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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/2019 - Planning And Zoning Board - Agenda - Regular MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board Page 1 January 17, 2019 Jeffrey Schneider, Chair City Council Chambers Jeff Hansen, Vice Chair City Hall West Michael Hobbs 300 Laporte Avenue Per Hogestad Fort Collins, Colorado Christine Pardee Ruth Rollins Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 & Channel 881 William Whitley on the Comcast cable system The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Regular Hearing January 17, 2019 6:00 PM • ROLL CALL • ELECTION OF OFFICERS • AGENDA REVIEW • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Individuals may comment on items not specifically scheduled on the hearing agenda, as follows: • Those who wish to speak are asked to sign in at the podium. • The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker. • Each speaker should state their name and address and keep their comments to the allotted time. • Any written materials should be provided to the Secretary for record-keeping purposes. • A timer will beep once and the time light will turn to yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain and will beep again and turn red when a speaker’s time to speak has ended. • CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is intended to allow the Planning and Zoning Board to quickly resolve items that are non-controversial. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Agenda. Anyone may request that an item on this agenda be “pulled” for consideration within the Discussion Agenda, which will provide a full presentation of the item being considered. Items remaining on the Consent Agenda will be approved by the Planning and Zoning Board with one vote. The Consent Agenda generally consists of Board Minutes for approval, items with no perceived controversy, and routine administrative actions. Planning and Zoning Board Hearing Agenda Packet Pg. 1 Planning and Zoning Board Page 2 January 17, 2019 1. Draft Minutes for the P&Z DECEMBER Hearing The purpose of this item is to approve the draft minutes of the December 20, 2018, Planning and Zoning Board hearing. 2. Winter 2019 Revisions, Clarifications and Additions to the Land Use Code PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a Recommendation to City Council regarding an update to the Land Use Code. There are proposed revisions, clarifications and additions to the Code that address a variety of subject areas that have arisen since the last annual update in the Spring of 2018. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins STAFF ASSIGNED: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner • DISCUSSION AGENDA 3. Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus – Health Care Careers Center – Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA180002 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a two-story academic building located in the northwest portion of the Front Range Community College campus next to the Harmony Library and the Sunlight Peak building. The new building would be 55,333 square feet and include classrooms, laboratories, lecture hall, study areas and offices. The main entry plaza will face south, which helps integrate the new building with the other buildings on campus. A secondary entry and plaza will face west along Shields Street. The existing campus parking lots are sized to accommodate the expected number of students, faculty and staff. The pollinator garden will be preserved, and the observatory will be moved. The project is located at the southeast corner of Harmony Road and Shields Street, and the entire campus is zoned R-L, Low Density Residential. APPLICANT: Mr. Derek Brown Front Range Community College 3645 West 112th Avenue Westminster, CO 80031 OWNER: State of Colorado Department of Higher Education State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education EDUC 1391 N. Speer Blvd. Suite 600 Denver, CO 80204-2554 STAFF ASSIGNED: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner 4. HISTORIC PRESERVATION Land Use Code Changes – ADDITIONAL REVISIONS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Additional revisions to Land Use Code Section 3.4.7, Historic and Cultural Resources, as they relate to standards governing the review of developments affecting historic resources. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins STAFF ASSIGNED: Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager Maren Bzdek, Senior Historic Preservation Planner • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT Packet Pg. 2 Date: Start Time: 6:00 PM Stop Time: 6:37 PM Roll Call Hansen Hobbs Hogestad Pardee Rollins Whitley Schneider Vote X X X X X X X 7 present Chair Nomination: Jeff Hansen Hobbs Rollins Pardee Hogestad Hansen Whitley Schneider Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7:0 Vice Chair Nomination: Christine Pardee Rollins Pardee Hogestad Hansen Whitley Hobbs Schneider Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7:0 1 – 2 Consent: Dec. Minutes and LUC Updates Pardee Hogestad Hansen Whitley Hobbs Rollins Schneider Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7:0 3 - FRCC Health Care Careers Center Hogestad Hansen Whitley Hobbs Rollins Pardee Schneider Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7:0 4 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION Land Use Code Changes – ADDITIONAL REVISIONS Hansen Whitley Hobbs Rollins Pardee Hogestad Schneider Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7:0 Roll Call & Voting Record Planning & Zoning Board 1/17/2019 Planning & Zoning Board Hearing Date: January 17, 2019 Document Log Any written comments or documents received after the agenda packet was published are listed here. Unless otherwise stated, these documents are included in the online “Supplemental Documents” for this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Draft Minutes for the P&Z XXX Hearing 2. Winter 2019 Revisions, Clarifications and Additions to the Land Use Code DISCUSSION AGENDA: 3. Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus – Health Care Careers Center – Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA180002 • UCitizen emails/letters:U o (None) • 4. Historic Preservation Land Use Code Changes – Additional Revisions • UCitizen emails/letters:U o (None) GENERAL CITIZEN EMAILS/LETTERS: • EXHIBITS RECEIVED DURING HEARING: Item # Exhibit # Description: 1 1 Email received by Ted Shepard from Derek Brown of Front Range Community College regarding responses to work session questions. Agenda Item 1 Item 1, Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 17, 2019 Planning and Zoning Board STAFF Shar Gerber, Customer and Administrative Manager SUBJECT MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 20, 2018 P&Z HEARING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is the consideration and approval of the draft minutes of the December 20, 2018 Planning & Zoning Board hearing. ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft December 20, 2018 P&Z Minutes Packet Pg. 3 DRAFT Jeff Schneider, Chair City Council Chambers Jeff Hansen, Vice Chair City Hall West Michael Hobbs 300 Laporte Avenue Jennifer Carpenter Fort Collins, Colorado Christine Pardee Ruth Rollins Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 & William Whitley Channel 881 on Comcast The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Regular Hearing December 20, 2018 Chair Schneider called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Roll Call: Carpenter, Hansen, Hobbs, Pardee, Rollins, Schneider and Whitley Absent: None Staff Present: Everette, Yatabe, Tatman-Burruss, Kleer, Shepard, Bzdek, Wilkinson, Betley and Gerber Chair Schneider provided background on the board’s role and what the audience could expect as to the order of business. He described the following procedures: • While the City staff provides comprehensive information about each project under consideration, citizen input is valued and appreciated. • The Board is here to listen to citizen comments. Each citizen may address the Board once for each item. • Decisions on development projects are based on judgment of compliance or non-compliance with city Land Use Code. • Should a citizen wish to address the Board on items other than what is on the agenda, time will be allowed for that as well. • This is a legal hearing, and the Chair will moderate for the usual civility and fairness to ensure that everyone who wishes to speak can be heard. Agenda Review Development Review Manager Everette reviewed the items on the Consent and Discussion agendas, stating that all items will be heard as originally advertised. Public Input on Items Not on the Hearing Agenda: Planning and Zoning Board Minutes ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 4 DRAFT Planning & Zoning Board December 20, 2018 Page 2 of 5 None noted. Consent Agenda: 1. Draft Minutes from November 15, 2018, P&Z Hearing 2. Kechter Enclave Annexation 3. Trilby Substation Enclave Annexation 4. Friendly Fire Enclave Annexation 5. Downtown District Expansion Rezoning 6. Kyle Ave Solar Array 7. Waterfield Amended Overall Development Plan Public Input on Consent Agenda: None noted Planning Manager Everette did a full review of the items that were on consent. Chair Schneider reiterated that those items will not have a separate presentation unless pulled from the consent agenda. Member Hanse requested that there be a separate vote on item #7 Waterfield Amended Overall Development Plan as there are two members that have a conflict of interest. