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• Concerns about traffic impacts.
o The proposed use generates less traffic and/or less peak hour traffic than nearly
any other likely commercial use at this location.
o Access has been planned in accordance with the adopted South College Access
Control Plan.
o Coordination with the adjacent property owner to the south has resulted in
shared access, and will - in the future - allow traffic from the Spradley Barr site
to reach the anticipated full movement intersection to the south.
• Concerns about site lighting.
o Lighting has been designed to meet the new City standards included in the Land
Use Code.
o Pole fixtures are limited to 28' in height.
o Fixtures are individually controlled so that most of the display area lighting can
be turned out after operating hours.
o Fixtures are down directed so that there will not be light "spillage" off the site.
• Concerns about storm drainage management.
o Although constructed in the County, the storm drainage plans for the site have
been designed to City of Fort Collins standards.
o The runoff from any increased impervious surfaces will be detained, and "best
management practices" for water quality will be used.
o While the improvements to this site will not solve the existing, basin wide,
problems; there should be some reduction in the impacts from the Spradley Barr
site, due to the controlled rate of release resulting from this construction.
Landscaped open space areas, and all other portions of the subject property will be
owned and maintained by Spradley Barr, or subsequent owners.
Most of the 100 t employees at this Spradley Barr dealership will - to some extent -
utilize the area included in this development plan.
Development of the site is scheduled to be completed in early 1998.
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SPRADLEY BARR VEHICLE DISPLAY AREA
Statement of Planning Objectives
November 14, 1997
The Spradley Barr Dealership is an adaptive reuse of an existing commercial site,
previously the offices and other facilities of the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. The
dealership on the larger site had to be permitted while still in Larimer County for a number of
reasons, including:
► The previous owner's unsuccessful attempts to annex to the City of Fort Collins with
zoning equivalent to their existing Larimer County Zoning.
► Timing conflicts between contract requirements to begin construction, and the City of
Fort Collins "moratorium" on accepting planning applications during the transition from
the LDGS to City Plan.
This is a request to change the use of a parking lot constructed through permits issued
in Larimer County, prior to annexation to the City of Fort Collins. The proposed use on the
portion of the site included in this development plan (the easterly 200') will include new and
used car display and sales. The site is - upon completion of the annexation process - located
in the "C Commercial' zoning district and is consistent with the "Commercial Corridor"
designation on the adopted Structure Plan. It is also consistent with the existing zoning and
land uses in the adjacent area; and in compliance with the adopted Principles and Policies,
including LU-1, LU-2, and LU-3.
Spradley Barr has demonstrated a willingness to work with surrounding neighbors to
alleviate many of the possible impacts of the proposed use. The areas of primary concern,
identified through meetings with neighborhood representatives, and the mitigation measures
proposed are as follows:
• Concerns about the noise from a loudspeaker paging system:
o A speaker free system of individual electronic pagers will be used at this site.
• Concern about the quality of landscaping along College Avenue.
o The landscaping proposed is more extensive than that provided by other
automotive dealerships recently approved by the City of Fort Collins.
o Landscaping is creatively integrated into the site design.
o The planned landscaping - with the exception of some thinning of the mass of
trees along the south property line - preserves the existing mature trees on the
site.