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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROSPECT PARK PUD - PRELIMINARY ..... SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING - 21-95 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGt ev*#Nr a Ne or/N Mf&7141�. low YOU0Cvy�,2olog x7y 4 bAe 65s C /) I-1 u l-644je v PA04M tumv �14 S. 67 2.C__ eons�G� " cP POW R � IF --f4YLw S NE-16119d2Abo -�qPA,406&jY i� Z:� ) qS;l'— -'s— it - -7y - ��73 I �aS uJ ��os p2c� e J I 1q.11, _3gL $n Sz 6 2� — 544_z - �lo1T 1J/Anez_ 30. I just want to go on record that some of the neighborhood folks here tonight may not realize who hired these consultants. The developer hired the consultants_ and they work for him. They do not work for the City and do not represent the public interest. The City Planning Department should do a better job of properly introducing all the players at the beginning of the meeting so it is clear who represents what interest. The lack of proper introductions causes confusion. 31. Would it be possible for Ed Mullaney to pay for a third crosswalk guard due to all the children that would be crossing new driveway on Shields Street. A. RESPONSE FROM DEVELOPER: This will be considered. 32. What will happen to the wetland area? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: The city owns the easement for the wetlands as part of a larger east/west drainage system and the wetlands will be preserved. 33. I want to express my appreciation for the traffic consultants efforts here to night. They have done a great job with lots of good information. 34. The developer should know that the wetlands should not be used as a storm sewer. Runoff from the parking lot should not be.discharged directly into the wetlands. A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: We will design the storm drainage system in accordance with the requirements of the Stormwater Utility. 11 A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: We can have the buses pull into a deceleration lane and travel further south to get away from the intersection before arriving at a dead stop at their bus stop. We need to coordinate with Transfort on this idea. 25. A signal at Prospect and Stone Creek Drive (west edge of the property and shared with apartments) is not warranted. 26. Who will pay.for the oversizing improvements? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: Mr. Mullaney will be donating 18 feet of his property along Shields Street for an easement, and that is property he can not use. Also, the City has a street oversizing fund that will cover that portion of the public improvements not required of the developer. It is our understanding that the public improvements along Prospect are now complete. 27. Even after all your recent improvements to the intersection at Shields and Prospect, it still went from a level "D" to a level "E" during the afternoon rush hour? A. RESPONSE FROM CITY: Yes, it did. Keep in mind that there is a substantial amount of new growth in Ft. Collins to the southwest which uses Shields to get to C.S.U. and other employers in downtown. 28. I feel Transfort should travel further south to Stuart Street before stopping instead of stopping so close to the intersection of Prospect and Shields. A. RESPONSE FROM CITY: A bus stop can be moved, easily, and independent of a P.U.D. The issue will be how the transit route is affected in terms of lining up with the northbound stop. Usually, both the northbound and southbound stops are across the street from each other. Moving the southbound stop may have to be matched by moving the northbound stop. Also, we must look at how this affects transfers to the Prospect route if there is a crossing of routes. 29. I highly oppose a left turn lane from Shields Street into the site. A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: This is a fair comment. The purpose of proposing this drive cut would be to reduce the potential number of trips from having to use the intersection to make a left turn to gain sole access from Prospect Road. A left -in off Shields would siphon off some of these turn movements and help relieve the congestion at the intersection. The city will install a median at Shields Street to control the turns. 5 18. The purpose of the analysis is to find ways to reduce congestion at the intersection, especially during the P.M. peak. One way to do this is to provide a left turn into the site from Shields, between Prospect and Hobbit. In addition, making the northbound Shields to westbound Prospect a double left instead of just a single left would increase the efficiency during the left turn green phase. These two measures could improve the intersection so it climbs back up to level of service "D". 19. Ms. Clear's presentation was very good and enlightening. We appreciate that. My question is how does the proposal impact turn movements at Hobbit? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: I calculate that there is a nine car gap between the proposed left turn and existing Hobbit. This should be sufficient so you don't have "interlocking lefts" competing for space in the same left turn lane. 20. As mentioned at the last meeting, the proposal to introduce a left turn off Shields must consider the number of children using the sidewalk to get to,Bennett Elementary. A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: We are aware that the sidewalk is heavily used during the school year. 21. What does the City think about this left turn off Shields? A. RESPONSE FROM CITY: We think it raises a lot of issues and that it needs more study. We are not in a position to approve it at this time. For example, a northbound double left on Shields may require shifting the southbound lanes to the west to make room. This is where Council decided not to build a right -turn lane. 22. As a property owner on the west side of Shields Street, it is my belief that the land purchased for right-of-way was for a right -turn lane only, not for anything else. I would have to look at the language of the acquisition/easement but I do not recall the land being able to be used just to move the southbound lanes further west. 23. I live on the north side of Prospect Road. I fully support a left -in turn off Shields to serve the project. This will place fewer vehicles in front of my house. 