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve the Consent agenda items numbered 1-6. Member Pardee seconded the motion. Vote: 7:0. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve Consent agenda item number 7 Waterfield Amended Overall Development Plan. Members Hansen and Rollins recused themselves from this item. Member Whitley seconded the motion. Vote: 5:0 Discussion Agenda: 8. Strauss Cabin Enclave Annexation Project Description: This is a City-initiated request to annex and zone a 35.036-acre, eight-parcel enclave located in southeast Fort Collins, which abuts Kechter Road to the south and is bisected by Strauss Cabin Road. The requested zone district is Urban Estate. A Structure Plan amendment is also requested to change the designation of the property east of Strauss Cabin Road from Rural Open Lands to Urban Estate. Recommendation: Recommendation to Council for Approval Secretary Gerber reported that two letters were received: 1. Gayle Schink with Re/Max Eagle Rock thinks this area should remain zoned for agriculture as it is a rural environment and a change would eventually push out agriculture focused families. 2. Amy and Marc Virata, neighbors in Observatory Village, support the recommendation of the proposed zoning of Urban Estate. They have been aware of the City’s structure plan since moving into their house in 2007. Staff and Applicant Presentations Planner Kleer gave a brief verbal/ visual overview of this project. Public Input (3 minutes per person) None noted Staff Response ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 5 DRAFT Planning & Zoning Board December 20, 2018 Page 3 of 5 None noted Board Questions / Deliberation Chair Schneider clarified that this is a recommendation to go before Council not a recommendation for approval. Member Rollins questioned if the church would be impacted do to the residential sign district. Planner Shepard did not believe so and they did not indicate so at the neighborhood meeting. Follow up questions from staff Member Hobbs enquired about the ramifications to the landowners use, properties would become non-conforming uses, what constraints dose this put on them, if any? Planner Kleer responded they may be required to apply for a variance. If a property were to be demolished and reconstructed, it would require a modification of standards to permit the development of that lot. Planner Shepard offered that there is the ability to expand the legal non-conforming use as the Land Use Code provides for that, Section 1.5. There is also the ability to continue the use, to change the use, abandonment of the use, reconstruction, enlargement of equipment, building expansions and alterations all within certain parameters. Member Hansen made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board recommend to City Council to approve the Strauss Cabin Enclave Annexation ANX-180008 with an amendment to the structure plan and placement into the Urban Estate Zoning and the Residential Neighborhoods Sign District. This recommendation is based on the agenda materials, information and materials presented during the work session and this hearing and the Board discussion on this item with the following findings: This recommendation complies with all the applicable Land Use Code requirements as stated in the staff report prepared for this hearing and contained in the agenda materials. The information and analysis, findings of fact and conclusions contained in the staff report included in the agenda materials for this hearing are adopted by this Board. Member Hobbs seconded. Vote: 7:0. 9. Historic Preservation Code Updates Project Description: Revisions to Land Use Code Section 3.4.7, Historic and Cultural Resources, as they relate to standards governing the review of developments affecting historic resources. Recommendation: Approval Secretary Gerber reported that no citizen correspondence was received, but that there was a request by a Board member to have the Historic Preservation Code review study, completed by Clarion, during March of 2018 pulled for review. Member Whitley disclosed that he has lived in a designated structure in Old Town. Staff and Applicant Presentations Planner Bzdek, Historic Preservation Sr. Planner, gave a brief verbal/visual overview of the code updates. Public Input (3 minutes per person) None noted Staff Response ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 6 DRAFT Planning & Zoning Board December 20, 2018 Page 4 of 5 None noted Board Questions / Deliberation Member Pardee questioned if there was anything applicants should know that could increase costs for them upfront. Planner Bzdek addressed costs in a couple of ways: 1. Potentially there could be a requirement for going out and getting a third-party survey, currently $700 passed onto the property owner. 2. Working with applicants far in advance to identify historic resources and design compatibility at the conceptual stage will present opportunity for cost savings for development applicants by creating a more efficient review process. Member Rollins questioned what survey fees would be due if the property was surrounded by 10 resources that are all very similar. Planner Bzdek responded that a staff would choose a representative property, and the logic regarding the eligibility would be extended to all of the properties to avoid the expense of surveying every one of them. Member Hansen wanted clarification of terms in table 1, column A, item 3, that requires high-quality materials and mentions that stucco is acceptable only if “non-EFIS.” EFIS. He feels that it may be too broad of a term. Planner Bzdek explained that calling out specific acceptable materials is meant to follow what is going to be included in the Downtown Code revisions. Final resolution has not been reached regarding the code language for this section, but that they will go the same direction for internal consistency. Attorney Yatabe stated that the Board will see the Downtown Codes in January. Member Hansen likes the changes, he feels that they are a great improvement. Member Rollins appreciates the hard work, the Clarion study and huge effort. Member Carpenter thanked staff for the hard work put forth. She appreciates the openness with stakeholders. Member Whitley feels the staff did a great job. Member Hobbs thanked the staff. Member Pardee feels this sets a great high standard, and that the bar is set high. Member Carpenter made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board recommend to City Council to approve the Historic Preservation Code Updates based upon the agenda materials, the information and materials presented during the work session and this hearing and the Board discussion on this item with the following findings. Member Whitley seconded. Chair Schneider appreciates the work completed. Vote: 7:0. Other Business Member Hobbs thanked Jennifer Carpenter for her service to the Board. Member Rollins respects and feels it was an honor to work with Member Carpenter. Member Whitley was delighted to work with Member Carpenter. Member Pardee feels Member Carpenter was a great mentor and a great inspiration for integrity of process. Member Hansen was thankful for Member Carpenters leadership and knowledge. Chair Schneider appreciates Member Carpenters Integrity and care for the City. Adjournment Chair Schneider moved to adjourn the P&Z Board hearing. The meeting was adjourned at 6:52pm. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 7 DRAFT Planning & Zoning Board December 20, 2018 Page 5 of 5 Minutes respectfully submitted by Shar Gerber. Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on: ____________. Rebecca Everette, Development Review Manager Jeff Schneider, Chair ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 8 Agenda Item 2 Item #2, Page 1 STAFF REPORT January 17, 2018 Planning and Zoning Board PROJECT NAME Winter 2019 Revisions, Clarifications and Additions to the Land Use Code STAFF Ted Shepard, Chief Planner PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a Recommendation to City Council regarding an update to the Land Use Code. There are proposed revisions, clarifications and additions to the Code that address a variety of subject areas that have arisen since the last annual update in the Spring of 2018. APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are seven proposed items that change, clarify or add to the Land Use Code. The revisions, by Article, are summarized as follows: • Article One – Organization – one change; • Article Two – Administration – two changes; • Article Three - General Development Standards – two changes; • Article Four – Districts – one change; • Article Five – Definitions – one change. ATTACHMENTS 1. List of Issues By Item Number 2. Summary of Issues By Item Number 3. Cross Reference of Issue Item Numbers to Ordinance Section Numbers 4. Draft Ordinance Packet Pg. 9 Land Use Code Issues Friday, January 11, 2019 Issue ID# Issue Name 1051 Placeholder for Ordinance formatting. 1085 Amend 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) - Addition of Permitted Use - City Council Approval - to resolve the discrepancy as to the length of time needed for published notice in the newspaper. 1086 Amend 2.2.3(C)(1) - Development Applications Contents - to change out City Manager with Director as to who establishes the master list of submittal requirerments. 1087 Amend 2.18.3(F) - Basic Development Review and Minor Subdivision Procedures - to clarify that Step 6, Notice, is only applicable in cases where a Minor Subdivision results in the creation of a new lot, not for all BDR's. 1088 Amend 4.5(D) - LMN Land Use Standards - to limit the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses to a maximum of 25% of the total, amend 3.8.16 to add Neighborhood Centers and amend 3.8.28 for clarification. 1091 Amend 5.1.2 - Definition of Subdivision - to re-state to include the condition where only one lot is being platted and include a new definition for Plat. Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 1 of 1 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 10 Annotated Issue List Land Use Code Maintenance Process 1051 Placeholder for Ordinance formatting. A placeholder is needed for Ordinance formatting purposes only. Not applicable. Problem Statement Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 1 N.A. 1085 Amend 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) - Addition of Permitted Use - City Council Approval - to resolve the discrepancy as to the length of time needed for published notice in the newspaper. There are eight residential zone districts wherein a request for an Addition of Permitted Use is forwarded to City Council as the final authority. This authority takes the form of an Ordinance which, in turn, requires 15 days published notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. The problem is that Section 1.3.4(C)(3)(b), which describes the notification procedure at the Council level, does not clearly state the actual notification requirement, but simply references the same notification as for zonings and rezonings of parcel(s) that are less than 640 acres as contained in Section 2.9.4. Within this reference, however, there are two competing notification requirements: one for the Planning and Zoning Board hearing (seven days) and one for City Council (15 days) which creates doubt as to which one prevails. The proposed solution is to resolve the discrepancy in the cross-reference by removing the cross-reference and then stating clearly that the notification at the City Council level is 15-days published notice which is consistent with standard procedures. Problem Statement Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 2 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) Clarifies that 15 days published notice is required. 1086 Amend 2.2.3(C)(1) - Development Applications Contents - to change out City Manager with Director as to who establishes the master list of submittal requirerments. When the Code was written, the City Manager was designated as having the authority to establish the master list of development application submittal requirements. By so designating, the intention was for Staff to be able to amend the list administratively versus having to bring forward an Ordinance to City Council. Staff understood at the time that the City Manager would, in all likelihood, not literally amend the list but delegate accordingly. The problem is that this delegation relies on an inference and that the Code would be clearer and more precise by replacing City Manager with Director. The Code is clear that the Director, in turn, may also delegate accordingly. In Section Problem Statement Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 1 of 4 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 11 1.4.9(E), the Code states: “(E) Delegation of Authority. Whenever a provision appears requiring the Director or some other City officer or employee to do some act or perform some duty, such provision shall be construed as authorizing the Director or other officer or employee to designate, delegate and authorize professional-level subordinates to perform the required act or duty unless the terms of the provision specify otherwise.” The proposed solution is to change out City Manager for Director. Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 3 2.2.3(C)(1) Allows the Director to establish the submittal requirements. 1087 Amend 2.18.3(F) - Basic Development Review and Minor Subdivision Procedures - to clarify that Step 6, Notice, is only applicable in cases where a Minor Subdivision results in the creation of a new lot, not for all BDR's. The problem is that while adopting the new section to bring back the Minor Subdivision as a Basic Development Review (BDR), we cast too wide a net regarding notification and thereby inadvertently required all BDR,s, and not just Minor Subs that create one net new lot, to provide notice in the form of a mailing to affected property owners within 800 feet, posting of a sign and publishing in a newspaper of general circulation. The proposed solution is to amend the standard to clarify that Step 6, Notice, is not required for all BDR’s but only in cases of Minor Subdivisions and only those in which the result is the creation of one new lot. Please note that in cases where an unplatted metes and bounds lot undergoing the Minor Subdivision process to create a platted lot with the same boundaries is already exempt from Step 6, Notice, per Section 2.18.2. This exemption does not change with this code revision. Problem Statement Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 4 2.18.3(F) Corrects the notification requirements for BDR's. 1088 Amend 4.5(D) - LMN Land Use Standards - to limit the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses to a maximum of 25% of the total, amend 3.8.16 to add Neighborhood Centers and amend 3.8.28 for clarification. Multi-family, and some single family attached, developers are increasingly turning to a trend to increase the number of bedrooms per unit. Since Fort Collins has an occupancy standard that caps the maximum number of unrelated persons at three (known as you-plus- two), any unit with more than three bedrooms is subject to special review per 3.8.16, Occupancy Limits; Increasing the Number of Persons Allowed or 3.8.28 Extra Occupancy Rental House Regulations whichever is applicable. These issues pertain to leasing models that are either by-the-unit or by-the-bedroom. Most of the multi-family (and some single family attached) projects, where increasing the number of bedrooms per unit to greater than three, have been in zone districts where multi- family is permitted without restrictions. Problem Statement Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 2 of 4 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 12 The problem is that now we are seeing developments with more than three bedrooms per unit in the L-M-N zone district where multi-family is required to be more limited so that development in the L-M-N continues to be distinct from other zone district. These restrictions are as follows: • No more than 12 units per building; • No more than 14,000 square feet per building; and • No more than 9.00 dwelling units per gross acre. As a result, we are now seeing projects in the L-M-N that are more suited in: M-M-N Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood; H-M-N High Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood; D Downtown; R-D-R River Downtown Redevelopment; C-C Community Commercial; and