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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUMMERHILL PUD PRELIMINARY - 41 93 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESCu�n��� o urban design, inc. b. Within close proximity to community or neighborhood park facilities; C. Where water and sewer facilities can be adequately provided; d. Within easy access to major employment centers; and e. With access to public transportation. Construction at Summerhill is expected to begin in the fall of 1993, and may continue through 1996. urban design, inc. Orient units around a central circulation system, minimizing traffic congestion on neighboring streets and arterials. Design a collector street system that can gather traffic from a neighborhood and carry it to an arterial street; yet divert "through" traffic away from local traffic. Plan a viable, integrated bike and pedestrian system for the community, including safe, direct pedestrian and bike access from residential to shopping and employment areas, and the city open space adjacent to the property. Provide land use transitions and creative relationships between uses. Protect defined neighborhood areas from the intrusion of activities which may have negative impacts upon residents; particularly traffic generated by more intensive uses. Plan transitional uses between the existing high density Bridges PUD and low density residential areas, while avoiding conflicts - particularly in terms of traffic circulation - with other development areas. The Summerhill PUD is also consistent with applicable Land Use Policies, including: Policy 3. The City shall promote: a. Maximum utilization of land within the city; d. The location of residential development which is close to employment, recreation, and shopping facilities. Policy 12. Urban density residential development usually at three or more units to the acre should be encouraged in the urban growth area. Policy 26. Availability of existing services shall be used as a criteria in determining the location of higher intensity areas in the City. Policy 75. Residential areas should provide a mix of housing densities. Policy 78. Residential development should be directed into areas which reinforce the phasing plan in the urban growth area. Policy 80. Higher density residential uses should locate: a. Near the core area, regional, community shopping centers, CSU main campus, or the hospital; urban design, inc. SUMMERHILL PUD Preliminary auk Statement of Planning Objectives July 6, 1993 The proposed Summerhill PUD is an in -fill townhome project that may achieve a significant number of the City of Fort Collins' adopted Goals and Objectives, Land Use Policies, elements of the Fort Collins Area Transportation Plan, and preliminary findings of the Neighborhood Compatibility study. Summerhill represents an opportunity to provide a greater mix of housing types in this area than has been achieved in recent years. The proposed townhomes are intended to help bridge the affordability gap between what is currently available, and what the market desires. Summerhill makes an excellent in -fill project as it proposes high densities close to the urban core, but on a site small enough that it doesn't overwhelm the adjacent single family areas. Key design concepts employed to better define neighborhood character include clustering the units around an internal private drive, and providing a larger, usable open space area that is centrally located to all units. The neighborhood is buffered from Prospect Road and Westbridge Drive by a heavy landscape buffer that includes trees, shrubs, and privacy screens set back from the rear patios. The Summerhill PUD Plans were prepared with a number of other planning goals and concepts in mind; giving special attention to elements affecting neighborhood compatibility. These concepts include: Create a successful community that integrates with surrounding land uses. Work within the framework of the existing community and public improvements with the potential to share amenities, storm drainage improvements, and/or other common elements. Create a community of affordable housing that is well planned, aesthetically pleasing, and integrates well with adjacent land uses; particularly traffic generated by more intensive uses. II. While recognizing traditional traffic management needs, create a circulation system that - where practical - makes bike and pedestrian access between uses convenient. Include design characteristics - such as entry streets tailored to serve differing land uses - which lend clarity and identity to residential neighborhoods. Provide neighborhood street systems that promote neighborhood integrity, by restricting extraneous motorized traffic from low density residential areas.