24. What can be done to get vehicles out of the line of traffic when buses are stopped on Shields Street by this project? The double left turn seems to push left turning vehicles directly into the parked bus. This is dangerous. 4 12. Please note the height of the drugstore will be 20 feet and the building will be lower than Shields Street. 13. I would like to see an elevation map taken from Shields Street. 14. How much fill will be placed on this site? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: Possibly 6 to 7 feet of fill will be necessary to obtain positive drainage. Most of this fill will be in the northeast corner of the site, close to the intersection. The site will slope to the south for drainage and the site levels out with Prospect Road to the west. 15. I live across the street from where the proposed drugstore will be built and I'm concerned about the lighting that will occur all night long. A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: We are sensitive to lighting concerns. Lighting specifications on a P.U.D. are usually addressed at Final. RESPONSE FROM CITY: By way of example, look at the lighting out at Sam's Club along the perimeter. This is low level parking lot lighting designed to help buffer Fairway Estates. At the same time, notice the level of street lighting on Boardwalk, which is a collector street. Arterials and collector streets require substantially higher levels of illumination than do commercial parking lots due to traffic levels. Sam's Club has parking lot lighting that is reduced in height and directed downward. In other words, you may find that the existing public street lighting on Prospect and Shields is brighter and higher than the private commercial parking lot lighting. 16. Yes, but it's not just the parking lot lighting I'm concerned about, it's also the lights from cars that will glare in one's windows. A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: This is a good comment. The cars parked facing Prospect will be lower than the street level on the eastern part of the site. On the western part of the site, the landscaping may have to be enhanced to screen headlights. The landscape plan will be designed to minimize headlight glare. 17. A traffic count was done at Prospect and Shields during the peak hours, 7:30 to 8:30 AM and 4:30 to 5:30 PM. During the morning the level of service is at "D" and during the evening the level of service is at "E". All the surrounding areas and pending developments were taken into consideration as background for this study. 3 A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: This project will have to meet ADA codes before any building permits will be issued. There may be some sidewalk connections that do not meet ADA but alternative routes will exist. There is no intention to not fully comply with ADA. 6. Handicap people might arrive by bus. Is there a way for them to enter the project once off the bus? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: We haven't quite decided where the buses will have their bus stops yet, but this will be addressed. We are discussing relocation of the southbound bus stop with the City but nothing has been decided at this Preliminary stage. 7. Do you think the architectural design of this project will be too inviting to crime and juveniles hanging out there at night? Are there too many hidden spots? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: There are ways to help deter them from gathering here at night and one way is appropriate lighting. 8. What will be the hours of operation for the services here? Residents living on the north side of Prospect Road would not appreciate a 24-hour service of operation. A. RESPONSE FROM DEVELOPER: As developers, we are not anticipating any tenants needing a 24-hour operation. We respect the concern over not wanting a 24-hour business and would be willing to limit our tenants to specific hours. 9. Can there be in the P.U.D. something written to where no liquor licenses will be sold and no 24-hour operations will be considered on this site? A. RESPONSE FROM DEVELOPER: We might want to have a deli on the site that can sell wine and beer possibly in a sit-down atmosphere. As landlords, we do not desire to rent to a liquor store or a bar. 10. Would you agree to place covenants on the property? A. RESPONSE FROM DEVELOPER: Yes. 11. Will my view of the foothills be obstructed as I drive by on Shields Street? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: Yes it will to some extent, however, you should be able to see the foothills when you are past one of the proposed buildings, before you get to another one. 2 SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Prospect Park DATE: May 25, 1995 APPLICANT: Mullaney Property, Edward Mullaney CONSULTANTS: Linda Ripley, Ripley and Associates Becky Spears, Aller-Lingle Architects Ruth Clear, Traffic Consultant PLANNER: Ted Shepard OTHER STAFF: Tom Vosburg, Transportation Planner Teresa Lucero, City Planner The applicants, The Mullaney Family, are proposing a Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) for a mix of retail and office uses on 6.7 acres. As proposed, the anchor tenant would be Payless Drugstore in a 15,000 sq. ft. building. Other proposed uses are a two- story medical office, a two-story bank, and multi -tenant retail building. The developer's presentation included a discussion of the site plan, transportation, and architecture. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. Land uses are the same as last meeting we attended with the addition of one other triangular building added in the southwest corner. This building would be an office. 2. The sidewalks along Shields Street will be widened to 8 feet. 3. There will be pedestrian bike paths all along the project and pedestrian walkways within the project to reach all the buildings. Please note the sidewalk on the south along the edge of the drainage easement. 4. Will there be stop signs placed inside the project? A. RESPONSE FROM CONSULTANT: Not initially. They will be installed by the stores if necessary later. All signs are regulated by the Sign Code and must be reviewed before a sign permit is issued. 5. Will there be handicap access to the sidewalks?. 1