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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIMBERLINE CHURCH P.U.D. - FINAL - 1-97A - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTS3149 San Luis Street Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 229-5840 sara.lamia@juno.com City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 FNOV 0 3 1999 November 03, 1999 Dear Planning Board Members, Since I am not able to attend the November 4 meeting, I respectfully request that you read the following statement: Re: Timberline Church traffic problems Since Timberline Road becomes a two lane road only 1000 feet north of Drake, we must realize that this makes all of Timberline north of Drake effectively only a two lane road. It will have to accommodate all of its current traffic load, which is very heavy on a &II ly basis, as well as a 1400-2500 seat church and 1100 new homes at Rigden Farms. Would any of you like to live along this route? I understand that the city doesn't want to pay for making all of Timberline Road four lane, but approving these traffic plans without doing so is nothing short of irresponsible. Those of us who must use Timberline, Drake and Prospect will be in terrible straits if the current plan is approved. Can't the road expense be passed on to Timberline's northern improvements as they develop? We need the road expansion NOW. I invite all of you to see the current congestion at Drake, Timberline and Prospect, and I urge you to withhold approval until further investigation of essential road widening is considered. Yours truly, Sara L. Lamia. 10-06-1999 0:04AM FROM P. I . THE L A R S O N October 6, 1999 GROUP A Prof essionai Ted Shepard Corporation Community Planning and Environmental Services 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Re. Timberline Church Dew Mr. Shepard: Earlier this week we discussed the proposed Parking for Phase I and Phase 11 Of Timberline Church. You are 00"d in the observation M we exceed the recommendation of the city's published guidelines. I believe that there is substantial Justification of the proposed parking ratio for your consideration and presentation to the Zoning board. As a matter of clarification to the noted building occupancy, there are indeed precisely 1352 seats per our seating plan. However in the Sanctuary there is additional platform seating for the dwr of 10Q plus pastoral and sound "stem SW of 5, equating to an ocm4xwd load of 1467 people. This is a conservative occupancy number. Using the Uniform Building Code formula for determining the occupancy. which we are required to do for determining exiting, the Sanctuary occupancy is IW3 occupants, One other clarificatiorifcomaction to our figures is M the 516 noted spaces is a total parking count and includes the handicapped spaces. The most significant reason for the proposed high parking ratio is that the church will be conducting back to back services. Currently. the church conducts 5 services to accommodate their congregation. Assuming no growth until their occupancy of the new building, they will need two services to seat the entire church membership in the planned facility. Per their experience with multiple services there will be a percentage of overlap of the early and taw service ocingregants. Per normal church function and activity many people will want to visit and fellowship after the first service. and many will come wily to the second service for good seat selection or other preparation. Some will also need to be at church for both services. The church indeed coraft of many families, but also conisisift of singles and couples without children. Most all will be driving to the church. In our opinion, 3 occupants per vehicle is a good and pWW estimate. Lastly, the proposed building VAI of course have spaces and rooms in addition to the Sarmary. In particular, an auditorium for youth is planned in to phase I construction Architecture Planning vftch will have concurrent occupancy with file church vilorship, service. The full occupancy of Oft vwU add appirmmately 400 people to the church capacity. The InterforDesign actual number of occupants at any given point in time may well exceed the seat count in Construction the Sanctuary. Management I hope that this information illustrates the rc4onale for the parking design of Timberline 720N.Tejon Street Church. Represiantali ves of the church and I vAll be glad to discuss Oft ime further wilith Colorado Springs, you or the planning slaiff, and the Zoning Board. Please let me krim if you have CO 80903 recommendations for our presence at the work session, or presentation 11D the board. 