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Home My WebLink AboutSOUTH TRANSIT CENTER - PDP - 9-10 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (3)•mo Project: o / r S� -f- Meeting Location: d oo LQ- L-o dee- Date: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name Address Phone Email -jIZ S f4`' (4'lfj2Z'i-l�Zp M�IKa�+W.�E4ut2-�W6L�-�FSSEY-Go+`1 i r i 401 S Moosovvv sT— kJ ZU 9571 ekr .HA20,3,✓sq Ru e-Y7 M lw 16►') �'� Co �rV S ��G {� i G ►ht t� aU - 2 y',xo c4zecT f •!off/, Fsosz� q70 aab WCSI cd -' . isesC `-719 r-4 -,og2o9zS cd.'ar rei t.- L: vV 973T 0h0 2z3-7 l e . n M • City of 0llin 5 Answer: (Applicant) Yes, it is currently a parking lot for the bike trail and is accessible to the public. 29. Comment: (Citizen) Neighbors expressed their concern that the landscape buffering will not be adequate. 30.Question: (Citizen) Is there any control regarding what the Rail Road does with the trees on their property? Answer: (Applicant) No, the bike trail is on the Rail Road's property, but they will not allow landscaping to be added. 31. Question: (Citizen) How will the east property line be buffered? Answer: (Applicant) Unsure at this point. 32. Comment: (Citizen) Neighbors expressed their concern about the design fit; it seems very urban for this area? 33. Comment: (Citizen) Neighbors expressed their concern about how this could change the value of their properties. 34.Comment: (Citizen) Neighbors think there is a difference between trains and buses. 35.Question: (Citizen) Will these be traditional diesel buses? Answer: (Applicant) By the time this facility opens the entire fleet is expected to be natural gas powered. 36. Comment: (Citizen) Neighbors are concerned about the odor. 37. Comment: (Citizen) The west side of the property does not have room for future trees besides those on the Rail Road's property. What will happen if these are removed someday? Why is the bus drive so close to the property line? Answer: (Applicant/Staff) The applicant has no control over the Rail Road's trees. This development will need to meet the landscaping and buffering standards in the Land Use Code. 38.Question: (Citizen) What happens if this outgrows the parking lot provided? Answer: (Applicant) The parking is based on projections for long term growth. 39. Question: (Citizen) Is there any potential to buy property on the west side of the Rail Road tracks for buffering? Answer: (Applicant) That is not in our current plans. 40. Question: (Citizen) Was the Wal-Mart location considered when this site was selected? Answer: (Applicant) This site meets the needs of the proposal; it is an area ripe for redevelopment and was purchased 10 years ago for this purpose. 3 / FoJll, ins Answer: (Applicant) Till midnight. 18.Question: (Citizen) Will the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) meetings be advertized online? Answer: (Applicant/City Staff) Yes. 19. Question: (Citizen) The funding for this project has been voted down twice, why are you looking at it again? Answer: (Applicant) Though funding has been voted down, the City would still like to pursue this expansion to the Rapid Transit system. Funding is through grants. 20.Question: (Citizen) Is the grant information available to the public? Answer: (Applicant) It is public information, if you want details contact Transfort and we'll try to help you. 21.Question: (Citizen) Has modeling been done? Answer: (Applicant) Not at this point. 22. Question: (Citizen) Will there be another public meeting? Answer: (Applicant) Besides the one at the public hearing, no there will not be for this specific site. 23.Question: (Citizen) What is the decision based upon? Answer: (Applicant) The City has development standards in the Land Use Code and LCUASS that are applicable for all development within the City, these standards will apply to this proposal. 24. Question: (Citizen) Neighbors have concerns about the noise, light and visual conflicts this project may impose on the neighborhood? Answer: (Applicant) The applicant acknowledges this.and hopes to produce a project that is accepted by the neighbors. 25.Question: (Citizen) Are there lighting standards? Answer: (Applicant) Yes, the LUC has lighting standards that will apply to this project. This project also hopes to meet LEED standards for lighting, which are even stricter than the City's standards. 26.Question: (Citizen) What about car light spillage? Answer: (Applicant) The LUC landscaping standards are intended to minimize the impact of car lights on surrounding development. 27. Comment: (Citizen) What about the other lighting in the area, they don't face downward to limit their spillage off there site. Answer: (Staff) The development that is being referred to is pre the City's LUC and most likely developed under old standards in the County. 28. Question: (Citizen) Can we access the site to see it? PJ IF Fort Collins Answer: (Applicant) The bus route is only on Mason Street in the Downtown area, it will run adjacent to the railroad south of Mason Street. 7. Question: (Citizen) Are there buffering standards? Answer: (Applicant) Yes, the City's Land Use Code (LUC) requires buffering between incompatible uses as well as landscaping to buffer parking lots and drive ways. 8., Question: (Citizen) Will the buses be diesel engines? Answer: (Applicant) By the time this facility opens the entire fleet is expected to be natural gas powered. 9. Question: (Citizen) What is the expected timeline? Answer: (Applicant) We anticipate submitting for development review by the City in early spring 2010, breaking ground the summer of 2011 and begin operations the summer of 2012. 10. Comment: (Citizen) Why not use another site to the south? Answer: (Applicant) This site was available and fit our needs. 