C-C-N Community Commercial – North College. City Plan clearly envisions the L-M-N district to be distinctive from other zone districts where multi-family is permitted in a more unlimited fashion. (See Policies L-M-N LIV 28 versus M-M-N LIV 29). In order to preserve this distinctiveness, staff recommends capping the number of units that would be allowed to have more than three bedrooms at 25% of the total number of units. For reference, the definition of EORH: “Extra occupancy rental house shall mean a building or portion of which is used to accommodate, for compensation, four (4) or more tenants, boarders or roomers, not including members of the occupant's immediate family who might be occupying such building. The word compensation shall include compensation in money, services or other things of value.” As can be seen by the definition, the EORH envisions two distinct types: • Single Family Detached Dwellings. Typically, these are existing houses that were constructed or converted to include more than three bedrooms and are governed by Section 3.8.28. • Dwelling Units Contained Within a Larger Structure. Typically, these are multi-family dwelling units that are proposed as part of development plan and are governed by Section 3.8.16. The basis for capping the total number of EORH to at 25% in L-M-N zone is based on 3.8.28(A) which governs EORH in single family dwellings. This standard states: “No more than 25% of parcels on a block face may be approved for extra occupancy rental house use.” Staff contends that capping the number of EORH units at 25% within an L-M-N multi- family or single family attached project is roughly equivalent to the current cap of 25% of single family detached on a block face. Both address preserving the distinction between L- M-N and other zone districts which allow higher densities. Staff also recommends taking the opportunity at this time to enrich the menu of extra features that are needed in order for an applicant to justify including EORH’s within a multi-family project by adding Neighborhood Centers. This revision would be added to Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 3 of 4 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 13 Section 3.8.16 which is a General Development Standard, but, per the definition, would only apply within the L-M-N district. The primary proposed solution is to amend the L-M-N zone district, Land Use Standards, to cap the number of units that include more than three bedrooms per unit to a maximum of 25% of the total number of units of any single P.D.P. application by adding a new sub- section. Secondarily, revisions are offered to enhance multi-family mitigation options and to clarify the distinction between EORH in multi-family dwelling units (governed by 3.8.16) and single family dwellings (governed by 3.8.28) Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 5 3.8.16(E) Clarifies applicability to single family attached and multi- family and adds Neighborhood Center as an allowable mitigating amenity. 6 3.8.28(A) Clarifies the difference between single family detached regulations and single family attached and multi-family regulations. 8 4.5(D) Caps the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses in LMN to 25% of project total. 1091 Amend 5.1.2 - Definition of Subdivision - to re-state to include the condition where only one lot is being platted and include a new definition for Plat. The problem is that the current definition states that a subdivision means the platting or a lot or the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, plots or sites. This definition does not acknowledge that a subdivision may also include the creation of one lot and does not always result in two or more lots. For example, the City requires that in order to issue a building permit, the building must be on a platted lot. (There are exceptions for out-buildings on farms.) But we have seen cases where older parcels were created without a plat or were annexed into the City and simply legally described by a metes and bounds legal description and not by a subdivision of land via a plat. In these cases, the platting of a one-lot subdivision would be perfectly normal. The current definition is not consistent with Section 2.18, Basic Development Review and Minor Subdivisions, which outlines the procedures for one-lot subdivisions. Also proposed is a new definition for Plat since platting is referenced in the definition of Subdivision. The proposed solution is to amend the definition of Subdivision and add a new definition for Plat. Problem Statement Proposed Solution Overview Related Code Revisions Ord. Section Code Cite Revision Effect 9 5.1.2 Creates a new definition of Plat. 10 5.1.2 Amends the existing definition of Subdivision to allow for a one-lot subdivision. Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 4 of 4 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 14 Land Use Code Revisions Annotated Ordinance Index Ord. Section # Code Cite Revision Effect Issue 1 N.A. 1051 Placeholder for Ordinance formatting. 2 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) Clarifies that 15 days published notice is required. 1085 Amend 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) - Addition of Permitted Use - City Council Approval - to resolve the discrepancy as to the length of time needed for published notice in the newspaper. 3 2.2.3(C)(1) Allows the Director to establish the submittal requirements. 1086 Amend 2.2.3(C)(1) - Development Applications Contents - to change out City Manager with Director as to who establishes the master list of submittal requirements. 4 2.18.3(F) Corrects the notification requirements for BDR's. 1087 Amend 2.18.3(F) - Basic Development Review and Minor Subdivision Procedures - to clarify that Step 6, Notice, is only applicable in cases where a Minor Subdivision results in the creation of a new lot, not for all BDR's. 5 3.8.16(E) Clarifies applicability to single family attached and multifamily and adds Neighborhood Center as an allowable mitigating amenity. 1088 Amend 4.5(D) - LMN Land Use Standards - to limit the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses to a maximum of 25% of the total, amend 3.8.16 to add Neighborhood Centers and amend 3.8.28 for clarification. 6 3.8.28(A) Clarifies the difference between single family detached regulations and single family attached and multi-family regulations. 1088 Amend 4.5(D) - LMN Land Use Standards - to limit the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses to a maximum of 25% of the total, amend 3.8.16 to add Neighborhood Centers and amend 3.8.28 for clarification. 8 4.5(D) Caps the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses in LMN to 25% of project total. 1088 Amend 4.5(D) - LMN Land Use Standards - to limit the number of Extra Occupancy Rental Houses to a maximum of 25% of the total, amend 3.8.16 to add Neighborhood Centers and amend 3.8.28 for clarification. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 15 Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 1 of 2 Ord. Section # Code Cite Revision Effect Issue 9 5.1.2 Creates a new definition of Plat. 1091 Amend 5.1.2 - Definition of Subdivision - to re-state to include the condition where only one lot is being platted and include a new definition for Plat. 10 5.1.2 Amends the existing definition of Subdivision to allow for a one-lot subdivision. 1091 Amend 5.1.2 - Definition of Subdivision - to re-state to include the condition where only one lot is being platted and include a new definition for Plat. Friday, January 11, 2019 Page 2 of 2 ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Pg. 16 DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY ORDINANCE NO. , 2019 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, WHEREAS, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That Section 1.3.4(C)(3)(b) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1.3.4 Addition of Permitted Uses . . . (C) Procedures and Required Findings . . . (b) In considering the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board and in determining whether a proposed use should be added, the City Council shall follow the notice requirements for Council action that are established for zonings and rezonings of areas of no more than six hundred forty (640) acres in size as set forth in Section 2.9.4 of this Land Use Code the City Clerk shall cause the hearing by the City Council to be placed on the agenda for a future City Council meeting; and the public hearing before the City Council shall be held after at least fifteen (15) days' notice of the time, date and place of such hearing and the subject matter of the hearing and the nature of the proposed zoning change has been given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City and City Council shall follow the applicable hearing procedures established by the City Council by resolution for such hearings. In determining the addition of permitted use, the City Council shall consider only the requirements set forth in subsection (c) below. . . . ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 17 DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY Section 3. That Section 2.2.3(C)(1) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.2.3 Step 3: Development Application Submittal . . . (C) Development Application Contents. (1) Development Application Submittal Requirements Master List. A master list of development application submittal requirements shall be established by the City Manager Director. The master list shall, at a minimum, include a list of all information, data, explanations, analysis, testing, reports, tables, graphics, maps, documents, forms or other items reasonably necessary, desirable or convenient to (1) determine whether or not the applicant, developer and/or owner have the requisite power, authority, clear title, good standing, qualifications and ability to submit and carry out the development and/or activities requested in the development application; and (2) determine whether or not the development activities and development application address and satisfy each and every applicable general development standard, district standard or other requirement or provisions of this Land Use Code. Section 4. That Section 2.18.3(F) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.18.3 Basic Development Review and Minor Subdivision Review Procedures . . . (F) Step 6 (Notice): Applicable only for Minor Subdivisions that result in the creation of no more than one (1) additional lot. . . . Section 5. That Section 3.8.16(E) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 3.8.16 Occupancy Limits; Increasing the Number of Persons Allowed . . . (E) Increasing the Occupancy Limit. . . . ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 18 DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY (2) With respect to multiple-family and single family attached dwellings, the decision maker (depending on the type of review, Type 1 or Type 2) may, upon receipt of a written request from the applicant and upon a finding that all applicable criteria of this Code have been satisfied, increase the number of unrelated persons who may reside in individual dwelling units. The decision maker shall not increase said number unless satisfied that the applicant has provided sufficient additional amenities, either public or private, to sustain the activities associated with multi- family residential development, to adequately serve the occupants of the development and to protect the adjacent neighborhood. Such amenities may include, without limitation, passive open space, buffer yards, on-site management, recreational areas, plazas, courtyards, outdoor cafes, neighborhood centers, limited mixed-use restaurants, parking areas, sidewalks, bikeways, bus shelters, shuttle services or other facilities and services. . . . Section 6. That Section 3.8.28 of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 3.8.28 Extra Occupancy Rental House Regulations (A) Extra occupancy rental houses, not including multiple family and single family attached dwellings which shall be governed by Section 3.8.16(E)(2), shall conform to the occupancy limits and separation requirements specified in the following table: . . . Section 7. That section 3.8.32(D) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follow: 3.8.32 Solar Energy Systems. . . . (D) Standards for Small, Medium and Large-scale Solar Energy Systems. Solar energy systems shall conform to the applicable size-based regulations as set out in this subsection (D): (1) Small-Scale Solar Energy Systems. (a) Maximum Lot Size. Covering Less Than One-half (0.5) acre. . . . (2) Medium-Scale Solar Energy Systems. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 19 DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY (a) Lot Size. Covering Between one-half (0.5) acre and five (5) acres. . . . (3) Large-Scale Solar Energy Systems. (a) Lot Size. Greater Covering More Than five (5) acres. . . . Section 8. That Section 4.5(B)(3)(a) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . (3) The following uses are permitted in the L-M-N District, subject to Planning and Zoning Board review: (a) Residential Uses: 1. Mobile home parks. 2. Group homes, other than allowed in subparagraph (2)(a)5 above. 3. Any residential use consisting in whole or in part of multi-family dwellings that contain more than eight (8) units per building, (limited to twelve [12] dwelling units per building) or more than fifty (50) dwelling units, or more than seventy-five (75) bedrooms. Section 8. That Section 4.5(D) of the Land Use Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subparagraph (9) which reads in its entirety as follows: (D) Land Use Standards. (9) Maximum Number of Dwelling Units Defined As Extra Occupancy Rental House. The maximum number of dwelling units defined as Extra Occupancy Rental Houses shall be depicted on an application for a Project Development Plan and shall be limited to twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of dwelling units of said plan. Section 9. That Section 5.1.2 of the Land Use Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new definition “Plat” which reads in its entirety as follows: ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 20 DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY Plat shall mean (1) a map of a subdivision; (2) a map of a parcel or parcels contained within an annexation; (3) a map representing a tract of land showing the boundaries and location of individual properties and streets; Section 10. That the definition “Subdivision” contained in Section 5.1.2 of the Land Use Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Subdivision shall mean the platting of a lot or the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) one (1) or more lots, plots or sites. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this ___ day of ____, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the ___ day of _____, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on this _____ day of ____, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Pg. 21 Agenda Item 3 Item #3, Page 1 STAFF REPORT January 17, 2018 Planning and Zoning Board PROJECT NAME Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus – Health Care Careers Center – Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA180002 STAFF Ted Shepard, Chief Planner PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a two-story academic building located in the northwest portion of the Front Range Community College campus next to the Harmony Library and the Sunlight Peak building. The new building would be 55,333 square feet and include classrooms, laboratories, lecture hall, study areas and offices. The main entry plaza will face south, which helps integrate the new building with the other buildings on campus. A secondary entry and plaza will face west along Shields Street. The existing campus parking lots are sized to accommodate the expected number of students, faculty and staff. The pollinator garden will be preserved, and the observatory will be moved. The project is located at the southeast corner of Harmony Road and Shields Street, and the entire campus is zoned R-L, Low Density Residential. APPLICANT: Mr. Derek Brown Front Range Community College 3645 West 112P th P Avenue Westminster, CO 80031 OWNER: State of Colorado Department of Higher Education State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education EDUC 1391 N. Speer Blvd. Suite 600 Denver, CO 80204-2554 RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus – Health Care Careers Center – Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA180002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The approval of Front Range Community College – Health Care Careers Center – Site Plan Advisory Review complies with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code, more specifically: • The Site Plan Advisory Review complies with process located in Division 2.2 – Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications of Article 2 – Administration. • The Site Plan Advisory Review complies with Section 2.16 of the Land Use Code. Packet Pg. 22 Agenda Item 3 Item #3, Page 2 STAFF ANALYSIS U1. BACKGROUND The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: Direction Zone District Existing Land Uses North Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (M-M-N) Multi-Family Residential