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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT, EAST PROSPECT ROAD SERVICE FACILITY - ODP - 44-08 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGThe Industrial zone allows warehouses and offices as Community Facilities as permitted uses and defined as follows: "Community facility shall mean a publicly owned or publicly leased facility or office building which is primarily intended to serve the recreational, educational, cultural, administrative or entertainment needs of the community as a whole." Regarding the proposed Junior High School, both the Industrial and Urban Estate zones allow Public and Private Schools for elementary, Intermediate and High School Education as permitted uses. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Sincerely: Ted Shepard Chief Planner cc: Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator City of Fort Collins Ms Tammy Simpson Poudre School District - Planning, Design and Construction 2407 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 RE: Poudre School District Property — East Prospect Road Dear Tammy: Planning, Development and Transportation Services Current Planning 281 N. College Ave. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov. com/currentplanning December 5, 2008 The purpose of this letter is to respond to your request as to whether or not the proposed land uses associated with the East Prospect Road Service Facility are in compliance with the Urban Estate and Industrial zone districts. To the best of our knowledge, and as stated in our notification letter advertising the neighborhood information meeting held on November, 18, 2008, the proposed land uses are as follows: For the Poudre School District, these functions include a junior high school, a materials warehouse, an office building, a fleet maintenance building, covered parking for school buses and an above -ground fueling station. For Larimer County, these functions include fleet maintenance and storage for the Road and Bridge Department as well as a future warehouse, and a parking for various related operations. All of the above uses, with the exception of the warehouse and office, are considered to be Public Facilities which are permitted in both the Urban Estate and Industrial zones. The warehouse and office are considered to be Community Facilities which are not permitted in the Urban Estate zone but are permitted in the Industrial zone. The Urban Estate zone district allows Public Facilities as permitted uses which are defined as: "Public facilities shall mean transportation systems or facilities, parks and recreation and/or natural area program systems or facilities, water systems or facilities, wastewater systems or facilities, storm drainage systems or facilities, fire, police and emergency systems or facilities, electric utilities, gas utilities, cable facilities or other public utilities." City of F6rt,Collins To: Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager Sarah Kane, Executive Administrative Assistant Through: Steve Dush, Director of Current Planning From: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner Planning, Development and Transportation Services Current Planning 281 N. College Ave. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov. com/cuffentpianning Re: Poudre School District — Neighborhood Meeting — Summary Date: December 17, 2008 CC: Jeff Schiek, PDT Director Polly Bennett, Executive Administrative Assistant Poudre School District — East Prospect Service Facility The Poudre School District owns 98 acres east of 1-25 at the northwest corner of East Prospect Road and County Road 5. They propose to develop the site for the following uses: junior high school, central distribution warehouse, bus barn, fleet maintenance, above -ground fueling facility and office building. PSD is in preliminary discussions with Larimer County to convey the western portion of the site for the possible relocation of the County's Road and Bridge Facility that is presently located on East Vine Drive. Two neighborhood meetings have been held. The primary issues are the appropriateness of the proposed land uses and the additional traffic impacts on East Prospect Road, County Road 5 and the 1-25/Prospect Road interchange. The project is complicated by the fact that the present condition of the 1-25 and Prospect Road interchange is sub -standard and yet the surrounding property owners and local, state and federal entities lack funds for the necessary upgrade. The project is further complicated by the fact that the full force and effect of the City's Land Use Code does not apply to PSD. Rather, the City's jurisdiction is limited by the provisions in state statutes in that the Planning and Zoning Board may consider the location, character and extent of the project. This project has not been submitted yet but we expect a submittal in January. The project would be -developed in phases with the central distribution warehouse being phase one. The site is zoned Urban Estate. The surrounding property owners are residents of County subdivisions located within Growth Management Area.