HomeMy WebLinkAboutWATERFIELD PUD - PRELIMINARY - 7-95B - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 -Planning and Zoning Board Members
May 8, 1997
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bike lanes. Waterfield PUD includes sidewalks along all streets,
connections between the single-family, multi -family and business
service center and off-street pedestrian walkways across the south
end of the wetland buffer and north to the new wetland area. The
Waterfield PUD includes a'neighborhood park site which has been
dedicated to the City for public use, an elementary school site
which has been dedicated to the Poudre R-1 School District and a
small business service center with a convenience store, a daycare
facility and retail services, all available to the public.
Finally, Country Club will be working cooperatively with the
developer of the Waterglen project to provide jitney bus service
from the two developments to other employment, shopping and
recreational areas in the City until public transit is available to
the residents.
In conclusion, Country Club has provided sufficient open
space, recreational areas, parking and public facilities to serve
the occupants of the entire Waterfield P.U.D., including the 4-
bedroom units in Bull Run Apartments, without having an adverse
effect on the adjacent neighborhoods. We request, therefore, that
you find that the criteria of §29-526 (E) (6) have been satisfied and
approve the inclusion of the 4-bedroom units in the project.
Thank you for your consideration.
LAL/glr
PC: Country Club
The Brisben
Sincerely,
IN
Farms, L.L.C.
Companies
Planning and Zoning Board Members
May 8, 1997
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provided. However, given the income restrictions enforcing the
affordibility of the units, it will be very difficult for four
unrelated persons to fit under the resident income restrictions.
We request, therefore, that you consider the following evidence and
approve the eighteen (18) 4-bedroom units proposed for inclusion in
the Bull Run Apartments.
Open Space
The Waterfield PUD includes a significant wetland and buffer
area, covering approximately 25 acres or 180 of the entire
development. The wetland and buffer will be preserved as an open
area for wildlife feeding and habitats, with some protected trails
along the south end of the wetland to provide viewing and
educational opportunities to the residents of Waterfield. The
developer also proposes to create a new wildlife habitat in the
acreage at the northwest corner of the site where no building will
occur. Finally, the Bull Run Apartments site itself provides
additional open space around the clubhouse and pool facilities and
long corridors of open space behind and between the buildings,
which average approximately 75 feet wide.
Recreational Areas
Prior to the approval of Waterfield, Country Club will place
into an irrevocable escrow the deed to a 6.124-acre site to the
City of Fort Collins for development as a neighborhood park. The
developer has provided additional opportunities for recreation with
the Bull Run Apartments clubhouse, community room, Tot -Lot with
playground equipment, Sport Court, pool, sundeck, barbeque areas
and surrounding park -like open space in addition to sidewalk
connections for pedestrians throughout the project.
Parking
Country Club has designed the layout of the Bull Run
Apartments to provide adequate parking for all units. The number
of handicapped spaces and the ratio of parking spaces to dwelling
units meets the City's parking standards for multi -family
development.
Public Facilities
Country Club will make significant road improvements to East
Vine Street, Summitview Drive and County Road 11 in connection with
this development in .order to provide safe and adequate public
access. All of these public streets will also include dedicated
ARTHUR E. MARCH, JR.
RAMSEY D. MYATT
ROBERT W. BRANDIES, JR.
RICHARD S. GAST
LUCIA A. LILEY
J. BRADFORD MARCH
LINDA S. MILLER
JEFFREY J. JOHNSON
MATTHEW J. DOUGLAS
Board Members
Planning and
City of Fort
MARCH & MYATT, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
110 E. OAK STREET
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524-2880
(970) 482-4322
FAX (970) 482-3038
Zoning Board
Collins
300 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado
May 9, 1997
ARTHUR E. MARCH
1908-1981 ,
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 469
FORT COLLINS, CO 80522-0469
VIA HAND DELIVERY
Re: Waterfield P.U.D., Preliminary
Request for Special Review of 4-Bedroom Dwelling Units
Dear Planning and Zoning Board Members:
On behalf of the developer, Country Club Farms, L.L.C.
("Country Club"), we request that the Board approve this request
for special review pursuant to §29-526(E)(6) of the LDGS. Under
such section, the Planning and Zoning Board is permitted to approve
4-bedroom units in a multi -family project even though they do not
conform to the strict definition of "family" as established in §29-
1 of the City Code.
Country Club is requesting preliminary approval of the
Waterfield P.U.D. Waterfield P.U.D. is a mixed -use development
containing a neighborhood park site, an elementary school site,
preserved wetlands and buffer areas, a convenience store, a daycare
facility, retail uses, single-family residential, affordable
housing for senior citizens and affordable townhomes for rent.
The affordable townhome component of Waterfield, Bull Run
Apartments, consists of a total of 176 dwelling units and a
clubhouse facility and pool for tenant use. Of the total number of
units, there are eighty (80) 2-bedroom units, seventy-eight (78) 3-
bedroom units and only eighteen (18) 4-bedroom units. The Brisben
Companies, the ultimate developer of the Bull Run Apartments, can
provide data to support the fact that a very high percentage of
their affordable housing, including 4-bedroom units, is rented to
traditional families related by blood or marriage. Four -bedroom
units, however, do not conform to all definitions of "family" under
the City Code in that Federal regulations applicable to the project
do not permit discrimination based on the existence of a family
relationship among the renters. Thus, it is possible for four
unrelated persons to reside together when four bedrooms are