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There is no contextual setback along Charlie Lane.
The lots were developed while in unincorporated
Larimer County. The lot shapes are irregular. There
is a T-shaped cul-de-sac at the end of Charlie Lane
called Nite Court. There appears to be no compelling
aesthetic need to be within 15 feet of Charlie Lane.
The character of Charlie Lane is semi -rural while the
build -to line seems more appropriate for urban settings.
Charlie Lane extending east from our development will
remain a gravel road.
We will be providing a direct connecting walkway
between our entrance and the public sidewalk along
Charlie Lane. Pedestrians and bicyclists will not have
to cross a parking lot to gain access to our church
from the public street.
Our parcel is a rectangular shape with the long side
parallel to Charlie Lane. Our building will be constructed
in two phases and also be a rectangular shape. At
full build -out, a long wall of a church building that
is parallel and set back by only 15 feet may actually
be unattractive and out of scale and character with the
neighborhood. Our design is intended to mitigate
placing this much mass along Charlie Lane by setting
the building back 55 feet. We feel this is more in
keeping with the Urban Estates character of the area.
For these reasons we are requesting a modification procedure to
allow for our plan.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sin ,
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Pastor
(970) 223-0682
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH
July 97 2003
Mr. Ted Shepard
City of Fort Collins
218 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Ted,
Thank you for your assistance these past 7 years in making the
building for our church a possibility. It appears that we are soon going to
be breaking ground, assuming the accomplishment of the changes
requested by City staff in your report (6/27/03). Our engineers and
designers are working now to complete the adjustments necessary.
An adjustment we would like to not have to make is the one referred
to on the last page of your report under "Zoning", Item # 13. Section
3.5.3(13)(2)(b) of the Land Use Code requires that the church be set back
from Charlie Lane no further than 15 feet. The "build -to" line on our
project's first phase will not be 15 feet but, rather, 55 feet as measured from
the right-of-way line of Charlie Lane to the building foundation.
Therefore, we respectfully request that our P.D.P. include a Request
for Modification of Standard 3.5.3($)(2)(b) for the following reasons:
As a church we are not the same land use as a
commercial or mixed -use building that is publicly -
oriented and designed to attract customers. Since
we do not provide the same attraction to the public,
there seems to be less of a need for the public to
have the high visibility that would be achieved with
a 15 foot setback from Charlie Lane.
We are located within the Urban Estate zone. The
surrounding land uses are large -lot, single family,
detached custom homes. These homes are all set
back from Charlie Lane by large driveways. In fact,
the U.E. zone has minimum requirements for lot
size (one half acre), lot width (too feet) and front yard
depth (30 feet), all of which work in direct contrast
with the build -to line standard of 15 feet from Charlie