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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY VILLAGE PUD - PRELIMINARY - 65-93C - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - Planning ObjectivesThe primary objective of the internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation system is to create an internal "main street". The buildings are oriented along the main street contributing to a rich pedestrian environment that also includes street trees, lighting, benches and other landscape elements. The combination of architecture and landscape architectural features link the varied land uses together into a cohesive whole, a place that not only provides goods and services but also creates opportunities for meeting friends, reading the paper or enjoying an evening stroll. We believe this strategy will not only result in a successful entertainment/shopping center but will also create a neighborhood and community social gathering place. The project scores 80% on the Business Service Uses point chart, gaining points for being located outside of the South College Avenue Corridor, for being part of a planned center, for being located on more than two acres, for containing two or more significant uses, for providing direct vehicular and pedestrian access between on -site parking areas and for being contiguous to existing urban development. The proposed assisted living project is evaluated on Point Chart H for Residential Uses. The project scores 75 points, for being part of a project that includes a community shopping center, for being within 3500 feet of a publicly owned golf course (Southridge), for being within 3,000 feet of an existing major employment center (ESAB), for connecting to an existing City sidewalk and for being contiguous to existing development. The proposed eighty-five bed facility has one kitchen. By City Code definition, the facility is one dwelling unit located on 3.4 acres and therefore, does not comply with the City's minimum density requirement of three dwelling units per acre. The applicant is requesting a variance to the minimum density requirement because of this peculiar technicality. Though the project is being submitted as a Planned Unit Development under the Land Development Guidance System, the project exemplifies many of the Principles and Policies of City Plan. Those policies that focus on compact urban development, pedestrian and bike linkages, utilization of alternative transportation modes, and community visual character are particularly evident in the proposed plan. In addition, we believe we have incorporated the applicable land use and urban design policies contained in the Harmony Corridor Plan and comply with the standards and guidelines as well. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to working with you during the development review process. Sincerely, VF Ripley Associates 6� Linda Ripley Principal May 1, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board Members Ted Shepard Fort Collins Planning Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 RE: Planning Objectives for Harmony Village Preliminary PUD Dear Planning and Zoning Board Members: VF RIPLEY ASSOCIATES INC. Landscape Architecture Urban Design Planning 1113 Sionev Hill Drive Fort Collins. Colorado S0525 PHONE (970) 224-5829 FAX (970) 224-1662 The site is located at the approximate center of the Harmony Corridor, southwest of the intersection of Harmony Road and Timberline Road. The Harmony Corridor Land Use Plan designates this site as a Mixed Use Activity Center, appropriate for a neighborhood service center or a community shopping center. Harmony Village PUD can be described as a community commercial center that includes a mix of land uses. The commercial core is primarily an entertainment center with a fourteen-plex theater as its centerpiece. The entertainment focus is further supported by a variety of restaurants including fast food, standard sit down restaurants, a. theme restaurant, as well as coffee and dessert places. While entertainment is the primary focus, the site plan also includes a banking facility, a major drug store and a variety of retail and service shops that will provide convenience and service for not only the neighborhood, but also for people working at Hewlett Packard, the proposed Poudre Valley Hospital medical complex and other major employment industries that locate in the eastern half of the Harmony Corridor. An eighty-five bed, assisted living housing facility serves as a transitional land use between the commercial center and the single family neighborhood to the south. Harmony Village PUD is the second phase of Harmony Village Overall Development Plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Board in 1993. The first phase, Harmony Crossing PUD, a single family residential development, bordering the proposed project on the south, is approximately 50% completed. Surrounding land uses include the Texaco historical gas station and the Harmony Shops located across Harmony Road to the north, a planned Poudre Valley Hospital medical complex to the east across Timberline Road, Harmony Crossing single family development is located to the south and an existing warehouse and the Burlington Northern railroad tracks are located to the west. The site is relatively flat sloping to the southeast. There are 13 existing trees located near the northeast corner of the site. The trees have been evaluated by the City Forester and those that were determined to be structurally sound and in relative good health are being retained and incorporated into the site plan. Primary access to the site is via a signalized intersection on Timberline Road and a right -in, right - out, left -in, shared entrance located on the west property line providing access from Harmony Road. The site plan also includes two additional limited access points along Timberline Road.