The O’Connor Group appears to be
illegally advertising the one bedroom units
in Lincoln Place called the The Rossetti as
having a “den or second bedroom�
in the unit. This is how the unit is
described in an advertisement on ForRent.
com for the Lincoln Place apartment.
The “second bedroom� has no
window or alternative egress in case of a
fire or other emergency. City of Loveland
code (as adopted part of the International
Residential Code of 2003) does not
consider The Rosetti as having two
bedrooms and according to City of
Loveland staff this concern was ignored
when raised earlier. The development
was approved and inspected as a one
bedroom unit. By allowing a closet in the
"den," it is hard to imagine that Loveland
City Planners failed to realize the
developer was planning on marketing this
unit as a two bedroom apartment despite
not having proper windows for the second
bedroom.
The same developer that is asking for $1
million in subsidies from City of Loveland
taxpayers is not even complying with the
City of Loveland code at present. By
advertising the den as a second bedroom,
Lincoln Place is putting profit before the
law and potentially putting the lives of their
tenants at risk. Of course, the parking
projections will also fall short of meeting
the tenant's needs since occupancy on the
unit is calculated as a one bedroom instead
of two bedroom apartment.
Can I See What The Developer Wants
Subsidized?
Yes, you can see the excel spreadsheet
provided to the City Attorney by the
attorney for the developer by clicking here.
illegally advertising the one bedroom units
in Lincoln Place called the The Rossetti as
having a “den or second bedroom�
in the unit. This is how the unit is
described in an advertisement on ForRent.
com for the Lincoln Place apartment.
The “second bedroom� has no
window or alternative egress in case of a
fire or other emergency. City of Loveland
code (as adopted part of the International
Residential Code of 2003) does not
consider The Rosetti as having two
bedrooms and according to City of
Loveland staff this concern was ignored
when raised earlier. The development
was approved and inspected as a one
bedroom unit. By allowing a closet in the
"den," it is hard to imagine that Loveland
City Planners failed to realize the
developer was planning on marketing this
unit as a two bedroom apartment despite
not having proper windows for the second
bedroom.
The same developer that is asking for $1
million in subsidies from City of Loveland
taxpayers is not even complying with the
City of Loveland code at present. By
advertising the den as a second bedroom,
Lincoln Place is putting profit before the
law and potentially putting the lives of their
tenants at risk. Of course, the parking
projections will also fall short of meeting
the tenant's needs since occupancy on the
unit is calculated as a one bedroom instead
of two bedroom apartment.
Can I See What The Developer Wants
Subsidized?
Yes, you can see the excel spreadsheet
provided to the City Attorney by the
attorney for the developer by clicking here.
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| 5.12.030 Violations and penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the city or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the property maintenance code, as adopted and modified by the city. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the property maintenance code, as adopted and modified by the city, shall be deemed Current as of 05/10/06 Page 15-20 guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to penalties as set forth in Section 1.12.010 of the code of the city of Loveland. (Ord. 5028 §1, 2005; Ord. 4348 § 6, 1998) |
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| Click Here to see the Lincoln Place Advertisement on ForRent.com advertising the 1-bedroom unit as having a "Den or Second Bedroom." UPDATE Feb. 22: The ad has been UPDATED but we saved hard copies of the the ad and by phone of the den being "a second bedroom." |
