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Development Plans: Site Plan, Building Floor Plans and Elevations, Lighting, Landscaping, and Architectural Renderings 2. Project Narrative and Planning Objectives 3. Letter dated October 7, 2013 summarizing projected traffic impacts 4. Neighborhood Meeting Notes, October 2, 2013 5. Public Comments 6. Neighborhood Meeting Notes, December 3, 2013 FRCC Integrated Technology Building, SPAR #130006 Planning & Zoning Hearing 12-12-2013 Page 6 approved by the Planning and Zoning Board at its November 21, 2013 hearing. Detailed neighborhood meeting minutes and letters from neighbors are attached to this staff report. At the first neighborhood meeting, members of the community expressed concerns about the orientation of the building and specific program elements adjacent to the east property line of the campus. Some residents specifically asked that FRCC consider relocation of the automotive technology uses off -site. Further, a second neighborhood meeting was held on December 3, 2013 which provided an overview of building and site design changes made in direct response to comments made at the first neighborhood meeting. 5. Findings of FacVConclusions: A. The proposed Integrated Technology Building is subject to evaluation by the City of Fort Collins as a Site Plan Advisory Review. The construction of a new building for a public community college complies with State Statute Section 31- 23-209, C.R.S., in that the location, character, and extent of the proposed building conforms to the adopted Master Plan (City Plan) of the City of Fort Collins. B. The location of the proposed Integrated Technology Building over an existing parking lot on the east edge of the FRCC campus provides for an efficient use of land and is the logical area to expand campus facilities. C. The character of the proposed Integrated Technology Building architecture is consistent in its mass, bulk, scale, height, materials and overall character to the existing buildings within the Front Range Community College Larimer Campus. A landscape buffer along the east and north edges of the parking area serving the building is of a design character that will protect views from the adjacent neighborhood and Harmony Road. D. The extent of the proposed Integrated Technology Building is limited to a portion of the existing parking lot on the east side of the campus. The extent of impacts generated by the building to the City's storm drainage, and transportation systems, and Fort Collins -Loveland Water/South Fort Collins Sanitation facilities, can be accommodated through existing utility infrastructure. Further, the building orientation, floor plan configuration, venting, location of building deliveries and storage, and lighting and landscape buffering have reduced the extent of impacts to the surrounding neighborhood. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Front Range Community College Integrated Technology Building - Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA130006 FRCC Integrated Technology Building, SPAR #130006 Planning & Zoning Hearing 12-12-2013 Page 5 1. Transportation System Since the proposed ITB building results in the relocation of an existing program, no student enrollment increases are anticipated as a result of the project. Traffic Operations and Engineering Departments have reviewed the applicant's letter summarizing traffic impacts and are satisfied that the proposal will not measurably impact the transportation system for the range of transportation modes. Walkways will connect from the existing FRCC pedestrian walkway system to the Integrated Technology Building and the soft -surface trail connecting to Harmony Road will be extended continuously though the new buffer space along the east edge of the site. Bicycle racks will be conveniently located next to the primary building entry. 2. Storm Drainage The drainage swale running north of the proposed ITB building will remain unchanged and drainage patterns will be similar to today. FRCC will be revising its drainage master plans to incorporate any changes to drainage patterns as a result of the project. 3. Public Utilities Fort Collins -Loveland Water/South Fort Collins Sanitation facilities have noted that satisfactory water and sanitary sewer facilities are available to serve the new building, including the water volume and pressure needed to satisfy Poudre Fire Authority standards for water supply. 4. Air Quality Welding exhaust mitigation has been designed in compliance with applicable air quality standards. Individual exhaust hoods are provided at each welding station and the welding waste air is cleaned and blown back into the building. Additionally, exhaust vents have been oriented to the west and away from neighboring properties. 4. Public Outreach: Two neighborhood information meetings were held. The first meeting was held on October 2, 2013 and included discussion of the Integrated Technology Building as well as FRCC's Southwest Parking Lot SPAR application that was FRCC Integrated Technology Building, SPAR #130006 Planning & Zoning Hearing 12-12-2013 Page 4 primary building mass and provide a rich variation to the facades. Metal panels provide a "top" treatment that is visually lighter than the lower portions of the building. The use of varied building heights, sidelights, transoms and canopies help to define and enhance entry points. The use of materials and patterns is balanced, with colors and textures helping to emphasize and articulate overall building forms. 2. Site Design Parking serving the new building is fully screened from the adjacent public street (Harmony Road) by plant material and berming. The auto and welding yard, which provides for vehicle and material loading and service, is incorporated toward the interior of the V-shaped building, thus using the building to screen these service uses from adjacent residential properties. An 8-foot high masonry wall will fully screen the welding material storage area. 3. Landscaping A densely -planted landscape buffer area, which includes a landscape berm and a soft surface trail has been included north and east of the parking area serving the building. The buffer varies in width from a minimum of 7 feet to over 75 feet and includes a range of coniferous, deciduous and ornamental tree species, evergreen shrubs and ornamental grasses. Existing landscape islands interior to the north and east portions of the parking area serving the building will be irrigated and planted with deciduous shade trees and shrub beds. 