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Home My WebLink AboutRIDGEWOOD HILLS RESIDENCES (4TH FILING) - PDP - 33-10 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING30. Question: In what order will you build the project and how long will it take to build it out? Answer: We will probably build Tract T first and anticipate a 3-year build -out for the entire project. 31. Comment: I would like to see more playground area and equipment in this project. Response: No response to this comment necessary and none was given at the neighborhood meeting. 0 23 0%1 25. ►F. 27. 28. 29. Question: The Sidehill development at Timberline Road and East Drake Road has units priced at $140,000 - $160,000. Is your plan really to rent most of these units rather than sell them? Answer: We cannot answer your question tonight. Comment: You could not begin to take on a project of this magnitude without running a lot of numbers. Response: That is not the case. However, we cannot anticipate what the market will be in 2 — 3 years. Question: What will lock you into this project? What assurance do we have that you will not sell the project to some undesirables? Answer: We are still here, 10 years later, managing our projects in Fort Collins after they've been built. Question: Can we petition the City of Fort Collins to allow the density to be much lower on these sites? Answer: No, that cannot be done without working with the property owner/developer to try and reach an agreement to reduce density. This might require a modification of the density requirement in the MMN and/or LMN Districts in the Land Use Code and the property owner/developer would have to make such a request to the City. Question: I have a storm drainage question. Where will it go? Will it contribute to the existing detention pond? Answer: Comment: We are already below this site and will have 3-story buildings looming over us. Response: We will be sensitive to building those units into the slopes. Question: When is the Transportation Impact Study submitted and what type of quantifiable information is provided to evaluate impacts? Answer: The study must be part of the Project Development Plan submittal to the City of Fort Collins and we do have to provide the necessary quantifiable information with the study. 9 16. Question: I live at the corner of Avondale Road and Triangle Drive. Do you have other projects in Fort Collins that back right up to single-family neighborhoods? Answer: Yes, we have Fox Meadows at Timberline Road and East Horsetooth Road; and, Caribou Apartments at Timberline Road and Caribou Drive. They both are in close proximity to and partially back up to single-family neighborhoods. 17. Question: Would you sign a lease with someone who is unemployed? Answer: No, we would not. That's not to say, however, that they could become unemployed after moving into the project. 18. Question: Fox Meadows is a subsidized project. Why did you pick this location for this type of development? Answer: Fox Meadows is not a subsidized project. We chose this site because of the zoning on the properties and their access to South College Avenue. 19. Question: What about traffic generated from this development and what is the possibility of traffic signals at Triangle Drive and South College Avenue and at Avondale Road and Trilby Road? Answer: To install signals at those locations the standard warrants must be met. The Traffic Impact Analysis will help determine the needs and warrants. 20. Question: We have a lot of children in our neighborhood already, with the potential for many more. How can Triangle Drive handle the increased amount of traffic? Answer: The impact being created must demonstrate the need for improvements to the street and signals in the area. The Traffic Impact Analysis submitted with this development proposal will help determine needs. 21. Question: What is an equivalent unit in Caribou Apartment selling for now? Answer: I do not have an answer to your question tonight. 22. Comment: There will be a diversion of traffic on Woodrow Drive to avoid traffic on Avondale Road. There are no speed bumps on Woodrow. Response: No response to this comment was given at the neighborhood meeting. 4 10. 11 12. 13 14 15. Question: Is it possible to build single-family homes on these tracts versus multi- family? What about traffic generation? Answer: Single-family homes could possibly be built on Tract N at the required density of 5 — 8 dwelling units per acre in the LMN, Low Density Mixed - Use Neighborhood District. The required minimum density of 7 — 12 dwelling units per acre in the MMN, Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District that is on Tract T would effectively preclude single-family homes. The required Traffic Impact Analysis will help determine the traffic generated from this development. Question: Could the developer ask for variances from the required densities in each zoning district? Answer: Yes, the City's Land Use Code contains a modification of standard procedure that the developer could use to request densities other than that required in the LMN and MMN Districts. The Hearing Officer or the Planning & Zoning Board, the decision maker, is authorized to grant modifications of the standards based on certain criteria in the code. Question: What is the target age and incomes for the residents of this project? Answer: Age is really irrelevant, although we do not rent to college students. The incomes will be based on the Average Medium Income (AMI) of the community, with the majority of the dwelling units being priced at 50% of AMI. Question: You do not rent to felons or sex offenders? Answer: Yes, that is true, and it is based on the information provided with their background checks. Comment: The developer stated that "We control very carefully who resides in our properties". Response: No response to this comment necessary and none was given at the neighborhood meeting. Question: Would you consider a lower density on Tract T, the property zoned MMN, Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood? Answer: We have just started our design development process and will consider your suggestion. 3 3 C! a 21 7 8 0 Question: Who will take care of the grounds maintenance for this development? Answer: Hendricks Communities, the developer, will stay involved, similar to the existing Caribou Apartments at the southwest corner of Timberline Road and Caribou Drive. Question: Does the Thompson School District get involved in development review? Answer: Yes they do, at the time of submittal of a Project Development Plan to initiate the City of Fort Collins development review process. They will be routed the Site Plans and Planning Objectives so that they can evaluate the impacts of the development on their school district's long range planning. They will provide their comments to City staff during the process. Comment: This project will have a negative impact on our property values. Also, crime, speeding, etc. will impact our neighborhoods. Response: No response to this comment was given at the neighborhood meeting. Question: With this area as affordable, is it to be low income or subsidized? Answer: The project could be for rent or for sale, affordable or not. We will be doing significant background checks on our residents, as we do at our other projects. Question: Will this project be subsidized? Answer: No, it will not be subsidized. Question: What is the target price for these dwelling units and what will be the number of residents that will be living here? Answer: We do not know at this time what the target price for a unit will be because we cannot anticipate the market. Linda Ripley of Ripley Design Inc., the developer's local planning consultant, cited the expected bedroom counts in the project. Question: Can pedophiles live here based on the zoning on the property? Answer: That kind of restriction is not based on zoning in the City of Fort Collins. We have better control of our residents because of the background checks we do on them. E 10/11/10 NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: Ridgewood Hills Residences (3rd Filing, Tracts N & T) DATE: September 20, 2010 DEVELOPER: Hendricks Communities APPLICANT & Ripley Design, Inc. CONSULTANT: c/o Linda Ripley CITY PLANNER: Steve Olt The proposed multi -family project (partially or all affordable units) consists of a plan for development of 2 parcels, each approximately 5 acres in size. The applicants are proposing a total of 176 dwelling units (in 9 buildings) on Tracts N' and Tract 'T' of Ridgewood Hills, Third Filing. The properties are located on both sides of Avondale Road (future extension to the southeast) at Triangle Drive. Access to the sites will be from Avondale Road and Triangle Drive. A "vicinity map" generally identifying and locating the proposed project sites is attached. The actual site layouts will be presented at the neighborhood meeting. The property is in the LMN, Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood and MMN, Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zoning Districts. ................. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS, RESPONSES ................. 1. Question: Is this technically a Homeowners Association -type arrangement with covenants? Answer: No, not at this time. 2. Question: Will all access to the development be from the Avondale Road & Triangle Drive roundabout? Answer: Access will be from 1 point on Avondale Road to the north of the roundabout and from 3 points on Triangle Drive east of the roundabout. 1