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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. 4ezze�'- Kyor ATTEST: o� R City Clerk Exhibit A 5"elup. nt Services Page 1 of 2 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. '�I \orth College Avenue • P.O. Boy ;NO • Fun lullim. Cp y�:'_a)jrlll • I7L1Zi �'+1.�,-;� - - -- Exhibit A Page 2 of 2 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.