HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAPLE HILL RECREATION CENTER - PDP - 29-00J - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESof these City Plan Priciples and Policies which tailor City Plan's city-wide perspective
to individual neighborhood, districts, corridors, edges.
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
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 overall 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.
The proposed neighborhood center will be accessible from streets, the bike trail and
pedestrian walks within the site and adjacent developments. A Homeowner's Association
will maintain the neighborhood center.
PRINCIPLE 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.
Best Regards,
Stefani Christova
VF Ripley Associates
October 26, 2004
Mr. Ted Shepard
Fort Collins Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: Statement of Planning Objectives for Maple Recreation Center
Preliminary Development Plan
Dear Mr. Shepard,
The Neighborhood Center is a part of a 160- acre property located at the southeast corner of
County Road 11 and County Road 52.
The neighborhood center will have a recreation complex plus one other use allowed as part
of the neighborhood center in the LMN District, The trail, adjacent to the project site, will
cross the overall site in a diagonal direction from the northwest corner to the southeast and
will include bike / pedestrian ways. The trail will relate to the trail alignment as identified in
the Mountain Vista Subarea Plan.
No known natural areas, habitats and features are within the overall development boundaries
have been identified from -,the Natural Habitats and Features Inventory Map. '
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, and civic facilities.
The project will be a part of a low -density mixed -use development with single family and
multi -family homes. The proposed neighborhood center will provide community facilities
within the neighborhood.
B. Transportation
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.
Bike / pedestrian trail will cross diagonally across the overall site, adjacent to the
Neighborhood Center. The trail is consistent with the Mountain Vista Subarea Parks Master
Plan and will connect with trial systems, outside of the project site.
City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan include:
PRINCIPLE LU-4: More specific subarea planning efforts will follow the adoption