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Home My WebLink AboutHILL CREST PUD PRELIMINARY - 6 93A - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGJLC1': aT (/S/NG fi�'iHoc�7Y fJfLGC�EST TYPE OF MEETING: AlQ6It0061faao �„I r-ycr7�ianl !)A"1'L': 41 DID You RECCIV4 WRITTEN NOTIFICATION of nnE r:� AN You NAME AUVHESS YES/NV.? OWNER It ENT v � ��"'�"� � �I?/v�?how C T ��S �E'S • S •' r GJ}� 2?4 W . ter. t' 2-1 g r4-5 p S eoSZ/ " /3Li¢,✓ /=� �cHsgir�i o� cr�r 3 �ji;�-�/-� D 7' n � yzs� �os�i s= �� G/ '� T 24. Will there be a F.C.H.A. employee as an onsite manager? RESPONSE: At this time, we are planning on one of the residents acting as manager in exchange for lower rent. 25. F.C.H.A. should promote resident councils. RESPONSE: This is a good comment. 26. Will there be any four bedroom units?. RESPONSE: No. 27. Will the six foot fence be built right away? We are concerned about blowing trash during construction season. RESPONSE: We will consider building the privacy fence as an initial phase of construction. 28. We are concerned about water draining onto our property. RESPONSE: The two planned detention ponds should capture the storm flows and keep water from draining onto your property. RESPONSE: Our traffic study indicates this will not be the case. The closing of Impala Drive as a through street to LaPorte Avenue takes a lot of pressure of Impala Drive. 15. Where is the closest bus stop? RESPONSE: The new bus stop is at the corner of Taft Hill Road and Mulberry Street. 16. What is the setback from the rear property lines of the existing homes on the east?. Will there be a fence? RESPONSE: The setback will be 35 feet, with a six foot wood fence. 17. What is the timing of construction? RESPONSE: We hope to begin Phase One this Spring. 18. What is the status of PR-1 purchasing the soccer field? RESPONSE: F.C.H.A. is negotiating with PR-1 to trade the land for an equal amount of land the District may own in the southeast or southwest part of the City. If a trade can be done, then proceeds from a sale would not have to be given back to C.D.B.G. The District is very interested. The size of the detention pond will be key. 19. Will the large trees be saved? RESPONSE: We are planning on trying to save all the large trees. 20. Recently, Light and Power came through and cut substantial portions of nearby willow trees. It looks real bad. Will more trees be cut to bring in electric to the site? RESPONSE: No, in keeping with City policy, new construction will be served by underground facilities, not overhead lines. 21. I am concerned about the density along Mulberry. Of all the options, I prefer the option with the least amount of density. RESPONSE: Please keep in mind that F.C.H.A. needs a certain amount of density to make the project feasible. 22. On the Mulberry lots, I prefer the option of one duplex, and one single family home. This has the least amount of density. 23. I am concerned about water conservation? Will the F.C.H.A. install bluegrass sod or will a more drought -tolerant sod be used? RESPONSE: This is a good comment. We plan on installing a sod that is a mix of grasses that will have less watering requirements than bluegrass. 5. Would Habitat For Humanity be governed by the P.U.D.? RESPONSE: Yes, the P.U.D. would remain the governing document no matter who owns or develops the Mulberry lots. 6. So if there is a mix of rentals (Housing Authority) and owner occupied units (Habitat) both are under the control of the P.U.D.? RESPONSE: That is correct. 7. Is the Fort Collins Housing Authority concerned about the safety issues associated with young children and the stormwater detention pond? RESPONSE: No, the detention pond is for temporary storage of storm flows. There will be no standing water on a permanent basis, only after a rainstorm, and then this water is released, at a controlled rate, into the storm sewer system. This is not a hazardous situation. 8. Will the tot lot be fenced? RESPONSE: Yes. 9. As a resident of the Tenth Green Subdivision, I prefer single family homes over multi -family. 10. Will there be only one driveway entrance off Mulberry? RESPONSE: That is correct. 11. Will there be a driveway connection from Mulberry into the interior of the project? RESPONSE: No, only a bicycle/pedestrian connection. 12. Will Phase Two need its own detention pond? If so, is there enough area for parking? RESPONSE: Yes, a small detention pond is being designed on Phase Two in order to meet the requirements of the City's Stormwater Utility. This small detention pond will not interfere with the parking area on Phase Two. 13. What about the ditch? RESPONSE: The ditch is an irrigation lateral for City Park. We have received permission from Parks and Recreation to place this ditch in a pipe. 14. It looks like traffic from this project will get jammed up at Impala Circle. MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Hill Crest Preliminary P.U.D. DATE: February 7, 1994 APPLICANT: Fort Collins Housing Authority CONSULTANT: Jim Bragonier PLANNER: Ted Shepard The meeting. began with a description of the proposed project. All units will be constructed on the premises. There are no modular units. As proposed, there are three phases. Phase One is the primary phase with 12 duplexes for 24 units. Primary access to Phase One is gained from Impala Circle. The existing house that fronts on Mulberry is part of the P.U.D. There are three options on how many units to put in Phases Two and Three. Poudre R-1 has expressed an interest in purchasing the northerly 4.47 acres for an athletic field. Impala Drive will no longer connect Mulberry to LaPorte Avenue with the expansion of Poudre High School and the re- configuration of the parking lot. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. Will the units contain two or three bedrooms? RESPONSE: In Phase One, there will be a mix. Half will be two - bedroom and half will be three -bedroom. 2. Is Habitat For Humanity involved? RESPONSE: We have had some discussions with Habitat For Humanity regarding the lots that front on Mulberry but there are no immediate plans to bring them into the project. 3. If Habitat For Humanity were involved, would the lot be sold to the occupants? RESPONSE: Yes, the Habitat For Humanity program involves the occupants becoming owners of both the building and the lot. 4. If a lot, or lots, are sold to Habitat For Humanity, do the proceeds from the sale revert back to C.D.B.G? RESPONSE: No, proceeds would not have to be refunded to C.D.B.G. since Habitat promotes affordable housing. PLANNING 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 194. 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. FORT COLLINS HOUSING AUTHORITY 1715 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE FORT COLLINS, CO 80521 221-5484 HILL CREST An Affordable Housing Opportunity NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING - FEBRUARY 7, 1994 SITE INFORMATION LAND USE DATA: EXISTING ZONING R L (Low -Density Residential) TOTAL AREA: 3.9 ACRES PHASE 1 0.6 ACRES PHASE II 0.45 ACRES PHASE III 4.5 ACRES UNDEVELOPED 9.46 ACRES PHASE 1 12 - TWO - FAMILY DWELLINGS OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR MULBERRY STREET FRONTAGE PHASE II AND III. OPTION A 3 - TWO - FAMILY DWELLINGS OPTION B 2 - TWO - FAMILY DWELLINGS AND 1 - SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP OPTION C 1 - TWO - FAMILY DWELLINGS AND 1 - SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP OPTION D 3 - SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERSHIP