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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOLD TOWN NORTH, 3RD FILING - PDP - PDP160017 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING33.Are there any opportunities for a coffee shop or other commercial services? A. These types of uses are anticipated to be located west of Jerome. 34. What about the vacant area south of Osiander to the east? A. This area is planned for nine single family homes. 35. Will the City's minimum parking requirements for handicap accessible spaces and bicycle parking apply to the duplexes? A. Response from City Planner: regarding handicap spaces, the minimum requirement is triggered by multi -family development and duplexes are not considered multi -family. Regarding bicycle spaces, the minimum required parking also applies only to multi -family and commercial projects. Again, duplexes are not considered multi -family. 2 A. No, the fronts will face Suniga. We are thinking that all four sides will feature a similar level of quality. Even though the south elevation, at grade, will include the garages, we do not want to downgrade the backside. 26. Will there be multiple builders? A. For the single family houses, there will be multiple builders but all will be held to our architectural standards. For the duplexes, we expect these to be constructed by one builder. 27. Will the houses and duplexes be built as they are absorbed by buyers or will they be built on a speculative basis? A. We have not decided but it will likely depend on the market. 28. Can you go over again the size of the duplex units? A. Yes, the at -grade level will feature a two -car garage and a 500 square foot studio unit. The upstairs will feature a 900 square foot unit. We refer to these as an over-under duplex to be under a single ownership. Each of these duplexes will then be paired with another similar duplex in one building with a property line dividing the ownership so there will be two duplexes, four units within one building. 29. Thank you. This leads to my next question — I'm concerned that the 900 square foot upstairs unit is too small. Who will be the buyer? Two bedrooms in 900 square feet seems very tight to me and not very marketable. A. Our 900 square foot unit will feature an open floor plan for the common areas, a master bedroom, master bathroom, a second bedroom and a second bathroom. We plan on adding multiple balconies and sliding glass doors to open up the floor plan. These units will also feature 10-foot high ceilings. Our experience is that these units will fit a market niche. 30.1 encourage you to add more off-street parking spaces. 31. Who owns the triangular parcel to the northeast south of Suniga? A. This parcel is owned by Aspen Heights. We are not aware of their plans for this area. 32. Who owns the area designated as "Future Development"? A. We do but as noted earlier, it is presently encumbered by the Dry Creek Floodplain. 5 16. What do you estimate to be the size of the single family houses? A. We are thinking they will be in the range of 1,500 to 2,000 square feet. 17. Will they include basements? A. We have not determined that yet. 18. In your parking lots, what will be the size of the parking stalls? A. These stalls will likely be 9' x 17'. 19. What about joining the H.O.A.? A. The single family homes will join the master H.O.A. The duplexes will be under their own sub-H.O.A. and then be under the umbrella of the master H.O.A. 20. What is your timeframe for development? A. We would like to begin our earth work in the Fall. 21.1 encourage you to implement xeriscape principles in your landscape design. A. We agree as water is expensive. 22. Will you be contributing funds for a future neighborhood park? A. Yes, ultimately, our future homeowners will be paying into the H.O.A. to help fund the future private park. 23. Where will the construction contractors take access? A. We expect them to take access from Redwood Street at the future extension of Osiander. 24. We live east of Redwood, downwind of Old Town North. We are concerned about blowing construction debris. During the construction of Aspen Heights, our neighborhood was deluged by debris, rubbish, trash and plastic bags. A. We will endeavor to keep our construction site picked up so trash does not blow into your neighborhood. 25. Will the backs of the duplexes face Suniga? 4 9. I'm concerned about the potential for repetitive architecture. One of the charms of the Old Town North is the eclectic character of the modern, contemporary form. I would hate to see any significant deviation from this style and encourage a diversity of housing models. A. Yes, we agree and we are planning on continuing the established overall architectural theme of Old Town North. As to repetition, we are sensitive to this as well and plan on giving home buyers several models from which to choose. 10.1 would like to emphasize the preceding comment. I enjoy the variety of architecture within the contemporary style and avoiding repetition is very important to maintain the distinctive character of the neighborhood. 