HomeMy WebLinkAboutLOFTS AT CAMPUS WEST (THE) - PDP/FDP - 28-97 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRANSPORTATION ISSUEshare existing commercial parking in the Campus West Center. The
reduction of residential intensity would allow a reduction in the need for
new residential parking causing previously encumbered land to become
available. This would create more flexibility for the placement of building
and parking which would allow the new residential parking to be separated
from the existing commercial traffic patterns. This may also help address
additional staff concerns regarding pedestrian connections and the lack of
outdoor spaces.
The applicant must modify the intensity of the project and/or work with adjacent
property owners to resolve this issue.
Once again, thank you for bringing your concerns to the staff's attention. Please
contact me at 221-6206 if you have any questions regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
,eyt-
Michael Ludwig, AICP
City Planner
cc: Sheri Wamhoff, City Engineering
file #28-97
Commun_ , Planning and Environmentalvices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
January 22, 1998
Timberline Property Management
c/o Carl Glaser
Glaser Associates Architects
215 N. Jefferson Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Carl,
Thank you for attending the City's Transportation Coordination Meeting held on January
15, 1998. The City staff has considered and discussed the concerns you expressed
regarding the December 3, 1997 Lofts at Campus West Project Development Plan
comment letter.
Staff has determined that the routing of McDonald's drive thru traffic and Campus West
commercial traffic through a proposed private parking lot for a 100% residential project
(The Lofts at Campus West) violates (at a minimum) Article 3.2.2 - Access, Circulation
and Parking of the City's Land Use Code. The applicant's proposal to mix the
commercial traffic and residential parking creates significant conflicts that endanger the
public's safety and welfare.
Staff will not support a request for a modification to Article 3.2.2 as it appears there are
multiple options for redesigning the project to address this conflict. Staff suggests the
following options (the applicant may identify other options):
Re-route the McDonald's drive thru traffic and Campus West commercial
traffic within the existing Campus West commercial property and
completely separate the existing commercial traffic from the proposed
residential parking; or
2. Reduce the residential intensity of The Lofts at Campus West. This would
decrease the amount of new residential parking required. It would create
more flexibility for the placement of buildings and parking which would
allow the residential parking to be separated from the existing commercial
traffic patterns. This may also help address additional staff concerns
regarding pedestrian connections and the lack of outdoor spaces; or
3. Propose a mixed -use commercial and residential project on the property.
By striking a balance of mixed -use intensity, the overall need for new
parking may be reduced as the new commercial uses may be able to
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