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Home My WebLink AboutSUMMERHILL PUD FINAL SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING - 41 93A - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING--- r P.�1�- --�,c -- - own - --- -- -- �f=-d_RD �9 • /`lc_C<-/%stay i �.�o.._�.U��c� ---- - !SRIVDk_N T I�HvDl2tc6<So�/ /!03_!o t/t/�srSTU�?/ZT I�il,sg_►'�_ 5'" CI Ir qtJ c�c�` e. � ►� K c Jjll-L)Ak f/AMMDNU_ irSbS S�KfA-JN'__ -- �i/a- -: n/ Aom24OAo�i� — - — V! - - — — — — 27. Question: How often does the City review its long range development plan for this area? Do they do that on a 2 year or 5 year schedule or something like that? Answer: The City does not have a long range plan for this area in terms of specific land uses that should occur on a particular piece of property. Private interests make a proposal for development and the City reviews their proposal against the established policies, regulations, and criteria in the pertinent elements of the comprehensive plan. 28. Question: If this goes to the Planning and Zoning Board on November 15, 1993 and is denied, is it the intent to build the existing approved plan for Underhill P.U.D.? Answer: Yes, that would be the intent of the current owner. 29. Comment: It is our understanding that there is a high water table in this area that could impact development on this site. 19. Comment: When these people come in there will be a larger number of people and dogs that will use the City's natural area for their backyard and dog walking areas. This will have a significant impact on the wildlife. Your covenants for this development should address this concern. 20. Comment: The City should look very closely at the ecology of this area and evaluate the impacts of the higher density. Response: The City's Natural Resource Department has been very involved in the entire review process for this development. 21. Question: Where is the open space? How far does it go south, east, and west? Answer: The open space goes south to the property lines of the homes along Stuart Street and I do not know for sure how far east and west it extends without asking other City departments. 22. Question: Have you considered a reduction in the density for this development? Answer: No, we have not considered that possibility to date. 23. Question: If the Planning and Zoning Board were to put a restriction on the density and require this development to lower its density, you would have to do it, is that correct? Answer: We would have to reconsider the density at that time. 24. Comment: I don't think we should underestimate the Planning and Zoning Board and presume its inability to listen to the neighborhood. 25. Comment: We who live on the south side of the New Mercer Ditch, along Stuart Street, enjoy our ability to experience the openness and the more rural feeling that we have along the open space. The lights from this development will be intrusive to this feeling. 26. Question: What are your plans for the buffering of headlights coming from this development and what type of security or spot lighting will be on the buildings. Answer: The City will put standard local street lights on the public streets. The private streets will have low, down directional lighting and the security lighting will have to be down directional to prevent light spillage from the property. 9. Question: What are you going to do to cut down the sound barrier? What will be provided so that we won't have to listen to 68 more units? Answer: There will be sufficient landscaping in the setback from Prospect Road. Since most of you live north of Prospect Road, you probably will not be as aware of this development as you will the traffic noise from the street. 10. Question: You intend to sell these as family units. Are there provisions for play areas for children? Answer: Other than the common open space areas within the development there are not planned playgrounds at this time. 11. Question: What is the price per unit planned to be? Answer: The units will range from $89,900 to $92,900. 12. Question: Where will you build your first unit? Answer: We will build the first unit south of Prospect Road and east of Underhill Drive. 13. Question: Do you have a plan for this development if the units do not sell in a certain period of time? Answer: I can only say that 5 units are presold and the market is very promising. 14. Question: How far from prospect Road will the units be that are right along the street? Answer: Approximately 35' from the curbline of the street. 15. Comment: We are worried about the condominiumization, the proliferation of townhouse units, and the increased volume of traffic on Constitution Avenue in our neighborhood. 16. Comment: The City should look at the overall planning effort for this area and evaluate the long range effects of new development, especially high density residential,, on the area and the existing neighborhoods. 17. Comment: The Prospect -Shields neighborhood, and its current planning effort, should be extended to include a larger area in the City's long range planning effort. 18. Comment: This type of development will have a negative impact on the area and the viability of the remaining natural areas. 2. Question: What is your market that you are targeting? Will it be college students, married couples with children, or older couples without children? Answer: These units are to be sold at a fairly high price, which is not conducive to college students, per say. 3. Comment: I am concerned about the Bridges development, to the east, where it was planned with enough parking but with the transition to college student rentals there is not enough parking. 4. Comment: I am concerned about the density of this development. If these units do not sell then the units will become rental units and, especially if the renters are college students, there will not be enough parking. 5. Question: Are you going to have a driveway to the bridge across the New Mercer Canal? College students party in the open space and the fire department has had to respond to fires on numerous occasions. Answer: No, a driveway connection is not planned. There will be a pedestrian connection form Underhill Drive to the bridge for access into the City -owned open space. 6. Question: How high will the buildings be? Answer: They will be 22' to 24' high. 7. Question: What are the exterior colors to be? The blues on the Bridges condominiums do not appear to be very sensitive to the surroundings that they are in. Answer: These buildings are intended to be a light sandstone color. 8. Question: If these units are sold and couples with children move in, how will the number of children and the access to the schools be dealt with? Answer: There is room in Moore Elementary School for the 8 to 9 students that this development will generate, based on standard projections for multi -family housing. The school is designed for 546 students and there are 455 students enrolled this year. The access issue will have to be dealt with at another time. City of Fort Collins CommL, _4y Planning and Environmental _rvices Planning Department A Second Neighborhood Information Meeting for SUMMERHILL P.U.D. Date: November 8, 1993 Applicant: Mel Price c/o Cityscape Urban Design 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105 Fort collins, CO. 80525 City Planner: Steve Olt Location: Bauder Elementary School The Summerhill P.U.D. is a 7.36 acre site that is planned for 68 multi -family residential dwelling units. This property was granted preliminary approval as the Underhill P.U.D. by the Planning and Zoning Board for in excess of 80 dwelling units in 1982. The first neighborhood meeting was held on June 30, 1993 and there were 7 participants present in addition to the potential applicant, his representatives, and the City planner. Summerhill P.U.D. was granted preliminary approval by the Board on August 30, 1993. It is bordered by West Prospect Road to the north, the Bridges P.U.D. (multi -family residential) to the east, City of Fort Collins natural area to the south, and Sonoran View Estates (single family residential) to the west. The purpose of this meeting was to give all affected property owners and potentially affected interests in the area a chance to express their concerns about this proposal after the Planning Department learned that everyone within the minimum area of notification had not, in fact, been notified. The following questions and concerns were expressed at this meeting: 1. Question: You indicated that the buildings will be predominantly 4-plexes and that there will be 3 parking spaces per unit. Where will the other (4th) car be parked? Answer: There will be 3 parking spaces per unit provided, totalling 12 parking spaces for each 4-plex building. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box '580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750