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Home My WebLink About701 WAGNER (CLOCK TOWER APTS.) - MODIFICATION OF STANDARD - 37-02 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - MODIFICATION REQUEST6 CITY PARKPOLZ m J 0 O — _z SUNSEFA1f NC N L -----W-MY-RT-L—E—S C. F ---ERESTMORE PL- r MAN PL m --- C P 7J P �O -- BRCH-S-T MMN ri r C W Csu m v, csu csu m cn ILE T.__..� -- -- -- CIO NORTwDR---- cc MMN #38-02 701 Wagner Modification of Standards Type II (LUC) 08/20/02 N 1 inch : 300 feet , a uw - •r .r+�`m n bony. 'r • -^�! 'Val �. a �� i• . City Plan Principles and Policies Housing PRINCIPLE HSG-1: A variety of housing types and densities will be available throughout the urban area for all income levels. Policy HSG-1.2 Housing Supply. The City will encourage public and private, for -profit and non-profit sectors to take action's to develop and maintain an adequate supply of single - and multiple -family housing, including mobile homes and manufactured housing, that is proportionately balanced to the wages of our labor force. Policy HSG-1.4 Land for Residential development. The City will permit residential development in all neighborhoods and districts in order to maximize the potential land available for development of housing and thereby positively influence housing affordability. Policy HSG-1.5 Special Needs Housing. The housing needs of all special populations within the community should be met. Residential -car facilities, shelters, group homes, elderly housing, and low-income housing should be dispersed throughout the Fort Collins urban area and the region. PRINCIPLE HSG-2: The City will encourage the creation and expansion of affordable housing opportunities and preservation of existing housing stock. Policy HSG-2.2 Incentives. The City will support and encourage the private development of affordable housing by offering incentives and reducing local government barriers to the construction of additional units. Policy HSG-2.5 distribution of Affordable Housing. The City will encourage a community -wide distribution of affordable housing in all neighborhoods to promote diverse neighborhoods. Sincerely, o / r Mikal S. Torgerson rtkt C August 20, 2002 Current Planning Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Sirs: I am writing on behalf of my client Barbara Siek to request a modification to the standards for the onsite parking requirement 3.2.2(K)(1)(a) which would require a minimum of 1.75 parking spaces per two bedroom apartment, and 1.5 parking spaces per one bedroom apartment unit. My client is in the process of compiling a PDP application for the adaptive reuse and addition to the old Sigma Nu fraternity house at 701 Wagner Drive. We anticipate that we will develop between 30 and 36 apartment units. Of these, preliminary designs indicate that there will be roughly three one bedroom units and twenty seven two bedroom units. This would require 52 off street parking spaces. We are able to provide 38 off street parking stalls on site, but due to site constraints, we can not accommodate all 52 required spaces. This is mitigated by the fact that there are 15 parallel on street parking spaces contiguous to the site in question. If these parking spaces were allowed to be counted, as a part of our required parking, we would comply with the code requirement. In addition, the Sigma Nu fraternity has historically operated with thirty two dorm units, each with two bunks and a single one bedroom apartment. They have historically relied entirely on the on street parking in the area. For this reason, we believe that placing 14 of the required parking spaces on street would reduce the historic parking impact caused by this property and not place an undue burden on those seeking public parking or be detrimental to the public good in any way. We are requesting a modification of the standards because we believe that the granting of this modification would not be detrimental to the public good or impair the intent or purpose of the Land Use Code, and that it would substantially address an important community need specifically and expressly defined in the City Plan Principles and Policies. and the strict application of this standard would render the project practically infeasible. The project we are proposing is a designated affordable housing project as defined in the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code. We believe that this use would substantially address the following important community needs defined in City Plan Principles and Policies: 223 North College Forf Collins, CO 80524 970.416,7431 1.888.416.7431 Fax: 970.416.7435 Email: mikal®archifex.com hffp://wwwarchilex.com