HomeMy WebLinkAboutFLATS AT RIGDEN FARM - PDP - PDP140006 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - MODIFICATION REQUESTThe type of population that this project is trying to attract will be empty nesters and seniors
who typically either drive less or have fewer cars per household.
The proposed alternative plan ensures sensitivity to the surrounding neighborhood by
placing most of the parking internal to the site with no garage doors facing the streets.
Number of
Bedrooms/Dwelling Unit
Parking Spaces Per
Dwelling Unit*
One or less
1.5
Two
1.75
Three
2.0
Four and above
3.0
Requested Modification: The Flats at Rigden Farm project is requesting to have providing the
following parking spaces:
Number of space required:
# Units Parking Requirement
One bedroom units 10 X 1.5 = 15 spaces
Two bedroom units 60 X 1.75 = 105 spaces
Three bedroom units 30 X 2.00 = 60 spaces
Total 180 spaces
Number of spaces provided:
Attached garage =
60 spaces
Detached garage =
40 spaces
ADA spaces =
6 spaces
Standard =
22 spaces
Compact =
35 spaces
Diagonal =
17 spaces*
Total
180 spaces
*Includes existing diagonal parking on Illinois Drive. In order for the diagonal
spaces to be counted, the project will reserve (for the public) what would be parallel
parking spaces along the public street.
Justification
We feel that the granting of this modification of standards would not be detrimental to the public
good, and the plan as submitted will not diverge from the standards of the Land Use Code that
are authorized by this Division to be modified except in a nominal, inconsequential way when
considered from the perspective of the entire development plan, and will continue to advance the
purposes of the Land Use Code as contained in Section 1.2.2 for the following reasons:
The modification is minor, when considered from the perspective of the entire
development plan, which provides consistency with the Land Use Code in terms of
enhanced architecture, building articulation and quality materials.
• The surrounding existing parking was constructed for the mixed use project that was
previously approved. There is actually more parking than is necessary.
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May 21, 2014
Planning and Zoning Board
c/o City of Fort Collins
Current Planning Department
281 North College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Re: The Flats at Rigden Farm PDP
Please accept this request for a Modification of Standards to Section 3.2.2(K)(1)(a) of the Land
Use Code.
Background
The proposed Flats at Rigden Farm project is located in the Rigden Farm Fourteenth Filing
Subdivision. The 4.08-acre site is bounded by Limon Drive, Custer Drive, Iowa Drive and Illinois
Drive. The site was approved in 2007 for 93,200 sq. ft. of various uses. The intent of this PDP
application is to replat the existing approved plan and convert the use to a condominium project.
There are 7 buildings proposed, with a total of 100 units. Overall density is 24.5 dwelling units
per acre.
The buildings will be three stories in height and will contain either 10 or 20 units per building. The
project will provide 31 off-street parking spaces and 100 garage spaces. Access points into the
site consist of two curb cuts on Iowa Drive and one on Illinois Drive that aligns with the shopping
center access. The project will also construct 4.5' detached concrete sidewalks along the street
frontages to match the existing walks.
This modification requested is in accordance with the review procedures set forth in Section
2.8.2(H) of the Land Use Code as follows:
Modification to Section 3.2.2(L)(2)
Code Language: Section 3.2.2(K) Parking Lots — Required Number of Off -Street Spaces for
Type of Use statess the following:
(1) Residential and Institutional Parking Requirements. Residential and
institutional uses shall provide a minimum number of parking spaces as
defined by the standards below.
(a) Attached Dwellings: For each two-family and multi -family dwelling
there shall be parking spaces provided as indicated by the following
table:
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