A final hurdle has been cleared for the building of 640 new homes in Fort Collins.
The project belongs to the company Landmark Homes, which is based in Windsor and has a focus on the development of residential communities in northern Colorado.
Set for construction to the rear of the Front Range Village Shopping Center, between Ziegler Road and Corbett Drive, the project will see also see the construction of some 40,000 square feet of commercial, day care, office, and retail space.
Plans for the project also include a bike and pedestrian pathway connection to the nearby English Ranch neighborhood.
Site for the new project is around 6 miles to the southeast of downtown Fort Collins in an area of mostly recent residential and commercial development.
The project, which has been in the talking and planning stage for well over a year, has now won the unanimous approval of the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Commission.
Members of the Fort Collins City Council had earlier sent the proposal back to the planning and zoning commission after several residents expressed concerns over traffic issues, in particular asking for a new traffic light on Hidden Pond Drive in the planned development area.
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, however, rejected calls for a new traffic light, saying they thought such concerns were overstated.
According to city documents, the project originally called for up to 50,000 square feet of commercial and community space.
Landmark Homes, which was launched in 2005, has specialized in single-family, condominium, and town home projects, and has spearheaded planned community developments in Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland, among other Colorado cities.
By Garry Boulard
