50th & McIntyre

 

Project Overview

We, and everyone we have communicated with in the extended community, are opposed to this plan for a variety of reasons including , but not limited to, those listed here:

1. The proposed density and type of housing are wholly incompatible with  and dramatically different from the land use recommendations on page 4 of the North Plains Master Plan. (see Jeffco Documents section)

2. Allowing this type of egregious departure from the existing land use plans would betray the faith that existing homeowners placed in the Jeffco master planning process when we bought/built homes in this area.

3. This type of density increases traffic to an already crowded transportation system, stresses utilities, police and fire departments, as well as the Fairmount Elementary School.

4. Approving this proposal would set a precedent that would undoubtedly lead to additional projects of a similar style further eroding the current ethos of Fairmount which is described as a "semi-rural character with lower density residential development interspersed with agricultural uses" on page 4 of the North Plains Master Plan.

5. Higher density is not appropriate for this community.  It should be targeted for areas with transportation and services.  Driving is a necessity.  With higher density and increased traffic there will detrimental effects to the air quality and safety of the residents, domestic animals and wildlife.

6. We have an important visual resource in the area – North Table Mountain. Lower density is important to preserve this.