719.471.7678T 719.471.8010E Thank you LarsonGp@AOLCOM Bruce W. Smith, ALA Chart D Projected Weekend Attendance Statistics (3 Services) PHASE #1 Function Attendance Worship 1,352 Choir 100 Adult Education 52 Children 382 TOTAL 1,886 PHASE #2 Function Attendance Worship 2,500 Choir 100 Expanded Adult Education 393 Children 684 TOTAL 3,677 I Chart C Current Weekend Attendance Statistics (5 Services) Function Attendance Worship 21079 Adult Education 74 Children 538 TOTAL 2,691 Total amount of cars 11287 arj �ILv 5 � Py �D 5 J 3 Chart B Sa 4:30 p.m. Musical Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Service #1 Proposed Church Programming Guide Su 8:00 a.m. Music Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Service #2 (Including Education Program) 10:30 a.m. Service #3 (Including Education Program) 2:00 p.m. Drama Team & Youth Choir Rehearsals 5:00 p.m. Adult Discipleship Program 5:00 p.m Adult Education Program 77� i'i L �P�-IW-a �s a� G flMtv.i ;hlCaoGn Mon 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Various Depart- mental Meetings Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Office Hours 9:00 a.m. Women 's Programming Staff Meetings 7:00 p.m. Singles Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 a.m. Office Hours 5:00 P.M. Youth Music Rehearsals/Youth Discipleship Classes 7:00 p.m. Youth Programming Adult Mid -Week Studies Thu 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsals �Su 7 �6)6 �7S S� (/"t Osr2-'7 f7 �j Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Office Hours s0- ted 'rilc p»7 Chart A Current Church Programming Guide Saturday Tun7day Monday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesda7yj 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m: 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. Musical Rehearsal Music Rehearsal Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours 5:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Service 91 Service 93 Various Depart- Women's Youth Music Choir Rehearsals mental Meetings Programming Staff Rehearsals/Youth Meetings Discipleship Classes 7:00 p.m. 9:45 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Service #2 Service #4 Singles Youth Programming Adult Mid -Week Studies 11:15 a.m. Service #5 2:00 p.m. Drama Team & Youth Choir Rehearsals 5:00 p.m Adult Education Program d) A community is made up of its citizens. Timberline Church is already one of the largest congregations in Fort Collins. This decision will immediately affect 2,600 of our regular attendees and up to 5,000 people who call Timberline Church their church home. In conclusion, we would like to say that we have seriously considered the input given by the Planning and Zoning Board and are sensitive to your request that we suggest a compromise. However, it is our opinion that the number of parking spaces that we have requested is already a great compromise, and we cannot in good conscience suggest anything short of this. To do so would be disregarding the safety of our church members. It would also not be consistent with past applications of the LDGS. It would have serious impact on the neighborhoods around us and would not be in the best interests of the entire community. For these reasons, we respectfully resubmit our request for 516 sub -total parking spaces in Phase # 1, and a total of 908 parking spaces with the addition of Phase # 2. Respectfully Yours, The Board of Timberline Church l DaKy NortHpp)C airma William Wood Treasurer Elvin DeGabain I � us ock David Anderson Vicky D' Bob Odell Page 8. The Meadows East neighborhood is located directly to the west of our church site. Besides being a residential area, the parking would be limited to the on -street parking that would be available and not being used by residents. A great concern for us with this option is the safety of our people as they cross Timberline Road, which is projected to be expanded to four lanes as early as next Spring. Timberline Road is also classified as a major arterial, slated to be expanded to 6 lanes in the future. We realize that this would not be as great of a concern during our first Sunday morning service, but it would be a tremendous concern for us during our Saturday evening and second Sunday morning services. The distance people would be required to walk would be 600 to 1,500 feet. It should also be noted that in discussions with residents of this neighborhood, most resent the idea of having church attendees park in front of their homes, possibly three times each weekend, fifty-two weekends per year - especially in light of the fact that the church does have the space to provide on -site parking for its attendees. Since this area of Timberline Road has very little development on it at this time, the next locations with adequate, paved parking areas are located in the vicinities of Horsetooth and Timberline Roads and also Drake Road and Lemay Avenue. These distances range from 3/4 to 2 miles. These are obviously distances that are too great for most people to walk, especially in inclement weather and at night. Concern: In what ways will limiting the on -site parking negatively impact the community? a) The safety of our members would be in question because of the required crossing of Timberline Road, which will become a major arterial street. b) The future growth of our church will be greatly impaired if those wishing to attend cannot park in a reasonable location. This is our experience at our present location. c) Our desire is to maintain good relationships with the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. The potential of church attendees repeatedly parking in front of private residences will lead to many complaints