South Low Density Residential (R-L) Single Family Residential East Low Density Residential (R-L) Single Family Residential West Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (L-M-N) Single Family Residential UZoning HistoryU: • In 1985, the overall campus was annexed as part of the 266-acre Voc Tech / Smith Annexation in a cooperative arrangement among three school districts. • In 1995 - 1996, the City of Fort Collins and Front Range Community College collaborated on the funding, construction and operation of the Harmony Library. • In 2013, the Southwest Parking Lot was approved, allowing for 404 parking spaces • In 2013, the Integrated Technology Building was approved, for a new 29,000 square foot building that includes classrooms, labs and offices for instruction and training for welding, automotive and clean technology trades. • In 2014, a subdivision was approved on the southwest portion of the campus in conjunction with the parking lot expansion that created two lots: Lot One – Southwest Parking Lot on 4.22 acres and Lot Two – Peak Community Church on 3.40 acres. U2. RIGHT OF ADVISORY REVIEW The legal basis that allows municipalities in Colorado to review and comment on building or development projects of other political subdivisions of the State of Colorado (i.e. Universities, Community Colleges, School Districts, etc.) is based on Colorado Revised Statutes that provide two specific references which allow the City to review the planning and location of public facilities: A. Section 22-32-124, C.R.S., as amended, addresses the right of a political subdivision of the State to construct facilities within a municipality and the location or manner of construction of such public facilities such as schools. The statutes specifically limit the municipalities’ participation in the process to a limited right of review and appeal to the governing body of the political subdivision. Examples of governing bodies include the C.S.U. Board of Governors, the Poudre School District School Board or the Board of County Commissioners. B. Section 31-23-209, C.R.S. provides that no public building shall be constructed or authorized in a city until the “location, character and extent thereof” has been submitted for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. In the case of disapproval, the Planning and Zoning Board shall communicate its findings to the governing body of the applicant. The disapproval of the Planning and Zoning Board may be overruled by the governing body by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. Up until 2014, the City of Fort Collins and the Planning and Zoning Board relied on these statutes to make findings as to the location, character, and extent of the public building or development relative to the adopted Master Plan (City Plan) of the City. Packet Pg. 23 Agenda Item 3 Item #3, Page 3 In 2014, Section 2.16 of the Land Use Code was adopted by City Council. This section is fundamentally based on State statutes but is specifically tailored to the Fort Collins land use regulatory framework. U3. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2.16(H)(1) – SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW – STRUCTURE PLAN MAP This standard requires that the proposed use be consistent with the land use designation described by the City Structure Plan Map, which is an element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Structure Plan Map designates the area of Front Range Community College as a “Campus District.” As a new classroom building, the proposed development fully complies with this designation. U4. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2.16(H)(2) – SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW – ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE AND OTHER DESIGN STANDARDS This standard requires that the site development plan conform to the architectural, landscape and other design standards and guidelines adopted by the City of Fort Collins. A. Architecture. In compliance with Section 3.5.3(D) and (E), the building features a distinctive base, middle and top. The base is a dark brick and the middle field is a light brick. Both materials and colors match that which is utilized on other campus buildings. The top features two opposing sloping metal roofs supported by a curtain wall (windows). The main entrance faces south and is highlighted by a grade-to-top glass and trellis system. This feature is repeated, at a slightly smaller scale, at a secondary entrance along the west elevation facing Shields Street. In general, the building complements the overall campus design and is well-articulated with variety in massing and proportion. B. Landscaping. Foundation plantings are provided on all four sides. Two well-defined shrub beds are located along Shields Street. Trees that are to be removed due to being within the new building envelope will be replaced with new trees. The existing pollinator garden will be altered and supplemented after construction. C. Connecting Walkways. There will a connecting walkway that links the west entrance of the building to the intersection of Harmony Road and Shields Street. A second walkway links the south entrance to Shields Street and a third walkway links the pollinator garden and plaza to Harmony Road. D. Entry Plazas. As noted, the main entrance will face south towards the parking lot. This entrance is accented by a pedestrian plaza that will feature outdoor seating in the form of seat walls, benches and boulders. In addition, bike racks and raised planter beds will be provided. As noted, the pollinator garden will be slightly altered but preserved. E. Parking. No new parking will be added as a result of this new building. The existing number of parking spaces on campus has been determined to be sufficient to accommodate the anticipated number of persons using the building. F. Lighting. Both pole and building-mounted lighting will match that found on the campus. These fixtures will be fully-shielded and down-directional. U5. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2.16(H)(3) – SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW – SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN This standard requires that the site development plan identify the level of functional and visual impacts to public rights-of-way, facilities and abutting private land caused by the development, including but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, utilities, lighting, screening and noise. If negative impacts are identified, there must be mitigation of such impacts to the extent reasonably feasible. Packet Pg. 24 Agenda Item 3 Item #3, Page 4 A. Public Improvements. The proposed development represents the equivalent of a commercial pad site in the sense that all perimeter public improvements are fully constructed and up to current standards. A City of Fort Collins capital project improved the intersection and completed sidewalks, curbs and gutters and street trees along both street frontages. A transit stop is in place along Harmony Road. There are no existing public improvements that are either lacking or sub-standard. There is one improvement, however, that is obsolete and discussed below. The number of net new students, when compared to the existing number of students, does not create any impacts requiring any new or modifications to existing public improvements. All private improvements are internal to the campus. B. Public Improvements – Reconstruction. The City’s capital improvement project for the intersection included a bus pull-out and shelter pad for a bus shelter along Shields Street, but this improvement is now obsolete. Since completion of this project, Transfort has discontinued service along this segment of Shields Street and the shelter has been removed. The area of the bus pull-out is no longer in use and will be converted to a temporary, separate construction access for the new building. This allows construction to not interfere with normal campus traffic circulation and parking. As part of the development of the new building, the obsolete bus pull-out and pad will not be reconstructed and, instead, F.R.C.C. will establish the value of their reconstruction and remit this value to the City which will leverage these funds to perform a minor capital improvement project that goes beyond the limits of the new campus project. The City’s broader project will re-establish the original curb line. This will allow for a continuous curb and sidewalk which further allows for restoration of the parkway and street trees in a manner that is consistent with existing improvements along the Shields Street frontage. That way, an obsolete public improvement is not reconstructed. C. Lighting, Screening, Noise