HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIMBERLINE CENTER - PDP - 41-05A - REPORTS - PLANNING OBJECTIVESThe landscape plan for the project will utilize the following xeriscape principles:
Plant material with low to moderate water requirements
Limited turf areas
Effective use of soil amendments
An efficient irrigation system
Appropriate maintenance
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encouraged from place of residence to transit, schools, activity centers,
work and public facilities.
Policy T-5.2 Connections
The Timberline Center development will be clearly visible from the street and
accessible from the surrounding developments. The project will provide a
network of sidewalks connecting pedestrian and bicyclists to different parts of the
development.
PRINCIPLE T-9: Private automobiles will continue to be an important
means of transportation.
Policy T-9.2 New and Existing Roadways
The extension of Joseph Allen Drive and the new road created with Timberline
Center will be designed and constructed to ensure an acceptable level of service
in and out of the development and onto Timberline Road.
PRINCIPLE CAD-3: Commercial developments create a powerful
impression of the city, both individually and taken together as a whole.
While corporate franchises and chain stores will remain vital and
recognizable, commercial developments will be designed to contribute to
Fort Collins' distinct visual quality and uniqueness.
Policy CAD-3.1 Modification of Standardized Commercial Architecture.
Policy CAD-3.2 Compatibility with Surrounding Development.
Timberline Center will be a well planned and architecturally coordinated
commercial. The buildings will be similar in architectural style, detail, building
materials, rooflines and color scheme.
PRINCIPLE CAD-4 Security and crime prevention will continue to be
important factors in urban design.
Policy CAD-4. Crime Prevention and Security.
Policy CAD-4. Lighting and Landscaping.
Timberline Center will be designed and landscaped to provide a safe
environment for customers and employees by providing appropriate lighting
around buildings and parking areas and avoiding creating hidden areas within the
landscaping.
PRINCIPLE ENV-3: Drinking water provided by the City's Water Utility will
meet or exceed customer expectations for quality, quantity and reliability.
Water Conservation will be strongly encouraged.
Policy ENV-3.3: Water Demand Management
of the building more accessible and visually more appealing to pedestrians
coming from the parking lot. Unfortunately, this means that a pedestrian
approaching the site from a public street sidewalk would have to cross a
driveway to reach the building entrance. The sidewalk allows the
pedestrian to reach the building in a logical convenient way that is safe.
The approach is identifiable, direct and incorporates a painted crosswalk.
3. The third modification is a request to allow a 20.5-foot setback along
Timberline Center's west property line. The west side of the site is
designed for mini -storage. Adjacent to the west property line is the Union
Pacific Railroad right-of-way. In addition, a 65-foot buffer exists between
the nearest lots and the railroad right-of-way.
4. The fourth modification is a request to allow a greater setback along Bear
Mountain Drive for Buildings B and C. The set back as proposed will vary
from 27-feet to 28.5-feet in lieu of 15-feet for 30% of the building length.
We believe Timberline Center will be a valuable asset to the community providing
support for the employment uses in the Timberline corridor and providing
convenience for residential neighborhoods in the vicinity.
City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed
Timberline Center Proiect Development Plan
PRINCIPLE LU-1: Growth within the city will promote a compact
development pattern within a well-defined boundary.
Policy LU-1.1 Compact Urban Form
This project is located in an area that is rapidly growing. This project will be an
infill project to what is already currently developed and new projects currently in
construction. The uses proposed by this development will be an asset to the
surrounding area.
PRINCIPLE LU-2: The city will maintain and enhance its character and
sense of place as defined by its neighborhoods, districts, corridors, and
edges.
Policy LU-2.1 City -Wide Structure
This project will compliment the surrounding land uses and promote a compact
development with a unique identity.
