in responding to you.
We have just finished the review of the developer's plan
submittals. We have taken your comments into consideration for our
comments on the their proposed plan. The development is scheduled
for hearing at the August 23rd Planning and Zoning Board meeting.
Regarding the need for the cul de sac, as long as Westbridge Drive,
a public street, is proposed to deadend a cul de sac is needed. It
appears on the plan that the cul de sac can be shifted north to
keep it from being as close to your property as it is proposed. We
have requested that it be moved so the setback from the house is at
a proper scale for the size of the house in an open, larger lot
residential area.
For there to be no need for a cul de sac, Westbridge Drive would
have to connect to another public street link that connects back to
Prospect or Underhill Drive. The driveway through the proposed
development does not meet the standards necessary for a public
street. If he wants to, the developer has the option to change
their design to include the public street connection.
I talked to Rick Richter, who you talked to in 1990. He did not
anticipate that a developer would plan to deadend Westbridge Drive
with a cul de sac. His concern was that continuation of the street
would work. Not knowing about this type of proposal, it was our
best guess at what was needed.
At this point we will wait to see what the developer resubmits for
design changes. If you want to give me your phone number, I can
let you know when the plans come back.
We will keep in mind the 40' minimum access width you have in your
easement agreement. If the cul de sac remains the access will be
wider. But, if the developer decides to continue the through
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street, the access width could easily be less without our knowing
about the 401.
If you have any further questions, please call either Kerrie
Ashbeck or me at 221-6750.
Sincerely,
Mike Herzig
Development Engineering Manager
xc: Kerrie Ashbeck