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Planning Objectives - Prospect Park P.U.D.
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City Land Use Policies that support the proposed development include:
63. Neighborhood service centers should locate within walking distance of
existing or planned residential areas.
64. Alternative transportation modes such as pedestrian and bike access
shall be planned .......
65. Neighborhood service centers should locate in areas served by existing
water and sewer facilities ....
67. Only neighborhood scale service centers should locate in residential
neighborhoods.
We believe the proposed Prospect Park P.U.D. would be an attractive addition
to the neighborhood providing needed goods and services. Thank you for your
consideration and we look forward to working with you throughout the
development review process.
Sincerely,
RIPLEY ASSOCIATES
Linda Ripley
Principal
April 24, 1995
Planning and Zoning Board Members
C/O Ted Shepard
Project Planner
281 North College
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: Planning Objectives for Prospect Park Preliminary P.U.D.
Prospect Park is a proposed commercial center to be located southwest of the
intersection of Prospect Road and Shields Street. The center as planned,
would include a bank, a 30,000 square foot professional office building with
retail on the first level, a 15,000 square foot drug store and a 5,000 square
foot office building.
The 7.10 acre site is bordered on the north by single family residential,
Landmark Apartments are located to the east, a stormwater regional drainage
facility occupies approximately two acres of the site and extends further south
creating an open space between this project and Northwoods Apartments.
Stone Creek Apartments are located to the west. The project scores 74% on
the Business Service Point Chart E, gaining points for being on a transit route,
locating outside of the South College Avenue corridor, being larger than two
acres, creating mixed use and joint parking opportunities, and for being
contiguous to existing urban development.
The applicant has met several times with representatives of the
Prospect/Shields Neighborhood Association informally and has also held one
official neighborhood meeting. The land plan and particularly the land uses
were developed in direct response to neighborhood input.
Specific planning objectives for the project include:
■ Selecting land uses that the neighborhood can support.
■ Creating a pedestrian and vehicular circulation pattern that is safe,
convenient and produces the least negative impact on the
Prospect/Shields intersection.
■ Creating buildings that relate to each other by using consistent building
materials, colors and similar architectural detailing.
■ Creating attractive streetscapes by designing parking facilities 3-4 feet
below street level so that parked cars are screened from view and by
providing street trees and other plantings designed to enhance the visual
quality of the neighborhood.
RIPLEY ASSOCIATES
Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Planning
223 Jefferson Street
Suite A
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
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