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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHORSETOOTH EAST BUSINESS PARK, CARRIAGE AUTO SERVICE SHOP - PDP - 43-94I - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPRINCIPLE CAD-2: Public spaces such as plazas, civic buildings, outdoor spaces, parks, and gateway landscapes should be designed to be functional, accessible, attractive, safe, and comfortable. Policy CAD-2.2 Public Space Design The project will have a plaza space where customers can gather. PRINCIPLE CAD-4: Security and crime prevention will continue to be important factors in urban design. Policy CAD-4.2 Lighting and Landscaping Lighting and landscaping will be designed to promote security and comfortable area -wide visibility. PRINCIPLE GM-8: The City will promote compatible infill development in targeted areas within the Community Growth Management Area boundary. Policy GM-8.2 Incentives Policy GM-8.3 Development Review System Since this is an infill project the client and consultants hope that the City would give this. treatment to this project. Principle ENV-3: Drinking water provided by the City's Water Utility will meet or exceed customer expectations for quality, quantity, and reliability. Water conservation will be strongly encouraged. Policy ENV-3.3 Water Demand Management Policy The landscape plan for the project will utilize the following xeriscape principles: Plant material with low to moderate water requirements Limited turf areas Effective use of soil amendments An efficient irrigation system Appropriate maintenance Principle UGE-1: The City's development will be contained by well-defined boundaries. Policy UGE-1.1 Community Growth Management Area Boundary The site is infill within the growth management area. City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan include: PRINCIPLE LU-1: Growth within the city will promote a compact development pattern within a well-defined boundary. Policy LU-1.1 Compact Urban Form The project will be developed within an Employment zone, serving to infill an area currently surrounded by existing development. PRINCIPLE LU-2: The city will maintain and enhance its character and sense of place as defined by its neighborhoods, districts, corridors, and edges. Policy LU-2.1 City -Wide Structure Policy LU-2.2 Urban Design With both the corridors of Timberline and Horsetooth.growing in activity, this infill. project will enhance the urban character of this area, adding a convenience shopping center and service to the surrounding commercial identity, and therefore fitting into the City Structure Plan. PRINCIPLE T-1: The physical organization of the city will be supported by a framework of transportation alternatives that maximize access and mobility throughout the city, while reducing dependence upon the private automobile. Policy T-1.1 Land Use Patterns Policy T-1.3 Street Design Criteria Carriage Auto Service Shop will have very close proximity to stops along transfort routes, major traffic spines, as well as providing connectivity to the pedestrian streetscape along Timberline. Principle T-5: The City will acknowledge pedestrian travel as a viable transportation mode and elevate it in importance to be in balance with all other modes. Direct pedestrian connections will be provided and encouraged from place of residence to transit, schools, activity centers, work and public facilities. Policy T-5.2 Connections The project provides sidewalk connections along Timberline to help complete the pedestrian circulation along that thoroughfare. July 15, 2003 Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80521-0580 RE: Planning Objectives for Carriage Auto Service Shop Project Development Plan Dear Ted Shepard, The Carriage Auto Service Shop project is located along the west side of Timberline Road, south of East Horsetooth Road. The site lies within the Employment (E) zone. Proposed is a building which combines lube services and offices and will be accessed by a private drive to the north. Additionally, the project shall have pedestrian access from public street sidewalks, and bike lanes. The Carriage Auto Service Shop project will cover about 0.88 acres. The Carriage Auto Service Shop is part of Horsetooth Business Park, Filing Two. Horsetooth Business Park is in the Employment (E) District and has a total of 32.4 acres. The Auto Shop would then be a part of 6.88 acres attributed to a Convenience Shopping Center area, as listed under Section 5.1.2 of the Land Use Code. The Convenience Shopping Center is considered a secondary use within this E District. It meets the LUC requirements for secondary uses being less than 25% of the area as well as having more than four business establishments, all with separate entrances. The architecture for the shop has been designed to harmonize with the architecture of the surrounding area. The building will be one story with a series of 4 vehicle bays. Office and storage will be provided within the building as well. Parking is provided within the circulation area for the lube spaces as well as off of the private drive to the west. The goal of this project is to create a functional shop that contributes to the convenience and urban environment in this neighborhood. This is an infill project that contributes to the structure of the City of Fort Collins The design objectives of the landscape plan are to use significant planting materials along the streetscape and pedestrian thoroughfares of Timberline Road (See landscape plan). Shrub and tree plantings shall be used to screen the drive and parking areas, as well as to compliment the architectural character, provide seasonal interest, and define the plaza area.