HomeMy WebLinkAboutJEFFERSON COMMONS PUD - PRELIMINARY - 50-95 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - VARIANCE REQUESTactive recreation. We have included a tennis court, a basketball
court, a sand pit volleyball area for sporting options. In addition
we have a large outdoor swimming pool and outdoor lounge area. We
also have several gazebos for passive outdoor activities. Each of
the units is provided with an outside private deck or patio.
The plan has taken the Plum Creek drainage way through the site and
improved it for flood protection and have plans to establish a
wetlands area along the drainage way. This preserves a wetland area
within the urban land setting and also provides a location to help
the water quality of the storm water flowing onto the sit from up
stream. Our wetlands area will serve as a filter which will improve
the water quality for the City.
We have met the requirements of the LDGS and exceeded them. In one
area in particular we note that we exceed the standards and that is
in the parking requirements. We believe that this is a significant
feature for student type housing and we believe that by exceeding
the minimums we can better serve our clients and relieve parking
pressures in the surrounding neighborhoods that are sometimes
created by meeting the standards to the limit.
It is for these reasons and the merits of the project as an infill
development and our relative proximity to the campuses that we be
allowed to vary the regulations and allow our four bedroom homes to
be occupied by four unrelated people.
Sincerely;
Fredric/JHattman,'
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SPECIAL REQUEST
VARIANCE TO CITY CODE TO ALLOW
FOUR UNRELATED' SND2"VSDUALS
TO OCCUPY ONE DWELLING UNST
This request is made on behalf of JPI Texas Development, Inc. to
allow four unrelated individuals to occupy one dwelling unit within
the project that they are planning known as Jefferson Commons.
We are making this request based on the criteria provided within
the Land Development Guidance System for Multi -family Projects. As
you know the requirements for this variance are that the project
first needs to be a P.U.D. We meet this requirement as well as
achieving more then one hundred points on the Points Chart from the
LDGS. The property is planned as a multi --family housing
development catering to the student population with the residential
units designed to accommodate two, three, and four residences per
unit. The unit mix is 18% two bedroom units, 18W three bedroom
units, and 64% four bedroom units.
The property provides an amenity package that exceeds what is
typically found within multi -family properties•in Ft. Collins. The
first upgrade that we are providing is the inclusion of a bus stop
and bus shelter. These elements are made an integral part of our
design to encourage our residence to use the Transfort network
rather than individual cars.
The second amenity that is above and beyond the standard typically
found is the inclusion of ten foot wide bike and pedestrian paths
through the site and connecting to the existing pedestrian ways
through the City.
Another part of our amenity package is our concept of a Gated
Neighborhood. We have found through extensive research that
security for the residence and their personal property is of great
concern. We meet this need for security with our gate system.
Our concept provides a spacious Community building that houses
recreational facilities, meeting rooms, lounge areas,study rooms,
computer labs, photo copy areas. All of these conveniences allow
the residences to meet their needs for services and allow them to
meet these need within the neighborhood.
Our concept also provides for on site management which is unique in
this market. In addition we will have on staff maintenance
personnel. We will also have on site security and curtesy staff to
provide supervision and observation of the facility and aid the
residence as required. All three of these items provide a
management package for the residents that is unsurpassed in any
market.
Our amenities include a exterior package in addition to the
interior amenities that we have mentioned above. We have a interior
focus to the project which provides ample exterior passive and