and problems. These problems can be prevented by using the provided land on our church site for parking. Page 7 Question #3. Has the church considered any parking alternatives such as a parking structure, shared or neighborhood parking? To answer this question very simply, "Yes, we have." We have examined all of these options, not only for our new location, but also for our present location since we have parking problems at this site as well. The best estimates that we have for a parking structure tell us that each parking space would cost approximately $17,000 per space. Parking for 100 vehicles would cost $1,700,000, and for 500 vehicles the cost would be $8,500,000. As a church, this is very cost prohibitive and is not feasible for us. Recently the Fort Collins Coloradoan reported that the new parking structure for the Larimer County Courthouse complex will cost over $12,000,000. Another area of concern for us and for our neighbors as well, is what the visual affect of such a structure would be on the surrounding neighborhood. For an example, consider what the new Larimer County Courthouse parking structure would look like on our church site. We have also looked at the possibility of shared parking with other locations. We have been in contact with representatives of Wheeler Commercial who are just beginning work on the new Rigden Farm development. It is their estimate that they will not begin work on the adjacent commercial phase of their project for possibly five more years. As mentioned at the previous Planning and Zoning Board meeting, the Fort Collins High School — McNeal Performing Arts Center is under long- term lease arrangements on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings by other churches. This means that the school's parking areas are already in use. The area along Vermont Drive, which turns into Pinecone Circle, is immediately adjacent to the Pinecone Apartments. Renters regularly park along this stretch of street for convenience purposes. If those attending our church were to park in this area, they would be forced to walk along either Timberline Road or the proposed bicycle path which will have a bridge connecting to the southeast corner of our church site. The distance they would walk would be 650 to 2,400 feet. It should also be noted that it has been determined in Fort Collins that the maximum acceptable walking distance is 1,320 feet or'/4 mile. Page 6 Ratio C - Code Occupancy/Parking Spaces Ratio 22,403 - 7 = 3,200 total allowed auditorium capacity divided by the ratio of 1:2.4 = 1,333 total parking spaces THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT WE ARE REQUESTING FOR THIS CHURCH SITE: Phase 1 - 516 sub -total parking spaces Phase 2 - 908 total parking spaces The parking ratio that we are requesting is 1 space for 2.8 people. Question #2. How will the proposed parking lot design be mitigated to lessen the impact on the surrounding community? The LDGS is itself a form of an impact mitigation system, in that it allows for each community to mitigate the impact that design decisions have upon the community. It is our opinion that in terms of community impact, our church development will have less impact upon the community than the former plans for this site, which was part of the Pinecone P.U.D. In regard to the number of requested parking spaces and the amount of asphalt that it will require, we feel it will be significantly less of an impact than if the site were developed with condominiums, townhouses, apartments, single family homes, and commercial development. These would include far more built space with the accompanying parking, streets and driveways. When fully completed, our church development is designed to be a type of campus setting. The parking areas would be similar in nature to that of the Fort Collins High School and the Front Range Community College. However, it should be pointed out that since these two developments are exempt from the standards that we are required to conform to, our church campus will without doubt be one of the best landscaped campuses, not only in Fort Collins, but in northern Colorado. We feel that the size of our parking area will be strongly mitigated by the installation of one of the most intensive landscaping designs of any parking area in our community. Page 5 h Phase 1 - Main Auditorium Seating Is 1,452 (1,352 seats in main auditorium; 100 seats in choir) Ratio A — Parking Spaces/Main Auditorium Seating Ratio 1,452 _ 2.4 = 609 total parking spaces (2.4 is our existing Parking Space/Main Auditorium Seating Ratio) Ratio B - Car/People Ratio *1,886 - 2.1 = 898 cars present during maximum attendance (*2.1 is based on the data compiled at our present church site) (*See Chart D) Ratio C - Code Occupancy/Parking Spaces Ratio 12,589 _ 7 = 1,798 total allowed auditorium capacity divided by the ratio of 1:2.4 = 749 total parking spaces (2.4 is our existing Parking Space/Main Auditorium Seating Ratio) Phase 2 - Main Auditorium Seating Is 2,600 (2500 seats in main auditorium; 100 seats in choir) Ratio A - Parking Spaces/Main Auditorium Seating 2600 - 2.4 = 1,083 total parking spaces (Based on our existing