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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3425 S. SHIELDS ST. MIXED-USE - PDP - 28-07 - REPORTS - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (3)NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT ^j :� i--I DATE : Zipl o-i 7,1 c7+� mounted HVAC system that will be concealed behind a parapet wall so it won't be visible or audible at the ground level. The residential units will have central air but we have not designed the system yet. There will not be any window units and the handlers will be concealed in some way. 20. Question: Will the buildings have elevators? Answer: The commercial building will for ADA accessibility but the residential units are not big enough to warrant the cost of three elevators. ADA accessible units will be on the ground level. 21. Comment: Chris Matkins: If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me on my cell phone, which is 231-9632. Meeting concluded at about 7:30pm. 11 16 17 :. 19 Question: I live in Chaparral. There is an existing fence between the property and our neighborhood. Will it stay? Chaparral residents are only allowed to build 4 1/2 foot tall fences per our HOA. What else do you plan to do to buffer the project from the neighborhood? Answer: We plan to preserve the existing fence. It is about 6 feet tall. It was in some disrepair so we went out and fixed a few. sections. We plan to reface one side of it at least when we're done with construction. We will also be planting trees and other landscaping per our plans. We will work directly with the immediate neighbors both in Chaparral and to the south to optimize the placement and type of plantings for each impacted neighbor when we're further along. We designed our site to buffer between the project and the existing neighborhoods by placing the buildings more centrally to provide a much greater distance from the property line that we are required by the City. We also designed around a couple of very large and healthy cottonwoods on the west property line and a large existing conifer that is just to the west of where the commercial building will be. Question: Will the parking lot be asphalt or concrete? Answer: Mostly asphalt though there may be some areas that will be concrete for durability and easier maintenance. Question: What are the Type II uses that will be allowed if approved with this request? Answer: Anne Aspen: Reading from the Land Use Code, "(c) Commercial and Retail Uses: 1. Personal and business service shops. 2. Offices, financial services, clinics and small animal veterinary clinics. 3. Restaurant, limited mixed -use." Question: Do you know yet how you will handle air conditioning noise? Answer: Not entirely. The commercial building will have a rooftop- 5 the summer and neighborhood grants. If you would like any assistance with coordinating, you can call Ginny Sawyer at (970)224-6046. 11. Comment: We're nervous because you're dealing with several million dollars' worth of residential investments. Response: We hope that our high -quality architecture and design will enhance the value of the area. 12. Question: Will the project be phased? How? Answer: The commercial building will be done first by a separate builder and then later we will construct the residential buildings. 13. Question: Do you have other examples of similar projects that have been built? Answer: We have built one other project out-of-state in South Dakota. We don't have anything else locally and nothing with a commercial component like this. My full-time job is as a Civil Engineer, so I am very familiar with thee kinds of projects and the engineering aspects in particular. 14. Comment: (from Chris Matkins): I'll describe what we envision — probably more retail -oriented uses on the ground level of the commercial building and then small offices for an insurance office or accountants or the like on the upper floors. 15. Question: What can be done if a use goes in that is not allowed by the approval? Answer: Anne Aspen: The City inspects the property when it is built to ensure that it was built according to the plans and approvals, including a zoning inspection. If a violation of the approval is suspected at a later date, any citizen can contact the Zoning Department to request information and, if . warranted, a citation. A citation will be sent to the offending party which will require compliance within a short period of time, usually 2-4 weeks. If they do not comply, they are charged up to $2000/day, which usually does the trick! 4 Answer: A Traffic Impact Study (TIS) was prepared for this proposal by a licensed traffic engineer. The report included both the Type I uses and the Type II commercial and retail uses. Anne Aspen: City Staff is very aware of the difficulty of that intersection and the surrounding street network. Many years ago, before our current Land Use Code, the neighborhoods around this site (Casa Grande, Chaparral etc) developed without providing any street connectivity with this site. Nowadays we would require that and it would be much easier for this developer to provide good access. As it is, there is no physical way to punch through an internal street, so they've done the best they can and it meets the City's traffic requirements. 8. Comment: If you advertise with the Collegian and get a lot of students, the traffic patterns will really change and the Richmond to northbound Shields movement will be used heavily. 9. Comment: Even if not students, won't most people want to head into town and likely cut through the neighborhood? Response: We really aren't marketing to students. We don't think this project has the kinds of amenities students are looking for. It's really aimed more for young professionals. And the cut - through through the neighborhood is really the long way around. Some might take it, sure, but it isn't the best option. 10. Comment: During construction and after, the developer and new neighbors could come to some of the neighborhood association meetings and update us, get to know us. That way, we can assess together what's working and what's not and work together to solve any issues amongst ourselves. Response: That's a great idea and would continue our efforts to engage with existing neighbors. Before this required meeting, we have held three other non -required meetings with the neighborhood and associations. We will certainly make efforts to follow through with this through construction and with the new residents. Anne Aspen: The City has a Neighborhood Services department that coordinates neighborhood associations and HOAs throughout the City. They're the ones who coordinate Neighborhood Night Out in 3 2. Question: What will the demographics of the new residents be? Answer: No developer or realtor can control who rents or buys the units, but we are appealing to middle and upper -middle condo market with our high quality exterior materials and colors. 3. Question: What will be the price of the units? Answer: We plan to rent the units for the first few years and then sell them. At the time we sell them, I imagine a 2-bedroom unit would go for about $150,000 in today's dollars. 4. Question: Where will you advertise for renters? Answer: We are working with a broker right now. Well also be marketing with signs along Shields. I imagine will put ads in the Coloradoan. 5. Question: I'm concerned about commercial lighting at night. How will the light levels be managed? Answer: We hired a professional lighting consultant who designed the site lighting to meet the City's stringent standards for lighting. Anne Aspen: The standards dictate that the light levels be less than 0.1 footcandle of light past the property line (for reference, the light that hits the ground from a full moon is approximately 2.0 footcandles). The lighting fixtures must be completely shielded and down -directional. The consultant Chris chose is one of our best in town. He is very sensitive to neighbors concerns. 6. Question: What about access on Shields? Answer: The north access (on Shields) will be right -in -right -out only. There is a raised median in Shields. The southern access will be off of Richmond and through the full movement intersection of Richmond and Shields. 7. Question: What if the renters are mostly students? They'll all want to go north on Shields to CSU and at peak hours. The left hand turn from Richmond onto Shields is nasty. 2 Planning, evelopment and Transportatio_ cervices Planning and Zoning City of Fort Collins NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: 3425 S. Shields DATE: January 9, 2008 APPLICANT: Chris Matkins, Wes Lamarque CITY PLANNER: Anne Aspen This is a request to add Type II commercial and retail uses to the approved Type I project which is a redevelopment of an existing single family lot with outdoor storage to a mixed -use project with one commercial building on Shields and three 3-story residences behind. The property is located within the City of Fort Collins and is zoned MMN—Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood. The meeting started at about 6:35pm. After a general introduction by Anne Aspen with an overview of the City's development review process, Chris Matkins walked the audience through the proposal. Anne opened up the meeting to a question and answer session. The following questions and comments are those posed by audience members. Answers and responses were provided by the applicant unless otherwise noted. There were seven members of the public in attendance. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS, RESPONSES 1. Question: Will there be enough parking? Answer: The project meets the City's parking ratios and minimum requirements. All but four of the spaces needed for residential parking are available in the rear portion of the site near the residences. The remaining parking, closer to Shields and the commercial building (all but four spaces) is for the commercial building. There is a good opportunity for shared parking for guests and overflow parking on weekends since the commercial parking will be largely vacated at nights and on weekends. 1 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020