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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTONEBRIDGE GARDEN APARTMENTS FINAL PUD - 82 93A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY STAFF (3)Stonebridge Apartments at Courtney Park Harmony Road at Wheaton Drive Ft. Collins, Colorado Square Foot Development c/o Loftus Developments 4700 Walnut Boulder, CO 80301 FINAL LAND USE DESIGN INFORMATION Project Size: 168 Units March 4, 1994 Unit Mix: Quantity 1 BR 700 s.f. 76 2BR (standard) 910 s.f. 62 2BR (double master) 1,080 s.f. 14 3BR 1,100 s.f. 16 Unit Breakdown Units 3BR 2BR 2BR 1 BR 8 Buildings DBL STD A 23 2 1 12 8 B 17 2 1 6 8 C 17 2 1 6 8 D 23 2 1 12 8 E 27 2 4 7 14 F 27 2 4 7 14 G 17 2 1 6 8 H 17 2 1 6 8 168 16 14 -62 76 Parking Information: Parking Required: 279 autos 3BR - 2 autos/unit 16 units 32 autos 2BR - 1.75 autos/unit 76 units 133 autos 1 BR - 1.5 autos/unit 76 units 114 autos Total Automobile Parking Spaces Provided: 300 autos Mix: 86 garages, 214 surface Guest Parking 16 autos Clubhouse Parking 5 autos Handicap Parking 11 autos Bicycle Parking (13 locations) 78 total stone.014 >ti Nr.r.e e..ur e..er a.w r w. .. ..wm...1m IPr/ eMy M Y'w .[dp P si.r NrPaaw.wl IMwer Or IUIw10 MO lOYi10 WC tlIRI1CITIM µpw0 q W nwvq N Ser.w bMNMGry elfwlCyn., CYSN, N�MyN��le .N.. Y P.... I N lip Me 1Tlp l Cl11TY1Gllg1 m..wmrr M..w_anN I wnrM1 w m� tis N w111N n», alas +�n•.e.. wPr � �Lr 1 i � I o� L � � 1 I I �i "I �I FINAL TECHNIC The Planning and Zoning Board understood the City's stated concerns at the public hearing and made the decision that the current location was the most favorable one, given the neighbor's desires, the specifics of the proposed apartment complex and the traffic generated by the development. Any future commercial (or residential for that matter) project built on the vacant commercial site to the east of Stonebridge will need to locate their entrance driveway where we have concluded in order to allow building construction at both the northwest and southwest corners of that property. The master P.U.D. always envisioned the traffic circulation system of the subdivision including that traffic generated by the neighborhood center. It seems very unfortunate that the traffic engineer seems to believe we need to revisit this same issue and then debate it again before the same group that has already made their finding based upon the same information. They sided with the neighborhood's desire and approved the plat where the developer proposed the vehicle entrance. It would seem to me that it would be better handled to first meet prior to the hearing with the City Manager and/or City Attorney to review this matter ahead of a second duplicate debate before the Board. Moreover, I question if it is even proper for city staff to reopen such a discussion when the finding has been concluded with nothing having been changed since the first hearing. I cannot imagine why the Board would want to re-evaluate the same information yet again. Let's meet to review this and any other outstanding problem later this week. ctfully\SWpnitted , Janes $. Junge, 1�krgitect cc: Linda Ripley Jim Loftus oIt037 JUNGE / AEICH / ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTURE 6 PLANNING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION March 7, 1994 Steve Olt City of Ft. Collins 281 N. College P.O. Box 580 Ft. Collins, CO 80522 RE: STONEBRIDGE FINAL P.U.D. ISSUES The only major remaining problem is that of Rick Endsdorph's continuing concern of the entrance driveway location onto Wheaton Drive from our project. This is the identical concern raised at the preliminary P.U.D. site plan review during the Planning and Zoning Board Hearing. The Board made a specific finding as to its location where now indicated after considerable discussion and their conclusion was based with full knowledge of the transportation departments opinion. In the meantime, Junge/Reich/Associates has met with Steve Meyer of Sullivan -Hayes, the neighborhood shopping center developer, who is proposing the King Soopers Center to coordinate alignment of the two driveways. The technical site plan now establishes that alignment of the Stonebridge entrance to be directly across the street from the proposed neighborhood center driveway, and in conformance with the final fire department and city engineering requirements. It is important to understand the entrance drive to Stonebridge is exactly where the neighborhood has directed it to be located. It could have been placed to align at the intersection of Monte Carlo; however, the surrounding neighbors do not want that, as they believe moving the drive to the north will encourage additional traffic into their area. The background of this issue is clear to me that the single family homeowners do not want any significantly greater traffic volume to occur towards their houses. By locating the Stonebridge entrance where it is now shown, most of the vehicles entering our complex will not conflict with Monte Carlo and only those needing to exit to eastbound Harmony will ever enter their neighborhood. We held an initial neighborhood meeting to establish their concerns. The original master P.U.D. had indicated two driveway entrances to this property. After a great deal of discussion, it was perfectly clear they desired only one entry and that it be located where now shown. This was confirmed at the Planning Board Public Hearing on January 24, 1994 and again at our second neighborhood meeting on January 26, 1994. ott.037 4141 ARAPAHOE AVENUE, SUITE 100 303 444.2987 BOULDER, COLORADO 80303 FAX 303 444 • S08S