11. Question: (Citizen) This site seems tight for the use, specifically the size and a site further south seems more appropriate. Answer: (Applicant) There was an access control plan that this project must comply with and this site is expected to be sufficient in size and the Transportation Impact Study will be done to ensure that this site and the surrounding transportation system can accommodate this use. It is expected that a traffic light will added at Fairway and College. 12.Question: (Citizen) Where will the bus enter? Answer: (Applicant) Buses will enter off of the Mason Extension off of Harmony Road and off of Fairway. 13.Question: (Citizen) How often will buses cross Harmony? Answer: (Applicant) During the highest frequency (peak) there will be buses crossing every 10 minutes, buses will be treated no different than any other vehicle crossing Harmony. 14.Question: (Citizen) When will there be other meetings regarding the Mason Street Corridor? Answer: (Applicant/City Staff) They will be starting in the near future. 15. Question: (Citizen) Will the traffic lights on Harmony be coordinated? Answer: (Applicant/City Staff) Yes. 16. Question: (Citizen) Will there be a charge for parking in the lot? Answer: (Applicant) No. 17.Question: (Citizen) How late will buses run? 1 n of F6rCity tCollins f� NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: South Transit Center DATE: December 2, 2009 APPLICANT: Aller-Lingle-Massey Architects CITY PLANNER: Emma McArdle Community Development and Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov. com/currentplanning This is a request for "transit facility without repair or storage," known as the South Transit Center, to be located southwest of South College Avenue and Harmony Road, just south of the Spradley Barr dealership (northwest of West Fairway Lane and Fossil Boulevard). The proposal includes a 150-250 space parking lot for a "park-n-ride" lot, 10-12 bus bays and a 2500-4000 square foot building. The 4.2 acre site is in the Commercial (C) Zone District. There were 103 notification letters sent to Affected Property Owners within 800 feet of the property. QUESTONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS AND RESPONSES 1. Question: (Citizen) Is this a proposed site or has it been decided this will be the official site? Answer: (Applicant) This site was purchased for this use. 2. Question: (Citizen) If neighbors don't want this use in this location can it be changed? Answer: (Applicant) This proposal will go through the required development review process and public hearing; neighbors will be notified of the public hearing and are encouraged to attend to share their opinion. The applicant is expecting to go forward with this proposal on this site though. 3. Question: (Citizen) Have there been studies done on sound and air quality? Answer: (Applicant/Staff) Yes. 4. Question: (Citizen) Where can these studies be found? Answer: (Applicant) Online. 5. Question: (Citizen) Is there a Mason Street connection? Answer: (Applicant) This will be the southern terminus of the Mason Street Corridor project. 6. Question: (Citizen) How will this site connect to Mason Street? I[] 0 Page I of I Subject: Fwd: South Transit Center Neighborhood Meeting Created By: emcardle@fcgov.com Scheduled Date: Creation Date: 3/4/2010 9:56 AM From: Emma McArdle -- -- ----- --- --- - -Recipient Action Date & Time Comment . ..... ..... .. ......... . To: diane-reiser@hotmail.com (diane-reiser@hotmail.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:56 AM p fileWCADocuments and Sett; • • Page 1 of 1 Subject: South Transit Center Neighborhood Meeting Created By: emcardle@fcgov.com Scheduled Date: Creation Date: 3/4/2010 9:40 AM From: Emma McArdle Recipient Action Date & Time Comment To: Angela Milewski (amilewski@bhadesign.com) _.... To: dian-reiser@hotmail.com (dian-reiser@hotmail.com) Transferred Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: diingle@aller-lingle-massey.com (dlingle@aller-tingle-massey.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: eric_leftwich@hotmail.com (eric_leftwich@hotmail.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: Helen Migchelbrink (HMIGCHELBRINK@fcgov.com) Delivered 3/4/2010 9:40 AM CC: Jeff Howell (Ivssilvia@yahoo.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: Jin Wang (JWang@fcgov.com) To: Kurt Ravenschlag (KRavenschlag@fcgov.com) To: (loycea b@ e a rth l i n k. n et ) Read 3/4/2010 9:46 AM Delivered 3/4/2010 9:40 AM _ _ ..._...._....... ---- ---- - -.._.. Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: Matt Newman (mnewman@alter-lingle-massey.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: mike.mardis.vs@mac.com (mike. mardis.vs@mac.com) Transferred 3/4/2010 9:41 AM To: Stephen McQuilkin (SMcQuilkin@fcgov.com) Read 3/4/2010 9:42 AM file://C:\Documents and Settings\emcardleTocal Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\4B8F8022FC1... 3/4/2010 3/4/2010) Emma McArdle - lter Neighborhood Meeting Page 1 From: Emma McArdle To: Angela Milewski; dian_reiser@hotmail.com; dlingle@aller-lingle-massey.... CC: Jeff Howell Date: 3/4/2010 9:40 AM Subject: South Transit Center Neighborhood Meeting Attachments: NeighborhoodMeeting_12.2.09.doc Please see the attached document with notes from the South Transit Center Neighborhood meeting that took place December 2, 2009. This proposal has not been formally submitted yet, if and when it is formally submitted you will be notified of the Public Hearing, if you were notified of the neighborhood meeting in December. If you were not notified of the neighborhood meeting and would like to be added to the mailing list for the public hearing, please let me know. Thanks, Emma Emma McArdle City Planner City of Fort Collins emcardle@fcgov.com (970)221-6206