Parking Space/Main Auditorium Seating Ratio) Ratio B - Car/People Ratio 3,677 - 2.1 = 1,751 cars present during maximum attendance (*See Chart D) Page 4 Question #1. In the last meeting, the ratios that were used were confusing. What are the types of ratios that are used and which ratios are being used to determine our parking needs? Here are three different types of ratios that can be used to determine the number of parking spaces for a development. They are as follows: a) Parking Spaces/Main Auditorium Seating Ratio This is the standard ratio used by most cities to evaluate requests for parking because it is the simplest to calculate. This is the system that is consistent with the LDGS. As stated by Ted Shepard, the LDGS guideline is a minimum, not a maximum. Codes and ordinances have typically either stated minimums or ranges to encourage discussion, which is meant to help discover what is the actual amount of parking that is needed. What Timberline Church is requesting is consistent with the LDGS. Based upon our present Parking Spaces/Main Auditorium Seating statistics, our ratio is 1:2.4. b) Car/People Ratio This ratio is determined by the number of vehicles in the parking areas to the actual number of people in the facilities. This can be used to determine present trends, which can also be used in making projections in planning for the future. The following ratios were determined during all five of our main weekend services over a two -week period. These statistics are of actual attendance and do not include any over -lapping of services. We found that during the weekends of October 23-24 and October 30-31, 1999, our ratios averaged 1 vehicle for every 1.2 people Fev-f n/ 5 (1:2.1). c) Code Occupancy/Parking Spaces Ratio This ratio is determined by the gross square footage of the main auditorium, divided by the total number of people allowed in the facility by the Uniform Building Code, which is 1 person for every 7 square feet of facility space (1:7). This Code is used nationwide and establishes guidelines and standards, which brings uniformity to the construction industry. The planned gross square footage of the main auditorium in Phase 1 is 12,589 square feet. 12,589 - 7 = 1,798 as the maximum allowable occupancy for the main auditorium. Based on these three types of ratios, the following calculations help us see what the recommended number of parking spaces should be: Page 3 r purpose was to determine the number of people and the number of vehicles involved in our services on those typical weekends. The average total church attendance for all 5 services was 2,691, and the average total number of vehicles was 1,287. This translates to a "vehicle per person ratio" of 1:2.1. This is slightly higher than the average church, but is not outside of the range for a young, healthy, active, growing congregation. Based on our projected facility use, we anticipate in Phase 1 a total of 1,886 adults and children for any given single weekend service. 1,886 people/2.1 occupants per vehicle yields a potential parking need of 898 spaces to park the members of the congregation for a large (but not to capacity) service. By suggesting only 516 spaces, we were already compromising the potential need at a full service. The Phase 2 facilities practical building occupancy is 3,677 people. 3,677/2.1 occupants per vehicle yields a potential parking need of 1,751 spaces for a capacity attendance in a Phase 2 service. The scale of the compromise for Phase 2 is about equal to that of Phase 1. It is our opinion that our request is not excessive. We believe it to be reasoned, equitable, and community -friendly. In striving for balance, the scale may actually be tipped on the "light on parking" side. In our research of the standards of other communities, published parking requirements in 100% of our polling are minimum requirements. Our architectural firm, The Larson Group has planned and designed a great number of church facilities and has encountered requests for additional parking, but has not encountered a community that would favor or mandate less parking. It is very evident that the planners and board members in the City of Fort Collins desire the best for the community, but in our opinion, the further reduction of parking would be unsafe and detrimental to the neighborhood and community. Therefore, we are renewing our request for the following: a) 516 sub -total parking spaces for Phase 1. b) 908 total parking spaces with the addition of Phase 2. c) A ratio of 1 parking space for every 2.8 people in attendance. We have also included the following information and data, hopeful that it will be of further assistance as you review our project. Page 2 io .` TlM$,�,�ZLlN,� GrfU1zG� November 11, 1999 The City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins. CO 80524 Dear Members of the Planning and Zoning Board, Lei r Llwe lw� � 1 � � � J T � NOV 1 1 1999 In this letter you will find responses to several questions that developed during the Planning and Zoning Board Meeting on Thursday, October 21, 1999. For your benefit, we have included answers to the following questions: 1. What are the types of ratios that are used and which ratios are being used to determine our parking needs? 