HomeMy WebLinkAboutCENTERPOINT PLAZA - PDP - 35-01 - DECISION - FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS & DECISIONCenterpoint Plaza PDP
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
September 12, 2002
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Code and the transportation Level of Service criteria related to the affected street
network andthe Timberline Road - Midpoint Drive and the Timberline Road - East
Prospect Road intersections prior to Final Compliance approval.
Dated this 17th day of September 2002, per authority granted by Sections
1.4.9(E) and 2.1 of the Land Use Code.
r
l Cameron O'Oss
Current Planning Director
Centerpoint Plaza PDP
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
September 12, 2002
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3. Compliance with Article 3 of the Land Use Code — General Development
Standards
The project development plan complies with all applicable sections of Article 3 of
the Land Use Code. No evidence was presented to contradict the statements
and conclusions of the staff report concerning compliance or to otherwise refute
the compliance with the Article 3 Standards.
In order to comply with the criteria set forth in Section 3.7.3, Adequate Public
Facilities, pertaining to transportation facilities, only one building (either Building
A or B on Lot 1) within the development may be submitted for Final Compliance
review and, if approved, be issued a building permit and constructed.
Subsequent Final Compliance reviews for future buildings in the Centerpoint
Plaza development will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Adequate
Public Facilities section of the LUC and the transportation levels of service
criteria related to the affected street network and the Timberline Road - Midpoint
Drive and the Timberline Road - East Prospect Road intersections at that time.
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS
A. The Centerpoint Plaza Project Development Plan is subject to administrative
review and the requirements of the Land Use Code (LUC).
B. The Centerpoint Plaza Project Development Plan satisfies the development
standards of the E zoning district.
C. The Centerpoint Plaza Project Development Plan complies with all applicable
General Development Standards contained in Article 3 of the Land Use Code. In
order to ensure compliance with the Adequate Public Facilities standards of
Section 3.7.3, limitations are placed on the phasing of development and provision
of public transportation improvements.
DECISION
The Centerpoint Plaza Project Development Plan #35-01, is hereby approved by the
Hearing Officer with the following condition:
Only one building (either Building A or B, Lot 1) within the development may be
submitted for Final Compliance review and, if approved, be issued a building permit and
constructed. Subsequent building construction within the development will be subject to
the requirements set forth in the Adequate Public Facilities section of the Land Use
Centerpoint Plaza PDP
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
September 12, 2002
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FACTS AND FINDINGS
1. Site Context/Background Information
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: E; approved planned commercial center (Spring Creek Center
PUD)
S: I, T; existing single family residential property and planned
mixed -use (Johnson Property ODP)
E: E; existing employment / industrial park (Prospect Park East,
Prospect Industrial Park)
W: E, I; existing undefined storage and City facility (large storage
tanks, Light & Power station)
The property was annexed in September, 1973 as part of the East Prospect
Street First Annexation.
Lot 1 of the Centerpoint Plaza Subdivision has not previously been platted. Lot 2
of the Centerpoint Plaza Subdivision (Building C) was platted as the north 1/2 of
the Nor -Colo Subdivision in September 1978. It is being replatted as part of this
current development request.
2. Compliance with Article 4 and the E-Employment Zoning District
Standards:
General office, medical office, warehouse, print shop, bars and taverns, and
workshops and custom small industry uses are permitted in the E — Employment
Zoning District, subject to administrative review. However, print shops, bars and
taverns, and custom small industry uses are Secondary Uses in the E District
and together shall occupy no more than 25% of the total gross area of the
development plan (or in this case, the total gross leasable floor area of the
proposed buildings).
The proposed land uses, office, sign/paint shop and vehicle/equipment storage
are classified as "public facilities" and permitted in the Industrial zone subject to
Administrative Review.
This proposal complies with the purpose of the E District as it is a primary
workplace that includes office, warehouse, commercial, and light industrial uses
in a planned business park. The Secondary Uses (print shop, bars and taverns,
and custom small industry uses) may occur in all 3 buildings (A, B, and C) and
will comprise only 16% of the total gross floor area of the buildings.
Centerpoint Plaza PDP
Administrative Hearing
Findings, Conclusions, and Decision
September 12, 2002
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Evidence presented to the Hearing Officer established
no controversy or facts to refute that the hearing was
properly posted, legal notices mailed and notice
published.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Hearing Officer, presiding pursuant to the Fort Collins Land Use Code, opened the
hearing at approximately 7:30 p.m. on September 12, 2002 in the City Council
Chambers at 300 La Porte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado.
HEARING TESTIMONY, WRITTEN COMMENTS AND OTHER EVIDENCE:
The Hearing Officer accepted during the hearing the following evidence: (1) Planning
Department Staff Report; (2) application, plans, maps and other supporting documents
submitted by the applicant and the applicant's representatives to the City of Fort Collins;
and (3) a tape recording of the hearing. The LUC, the City's Comprehensive Plan (City
Plan), and the formally promulgated policies of the City are all considered part of the
evidence considered by the Hearing Officer.
The following is a list of those who attended the meeting:
From the City:
Steve Olt, City Planner
From the Applicant:
Louise Herbert, VF Ripley Associates
Kevin Fraser, Llc Frazer and Company Ventures
Dick Fisher, Cobalt Design / Build
Tom Fisher, Cobalt Design / Build
Dave Karst, Cobalt Design / Build
Jack Blake, Stewart and Associates
Luis Hinojosa, Vaught Frye Architects
From the Public:
None
Written Comments:
None
Commu.,ty Planning and Environmental-ervices
Current Planning
Citv of Fort Collins
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER
TYPE I ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING DATE: September 12, 2002
PROJECT NAME:
CASE NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
OWNER:
HEARING OFFICER:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Centerpoint Plaza Project Development
Plan
#35-01
VF Ripley Associates, Inc.
c/o Louise Herbert
401 West Mountain Avenue, Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO. 80521
Co -Flex Investments, LLC
1708 East Lincoln Avenue
Fort Collins, CO. 80524
Cameron Gloss
Current Planning Director
This is a request for 55,747 square feet of leasable floor area for non-residential land
uses in 3 separate buildings on a 5.1 acre site. The property is located at the southeast
corner of Timberline Road and Midpoint Drive. The proposed land uses include general
office, medical office, warehouse, print shop, bars and taverns, and workshops and
custom small industry uses.
SUMMARY OF HEARING OFFICER DECISION: Approval, with conditions
ZONING DISTRICT: E — Employment
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval, with conditions
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