HomeMy WebLinkAboutFRONT RANGE BAPTIST CHURCH & ACADEMY - PDP - 2-05A - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESPlanning and Zoning Board Minutes
October 20, 2005
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Member Lingle moved for approval of the Front Range Baptist Church and
Academy Expansion, Phase One, PDP, # 2-05A with the findings of fact starting
on page 7 of the staff report. Member Carpenter seconded the motion. The
motion was approved 6-1 with Member Craig voting in the negative.
Project: Shields Street Lofts (515 South Shields Street) —
Project Development Plan, #15-05
Project Description: Request to demolish the existing single-family house
at 515 South Shields Street and construct a new 3-
story mixed -use building containing 5 two -bedroom
dwelling units and 1,440 s.f. of commercial uses on
.22 acr There will 9 vehicle parking spaces on site.
The grope located on the west side of South
Shields reet b een West Mulberry Street and
West Myrtle Street and zoned NCB, Neighborhood
Conservation Buffer Zoning 'strict.
Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence:
Member�To Berson declared a conflict of interest on this item.
This ite" m was appealed to City Council and a verbatim transcript is attached.
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October 20, 2005
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Internally there is connectivity through the parking lots as well. Mr. Carter showed
illustrations of immediate on street bike routes and existing and proposed sidewalk
connections and access, connectivity and internal circulation of the campus.
Member Craig asked from the site was there a sidewalk that goes through the existing
development to get out to Boardwalk, down south.
Mr. Carter replied that there is a sidewalk that connects from Boardwalk at the Red
Robin entrance over to the property line. They are connecting from that walk to the
front door of the existing school.
Member Craig asked if the remaining kids that were not previously mentioned were
driving or dropped off by their parents.
Mr. Carter replied that there are 113 students dropped off. That was not 113 cars, but
there are multiple family members or students per car. It is a half hour window. There
is a small percentage that is of driving age which accounts for about 25 students and 18
cars.
Member Craig asked if anyone had been on site during the half hour windows to see if
there were any issues on Boardwalk where they will be turning left (Boardwalk/Harmony
Market access) that is a stop sign.
Matt Delich, 2272 Glen Haven Drive, Loveland, Traffic Engineer for the applicant, stated
that they did the traffic counts at that intersection and found the delays commensurate
currently with one peak hour at level of service E, and as we add traffic to it with the
expansion of the school, the level of service at that intersection will deteriorate with
more delay in the E category and may knock into level of service F. Understand that
intersection and where it is and the type of control that it has, acceptable operation
according to the city of Fort Collins standards is a level of service F. Minor street delay
can be commensurate with level of service F and be acceptable in the city of Fort
Collins.
Member Craig asked if there was any information about the number of accidents there
now because of the level of service before this expansion. Sometimes safety to her
supersedes the fact that we can have it at a level F does not necessarily mean it is the
smart thing for us to do.
Mr. Delich replied that the traffic accidents were not overly significant, he did not have
the exact number with him but they were not called out as being an issue.
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Project: Front Range Baptist Church and Academy
Expansion, Phase One, Project Development Plan,
#2-05A
Project Description: Request to expand the existing church, school and
parking lot including a new 23,000 s.f. multi -purpose
building for use as sanctuary, gymnasium and
classrooms. The property is located on the south side
of East harmony Road between Fairway Estates on
the west and Bank One on the southwest corner of
Harmony Road and Boardwalk Drive. The parcel is
zoned HC, Harmony Corridor.
Recommendation: Approval
Hearina Testimonv. Written Comments and Other Evidence:
Member Craig pulled this item because she had concerns with the level of service
requirements and the egress of the school. It is her understanding that the applicant's
traffic engineer is here and she would like them to address those items.
Ted Shepard, Chief Planner replied that after the worksession, he informed the
applicant that there were some concerns about the way that the students would be
traveling to and from the school. Joe Carter from Cityscape was here to walk the Board
through some images that illustrate some of the connections to the neighborhood.
Member Craig stated that her concern is that there would be up to 150 students and she
wanted to get a feeling of in the area how they would travel. She also had a traffic
concern with getting on and off of Boardwalk.
Joe Carter, Cityscape Urban Design responded to Member Craig's concerns. He stated
some statistics about the school and there are 139 students K —12. Currently there is
only one student that walks, there are currently no students that bike, there are 22
students that take a bus in from Loveland and then there are also students that come in
from Cheyenne. Fort Collins does a really good job of placing schools in neighborhoods
which makes it walkable, this site is walkable it just not have the demand immediately
around the site because it is a regional school. They are addressing the connectivity
concerns by expanding walks, making sure they have connectivity via sidewalk to
Boardwalk. They have connectivity along Harmony Road which is an 8-foot sidewalk
that is an existing and it parallels Harmony and connects directly to the school.
Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat
Chairperson: Judy Meyer
Vice Chair: Dave Lingle
Staff Liaison: Cameron Gloss
Phone: (W) 490-2172
Phone: (W) 223-1820
Chairperson Meyer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Torgerson, Craig, Schmidt, Lingle, Stockover, Carpenter and Meyer.
Staff Present: Wray, Eckman, Shepard, Olt, Sommer, Wamhoff, Gloss, Frank and
Deines.
Citizen Participation: None.
Director of Current Planning Pete Wray reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agendas:
Consent Agenda:
1.
Minutes of the May 19`h and July 21 st, 2005 Planning and Zoning
Board Hearings. (Continued)
2.
Resolution PZ05-12 — Easement Vacation.
3. #33-05
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan, Nextel Wireless
Telecommunications Equipment — Project Development Plan.
4. #2-05A
Front Range Baptist Church and Academy Expansion — Project
Development Plan.
5. #26-05
Belle Claire, 310 — South College Avenue — Project Development
Plan.
6. #36-05
Minatta Annexation and Zoning.
Discussion Agenda:
7. #15-05
Shields Street Lofts (515 South Shields Street) — Project
Development Plan.
8.
Recommendation to City Council for the Creation of the Rural
Lands (RUL) Zoning District and an Amendment to the Land Use
Code.
9.
Recommendation to City Council to Amend the City Structure
Plan Map.
Member Craig pulled Item #4, Front Range Baptist Church.
Member Torgerson moved for approval of the Consent Agenda minus Items 1 and
4. Member Schmidt seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0.