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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORCHARD PLACE PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 40 93A - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGar/4jiq/CtCC NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETINGDd AK&Lw� eceive rite °N tlncation of this meeting'? Correct Address? Name U Zip Yes No Yes No /Address Awhlh / 5 �� �'• r� ti C/ ?d/G •� r They are 700 to 800 square feet in size. The two story layout helps to separate the rooms and gives a feeling of more space. 14. Will there be any control on the construction of these buildings? I have seen some pretty shoddy construction, especially the apartment buildings to the west. You wouldn't catch me inside those buildings, they are death traps. The Building Department will inspect the buildings during construction. Construction will have to meet the Uniform Building Code that the City has adopted. 15. I am opposed to any more development in this area. There is too much traffic, congestion, and pollution in this area. We don't want to leave our home, but we may be forced to if all of this development occurs. We live on Orchard Place east of Taft Hill and it is a quiet neighborhood now we want it to stay that way. 16. Orchard Place, east of Taft Hill is a very dark street.. We could use some street lights on our street. Staff: I will contact Light and Power and ask them about adding street lights on Orchard Place. Of course, there maybe some people who like it without lights. So we would have to explore this issue a little more. 17. You need a lot more inspectors in the City of Fort Collins to control the amount of junk that is going in all over town. The Planning Department keeps building junk and this City is just not what.it used to be. 18. Why isn't the City Council member at this meeting? He has been to the other for the project across the street from this. I don't know. I suppose you could call him to discuss your concerns with this project. 19. I don't have a problem with this young kids have to live somewhere to live near CSU so they can walk the east, closer to CSU and enjoy It looks like a nice development nice place for someone to live. development at all. These and it makes sense for them and ride bikes. I live to living around the•students. proposal. It looks like a 8. I feel that this density is too high. It should be one or two homes at the most. There is a lot of traffic and congestion on Taft Hill Road and this will, just make it worse. There are a lot of students in this area. Our street, Orchard Place, (on the east side of Taft Hill) is a quiet street and we want it to stay that way. 9. I have concerns about the density. The apartments in the area are not as dense. I think the density should be 8 to 10 DU/acre. What about parking? You should be providing 1 space per bedroom at a minimum. We have the Sunray Apartments and find that there should be parking for every student living in these units, because they will all have cars. We have provided parking based on the City requirements for 2 per 3 bedroom, 1.75 for 2 bedroom, and 1.5 for a one bedroom unit. We show that we need 15 spaces. There is the possibility that a young family will live in'the 3 bedroom units and might have 2 cars at most. This property is close enough to CSU that biking is an option and students who do not own a car may find this an attractive place to live because they can walk, bike or take the bus to class, shopping, parks and restaurants. 10. Where will the children play? There is no park in this area that is easy to get to. The school yard is across Taft Hill so that would be out of the question. Has the City considered a park in this area? We are providing some back yard area (about 3,000 sq. ft.) north of the units which will not be divided with fences, which .can be used for active play. Also each unit will have a private patio area. Staff: Within 2,000' of this property there are three parks, Roger's Park is to the northwest, Avery Park is to the south, and City Park Golf Course is to the north. 11. The schools in this area are overcrowded. Where will these kids go to school? Elementary age children would go to Moore Elementary School. The School District will be made aware of this proposal and will be able to coordinate enrollment accordingly. I am not sure where the other students will go. 12.. The traffic on Taft Hill Road is horrendous. There is way too much traffic in this area. It is almost impossible to make a left turn out of our street. The City should have put the signal at Orchard Place east of Taft Hill. We need a signal to make a left turn. 13. How large on the units? They look pretty small. I can tell you that they are too small for two people to live in. f 111�IYTKIIA� The following are QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, and RESPONSES expressed at a Neighborhood Meeting for Orchard Place PUD. The applicant proposes 8 townhouses on .53 acres, located on Orchard Place west of Taft Hill Road and north of Elizabeth Street. The property is zoned Medium Density Planned Residential. The proposal would therefore be reviewed as a Planned Unit Development, and must meet the criteria of the Land Development Guidance System. MEETING PLACE: Bethel Baptist Church MEETING DATE: August 16, 1993 MEETING TIME: 7:00 p.m. CITY PLANNER: Kirsten Whetstone COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS 1. How many units are you proposing? Eight townhouses. 2. How many bedrooms per unit? Three will have 3 bedrooms and 5 will have 2 bedrooms. 3. Will these be rentals or owned separately. These will be rental units. 4. What is the total square footage of the building? 6,808 square feet for the estimated total floor area, including the upstairs. 5. What will the rents be? We will be in the average market range for rents, approximately $250.00 per bedroom. 6. Will they be all wood siding or will there be some brick? We are proposing to put brick on the fronts of the units. 7. What type of fencing are you proposing? Solid cedar fencing around the sides and back. There is a mobile home park and storage facility adjacent on the back lot line and parking for the apartment buildings on the. west so we want to provide some screening for the townhouse residents. There is a single family house to the east which we want to provide screening and landscaping for between the two properties.