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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLLEGE EIGHT THIRTY - PDP - PDP150019 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES9. NAME OF THE PROJECT AS WELL AS ANY PREVIOUS NAME THE PROJECT MAY HAVE HAD DURING CONCEPTUAL REVIEW. This project shall be titled College Eight Thirty. 10. DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE Phase I Finalize Demolition Earthwork/Grading/Utilities Drive And Sidewalk Construction Parks, Amenities And Landscaping Residential Construction March 2015 May 2015 July 2015 1 gcWe September 2015 October 2015 — March 2016 Landscape maintenance and trash removal within storm water infrastructure including detention areas, swales, culverts, inlets, etc. shall be the responsibility of the property manager. This maintenance shall include all required mowing, weeding, cleanout, removal of trash and debris and other typical maintenance required in order to ensure storm water infrastructure and features function according to their designed intent. Landscape - All landscape maintenance shall be the responsibility of and performed by the property manager. Snow Removal - The property manager shall perform snow removal within all common areas, private drives and parking lot. Trash - All trash removal shall be performed by property manager or tenant 4. ESTIMATE OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL USES. Commercial — Currently estimated at 5 employees FTE. 5. DESCRIPTION OF RATIONALE BEHIND THE ASSUMPTIONS AND CHOICES MADE BY THE APPLICANT. Several conversations with Engineering and Planning staff have been held to determine appropriate building setbacks for utility easements. A revised variance request has been submitted to this effect. 6. EVIDENCE OF COMPLETION FOR APPLICABLE CRITERIA. Please see attached e-mail correspondence with Martina Wilkinson determining a TIS to be unnecessary. 7. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF HOW CONFLICTS BETWEEN LAND USES OR DISTURBANCES TO WETLANDS, NATURAL HABITATS AND FEATURES AND OR WILDLIFE ARE BEING AVOIDED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE OR ARE MITIGATED. The primary land use conflict is between the multi -family use on -site and the adjacent single family detached residential uses to the east. This is addressed through a building massing and scale reduction at the east end with a transition from four to three stories and a gable end feature here to relate to the single family context. In addition, gable roof elements with shed dormers and fenestration patterns similar to adjacent properties have been integrated on the south and east portions of the building. 8. WRITTEN NARRATIVE ADDRESSING EACH CONCERN/ISSUE RAISED AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING(S), IF A MEETING HAS BEEN HELD. No neighborhood meeting was held for this project. Multi -family attached housing will provide an additional housing type along the west edge of CSU's campus in a primarily single-family detached area. LIV 10.1— Design Safe, Functional, and Visually Appealing Streets Well lit private drives and pedestrian plazas and walkways with low-water use planting and pedestrian amenities such as tables and benches are included within the development. LIV 10.2 — Incorporate Street Trees Six additional street trees will be added along the adjacent Rights — of — Way. LIV 14.2 — Promote Functional Landscape All planting will be designed with native/adaptive plants, emphasizing foundation planting. LIV 14.3 — Design Low Maintenance Landscapes Native and adaptive planting and a minimized turf area, reserved for functional/multi-use lawns will allow a minimum of maintenance. Shrub beds will be maintained without excessive pruning or'snow-balling' of shrubs. LIV 22.5 — Create Visually Interesting Streetscapes With native landscape and street trees the streetscape on College Ave. will be visually interesting and will provide foundation planting, anchoring the building to the site. Umbrella tables and planters will activate and animate the streetscapes. LIV 23.1— Provide Neighborhood Parks and Outdoor Spaces With the limited space on College Ave., the development will have a combination of lawn and native landscape combined with a seating plaza and umbrella tables. LIV 26.3 — Promote Compatibility of Uses The multi -family attached building provides compatibility with the adjacent single-family residential uses to the east through building step backs, massing and residential scale elements. 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED OPEN SPACE, WETLANDS, NATURAL HABITATS AND FEATURES, LANDSCAPING, CIRCULATION, TRANSITION AREAS, AND ASSOCIATED BUFFERING ON SITE AND IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE PROJECT. The site plan works to preserve an existing street tree along College Ave. 3. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS The property owner or property manager shall perform all maintenance on private residential lots. In addition, the property manager shall maintain all sidewalks and landscaped common areas, and any other non -private amenity and or feature. The City of For Collins shall only be responsible for typical ROW maintenance of infrastructure and snow removal within the roadway. Storm water infrastructure Adiacencies The project site is currently a convenience store/fuel station and is bordered to the north by a commercial property, to the east by an alley and single family detached residences and to the south of Locust St. by a historic multi -family apartment building, with Colorado State University across College Ave. Access, Vehicular/Pedestrian Circulation and Parking Primary pedestrian access is provided from College and Locust, with additional access and bike parking access from the alley off Locust St. Vehicular access is provided from the alley as well via two 24' parking drive aisles. . • 50 bike parking spaces are provided with 29 covered on the south edge of the parking and 21 uncovered on the NW edge of the building. • A total of 27 parking spaces are for the project. 13 spaces are standard, 13 spaces are compact (48%), and 1 space is handi-cap. Parking ratio is 1.2 1. CITY PLAN PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES ACHIEVED BY THE PROPOSED PLAN City Plan LIV 4: Development will provide and pay its share of the cost of providing needed public facilities and services concurrent with development. Access points, sidewalks and street trees/roadway landscaping within the project will be paid for by the developer. LIV 5: The City will promote redevelopment and infill in areas identified on the Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas Map. This site is within Figure LIV1, Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas of the City Plan and meet this policy. The CC Zone district emphasizes infill and increased density. LIV 5.1 — Encourage Targeted Redevelopment and Infill This site is within Figure LIV1, Targeted Infill and Redevelopment Areas of the City Plan and meet this policy. LIV 5.4 — Contribute to Public Amenities This site will provide pedestrian plaza space at the corner of College and Locust and will contribute sidewalks, street trees and parkways along edges. LIV 6.1— Types of Infill and Redevelopment in Residential Areas Adjacent to CSU campus this site will add commercial/retail amenities at the ground floor, and additional needed residential living space for students and non -students. LIV 6.2 — Seek Compatibility with Neighborhoods Located in the CC district, the architectural design shall be in context of its surroundings with commercial architectural forms and materials emphasized along college and residential forms, massing and articulation along Locust St. LIV 7.1— Encourage Variety in Housing Types and Locations The College 830 is a 31,007 S.F., 4-story, mixed used project with 34 residential units above commercial/retail space on the main level. The residential units are a mix of Studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units, with a total of 48 bedrooms. The main level has 27 surface parking spaces partially covered by 3-stories above. The building has been designed with the pedestrian traffic along College and Locust in mind using a mix of brick and stone masonry at the ground level and shade awnings and planters to provide human scale. The proposed architectural design is inspired by the historic 4-story brick apartment building directly to the south, and uses brick mass projections on the west and south elevations that are complementary in scale and proportion to this existing building. Stucco and lap siding skin materials have also been used in conjunction with the brick and stone to help break-up the overall massing of the building, while being carefully placed to avoid being overly repetitive and vertically oriented. The windows in the brick wall include soldier coursing at the window heads and rowlock at the window sills, while windows located in stucco and lap siding include trim that add detail and relate to the adjacent historic detailing. The roof utilizes a mix of gable roofs, reminiscent of the surrounding historic properties to the south and west, overhanging flat roofs, and parapets that provide a diverse and compelling top treatment for the building. The ground level facade includes a more expansive use of glazing at the proposed commercial/retail spaces with steel sunscreen awnings above. The prominent corner element uses a blend of the brick massing contrasted with vertical glazing and is topped off with a overhanging, flat roof form that is repeated as a dormer element in the gable roof forms at the west and south facades. At the east elevation, the upper level of the building has been stepped back to 3 stories and uses gable and shed roof forms to reduce the scale and better relate to the existing single family structure and the Laurel School Historic District to the east. From a surrounding site context standpoint, the proposed building is compatible in its use, function, form and scale. The building directly to the north is a 2-story commercial building. Further north in the adjoining block face, there is a mix of one, two and three story buildings, all with a diverse mix of architectural style, typology and setbacks. To the south across Locust Street, is a 1920s era 4-story brick apartment building. The diversity along College continues looking further south. To the west on the CSU campus, is the large scale North and South Field House. To the east, across the alley, is a 1-story single family residence fronting Remington Street, with an overall mix of 1 and 2-story houses and a 2-story apartment building in the area adjacent to the intersection of Locust and Remington. With the existing 4-story apartment building to the south and the massive Field House complex to the west, this project is compatible to its surroundings. The project will use red masonry stone and brick veneer to complement these significant neighboring buildings. The project site is currently a convenience store/fuel station and is bordered to the north by a commercial property College Eight Thirty 830 College Avenue, Fort Collins Statement of Proposed Planning Objectives September 9, 2015 This project shall be titleCollege Eight Thirty - consisting of the following components: • Multi -Family Attached ($.units) This project includes development within the Community Commercial Zone District. Site Area Information Parcel Size: 13,998 SF (.32 AC) Right -of -Way Improvement Area: 5,677 SF (0.12 AC) Parking and Drive Area: 7,421 SF (0.17 AC) Landscape Area (turf & shrub areas): 662 SF (0.15 AC) Dwelling Units: 34 Gross Density: 106 DU/AC Net Density: 148 DU/AC Project Description The project is located on the east side of College Ave. at College and Locust across from Colorado State University. Single family residential properties border the project to the east with commercial land uses along College Ave. Tenant access is provided from Locust St. at the adjacent alley paralleling College Ave. Emergency access is provided along Locust St. A patio area with tables and chairs will be located on the southwest corner of the building at the main entrance with umbrella seating and a low seatwall edge. Parking is provided on the north portion of the ground floor. Screen planting and a vine covered fence on the north property line will help screen the parking from the adjacent parcel, should it redevelop in the future. There are currently no windows on the south side of this adjacent commercial building to the north. The development includes fifty-four Main Level: All commercial/retail space Second Level: (5) 2 bdrms units, (5) 1 bdrm units and (2) studios = 12 units/17 beds Third Level: (5) 2 bdrms units, (5) 1 bdrm units and (2) studios = 12 units/17 beds Fourth Level: (4) 2 bdrms units, (4) 1 bdrm units and (2) studios = 10 units/14 beds Total: 34 units/48 beds Architectural Description