2. How will the proposed parking lot design be mitigated to lessen the impact on the surrounding community? 3. Has the church considered any parking alternatives such as a parking structure, shared or neighborhood parking? 4. Concern: In what ways will limiting the on -site parking negatively impact the community? We have also included: Chart A - A Current Church Program Guide of our activities and schedule. Chart B - A Proposed Church Programming Guide of our activities and schedule once we relocate to Timberline Road. Chart C — A chart of our Current Weekend Attendance Statistics. Chart D - A chart of our Projected Weekend Attendance Statistics for the new Timberline Church location. To bring further consideration to some of the questions brought up by the Planning and Zoning Board, we conducted a parking survey at our present church site on the weekends of October 23-24, and 30-31, 1999. Our Paul Aragon - Ncw Church Plant JON COOK - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I FACILITIES FRANK ESTEP - MISSIONS MINISTRIES DARREN FRED - ADULT EDUCATION/PASTORAL CARE DARELL HAILEY - K.LD.S. CHURCH MINISTRIES STEVE HARRIS - MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT/PASTORAL CARE JON LAWSON - ARTS MINISTRIES . JAMES LONG - SENIOR CITIZENS' MINISTRIES • DOUG MILLER - YOUTH MINISTRIES DARY NORTHROP - SENIOR PASTOR • MICHAEL POPINEAU - CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES/SINGLES WALLY WEBER - CHURCH ADMINISTRATION/MINISTRIES DEVELOPMENT 1800 SOUTH LEMAY • FT. COLLINS, CO 80525 • (970) 482.4387 OFFICE • (970) 482-1001 FAX • E-Mail: timberline@timberlinechurch.Org City of Fort Collins Commr y Planning and Environmental -vices Current Planning MEMORANDUM TO: Planning and Zoning Board FROM: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner RE: Timberline Church, Revised Condition of Approval DATE: October 14, 1999 The Timberline Church Final P.U.D. contains a condition of approval requiring additional evergreen trees on the berm between Timberline Road and the parking lot. Staff has revised the language of this condition to more accurately specify the original intent. 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ONA 1w i.YN Y't PfIO sNitlEl MVx�6 vO1bT�mOi9 nblP 1 1Y �N srY NrOYBPIII.•'R�r9r co..ea s�eET S'lE'i�PN Aid} M.T STE R�1:MG R.nV ME RIVJ A'�90.AT-50�IIH .0 sTe olw M.zAsr�.aa.,FEu 5RE ALYr MY✓7. fiGnE-RA45E,9 i S+ Dt1e1Op¢&Evr.TG-ffi'aM.9Eu !p RW\E4AI.�GEV4TKNNfi.q{44E 18 ' fi D�TWLF PIEVATCN -' NA9lLUAI OCIHOOR EIFVnTCN9 6a oxnw. slreaaa-uriMTnr+ m gn: A,MI-Lr+nroo wlorore,wcs 9 VhD5GEDH P,AY b La�.lJ➢E AL�Mf F.Avifr-IG u5T v I.xA.oscPce vi.M �i L+l'OSJDI R.AYRRAVIInG NO1E`i r THE LARSON GROUP A rAOVEeuONAL ON OA ATION /+.re��NrEnem PManPmnmuL MURL wo 9 ANAE BLOCK carry NAP RULE. , • mm ' ��� � yUNICIREBpIIMDMIES uj e .J U cx-- a W m = 0 0 8. Findings of Fact/Conclusion: In evaluating the request for Final P.U.D. for Timberline Church, Staff makes the following findings of fact: A. The Final P.U.D. is in substantial compliance with the Preliminary. B. The architectual design of the structure satisfies All Development Criterion A-2.7 "Architecture." C. The landscaping design satisfies All Development Criterion A-2.13 "Landscaping." D. Staff recommends that in order to mitigate the amount of parking as viewed from Timberline Road, a condition of approval be added addressing increasing the quantity and size of evergreen trees on the berm that screens the west parking lot. E. The buffering and landscaping along the Foothills Drainage Channel satisfies All Development Criterion A-2.3 °Natural Features.' F. The transportation elements of the P.U.D. satisfy All Development Criterion A-2.1 "Vehicular, Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation," and All Development Criterion A-2.4 "Vehicular Circulation and Parking," and All Development Criterion A-2.6 "Pedestrian Circulation." RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Timberline Church, Final P.U.D., #1-97A., subject to the following condition: The four foot high berm that buffers the western parking lot shall be enhanced with additional evergreen trees so that at the time of maturity, the combination of plant material shall form a solid screen as viewed from Timberline Road. Such additional evergreen trees shall be a minimum of eight to ten feet in height. 5. Resource Protection: The Foothills Drainage Channel runs along the southeast border of the site. This is a city -maintained regional drainage facility that drains east -central Fort Collins. This channel was designed and constructed with a strong emphasis on replicating the natural prairie by use of native vegetation and with minimal use of hardscape materials. The P.U.D. provides a buffer zone for this channel that separates the development from the channel by 40 feet. In addition, the use of the same native vegetation within the buffer zone will contribute to the naturalistic character of this regional drainage facility. 