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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAPLE HILL, PHASE ONE - PDP - 29-00A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPRINCIPLE LMN — 2: The size, layout and design of a Low Density Mixed — Use Neighborhood should make it conductive to walking, with all the dwellings sharing the street and sidewalk system and a neighborhood center. The proposed neighborhood center is located so it will be accessible within the development. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to working with you during the development review process. Sincerely, VF Ripley Associates Louise Herbert PRINCIPLE AN-1: New neighborhoods will be integral parts of the broader community structure. Policy AN — 1.1 Relationships to Residential Districts. Policy AN — 1.2 Street Network. Policy an — 1.6 Pedestrian Network. The project provides well - connected street, bicycle and pedestrian trails and sidewalks within the site and vehicular and pedestrian connections to adjacent properties. Principle AN-2. A wide variety of open lands, such as small parks, squares, greens, Play fields, natural areas, gardens, greenways, and other outdoor spaces should be integrated into the neighborhoods. Policy an —2.1 Neighborhood Parks and Outdoor Spaces. Policy AN- 2.2 Ownership of Outdoor Spaces. A proposed neighborhood center and pubic park will be accessible from streets, the bike trail and pedestrian walks within the site and adjacent developments. All public open space areas are to be maintained by the City. The neighborhood center and detention area will be maintained by a Homeowner's Association. PRINCIPLE AN-4: Design policies for residential buildings are intended to emphasize creativity, diversity, individuality. The following design policies are based on the premise that truly creative design is responsive to its context and the expressed preferences of citizens, and contributes to a comfortable, interesting community. The proposed single-family, duplexes and multi -family residences will provide a variety of house models. Building characteristics and materials will aim to be consistent throughout the site. PRINCIPLE LMN — 1: Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhoods will have an overall minimum average density of five (5) dwelling units per acre, achieved with a mix of housing types. Policy LMN — 1.2 Mix of Housing Types and Lot Sizes. The proposed project will have a variety of lot sizes and housing types including single-family and multi -family houses. City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan include: PRINCIPLE LU-4: More specific Sub area planning efforts will follow the adoption of these City Plan Priciples and Policies which tailor City Plan's city-wide perspective to individual neighborhood, districts, corridors, edges. Policy LU: 4.5: Priorty Subareas. The proposed development lies within the Mountain Subarea and complies with the Plan Principles and Policies contained in that document. PRINCIPLE CAD-1: Each addition to the street system will be designed with consideration to the visual character and experience of citizens who will use the street system and adjacent property. Together, the layout of the street network and streets themselves will contribute to the character, form and scale of the city. Policy CAD — 1.2 Street Layout. Policy CAD- 1.3 Streetscape Design. The proposed collector streets comply with the City's Master Street Plan and will provide direct access between County Roads 11 and 52. A public park and neighborhood center will be accessible from the proposed streets. PRICIPLE HSG-1: A variety of housing types and densities will be available throughout the urban area for all income levels. Policy HSG -1.1 Land Use Patterns. Policy HSG — 1.2 Housing Supply. Policy HSG — 1.4 Land for residential Development. The project will have a variety of single-family and multi -family housing types. Policy ENV-3.3 Water Demand Management Policy. The landscape plan for the project will utilize the following xeriscape principles Plant material with a low to moderate water requirements Limited turf areas Effective use of soil amendments An efficient irrigation system Appropriate maintenance Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan include: A. Land Use PRINCIPLE MV-LU-1: The Mountain Vista Subarea will have a balance of residential, commercial, civic, and social facilities. The project will be a low -density mixed -use development with single family and multi -family homes. A proposed neighborhood center with a public park will provide community facilities within the neighborhood. B. Transportation PRINCIPLE MV-T-1: Consistent with the Land Use Code, the transportation system within the sub area will have: Item2) connections to and across the arterial corridors, including pedestrian underpass in key locations, providing convenient access to and from the local networks that serve individual developments and buildings; Item 