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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARK CENTRAL - MODIFICATION OF STANDARDS - 28-02 - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)11. Will the landscaping be maintained by an association? A. Yes, the common areas will be maintained by a homeowner's association. 12. Will the parking along the east -west private drive be available to the Fort Collins Club? A. Yes and no, some of these spaces are considered to be part of the common area and could serve Fort Collins Club while some will be reserved for the residents. 13. Will the stormwater runoff be treated before it enters Spring Creek? A. Yes, the City requires pre-treatment up to a certain storm level before discharge offsite. 14. Will there be any widening of Prospect Road? A. No, we do not anticipate any street widening. The only work in Prospect may be a street cut to tap a water main. 15. What about traffic impacts? A. There will be more traffic added to Prospect due to the addition of these dwelling units. However, according to the traffic study, there will be no change in the Level of Service (rated A — F) at the Prospect and Lemay intersection. Ideally, as an arterial street, Prospect would have a continuous center left turn lane. This is the standard for new arterials. However, as you know, properties along Prospect Road have developed over the last 25 years and it would be very difficult to go back now and obtain the necessary right-of-way to construct the standard cross- section. As far as we know, the City has no plans to widen Prospect in this area. There is a plan to add an eastbound right -turn lane next to the Texaco to go south on Lemay but the City is waiting for the Texaco to re -develop first. 3 2. Will there be any new access points onto Prospect? A. No, the existing driveways would serve the site. 3. Would these units be "for sale" or rental? A. These would be "for sale." 4. Of course that would not prevent an owner. from renting out an individual unit. A. That is correct. 5. What would be the setback of the building and parking lot along Prospect? A. The building would be setback about 20 feet and the parking lot about 15 feet. 6. Would there be a landscape berm along Prospect to help screen the parking? A: There would probably not be enough room and still have maintainable slopes. We can look at providing a dense shrub hedge in this area to help screen the cars. 7. What is the width of the east -west private drive that connects the three Park Central parcels? A. This is an existing drive and will be a minimum of 24 feet wide: 8. You mentioned that the Spring Creek Trail may be moved to the south? A. Yes, we have been working with the City Parks and Recreation Department on shifting the trail to the south. 9. We live north of Prospect on Yount Street and are concerned about the architectural elevation of the buildings along Prospect. A. For building one, the elevation facing Prospect would be a side_ elevation and feature a chimney and windows. It would not be a blank wall. For building two, the elevation facing Prospect would be the rear and feature a second floor deck over the garage. 10. Will all units have a fireplace? A. Yes, all units will feature a gas fireplace with chimneys to break up the roofline. Incidentally, all units will be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system since the Poudre Fire Authority will classify the structures as having three - stories. 0r J NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Park Central Condos DATE: July 23, 2002 APPLICANT: Mr. Doug Dohn CONSULTANTS: Rachel Linder, V-F Ripley and Associates Frank Vaught, Vaught — Frye Architects Matt Delich, Traffic Consultant Mike Oberlander, Northstar Engineering CITY PLANNER: Ted Shepard The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. The request is for 34 attached single family dwellings (condos) on approximately 6.5 acres located south of East Prospect Road and north of Spring Creek, immediately west of the Fort Collins . Club. There would be two parking spaces per unit in a garage on the ground level and two living stories above. There would be additional surface parking as well. The project is considered part of Park Central and there would be joint access to connect all three parcels (retail center and health club). In addition, there would be some parking reconfiguration for the Fort Collins Club and a slight shifting of the Spring Creek Trail to the south. Some of the dwelling units would be offered as "mixed -use" in that the garage space may be converted to first floor office or home occupation. The project includes a Request for Modification of a Standard. The standard requires that each building be within 200 feet of a public street sidewalk or within 350 feet of a major walkway spine. Four of the six buildings are not within these specified distances. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. Could you go over how the parking works again? A. Yes. Each unit will have a two -car garage at the ground level. But these two spaces would be "tandem" in that each garage is one -car wide but two -cars deep. There would also be one full parking space on the driveway. There would also be other surface parking on the common private drive that connects the three Park Central parcels. The City requires 1.75 spaces per two bedroom unit which cannot include the garage parking spaces. This parking requirement will be met. Commt y Planning and Environmental vices Current Planning City of Fort Collins July 24, 2002 Mr. Paul Lerman 200 Enchanted Parkway Atec Liquidators, Inc. Manchester, MO 63021 Dear Mr. Lerman: I have been contacted by Mr. Todd Heenan of the Fort Collins Club that Atec Liquidators, Inc. is representing the legal ownership of the property on which the Fort Collins Club sits. As such, I have enclosed the neighborhood meeting minutes for a land development proposal on the abutting property to the west of the Fort Collins Club. The purpose of this letter is to provide notification of this pending project. It is important to note that this project has not been formally submitted into our development process yet. However, I am processing a separate request for a Modification of a Standard and accepting neighborhood input on the proposal. Formal action on the development proposal is not expected for several months. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed materials or about our development review process, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely: Td hepard Chief Planner Enc. 281 North College Avenue • PO. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020