6. Lighting: The parking lot lighting will be high pressure sodium. Fixtures will feature down - directional, sharp cut-off luminaires. Foot candle levels at the property line will be minimal while higher levels will be permitted at the entrances. Some fixtures will be on timers to reduce illumination after certain hours. 7. Transportation: The P.U.D. will gain access from Timberline Road via two private drives that are both restricted to right-in/right-out only tum movements. The southerly private drive is temporary and will be removed when Sagebrush Drive is extended through the C.S.U./U.S. Dept. of Agriculture property to the south. The future Timberline Road/Sagebrush Drive intersection will allow full turn movements. There are two local street connections provided to the north. This will connect the 33-. acre campus to the public street system within the Rigden Farm neighborhood. Along the Foothills Channel, there will be a ten foot wide concrete trail that connects to Rigden Farm on the south and Pine Cone Apartments on the north. This will create a neighborhood trail that allows access to both the Poudre River Trail and Stewart Case Park located northeast of Fort Collins High School. There will be three sidewalks that connect the church to Timberline Road. Two of these are along the two private access drives and one is located in the center of the site to directly align with the building's western entrance. This central walk is detached and flanked by landscaping. These sidewalks, along with painted crosswalks, will allow transit riders to enjoy safe and direct pedestrian access to the church. In addition, there will be a sidewalk connection to the east to connect with Rigden Farm. B. Landscaping The large parking lot on the west side will be shielded by a four foot high landscape berm along Timberline Road. Landscape islands in the parking lot will break up the large expanse of asphalt. No more than 15 parking stalls are aligned in a row without the benefit of a landscape island. The area between the projecting wings are either courtyards or landscaped with a variety of plant material. A circular landscape island in front of the west entrance acts as a focal point and helps mitigate the potential conflicts among pedestrians, cars and buses. C. Parking The Parking Lot Development Guide recommends that churches provide parking within a range of one space per five seats on the high end to one space per ten seats on the low end. For Phase One, parking is provided at a ratio of one space per 2.62 seats for a total of 516 spaces. For Phase Two, parking is combined with Phase One and provided at an overall ratio of one space per 2.74 seats for a total of 912 spaces. The parking provided (one space per 2.74 seats) exceeds the high end of the recommended range (1:5). (Please refer to the applicant's letter regarding the need for the proposed amount of parking.) Since the Parking Lot Development Guide is a guideline and not a strict regulatory standard, a variance is not needed. The test, however is that the amount of parking is mitigated so that the site performs so there are no negative impacts. The parking lot is distributed around two sides of the building with large parking fields on the east and west sides. The primary view of the parking is from Timberline Road. From Timberline Road, the parking lot is partially shielded by the aforementioned berm and landscaping. Staff is concerned that the applicant's need for parking that exceeds the high end of the recommended range needs extra buffering and screening to ensure that the P.U.D. performs with minimal aesthetic impact. The criterion for following recommendation is found in All Development Criterion A-2.13 of the L.D.G.S. In order to comply with the L.D.G.S., staff recommends the following condition of approval: The four foot berm that buffers the western parking lot shall be enhanced with additional evergreen trees so that at the time of maturity, the combination of plant material shall form a solid screen as viewed from Timberline Road. Such additional evergreen trees shall be a minimum of eight to ten feet in height. P.U.D. will be constructed so that there will not be a gap between Rigden Farm and Pine Cone Apartments. Finally, with Phase One, all outlying athletic fields and future building sites will be graded and seeded. B. Phase One B Phase One B consists of two potential additions to the southern fagade of Phase One. At the southwest corner of the building would be a Fellowship Hall. At the southeast corner would be a Youth Annex. These two additions are included in the 114,350 square foot total as denoted on the Final P.U.D. C. Phase Two Phase Two consists of the northern one-half of the main church building. This will be an 86,400 square foot sanctuary/auditorium with seating for 2,500. There would be an additional parking spaces that will wrap around the entire structure on the east side. All athletic fields will be in finished form. 4. Design: A. Architecture Combined, Phases One and Two form a 200,750 square foot building. This is equal to the proposed Wal-Mart Superstore within the Mulberry-Lemay Crossings P.U.D., or, put another way, equivalent to four football fields. To mitigate this size and mass, the following measures would