3) integrated local networks with direct, convenient interconnections between developments. The development will have four proposed collector streets in accordance with the City's Master Street Plan. Two proposed collector streets cross the site from west to east and north to south. One proposed collector street runs along the east boundary and a second on the south boundary. These connections provide direct access to adjacent developments. A pedestrian / bike trail connection with underpass provides convenient access to the adjacent proposed development to the north. Policy MV-T-2.6: Bike routes and pedestrian connections will be developed to link the Subarea to the Downtown and Poudre River Trail. These facilities will make logical and coordinated connections to the comprehensive city- wide bicycle, pedestrian, and transit systems. The bike / pedestrian trail will cross diagonally across the site. The trail is consistent with the Mountain Vista Subarea Parks Master Plan and will connect with trial systems outside of the project site. The project will have four housing models as required under the Land Use Code. The architectural models consist of three distinctly unique single-family units and two duplex units (see attached elevations). The units will have a combination of different architectural characteristics producing an attractive streetscape. A 30 foot wide access, trail and utility easement will cross the site in a diagonal direction from the northwest corner of the site to the southeast. The trail relates to the trail alignment identified in the Mountain Vista Subarea Plan and the existing East Larimer County Water District (ELCO) water line easement. The majority of the trail is 10 feet wide and will narrow to 8 feet wide where the trail is combined with pedestrian sidewalks. Four collector streets are proposed in accordance with the City's Master Street Plan. Two proposed collector streets cross the site from west to east and north to south. One proposed collector street runs along the east boundary and a second on the south boundary. Local street connections are provided at 660 feet intervals. The Gillespie Farm Overall Development Plan was approved in June 2001. Three Alternative Compliance Requests have been submitted to the City on September 19, 2002 requesting three local street connection changes to the approved Overall Development Plan. An Alternative Compliance Request was also submitted on October 24, 2002 for the solar lot requirements under Section 3.2.3 of the City's Land Use Code. Both requests are currently under review. Proposed utilities have been coordinated with all the relevant utility providers and City to ensure all required separation requirements are maintained. The location of utilities, proposed driveways and street trees and how they relate on a typical residential block for both the single-family and duplexes are shown on the civil engineer's detailed utility plans. All fencing adjacent to collector streets and within landscape buffer areas shall vary in alignment and will be accordance with the Land Use Code requirements. This is shown on the proposed fencing plan. No existing wetland or special wildlife habitats have been identified within the project site. VF RIPLEY ASSOCIATES INC. November 19, 2002 Landscape Architecture Urban Design Planning Ted Shepard Fort Collins Current Planning Department 401 we+1 Mountain Awnue 281 North Colle a Avenue 9 F-011e'01 Furt Collin,. CO 805:1-26111 Fort Collins, CO 80524 PHONE 19701224-5828 FAX 0701 221-Ih62 RE: Statement of Planning Objectives for Maple Hill (Gillespie Farm) Project Development Plan Dear Ted, Maple Hill is a 154.79 acre property located at the southeast corner of County Road 11 and County Road 52. Land uses surrounding the site consist of an existing county residential housing development to the west adjacent to County Road 11, and a Poudre School District site to the south. Undeveloped agricultural land borders the site on the north and east- The property is zoned LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District and is within the Mountain Vista Subarea Plan. The site currently slopes from County Road 11 east towards the existing Larimer Weld No. 8 ditch on the east side of the property. The applicant proposes a mixed -use residential development consisting of 449 single-family units, 78 duplex units and a future parcel set aside for a multi -family development. The project also includes a public park and future neighborhood center. The neighborhood center will have a recreation complex plus one mixed- use dwelling unit as required under the Land Use Code for a neighborhood center in the LMN District. The overall housing density ranges from 5 to 8 dwelling units per net acre of residential land as required by the City's Land Use Code. Lots within the development will range from 4,580 square feet to 7,417 square feet with an average lot width of 50'. The primary detention area is located on the southeast portion of the site.