HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-109-07/07/1992-APPEAL FORT COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD POUDRE R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE PLAN REVIE RESOLUTION 92-109
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING
AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING BOARD RELATING TO THE NEW FORT COLLINS
HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY SITE PLAN REVIEW
WHEREAS, on April 27, 1992, the Planning and Zoning Board ("the Board")
reviewed the proposed site plan for the new Fort Collins High School (the
"School ") , which review was conducted pursuant to the relevant provisions of the
Colorado Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Board decided that the School site plan and the location,
character and extent of the proposed improvements to be constructed thereon
conformed to the adopted elements of the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board voted to approve the development of the School and, as
part of its vote of approval , incorporated eight comments which were communicated
to the Board of Education for its consideration, which comments are contained in
a letter dated April 28, 1992, from Ted Shepard, City Planner, attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, on May 11, 1992, Councilmember Bob Winokur filed a Notice of
Appeal of the Board's decision, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-49 of the
City Code; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 1992, the City Council , after notice given in
accordance of Section 2-54 of the City Code, considered said appeal , reviewed the
record on appeal and heard statements from the appellant and other parties-in-
interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1 . That the proposed site plan for the School is generally
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the City, as are the location,
character and extent of the proposed improvements to be constructed in connection
with the development of said site.
Section 2. That the decision of the Board approving the School site plan
is hereby upheld by the City Council ; provided, however, that the decision of the
Board is hereby modified by substituting for Comments No. 1 and 2 on Exhibit "A"
those certain conditions of approval which are attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference as Exhibit "B."
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 7th day of July, A.D. 1992.
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Exhibit A
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Planning Department ---
City of Fort Collies
ApriL 28, 1992
Mr. Keith Dixon
Poudre R-1 School District
2407 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO. 80521
Dear Mr. Dixon:
At the April 27, 1992, regular meeting of the Fort Collins Planning
and Zoning Board, the Board voted unanimously to advise the Board
of Education of the Poudre School District, R-1, that the location,
character and extent of the New Fort Collin. Hiah School is
appropriate and the site development plan and proposed structures
conform to the elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of
Fort Collins.
During the deliberation of the item, the Planning and Zoning Board
offered several suggestions which, in the spirit of cooperation,
are passed along for your information. These are summarized as
follows:
1 . The Board of Education is encouraged to promote alternative
forms of transportation for students, faculty and staff. This
includes bicycles, school buses, Transfort, and carpooling
(also referred to as vanpoolinq,* and ridesharing) . Forms of
encouragement include close-in parking for carpoolers, parking
privileges for students who exceed a prescribed minimum grade
Point average, parking based on merit, and educating students
about the relationship between vehicles miles traveled and air
Pollution.
2 . The Board of Education is advised that heavy reliance on the
single-occupant vehicle should be discouraged. The primary
foe* of discouragement is to not build all the 1, 105 parking
spell at one time but phase in the parking spaces over time
on r as needed basis. Parking availability should be
considered scarce, to promote alternative forms of
transportation.
3 . A variety of operational and management suggestions to
encourage alternative forms of transportation and to
discourage reliance on single occupant vehicles are made by
the City of Fort Collins Air Quality Task-Force in a separate
memorandum. The Board of Education should review these
suggestions to further the goal of promoting air quaitty.
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4 . The Board of Education is encouraged to explore. methods to
reduce mid-day vehicular trips off campus. Since the New Fort
Collins High School is located two miles off College Avenue
(an assumed destination) , mid-day trips will be longer in
duration resulting in increased miles travelled.
5 . The Board of Education is encouraged to provide as much energy
conserving features in the building envelope and mechanical
systems as feasible to promote energy conservation.
6 . The Board of Education is advised to construct the tower
element out of a material that cannot be scaled by students
and thus remove the temptation for vandalism.
7 . The Board of Education is advised that since the building will
also be a community center, there should be a well-defined
sense of entry prioritized over other activity areas. The
front entry should not compete with other entry points.
8 . In conclusion, the Planning and Zoning Board is encouraged by
the high degree of cooperation between the City of Fort
Collins and Poudre R-1 School District at all levels. The
site plan demonstrates a design that is sensitive to a variety
Of City plans and policies. The potential interaction between
the high school and the commercial center is a positive,
innovative, exciting example of mixed-use development that is
a keystone of the City's Comprehensive Plan policies. It is
hoped that the combined projects become a landmark within the
City of Fort Collins.
If you have any questions regarding the action of the Planning and
Zoning Board, or the nature of the advisements, please feel free to
call our office. These comments are summary. Both a cassette
transcript and audio-visual tape are available for verbatim
minutes, if you so desire.
Sincerely:
Ted Sheftmod
Senior
cc: Steve Burkett, City Manager
Greg Byrne, Director, C.P.E.S.
Tom Peterson, Planning Director
Rick Ensdorff, Transportation Director
Bob Sutter, Architectural Horizons
Tom Shoemaker, Natural Resources Administrator
Planning and Zoning Board
Exhibit B
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF
PROPOSED FCHS SITE
The City approves the site plan for the new Fort
Collins High School on the condition that the School
District encourage student use of alternative forms of
transportation, in order to reduce air pollution and
improve the City' s overall air quality, by:
(1) establishing a parking permit system which would:
(a) include a priority parking space allocation for
students based upon seniority, academic
achievement, merit, disability, and (b) give
priority to those students who car pool and those
who leave their cars parked for the entire school
day; and
(2) constructing parking facilities for the high school
in a phased manner on an as-needed basis and not
constructing all parking spaces anticipated for
future student populations at the high school as a
part of the initial construction project.