#identityprops { /*position: absolute; top: 2.5em; left: 0px;*/ }
/*#contact_photo { max-width: 250px; }*/
#contact_identity { min-width: 30em; }
+#note { min-width: 200px; }
.contactsection { position: relative; float: left; /*max-width: 40em;*/ padding: 0.5em; height: auto: border: thin solid lightgray;/* -webkit-border-radius: 0.5em; -moz-border-radius: 0.5em; border-radius: 0.5em; background-color: #f8f8f8;*/ }
.contactpart legend { width:auto; padding:.3em; border:1px solid #ddd; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer; background:#f8f8f8; color:#555; text-shadow:#fff 0 1px 0; -moz-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -moz-border-radius:.5em; -webkit-border-radius:.5em; border-radius:.5em; }
<div id="contact_note" class="contactsection">
<form class="float" method="post">
<fieldset id="note" class="formfloat propertycontainer contactpart" data-element="NOTE">
- <textarea class="contacts_property note" name="value" cols="40" rows="10" required="required" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('Add notes here.'); ?>"></textarea>
+ <textarea class="contacts_property note" name="value" cols="60" rows="15" required="required" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('Add notes here.'); ?>"></textarea>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div> <!-- contact_note -->