be. implemented: (1.) The two large assembly halls (gymnasium/auditorium) would be placed back-to-back forming a central core. Radiating out from this core are eight projecting wings, four per phase. These wings allow for small courtyards and help minimize the size and mass of the structure. (2.) There will be four prominent entries. The north entry for Phase One becomes an enclosed courtyard with construction of Phase Two. Each entry is accented by a full -height (about 40 feet), gabled -roofed, glass covered "module" that stands apart from the central core fagade. (3.) The base will be natural stone (not `cultured stone" which is a concrete masonry product) to a height of four feet. The balance of the fagade will be stucco (not E.I.F.S. which is a "synthetic stucco"). (4.) The use of steel tube trusses (colored "evergreen"), column -supported steel canopies (colored "galvatique") and windows also help break up the fagade. Background: The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: M-M-N; Vacant (Rigden Farm O.D.P.) S: M-M-N; Pine Cone Apartments E: L-M-N; Vacant (Rigden Farm P.D.P.) W: R-L; Existing Single Family (Meadows East) W: Not Zoned: Research Facility (C.S.U./ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) The property was annexed into the City as part of the Blue Spruce Farm in October of 1987. The Preliminary P.U.D. was approved in May of 1997..The Preliminary P.U.D. application was accepted prior to the effective date of the Land Use Code. 2. Compliance with Preliminary P.U.D.: As mentioned, the Preliminary P.U.D. was approved on May 19, 1997. During review of the Preliminary, the height of 44 feet was approved. Also, the Preliminary P.U.D. earned a score of 82 points on the Residential Uses Point Chart of the L.D.G.S. which justifies the proposed land use at this location. The site layout, landscaping, and architectural character of the Final P.U.D. are in substantial conformance with the approved Preliminary. 3. Phasing Plan: The entire 33 acre site was approved at the, Preliminary stage. At Final, however, development of the overall site is being phased. The Final will consist of three phases. Not included within these three phases are the assisted living center, private school and free-standing child care facility. These three facilities are not part of this Final P.U.D. and will have to come through a separate review process at some time in the future. For this Final P.U.D., the phases are summarized as follows: A. Phase One Phase One consists of the southern one-half of the main church building. This portion of the building will be 114,350 square feet in size and seat 1,352. This area is considered to be "multi -purpose" in that it can be used as assembly for services as well as a gymnasium. Areas are devoted to offices as well as a small child care facility with an outdoor play area. Phase One also includes the 516 parking spaces on the west and southeast of the building. In addition, the 5,000 square foot, four -bay bus barn would be constructed with Phase One. The portion of the Foothills Drainage Channel Trail that lies within the ITEM NO. 8 MEETING DATE STAFF Ted Shepard i� f I' qa Citv of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Timberline Church (formerly First Assembly of God), Final P.U.D., # 1-97A APPLICANT: Timberline Church Cori-ri v vEA T o C/o Larson Group 720 N. Tejon Street N OV . 1 9 , 1 °f 9 9, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 APR ovE : S - 0 OWNER: Timberline Church 1800 S. Lemay Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for Final P.U.D. for a portion (Phase One and Phase Two) of a multi -use church campus. Phase One consists of 114,350 square foot assembly hall/gymnasium with offices and child care. The assembly hall/gymnasium would contain 1,352 seats. Phase One also consists of 5,000 square foot, four -bay bus bam. Phase Two consists of 86,400 square feet primarily for a sanctuary/auditorium which would contain 2,500 seats. Other phases of the project (assisted living facility, private school and free- standing child care) would remain in a preliminary status. The site is zoned L-M-N and located on the east side of Timberline Road, north of Pine Cone Apartments and approximately one-half mile south of Drake Road. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Final P.U.D. is in substantial conformance with the Preliminary, approved in May of 1997. The Final P.U.D. represents Phase One of a multi -phase development program for the 33-acre campus. Architecture and landscaping are designed to mitigate the large building mass and the associated parking lot. The Foothills Drainage Channel is buffered and will feature a segment of trail that links the surrounding neighborhoods. The P.U.D. is feasible from a traffic operations standpoint. A network of sidewalks, as well as being located along a transit route, promote alternative modes of transportation. A condition of approval is recommended to enhance parking lot buffering along Timberline Road. COMMENTS: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box580 Fort Collins, CO80522-0580 (970)221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT