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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPRADLEY BARR DEALERSHIP PRELIMINARY PUD - 64 93B - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESCO 011�YP@P@ urban design, inc. III. Provide land use transitions and creative relationships between uses. Preserve the existing vegetative buffers between the existing uses to the North and South of the development. The Spradley Barr Dealership is also consistent with applicable Land Use Policies, including: Policy 3 The City shall promote: a. Maximum utilization of land within the city; Policy 15 Development in the urban growth area should be consistent with development policies set forth in this plan. Policy 21 All. levels of commercial development, including convenience, neighborhood, community and regional shopping which have significant negative transportation impacts on South College Avenue will be discouraged from gaining their primary access from College Avenue. Policy 22 Preferential treatment shall be given to urban development proposals which are contiguous to existing development within the city limits or consistent with the phasing plan for the City's urban growth area. Development of the site is scheduled to be completed in 1994 or early 1995. cc�YP@ o urban design, inc. The Land Development Guidance System and adopted Land Use Policies support the proposed uses at this location. And, although the proposed site is not immediately adjacent to residential uses, the proposed design strives to meet the "neighborhood compatibility" criteria currently being developed by the City of Fort Collins. These concepts include: I. Create a successful PUD that integrates with surrounding land uses. "Edge Conditions" such as setbacks, perimeter landscaping, architectural treatment, signs, and lighting, are to be consistent with established guidelines set by the City on recent similar projects. Many of the existing healthy trees on the project are being saved either through design, or by relocation on the site. This promotes a more mature look for the project than is typical of new car dealerships. New project landscaping will be in conformance with standards previously set by the City of Fort Collins. Architectural form, finish colors, and materials are designed .to match or complement those materials on the existing REA building such as the use of stone; while the height and mass of the remodeled building will be in keeping with the existing REA building providing a transition in scale between the large shopping area to the north of the project and other uses in the area. Signage will be consistent with the City of Fort Collins sign code unless specific variances are granted. Lighting fixtures are intended to be low cut-off fixtures designed to have little or no off -site impact. Views of the mountains will not be significantly affected by this project as no significant change in height of the buildings are proposed. II. While recognizing traditional traffic management needs, create a circulation system that - where practical - makes bike and pedestrian access between uses convenient. While. this development provides convenient access to services that city residents will use; it does not have a significant increase. in traffic over the current use; in fact much of the current truck traffic will be reduced or eliminated. The site plan has been designed to accommodate a future ROW on the southern portion of the site, at the location of the existing entrance. This ROW dedication will take place as needed when the property to the south develops. This ROW will tie into the street system in place around the Weberg facility. Deceleration lanes and restrictions on vehicle movements will be provided as outlined in the traffic study. C. C�otfp@ o urban design, inc. SPRADLEY BARR DEALERSHIP PUD Statement of Planning Objectives October 25, 1993 The Spradley Barr Dealership is a proposed adaptive reuse on an existing commercial site, the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. The proposed use on the site will include new and used car sales, as well as the associated minor and major automotive care uses. Spradley Barr chose this location, in part, because the existing building can be easily converted to dealership uses. The existing building already has service and body shop garages for use by REA as well as other offices and employee lounges. The existing building can easily be expanded to include showroom areas while keeping the integrity of the existing building, so long a part of South College Avenue. The proposed architecture of the remodeled building will keep many of the same elements and materials on the current building, such as the extensive use of stone, etc. The remodeled building will also largely remain single story, a height compatible with neighboring uses. The proposed relocation of Spradley Barr will also benefit the community as a whole. Their existing site is a highly visible. location at the corner of Drake And South College, surrounded on three sides by arterials and collectors streets. While such a highly visible location is good for business, from a community aesthetic viewpoint, it is not highly desirable. All the service areas, new.car storage areas, body shop areas etc. are all visible to commuters and neighbors. There is also limited room for landscape buffers and adds to the congestion at this corner. The proposed site alleviates many of these problems. The service areas, inventory and parts storage areas are to be located towards the back of the site, in an area that already serves the a similar function for the REA facility, away from public view, screened by the building. This area is also buffered from the few residences to the west of the project by the railroad corridor and existing vegetation. This site is also buffered from uses to the North and South by existing deciduous and coniferous tree buffers that will remain. As with any car dealership, they wish to have their new car display in a visible location where the general public can view them. As such, this use will be located on the front of the site along South College Avenue. It is true that most of the existing lawn will have to removed to accommodate this, however a portion of the lawn will remain along South College Avenue, more than what they have at their existing site, and more than most, if not all, of the existing dealerships in town. The site plan also retains many of the existing, healthy trees, with many coniferous trees being relocated on the site. Several new trees will also be planted as part of the redevelopment. Spradley Barr has also expressed a willingness to work with surrounding neighbors to alleviate many of the impacts a business would cause. These include, but are not limited to, the possibility of using a pager system, rather than use loudspeakers, exploring the use of limited lighting, minimizing light spillage, and keeping a community meeting room for use by residents in the area.