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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARK CENTRAL - MODIFICATION OF STANDARDS - 28-02 - REPORTS - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPolicy GM-8.2 Incentives Policy GM-8.3 Development Review System Since this is an infill project the client and consultants hope that the City would ive this treatment to this project. g Sincerely, Rachel Linder VF Ripley Associates PRINCIPLE CAD-4: Security and crime prevention will continue to be important factors in urban design. Policy CAD-4.2 Lighting and Landscaping Lighting and landscaping will be designed to promote security and comfortable area -wide visibility. PRINCIPLE ECON-1: The City will pursue a balanced and sustainable economic development program. Policy ECON-1.2 Economic Development Policy The use of townhornes on the site for home offices will be promoted and the units are intended to be affordable. 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 Policy HSG-1.4 Land for Residential Development The Park Central development offers additional housing opportunities with more affordability and proximity to businesses for residents in Fort Collins. PRINCIPLE ENV-1: Continually improve Fort Collins' air quality as the city grows. Policy ENV-1.21 Land -Use The project proposes a higher density residential development with home office option to enhance the use of alternatives to single -occupant motor vehicle transportation. PRINCIPLE ENV-7: The City will minimize potentially hazardous conditions associated with flooding, recognize and manage for the preservation of floodplain values, adhere to all City mandated codes, policies and goals, and comply with all State and Federally mandated laws and regulations to the management of activities in flood prone areas. Policy ENV-7.2 Risk Management The site contains area within the floodplain which will be allocated and designed accordingly and following all codes regarding floodplains in Fort Collins. PRINCIPLE GM-8: The City will promote compatible infill development in targeted areas within the Community Growth Management Area boundary. 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 Policy LU-2.2 Urban Design With both the corridors of Lemay and Prospect growing in activity, this infill project will enhance the urban character of this area, adding mixed use residential to the surrounding commercial identity, and therefore fitting into the City Structure Plan. PRINCIPLE T-1: The physical organization of the city will be supported by a framework of transportation alternative that maximizes access and mobility throughout the city, while reducing dependence upon the private automobile. Policy T-1.1 Land Use Patterns Policy T-1.3 Street Design Criteria Park Central will have very close proximity to stops along transfort routes, major traffic spines, as well as Spring Creek trail for cyclists and pedestrians. 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 encouraged from place of residence to transit, schools, activity centers, work and public facilities. Policy T-5.2 Connections Park Central will have housing clearly laid out in regard to entrances and streets connecting for all of pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. PRINCIPLE T-7: The City will encourage the development of comfortable and attractive pedestrian facilities and settings to create an interesting pedestrian network. Policy T-7.1 Pedestrian facilities The Park Central project will enhance the urban pedestrian atmosphere both within the site and along Prospect with clear walks and streetscape and landscaping- the pedestrian environment along Spring Creek Trail with scenic architecture and landscaping. PRINCIPLE CAD-2: Public spaces such as plazas, civic buildings, outdoor spaces, parks, and gateway landscapes should be designed to be functional, accessible, attractive, safe; and comfortable. Policy CAD-2.2 Public Space Design The project will have a common central gathering space with a central feature. June 28, 2002 City of Fort Collins Planning Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 RE: Planning Objectives for Park Central Dear Ted Shepard, The Park Central project is located south of East Prospect Road and east of Lemay Avenue. The site lies within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zone. Proposed are 34 townhome units which will be accessed by a private drive designed to have public street characteristics and relative size. Additionally, all residents shall have access to public street sidewalks, bike lanes, and the public Spring Creek Trail. The Park Central project will cover about 6.35 acres resulting in a net mixed -use density of 7.52 dwelling units per acre. The architecture for the townhomes has been custom designed. The units will be three stories high with a garage on the lowest level allowing two front -to -back parking spaces. Most driveways will provide additional driveway parking. Each home will have a fenced courtyard area, as well as a balcony. Additional amenities include large windows, urban exteriors, and a variety of finishes. All homes will have a first floor home office option. There will be a variety of paint colors for all of the buildings. The goal of this project is to create an urban feeling, mixed -use site at an affordable scale. This is a great infill project for the structure of the City of Fort Collins The design objectives of the landscape plan are to provide an attractive planting design for the townhomes and to enhance the streetscape and pedestrian thoroughfares throughout the site (See landscape plan). Deciduous trees, evergreen trees, and foundation plantings will be used to compliment the architectural character, provide seasonal interest, and define a common gathering area. City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan include: 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 The project will be developed within a mixed use zone of NC, serving to infill an area currently surrounded by existing development.