HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY TECH. PARK, HEWLETT-PACKARD - PDP - 12-97D - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESsites will be the responsibility of the property owner, but will also be governed
by the covenants prepared by the Office Park Association.
(iv) Since the ultimate user of each of the parcels is not yet known, it is difficult to
estimate the number of employees for the PDP site. We have estimated the
number of employees based on Hewlett-Packard projections for buildings that
they might occupy. Based on this estimate, the 750,000 s.f. proposed for
office/R&D use would result in approximately 4000 employees.
(v) Key Site Data:
a. Parcel Size: approximately 61.3 acres
b: Proposed Uses: Office 80%, R & D 20%. Included in these percentages
would be the potential for accessory and supporting uses which would fall
within the secondary use category of the H-C Zone District ( e.g. Coffee
shop, travel agent, laundry, food service, print shop etc.) Secondary uses
may be open to the public but will be intended to be primarily support for
the primary use of office.
c. Zoning: H-C zone district. An existing Overall Development (ODP) Plan
is in place on the property and the Planning and Zoning Board recently
approved an amended ODP for the site.
d. Location: The property is located south of Harmony Road between
Technology Parkway and Cambridge Avenue.
e. Proposed square footage of this phase: 750,000 SF
(vi) This project is currently being reviewed as a `Pilot Project'. 'We are not aware
of any variance to the Land Use Code requirements. ,'
(vii) There are no wetlands or natural areas on the PDP site. Hewlett-Packard has
been working with the adjacent residences along Cambridge Avenue over the
past few years during the ODP process in 1997, during the construction of the
Celestica project, and during the amended ODP process this summer. In order
to minimize initial impacts to these existing homes, the alignment of
Cambridge Avenue has been proposed entirely on the Harmony Technology
Park property with this submittal. A portion of the site detention has been
designed along the north portion of the Cambridge Avenue alignment to allow
for a green buffer between the residences and the proposed office buildings. A
landscaped berm is proposed along the remainder of the Cambridge Avenue
frontage.
(viii) A neighborhood meeting was held prior to the submittal of the PDP. Few
concerns were raised during the meeting, most neighbors were simply
interested in the timing of the project and the land uses proposed. We have
shown the alignment of Cambridge Avenue to occur within the PDP property
to minimize impacts on the existing residential properties in this area.
(ix) This is a Project Development Plan submittal for a portion of the Hewlett-
Packard Harmony Technology Park. It is a portion of the Amended Overall
Development Plan for the Harmony Technology Park approved by the
Planning and Zoning Board in September 2000, originally approved in July of
1997.
Hewlett-Packard Harmony Technology Park PDP
Statement of Planning Objectives
(i) The Harmony Technology Park is approximately 155 acres in size. Of this
total area, Celestica currently occupies 30 acres. The remaining 125 acres is
being master planned to accommodate future Hewlett Packard (HP) growth.
This project represents the first phase of the buildout of the remainder of the
campus. The project is located within the master -planned Harmony Corridor
Plan Area, and fosters the uses prescribed within this plan as recommended by
the Land Use Principles and Policies of City Plan. These principles and
policies are further achieved by the following:
Land Use Policies - The development is within the Harmony Corridor
subarea, and complies with the standards and guidelines of this approved
planning area.
Transportation - The PDP provides the ability to construct multi -modal
public street corridors that foster convenient transit alternatives, adequate
transportation facilities, and achieve or exceed level of service standards for
transportation. Additional transit stops may be added within the PDP area
along these public streets if requested by the City Transit services (Transfort).
Pedestrian and bicycle connections have been illustrated as an integral part of
the PDP plan.
Economic Sustainability - The PDP development sets a framework to provide
a positive climate for both local and new businesses by allowing the
construction of up to 750,000 square feet of high-technology office and
research/development uses.
Environment - A natural areas study has been prepared for the PDP site and
the surrounding adjacent sites to ensure protection of any adjacent natural
areas.
(ii) The Harmony Technology Park Amended PDP area generally consists of an
open agricultural area. There are no natural areas or wetlands on the PDP site.
A landscape buffer area has been shown along the north property boundary
corresponding with the 80' Harmony Corridor landscape setback. Landscape
buffers have also been shown between parking areas and adjacent public
roads. A primary feature of the PDP plan is the development of a central
pedestrian -oriented campus that provides easy walking connections between
the buildings and to the adjacent public streets. A second large open space
area has been proposed for an area southeast of the PDP area. This area will
serve as detention for the majority of the site, and eventually for the remaining
portions of the Harmony Technology Park master plan. By incorporating all of
the detention in a single area, we hope to utilize the space as an amenity for
potential recreational uses.
(iii) The Harmony Technology Park site will be developed to provide office sites
for Hewlett-Packard and for other potential office users. An Office Park
Association will be developed for the entire master -planned Harmony
Technology Park site and will take responsibility for maintenance of common
open space areas within the site. Maintenance of individual office building