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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGGIE VILLAGE NORTH REDEVELOPMENT - SPAR - SPA130005 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGAggie Village North - Nov. 18, 2013 Did You Receive INFORMATION MEETING WritNEIGHBORHOOD Current Notification of this Meeting? Name: Email Address: Zip: Yes No Yes ; No 4[,A� trsF o D 0 96,r-2 E i Aggie Village North - Nov. 18, 2013 Did You Receive NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING Written Notification of this nt Addre s? Meeting? Name: Email Address: Zip: Yes No Yes ; No > 1&00 Ji'/ti%►�T�{✓-iNKa.h���Y�L(C��,�oV✓\ �%�J�7 C�rCC�ALAD ;SOSz/. c/ v k6u.E� � `���� �[� /v � L SO i✓ J D A/�cso.iJ ��7z c�MA�c . eo.►� l4 O �( P oI PC Gain 80 5Z d ✓ `� ►4�� c l q'(,'- ems- �/ �,e-i r 1, e mac( J e �.�• . M u� f h e� ����s -�-e _ �w g�szS !i �UI� Yl'I �i GAS 4 .v� cdw� Aggie Village North - Nov. 18, 2013 Did You Receive NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING Written Notification of this Current Address? Meeting? Name: Email Address: Zip: 1 Yes No � Yes No 1 1 1 I � 1 1 � I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 O Nv� OBI �ZAo r 1 1 1 � 1 I � 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ( 6 ( 1 1 1 1 � 1 1 1 1 � 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 b © act L,,�- kon I", rJ S wt 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 I I 1 I I 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IQI�� 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Comment (Citizen): If an on -campus stadium moves forward, the Athletic Department said students may be asked to move cars off campus on game days. If this is still the case, AVN residents may have difficulty finding a place to park. Question (Citizen): Would there be fencing? Response (Applicants): A privacy fence will be constructed along the west property line. Security fence will be installed toward the south to prevent midblock crossings of Prospect, and to prevent theft of bikes parked on the south side of AVN. On the east side, once the bicycle/pedestrian underpass is built, the sidewalk from the south will not meet grade until midway to Lake St. Question (Citizen): What is the CSU student fee for parking permits? Response (Applicants): $321 per year for students; this is the same annual rate as parking in the Center Avenue parking structure across the street. Comment (Citizen): The greatest housing need is for sophomores, not freshman or underclassman. Question (Citizen): Will the project address bike/pedestrian/auto traffic at the intersection of Lake St. and Center Ave.? Response (Applicants): CSU has an on -going traffic analysis for the project which addresses impacts to all modes of travel. The data collection is nearly complete and a summary memo will be drafted that is subject to City evaluation as part of the SPAR process. Question (Citizen): Could AVN happen at the same time as an on -campus stadium and the underpass construction? Response (Applicants): Yes, this is a possible scenario considering that bonding will take place in December, followed by the commencement of construction in 1 year and an opening during the Summer 2016. Question (Citizen): The housing density proposed makes sense given the proximity to the MAX terminal. Comment (Applicants): AVN will be constructed to the LEED Gold standard and the existing apartments will be deconstructed. Comment (Citizen): CSU is heading in the right direction with parking management with this project. We suggest that CSU strongly recommend that students don't bring cars to the campus. Comment (Applicants): The single family lots west of AVN are not under CSU control and will not be incorporated into the project. Comment (Citizen): The City would be better off if more projects (the Grove, the Summit) were built to CSU design standards. Comment (Citizen): The City needs to take a "big picture" look at the surrounding area and come up with a better plan and strategies for addressing change. Comment (Citizen): Buildings should be designed with greater heights north of Prospect and Lower heights south of Prospect. Page 3 of 3 graduates and post -doctoral students. The undergraduate residents will include about 500 members of the ICC Community (international and domestic undergraduates that want to live in an international community) and other upper class students. The undergraduates will be housed in the southern buildings; graduates will be to the north. Anticipated parking demand based on CSU past history with this tenant group shows a close match with proposed parking supply on -site and nearby. There are currently 150 parking spaces; about 270 are proposed (72 in a lot on the west side of the parcel; 70 in at -grade "tuck