4. Lighting A photometric plan was submitted for the project. Parking lot and building lighting is provided by down -directional and sharp cut-off fixtures directional to ensure there will not be light spillover into the adjacent Coventry or Clarendon Hills neighborhoods. Security lighting facing the auto and welding yard will be screened by the building when viewed from properties to the east/southeast. C. Extent The extent of impacts generated by the building to the City's storm drainage, and transportation systems, and Fort Collins -Loveland Water/South Fort Collins Sanitation facilities, can be accommodated through existing utility infrastructure. FRCC Integrated Technology Building, SPAR #130006 Planning & Zoning Hearing 12-12-2013 Page 3 3. Analysis: A. Location The FRCC Larimer Campus is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of South Shields Street and West Harmony Road and zoned in its entirety Low Density Residential (R-L). The proposed Integrated Technology Building has been sited on an existing surface parking lot approximately 400 feet south of Harmony Road, immediately west of the Coventry neighborhood and northwest of the Clarendon Hills neighborhood. The closest residence lies approximately 120 feet east of the proposed building. All classes associated with the Integrated Technology Program exist today; the proposal calls for the program to be relocated from a building on the north side of the campus to the proposed location. The vacated building will be used to expand the art program, which is currently underserved. FRCC had considered a renovation of the existing auto/welding building but found that their classroom needs could not be completed within the existing building footprint, and the surrounding site area is constrained. Uses within the Integrated Technology Building and the adjacent outdoor area have been located to minimize impact on nearby properties. Offices and classrooms have been placed nearest to the neighborhood, along the east wall of the building, with potentially more impactful automotive and welding work spaces further away. Garage bay doors which access the auto and welding yard have been placed within the interior of the `L' shaped building to help visually screen these uses from neighbors. Further, exhaust systems for the welding area are more than 150 feet west of the property line and also oriented to the west. B. Character The proposed Integrated Technology Building has been designed to blend into the existing campus and be complementary to adjacent residences. The building proposes similar height, massing, fenestration and materials as recently - constructed FRCC buildings. Landscaped areas provide buffering and separation of the project from the Coventry neighborhood. Lastly, light patterns generated from the project will not produce significant glare or allow light trespass onto adjacent properties. 1. Architecture Significant attention is given to the variation in patterns and textures used in the building materials. Colored concrete masonry units (cmu) provide a strong base treatment and help to provide a human scale. In addition to the base treatment, brick veneer, with alternating bands of color, have been used to break up the FRCC Integrated Technology Building, SPAR #130006 Planning & Zoning Hearing 12-12-2013 Page 2 COMMENTS: 1. Background: The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: Dbecdon Zone District Existing Land Uses North Medium Density Mixed -Use Multi -family residential and Single-family Neighborhood (M-M-N) and residential. Low Density Residential (R- L South Low Density Residential (R- Single-family residential (Clarendon Hills) L East Low Density Residential (R- Single-family residential (Coventry) L West Low Density Mixed -Use Single-family residential Neighborhood (L-M-N) and Low Density Residential (R- L 2. Right of Advisory Review: Colorado Revised Statutes provide two specific references which allow the City to review the planning and location of public facilities: A. Section 22-32-124, C.R.S., as amended, addresses the right of a public school to construct facilities within a municipality and the location or manner of construction of such schools. The statutes specifically limit the municipalities' participation in the process to a limited right of review and appeal to the charter school governing body, the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. B. Section 31-23-209, C.R.S. provides that no public building shall be constructed or authorized in a city until the "location, character and extent thereof' has been submitted for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. In the case of disapproval, the Planning and Zoning Board shall communicate its findings to the Community College. The disapproval of the Planning and Zoning Board may be overruled by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. Under Section 31-23-209, C.R.S., the Planning and Zoning Board should make a finding as to the location, character, and extent of the public building relative to the adopted Master Plan (City Plan) of the City. Such findings help ensure that the proposed project conforms to the adopted plan of the City of Fort Collins. City of „�t Collins ITEM NO MEETING DATE December 12, 2013 STAFF Cameron Gloss PLANNING & ZONING BOARD PROJECT: Front Range Community College Integrated Technology Building - Site Plan Advisory Review #SPA130006 APPLICANT: Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526 OWNER: Same PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to construct a 29,000 square foot Integrated Technology Building on the Front Range Community College's (FRCC) Larimer Campus. The new building includes lab space for instruction and training, multiple classrooms and staff offices that support the existing Integrated Technology Program, which provides instruction in welding, automotive and clean technology trades. The new building is proposed to be located over an existing surface parking lot on the east side of the campus. FRCC proposes a 70 foot minimum setback from the Coventry Subdivision to the east, and that will include a landscaped bufferyard and pedestrian trail. The FRCC Larimer Campus is zoned Low -Density Residential (R-L). RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Site Plan Advisory Review complies with State Statutes as to the location, character and extent of the project. Planning Services 281 N College Ave - PO Box 580 - Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 fcgov.com/developmentreview/ 970.221.6750