PRINCIPLE T-5: The City will acknowledge pedestrian travel as a viable
transportation mode and elevate it in importance to be in balance with all
other modes. Direct pedestrian connections will be provided and
space in a variety of sizes. The facility is screened on all sides with building
walls and/or security fencing. The facility is generously landscaped around the
entire perimeter with evergreen trees on the north, south and west sides and a
combination of evergreen, deciduous and ornamental trees on the east side
along Joseph Allen Drive.
Primary vehicular access to the site is from Timberline Road. A three -quarter -
movement access consisting of right -in, right -out, left -in turning movements is
centrally located along the Timberline frontage. The access is controlled by a
median in Timberline Road proposed as part of the Timberline Road Interim
Improvements scheduled for construction this fall. Secondary access is from
Nancy Gray Street located to the south onto Joseph Allen Drive. This project will
extend Joseph Allen Drive to the north property line and will create a new public
street connecting Timberline Road to Joseph Allen Drive.
The site plan is organized to create a pedestrian friendly environment with a
centrally located, efficient field of parking, which allows the user to access
several businesses without moving his car. Pedestrian circulation is enhanced
both functionally and visually with crosswalks, landscaping and periodic plaza
spaces for outdoor dining and/orjust taking a break.
Modifications:
1. While all of the land uses are permitted in the Industrial Zone district, the
project as designed does require four modifications. Justifications for the
Modifications are submitted as separate documents and are only briefly
described here. The first Modification Request has to do with the
separation requirement for Convenience Stores. While the proposed
location at the southwest corner of Timberline Road and Bear Mountain
Drive does not meet he separation distance, ironically a gas station and/or
a retail store would be allowed at the same location in this zone district. It
appears that fuel sales are okay, but if a customer can also pick up a jug
of milk in the same trip at the "convenience store", than the separation
requirement comes into play.
If the Planning and Zoning Board denies the Modification Request for
relief from the convenience store separation requirement, then the
applicant would propose a drive-thru restaurant in it's place. Rather than
come back through the process with that change we have submitted an
alternative plan showing a drive-thru restaurant in lieu of the convenience
store at the corner of Timberline Road and Bear Mountain Drive.
2. The applicant is also proposing a retail/restaurant use at the south end of
the project with a drive-thru component. The drive-thru restaurant is a
permitted use in the Industrial Zone District. The site plan is designed to
allow the drive-thru component to go behind the building, leaving the front
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Landscape Architecture Urban Design Planning -
November 23, 2005
Ted Shepard
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Planning Objectives for Timberline Center Project Development Plan
Dear Ted:
The Timberline Center property consists of 18.5 acres and is located south of
Prospect Road and north of Drake Road on the west side of Timberline Road.
The Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way borders the property on the west. A
narrow piece of undeveloped land is located south of the property and the new
Police Service Center is proposed to be located south of that property along
Nancy Gray Street. A traffic signal is planned at the intersection of Nancy Grey
Street and Timberline Road in the future. Side Hill, a residential community, is
under construction across Timberline Road to the east and industrial uses exist
to the north.
The northern portion of the property is currently zoned Industrial District (1), while
the southern portion is currently zoned Transition District (T). The applicant is
concurrently requesting rezoning of the southern portion to the Industrial District
(1). (see the Re -Zoning Justification attached)
Timberline Center will be a well -planned and architecturally coordinated
commercial center consisting of retail, restaurant, office, storage and auto -related
land uses. A convenience shopping center with associated auto -related land
uses is proposed east of Joseph Allen Drive. This area includes a total of 77,600
square feet of development in 10 buildings. In addition to the convenience
shopping center and auto -related uses a 9,000 square foot bank and a 4,160
square foot convenience store are proposed with this development. With the
exception of a 2-story office building and a 2-story bank, the buildings are
predominantly one-story with the potential for some second story office space.
The buildings are planned to be similar in architectural style, detail, building
materials, rooflines and color scheme.
A storage facility is planned west of Joseph Allen Drive adjacent to the railroad
right-of-way. The storage facility includes 80,500 square feet of self -storage
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