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Parking at 620 S. Lemay Ave.
Poudre River Business Park, Fourth Filing
Alternative Compliance Request
The owner requests a modification of the standard per Section 2.8.2(H)(1)-The plan as submitted
will promote the general purpose of the standard for which the modification is requested
equally well or better than would a plan which complies with the standard for which a
modification is requested.
The standard per Section 3.2.2(K) states that a medical office building is permitted to have a
maximum of 4.5 spaces per 1,000 s.f. which is a maxium of 39 parking spaces with the building's
size (8,626 s.f.). The existing parking lot currently provides 36 spaces.
The proposed parking lot will provide an additional 36 spaces for a total of 72 spaces. The
owner is requesting this modification for the following reasons:
1. Specialty medical services have been added to the existing urgent care services, which
has resulted in increased services/patient volume.
2. The Windsor location closed resulting in this facility being the only one in Northern
Colorado to serve Concentra patients. This has had the following impacts:
a. Due to patient volume, staff is currently parking off site and walking in.
b. Due to patient volume, many patients are parking in the unpaved area south of the
existing parking lot.
This facility has 33 employees, sees an average of 150 patients a day and operates from 7am to
7pm and on weekends. The current parking lot does not adequatley accomodate the patient
volume it sees every day. With the approval of the proposed parking lot (additional 36 spaces),
the facility will be able to adequately accommodate the parking needs of both patients and
staff.
2519 S. Shields Street #129 1 Fort Collins, CO 80526
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Parking at 620 S. Lemay Ave.
Poudre River Business Park, Fourth Filing
Statement of Planning Objectives
March 11, 2015
The site is located north east of the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Lemay Avenue in
Poudre River Business Park. Detached single family homes are located adjacent to the property
to the south and commercial buildings directly to the west and north west and the Poudre River
Corridor to the north and east. The Springer and William's Natural Area is located to the north
of the site within the Poudre River corridor. The property is zoned Community Commercial
Poudre River (CCR).
The site area proposed for this parking lot consists of 1.178 of un developed land covered in
both native (ground cover) and exotic species; mainly several clumps of Siberian Elm. The
Poudre River is located 400' north of this site however, this site does not contain wetlands or any
known habitat for sensitive and specially valued species.
The goal with the development of this site is to present this proposed parking lot as a model of
sustainability using xeriscape and LID techniques in the landscape design which will include low
water use and native plant species, a rain garden and porous paving in the parking lot to
minimize storm water runoff. Solar lighting will be used as long as it is not cost prohibitive. The
use of xeric and native species is expected to improve the habitat.
Street names are all existing and there will be additional right of way platted on both Poudre
River Drive and Hoffman Mill Road. The proposed parking lot will not generate additional
traffic.
Gwen Hatchette is the owner and there are no general or limited partners and/or officers on the
property.
2519 S. Shields Street #129 1 Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.420.9462 1 www.csdesigncorp.com