11. Would the owner of a duplex be able to rent out the first floor studio unit separately from the second floor unit? A. Yes, that is an option for an owner of a duplex — live upstairs and rent out the downstairs. 12. The rendered site plans shows a generous amount of trees along Osiander. Is this be an accurate representation of the expected landscaping or is this just an illustrative rendering? A. We plan on landscaping Osiander with street trees per the Land Use Code. 13. Will you be providing a community garden? With small lots, and detached garages, yards are reduced to the point where gardening is a challenge. A. This is a good idea. We will look for area for a common garden. 14. Was the City aware that by connecting Blondel to Blue Spruce, there would be a direct connection between Old Town North and Aspen Heights? Based on my observations, we have a speeding problem due to the college students to our north. A. Response from City Planner: Yes, Blondel was always anticipated to connect to Blue Spruce. Also, just so you are aware, Jerome is expected to be extended north to Conifer and Suniga will be extended west to North College Avenue. These connections will allow for multiple points for residents to travel in all directions. Perhaps when Suniga ties into North College, the Aspen Heights residents will that to be more convenient to get to their destination than taking Blondel. 15. What do you plan on doing with the prairie dogs? A. We don't know yet. 3 2. Will the project create a new entrance to the neighborhood? A. Yes, with this project, Osiander would be extended east to intersect with Redwood Drive. 3. As a developer, do you have any experience in Old Town North? A. Yes, my group has been associated with land development and building in Old Town North for about four years. 4. What is the status of the "Future Development" area immediately to the east of the site? A. Presently, that area is encumbered by the Dry Creek Floodplain and cannot be developed. It is designated as 'future development" because at some point, based on future improvements to the larger drainage basin, the parcel may come out of the floodplain and become eligible for development. Until such time, it will be seeded for erosion control. 5. Will you be bringing in fill dirt? If so, by how much will the site be raised? A. Yes, we will be bringing in the fill dirt from the existing stockpile. We intend on matching the grade of Osiander so the houses will be at street level. 6. I'm concerned about the allowance of parking on Osiander on only one side (south) of the street in front of our houses. With the new houses on the north side, I see competition for on -street parking. If I get home from work, say around 7:00 p.m., all the available on -street parking will be taken up and I lose my on - street parking. A. Osiander was specifically designed by the original developer to be a narrow residential local street. As such, parking is allowed only on one side. We intend on providing off-street parking to the extent that we exceed the minimum required number of the City's Land Use Code. 7. If the on -street parking is fully occupied, can we park in your surface parking spaces? A. We have not considered this option at this time. 8. Are you willing to widen Osiander so that there is parking on both sides? A. No, as this would be very costly with existing underground utilities and water and sewer services that are already stubbed to the north side. 2 NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: Old Town North — Block Six LOCATION: North of Osiander Drive, South of Suniga Road, East of Jerome Drive DATE: March 30, 2016 APPLICANT: Palmos Development Corporation c/o Terry Palmos CONSULTANTS: Russ Lee, VF Ripley Brian Shear, Shear Engineering CITY PLANNER: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. As proposed, the project consists of developing the vacant parcel,on the north side of Osiander Street and south of Suniga Road for a total of 74 dwelling units. These units would be divided between 26 single family detached homes facing Osiander and 24 two-family dwellings (48 units) facing Suniga Road. The two-family dwellings would be up-and-down duplexes. These duplexes would be arranged in pairs so there would be four units per building. Each duplex within the structure would be platted on its own lot. There would be no parking allowed on the north side of Osiander Drive. All parking would be placed in an alley behind the units. For the single family, each house would have a two -car garage. For the duplexes, parking would be divided between under -structure garages and surface parking. The site is 5.84 acres and zoned Community Commercial — North College, C-C-N. Unless otherwise noted, all responses are from the applicant or consulting team. Questions, Comments, Concerns 1. Would there be any access to Suniga Road? A. No, access would be from Osiander and Jerome only. 1