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Real Estate
September 13, 1996
Mr. Kerrie Ashbeck
City of Fort Collins
286 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Kerrie:
This letter is to request that the City of Fort Collins vacate a
portion of the platted 15 foot utility and drainage easement
along the rear of Lots 1-25 Westbury P.U.D. Second Filing. I am
requesting a vacation of the southerly 5' of the easement on the
rear of Lots 1-14, and a vacation of the northerly 9' of the
easement on Lots 15-25. This leaves 10' on Lots 1-14 which
contains telephone and cable lines buried in a joint trench 3'
south of the north property line, and a 10' wide drainage swale
that runs from Lot 4 to Lot 14. The telephone and cable lines
are within the swale. On Lots 15-25 there are telephone and
cable lines in a joint trench 3' north of the rear lot lines.
Tract D is a utility and drainage easement also. Please refer to
the attached drawing.
I have spoken with Susan Peterson of U.S. West and T.C.I. and
both utilities have no problem with the reduction in the
easement. The easement should never have been that large to
begin with. I originally dedicated by separate instrument to
U.S. West a 15' easement along the rear for Lots 1-14 across
unplatted land to install the lines to serve Westbury First
Filing. I expected this easement to be vacated when the Second
Filina was platted and overlooked this. Stewart and Associates
made the easement on Lots 15-25 15, also to be the same as on
Lots 1-14. This error was my fault.
Everything was fine until we started designing floor plans to
build on these lots. Many of the lots are only 100 feet deep and
with only 30' of lot width to work with, all of the garages have
to be on the front of the units. The Zoning Department requires
20' setback from the front of the garage door to the back edge of
the sidewalk and with a 20 foot deep garage, the living area
really starts 36' back from the property line. We wish to build
these homes as duplexes with 10, between each duplex building,
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Mr. Kerrie Ashbeck
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September 13, 1996
and offset each half of the duplex by 4' to break up the front
facade and provide more surface area for brick or stone. This
starts one unit's living area 40, from the front property line.
With a 15' rear utility easement, there simply is not enough lot
left to design within, particularly on ranch style units. The
two story units do fit on all of the lots with the easements as
they are, but the ranches do not. From past experience we
estimate that 25-301 of the units will be ranches. This type of
housing and maintenance package tends to attract older buyers who
do not like stairs.
We do not propose to build all units right to the edge of the
rear utility easement if this vacation is approved. The purpose
of this request is to allow us to mix single story ranch plans
into the project on more of the lots. Only the ranch style units
will extend (roof overhand) right to the edge of the reduced
easement. Since U. S. West and TCI do not object and the
drainage Swale is within the reduced 10' easement, I would hope
that you approve this request. Concurrent with this vacation
request I am submitting an administrative change request to Steve
Olt to modify the rear setback on the site plan and character
elevations.
Very truly yours,
Mark Linder
ML/bkh
TO
FROM.
DATE:
RE:
MEMO
Ms. Sheri Wamhoff, City of Fort Collins Planner
Mr, Terry W. Farrill, Systems Engineer
September 30, 1996
Request to Vacate a Portion of an Easement
Westbury PUD - 2vd Filing
South Fort Collins
Sanitation District
The Fort Collins - Loveland Water District and the South Fort Collins Sanitation District have reviewed
the above mentioned request and have no objections to the vacation as proposed.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at 226-3104, ext 14, if you have any questions or require additional
information.
xc. Mr. Michael D. DiTullio, District Manager