and Other Impacts. The proposed building is intended for instruction and will include classrooms, labs, lecture hall and support services. There are no outdoor functions that will cause any negative impacts on surrounding properties. In fact, the building is located at the northwest corner of the campus as far away from the nearest neighborhoods, Coventry and Clarendon Hills, as possible. As noted, the existing parking is expected to accommodate the new students utilizing the building. U6. PUBLIC OUTREACH - NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING A neighborhood information was held on September 26, 2018 (summary attached). At this meeting, the proposal was presented with opportunity for discussion. While the proposal was found to be acceptable with no negative impacts identified, the following topics were discussed: A. Parking There are 2,072 parking spaces on campus for students, faculty and staff. This number is expected to be sufficient to accommodate the expected number needed for students, faculty and staff utilizing the proposed building. B. Neighborhood Traffic Impacts Traffic circulation will not change. Access to the campus will continue to be gained from two private access drives at two signalized intersections: Harmony Road/Starflower Drive and Shields Street/Westbury Drive. According to the Transportation Impact Memorandum, approximately 200 new students will be added to the campus population. Based on the total number of trips associated with the entire campus on a weekday daily basis, and the anticipated low number of new trips Packet Pg. 25 Agenda Item 3 Item #3, Page 5 anticipated, the net new traffic impacts are considered negligible and do not warrant any adjustments to the established public or private circulation systems. C. Stormwater The amount of new impervious surface will be handled in accordance with the Campus Drainage Master Plan. Stormwater volume and water quality are already included in the downstream regional detention pond, and Low Impact Development techniques will be added in as well. As is the condition currently, there will be no stormwater impacts on the surrounding neighborhoods. D. Lighting and HVAC Sound There will be no light spillover onto the public right-of-way or either of the two adjoining neighborhoods as a result of this new building. HVAC equipment will be screened which helps attenuate the sound. F.R.C.C. is also considering a geothermal system. U7. FINDINGS OF FACT / CONCLUSION In evaluating the request for Front Range Community College – Health Care Careers Center, Site Plan Advisory Review, Staff makes the following findings of fact: A. The Site Plan Advisory Review complies with process located in Division 2.2 – Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications of Article 2 – Administration. B. The Site Plan Advisory Review is in conformance Section 2.16 – Site Plan Advisory Review – of the Land Use Code. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the Front Range Community College – Health Care Careers Center, Site Plan Advisory Review, #SPA180002. ATTACHMENTS 1. Vicinity Map 2. Statement of Planning Objectives 3. Site Plan 4. Landscape Plans 5. Building Elevations 6. Neighborhood Meeting Staff Summary 7. Transportation Impact Study dated October 26, 2018 Packet Pg. 26 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 27 Front Range Community College Health Care Careers Center – Project Narrative Site Plan Advisory Review Submittal November 27, 2018 This document summarizes the design goals for the new Health Care Careers Center (HCCC) for Front Range Community College (FRCC). FRCC hired the Haselden Construction | Hord Coplan Macht Design/Build (D/B) team in August 2018 to verify the HCCC program requirements and to start the design for the project. The HCCC building will consolidate the Larimer Campus Nursing and Allied Health departments into one health sciences focused building. The project will not alter any existing zoning or Land Use Codes. The following are a few of the design priorities identified by the FRCC President as goals for the team: • High stakeholder involvement (both internal and external) • Exterior view of the building at the street intersection creates a prominent welcome to the campus. • Design that is generally compatible with the rest of the campus (but not necessarily mimicry) The D/B team has kept these goals in mind throughout the past several months for the schematic design phase. SPAR timeline: • FRCC and the design/build team met with the city on September 12, 2018 to discuss the goals for the project and the process for the SPAR review. • The D/B team then submitted a drawing package for a Preliminary Design Review on September 29, 2018. • FRCC met with the city forester on September 19, 2018 to review existing site trees and identify trees that should be protected during the project construction. The city forester provided documents that outline guidelines for landscaping that we have incorporated into our landscape plan. • FRCC held the required neighborhood meeting on September 26, 2018. There was not any indicated opposition to the project during the meeting, and several neighbors expressed an interest in continuing the campus connection to the neighborhood to the south with the pedestrian pathway. To meet the project schedule identified by FRCC to complete construction by June 2020, Haselden has determined that they will need to start construction in April 2019. Therefore, the D/B team created a design schedule that includes an early bid package for earthwork, site utilities, structural foundations and steel procurement that will be submitted in February, and a second bid package for the remainder of the project scope of work due in April 2019. The D/B team worked closely with the User Groups, the project Steering Committee and the Executive Committee to verify program needs and to assure required adjacencies for each program location to develop a floor plan layout. The HCCC is to be a 61,000 GSF, 2-story structure located at the vacant lot at the northwest corner of the Larimer Campus. The HCCC will be located at the southeast corner of the Shields Street and Harmony Road intersection, just north of the campus/community library, and west of the existing Sunlight Peak campus building. The site legal description is ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 28 Page 2 of 3 as follows: A portion of land located in the northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 6 North, Range 69 west of the 6th P.M., City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. The corner location for the HCCC building makes for a highly visible project site that provides an opportunity for the building to create a ‘Gateway’ to campus and provides an opportunity to create a stronger community connection to campus than the rest of the existing campus buildings currently provide. The two existing campus access points from Harmony Road and from Shields Street will remain in their current condition and there will not be any additional access points provided to campus for this development, except for a temporary construction access point at an abandoned bus stop pull out area on Shields Street, just southwest of the building site. Please see the attached Traffic Impact Study completed by Delich Associates regarding anticipated traffic impact on the existing intersections that provide access to campus. The existing parking lots on campus provide 2,072 parking spaces, which is more than 6 times the zoning requirement of 324 spaces; therefore, no additional parking, or parking lot lighting, is planned to be provided for this development. The project goal is to avoid losing any existing parking spaces and to add a drop off/pick up lane along the south edge of the HCCC building. The exterior design for the HCCC balances the contextual use of building materials and scale found on existing campus buildings with a prominent vertical translucent atrium that provides a primary entry to the campus core, and a secondary entry to the street intersection. To relate to campus context the building materials include red and tan brick with layered, horizontal brick banding, and the building mass incorporates a unified base and parapet top elements that reference existing campus building forms. The brick masses are ‘eroded’ at corners to create translucent openings, and a variety of vertical and horizontal shading devices have been incorporated at windows to reduce heat gain and glare issues, and to also provide a rhythm of horizontal and vertical forms. The building will also include FRCC branding/signage visible from the intersection. The atrium has a prominent, angled form that slopes up at