HomeMy WebLinkAboutHILL CREST PUD PRELIMINARY - 6 93A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPLANNING OBJECTIVES FOR HILL CREST P.Q.D.
The Hill Crest Planned Unit Development is a proposed low density
residential development of attached, two-family dwellings owned by
the Fort Collins Housing Authority. The site for this development
consists of ten acres located at 2240 West Mulberry Street, east of
Impala Drive with primary access off Impala Circle. Only 5.29
acres of the ten owned by the Housing Authority. Poudre R-1 has
issued a letter of intent to purchase the north 4.47 acres for use
as play fields. It is our understanding that this acreage will be
left open for recreation purposes by Poudre R-1.
This is an in -fill project contiguous to existing development on
all sides. Utilities services are either on the site or in close
proximity.
At an average density of 5.1 Units per Acre, this develop should
have little impact on the neighboring single family dwellings or
the multiple units of Ramblewood Apartments to the North. A major
objective in this submission reduces the density of housing on the
site to 76% of the that previously proposed and reduces the number
of units by more than half to twenty-seven units.
It is the mission of the Fort Collins Housing Authority to provide
affordable housing to Fort Collins families throughout the
community. With a continuous waiting list of potential tenants and
continued housing pressure on those least able to afford housing,
it becomes more important to place affordable housing in infill
lots throughout the city, and each year the urgency mounts.
This submission meets most of the Housing Authority's objectives,
and is believed to address the real and serious concerns of
neighborhood members present at the two prior neighborhood
meetings. Specific concerns addressed are the use of new
construction of conventionally appearing homes, reduced traffic to
the site achieved by reducing the total number of units, and
additional care undertaken in landscaping and screening of the
development. The recent rerouting of Poudre High School traffic,
particularly bus traffic, off Impala Drive has already reduced the
amount of traffic which was of concern to the neighbors.
Phase I of the project is currently funded for 24 duplexes, and is
proposed to commence this Spring '94. The additional three
residential units of Phase II and Phase III will be completed as
funding becomes available, presumably in 1994-1995. It should be
clearly stated that the total number of residential units
anticipated for the ten acre site (excluding the 0.254 Acre
existing home at 2300 W. Mulberry) will be 27 units here proposed
by the Fort Collins Housing Authority. The Housing Authority has
no additional designs on the land.