HomeMy WebLinkAboutRAMS PARK - PDP - 12-00 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGv. NE" T'HBORHOOD INFOW `ATION MEETING
�si. (6 i I . . I .
M6�mw 0
u . Meetina
City of Fort Collins `
d
for
Project:
Date: to _ a-OC) ,
Attendees: PIease sign this sheet. The information ivies be used to
eD
update the project mailing list and confirm attendance at neighborhood
meetings. Contact the Planning Department (221-6750) if you wish to
receive minutes of this meeting.
Did You Receive
Written NotificationAddress?
of this meeting?
Correct
Address Zip
Yes
No
Yes
No
�Naamj{e��
a) Vy. nACUk7�4'1 !J BUS Z
ifU j2 Cl^!'G.. I W. MbUN ev
.
7367
SUS
r
L L vG,c:� k L—(Z),r S — �os��
✓
V
o C P slag ABe
Pat ` CIMPAAs? d
lam( %-3 RM c6 ESQ
y
A neighbor asked how many bedroom will be in the project. The applicant responded
that currently 216 are planned, which is a lower number than was originally planned.
The applicant showed a picture of an existing apartment building in town (the Lofts at
Campus West) which was used to help influence the design of this project.
A neighbor made the comment that they like the proposed landscaping, but is concerned
about the big trees being removed. The applicant responded that the City Forester met
the applicant out on site, and the Forester said the existing tree in the existing house
driveway is not healthy, therefore should not be preserved. The Forester required
upsizing of the trees alont the street for mitigation. The design started with a landscape
survey in hopes to save as much as possible.
A neighbor mentioned that she had read the traffic report generated by King Soopers, and
compaired it to this traffic report for the intersection at Cedarwood. She expressed
concern that the two reports are not consistent. She mentioned that the King Soopers
report called out a level of service "F" for the intersection, while this study called out a
level of service "A."
A neighbor expressed concern about adding more pedestrians to the intersection of
Elizabeth and Taft Hill during morning rush hour. The applicant responded that 8 a.m. is
not the peak time that the student residents would be crossing. A neighbor suggested that
the applicant could attempt to coordinate with Transfort a shuttle that would run during
peak student times to and from campus.
A neighbor commented that this project will adversely affect the value of the
neighborhood. She mentioned that the path throught this site to King Soopers was one
of the reasons she moved here. She thinks this design of the path and parking lot
configuration would encourage the children who use the path to choose to ride their bikes
through the parking lot drive aisles rather than the designated path, and pointed out that
this could be dangerous.
2
Citv of Fort Collins
Commu I Planning and Environmental ' vices
Current Planning
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
for Ram's Park
conducted June 7, 2000 by Troy Jones
The residents who live on Plum and Ponderosa are concerned about the design of
Elizabeth Street. They don't think the proposed design will work because the area is
already congested with both pedestrian and auto traffic. They were questioning if it is a
good idea to put more pedestrians at this location crossing Elizabeth where there's
already a traffic problem. The applicant responeded that they will foucus the pedestrian
traffic to one crosswalk.
A neighbor commented that the pedestrians who use the existing path now have trouble
crossing Elizabeth, and that the path should move to the west. Eric Bracke of the city's
Traffic Operations department commented that the proposed crosswalk location is the
safest place to locate it.
A neighbor questioned whether there was going to be enough parking given that the
project will most likely have a large student tenent population. The applicant responded
that the project will not market exclusively to students. The leases will be 1 year leases.
A neighbor commented that College Park (the apartment complex just west of this site)
does not have enough parking. The applicant responded that this project is proposing no
4 bedroom units, so the parking demand should not be too much for the number of spaces
provided.
The applicant mentioned that the two existing houses on the site will be moved, and West
Elizabeth Street will be widened in the location where it currently necks down.
A neighbor asked for an explaination of the design of the new configuration of the path.
The applicant explained that the path will cross a vehicular drive area at a point that will
be a large plaza -type enhanced crosswalk design.
A neighbor asked if a traffic study had been done, and added that there is currently a lot
of congestion and questions adding more traffic. The applicant responded that a traffic
engineer was hired to generate a traffic report. As a result of the traffic report, the
vehicular entry/exit configuration was changed, and diagional parking has begun to
evolve in the design in an effort to mitigate the impacts as much as possible.
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020