each entry, providing glass walls at each entry and at clerestories above the lower roof forms. The primary entry will be from the southeast corner of the atrium and is designed to align with the existing pedestrian walkway from the parking lot. A new prominent plaza provides an intersection for the two main pedestrian pathways on campus and leads students and visitors directly to the main entry. The plaza design incorporates the existing pollinator garden west of Sunlight Peak, as well as outdoor study areas, benches and landscape areas. Since this project is partially State funded there will be an art sculpture element in the plaza area, with the final location determined by a committee. There will be an added handicap accessible connection from the entry plaza to the existing bus drop off on Harmony Road, just north of Sunlight Peak. A new drop-off lane has been added at the north edge of the existing parking lot, which is directly south of the project site. There are no natural wetlands on the proposed building site. A trash enclosure will be located at the southwest corner of the building and will be built into significant site grades that slope up toward Shields street, which will assist with screening the dumpsters. The materials for the enclosure will be brick on block structure, with brick colors/pattern that will complement the building. Gates for the enclosure will be painted steel. The college is participating in the city of Fort Collins IDAP process and held our kick-off meeting on November 15, 2018, with the goal to be a LEED Gold certified building. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 29 Page 3 of 3 The existing observatory is currently located on the south edge of the proposed building site and so will be relocated 100 feet to the south during the construction phase. The new location will be half way between the HCCC building and the Harmony Library. Attached are the responses to the city review from the Preliminary Design Review submittal for your record. Please contact us if you have any questions about this SPAR submittal in preparation for our work session with the city team on December 19, 2018 and the Planning and Zoning Board meeting on January 17, 2018. 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A formal Project Development Plan (PDP) application has not yet been submitted by the applicant. As proposed, the project consists of construction of a new two-story building located in the northwest portion of the campus next to the Harmony Library. This 55,333 square foot building will include classrooms, laboratories, lecture hall, study areas and offices. Entry plazas will face both north (Harmony Road) and south (parking lot). Access to the Library will remain unobstructed. The pollinator garden will be preserved. Construction traffic will be routed to the site via an exclusive new, temporary driveway off Shields Street and not interfere with the existing circulation system. Academic programs include Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, Certified Nurses Aid, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy Technician, Emergency Medical Services, Dental Assisting, Holistic Health, Health and Wellness and planned bachelor’s degree in Nursing. The project is a part of Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus, a sub-component of the State of Colorado. As such the request is being processed by the City of Fort Collins as a Site Plan Advisory Review. This is the same review process as other recent campus projects. Questions/Comments and Answers – answers provided by the applicant unless otherwise noted • Will the shadow line of the building affect traffic or surrounding neighborhoods? Shadow line shows set back shouldn’t affect the sidewalk, traffic or surrounding neighborhoods. • Will new parking be added? No new parking will be added. This is because ample parking is available on a campus-wide basis to accommodate the anticipated enrollment for the coming years, including for the new building. For close-in parking, the parking lot west of the library is often empty, so these spaces can be used. There is also a public bus drop off in front of the building planned for this area Community Development and Neighborhood Services Planning Services 281 North College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com/developmentreview ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 6 Packet Pg. 37 Neighborhood Meeting Notes – FRCC Health Careers Center Page 2 FRCC enrollment peaked between years 2010 and 2011. FRCC does not anticipate expanding or building out the existing parking plans already approved on the south side of campus. The existing number of parking spaces is adequate for any additional parking needs associated with the Health Careers Center. • Will any changes be made to the Harmony Library parking lot? FRCC does not anticipate any impact on the existing library parking. • Will spillover parking occur into the neighborhoods? No spillover parking is anticipated in the neighborhoods. Ample parking is available on campus, including a section of a parking lot that is currently closed off. • Will changes be made to the intersection at Starflower or Westbury? City staff will review a traffic impact study and will require changes if necessary. Staff can adjust signal timing if needed to accommodate new traffic. • How many new students are expected to occupy this space? Many of the health careers programs have caps of 16-20 students and lots of large equipment takes up most of the space. This new space will better accommodate the existing program enrollment capacity. FRCC admits 45 students in fall and spring for the nursing program. • Who is currently enrolled in these programs? Several of the programs are specifically for high school students who spend half-days in FRCC programs. Current programs are very space-constrained in the current buildings. Nursing and EMT programs in particular need space because of the big pieces of equipment and room needed for training • Are there plans to expand the programs in the future? No, there is not a plan to greatly expand the program in the future. This will simply allow us to house our current programs in a way that meets their needs better. • What kind of lighting will be used? “Full cut off” lighting will be used that is “Night Sky” compliant with the City’s program. We also do not want it to interfere with the existing observatory. • What kind of impacts will occur during construction? ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 6 Packet Pg. 38 Neighborhood Meeting Notes – FRCC Health Careers Center Page 3 Answer from City staff: Traffic control permit must be obtained City when impacts to public streets. Trucks will not be allowed to pass through the residential neighborhoods. Trucks will try to make a right turn into the campus instead of using the left turn lane. • Will any special HVAC system be needed for this building and how will sound be managed? There won’t be any heavy HVAC needed for this building. We are considering a geothermal system. The system should be a very quiet and any system will be screened from view. • Will skylights or solar tubes be used? There will be an atrium where natural light will be used to light an entryway and corridors. Contractor/developer has used solar tubes to maximize natural light in spaces in other projects. • How will stormwater be managed? The stormwater mitigation will be part of the campus detention. The campus detention area was designed to be big enough to accommodate this building. The building must fit into the drainage plan and must meet the City’s requirements. • What will the landscaping look like? The applicant team plans to continue current landscape design aspects already established across the campus. The landscaping plan will also need to follow the City’s landscaping standards and preferred tree species. • Will the walking path around campus be expanded and/or preserved? Several meeting attendees remarked that they would like to see the walking path/loop continued for FRCC staff and as an amenity for neighbors. Applicant would be happy to expand or enhance this path. • Construction Timeline It is preferred by the applicant team that construction begin April 2019. The observatory may be moved prior to this date. • Campus Security One attendee commented that she has received several campus notifications regarding campus security. She then asked if there are plans to increase campus security. The new building will have safety features very similar to those associated with the existing buildings including adequate lighting and inclusion in other campus security measures. 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