under" parking beneath the buildings; with the remainder in a below -grade parking garage under the building along Lake St. 800 bicycle parking spaces are planned. Questions, Comments & Responses Comment (Citizen): A detached sidewalk would provide a better pedestrian experience — an attached sidewalk feels unsafe for pedestrians considering traffic speeds on Prospect. Question (Citizen): Why don't buildings face Prospect? Response (Applicants): Buildings are oriented to maximize sunlight in south facing lawn areas; this need for livable common open space areas for residents dictated the building locations and orientation. Question (Citizen): What are the proposed building heights? Response (Applicants): There will be a combination of 3, 4, and 5 story structures as shown on the development plans. Comment (Applicant): All residents can buy a CSU parking permit either on -site or in other locations on - campus or at Aggie Village South (AVS). Comment (Applicant): Based on current parking statistics, it is estimated that there will be adequate parking on -site between AVN and AVS (where there is extra capacity) o International students— 26% of those currently in International House have cars. o Remainder of on -campus students — 39% have parking permits, which is reduced from 56% four years ago. Comment (Citizen): using first -year student parking permit rates will underestimate parking needs for AVN (first -year students are in dorm rooms and have meal plans; residents of AVN have apartments with kitchens and will need to shop for groceries). Students also may not drive as much during the week, but will own cars for use on the weekends. Response (Applicants): Many students retain meal cards even though kitchens are available in their units. Close to 1,000 students this past year had a meal card even though they were not required to do SO. Comment (Applicant): CSU will provide other parking/transportation options for residents: o CSU exploring on -campus shuttle services with Transfort o Zip cars will be available at AVN o Loaner bikes available on campus Page 2 of 3 NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: Aggie Village North DATE: November 18, 2013 PLANNER: Cameron Gloss, Planning Manager NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES: Sarah Burnett, Neighborhood Development Review Liaison; Amanda Nagl, Neighborhood Services Administrator PARKING SERVICES: Jamie Moyer, Neighborhood Parking Program Manager The meeting began with Cameron Gloss providing a brief explanation of the City's development review process as it relates to the Colorado statutory standards for public projects, known as the Site Plan Advisory Review (SPAR) process, as well as an overview of the neighborhood meeting agenda and ground rules of communication. Jamie Moyer provided an overview of the City's recently adopted residential parking permit program (RP3) and those on -going discussions with the Sheely Neighborhood to create a parking permit system. RPTs may be created in neighborhoods where over 50 percent of the responding residents are in favor of the program. The City's decision about whether to grant residents' requests for parking permits will be made after a parking evaluation of that neighborhood is completed. Several questions were raised by attendees regarding the scope of parking restrictions for an RP3 at the Sheely Neighborhood and the scheduled December 5, 2013 residential parking meeting with neighborhood residents. Applicant Presentation Fred Haberecht, Jim Dolack, and Christie Mathews, from Colorado State University and Lou Bieker from 4240 Architecture were present and provided information about the project at Aggie Village North (AVN) and the philosophy behind the University's Campus Master Plan, Housing Master Plan, and the Student Housing Action Plan (SNAP) efforts, and how this project is meeting the cooperative goals of the City and CSU. The site development plan focuses buildings onto Lake as the "active" street, and Prospect as the secondary street. It is envisioned that many tenants will be taking advantage of the MAX Prospect station and internal CSU Circulator and therefore inclined to use Lake Street as a primary pedestrian and bicycle route. Two principal entrance points are provided to AVN: Lake Street on the west, and at the southwest corner of Lake and Center Avenue. Existing mature trees will be retained along the Prospect and Lake frontages to help create attractive streetscapes. The new Aggie Village North will replace the existing facility which has 150 apartment units for families. Existing buildings will be razed and the new project will have 1000 beds in 480 apartment units with kitchens (]eased by the bedroom). The student tenant mix will be 75% single undergraduates; 25% Page 1 of 3