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Feeder Supply Project
STATEMENT OF
PLANNING OBJECTIVES
I.
Project Summary
The Feeder Project involves a) the compatible adaptive reuse of the historic and
structurally sound Mill Building and Warehouse Addition as part of a destination
restaurant or other commercial uses, b) new Additions to same, which are essential to
permit its successful compatible adaptive reuse as a destination Restaurant or other
commercial uses, c) the demoing of the Western Additions, four small existing
additions/rooms which are structurally deficient and least historic, and d) construction of
an Apartment building on Willow Street adjacent to the north.
II.
City Plan Principles and Policies, and Project Goals Achieved By Proposed Plan.
A. Preserve and protect the Feeder Supply Mill Building, as it is an extraordinary
and unique historic building located in the Old Town National Historic
District and the River District, immediately adjacent to Old Town. It is
extraordinary, in terms of architecture, history and structural integrity (except
for West Additions).
B. Compatible adaptive reuse of the Feeder Supply Building as a destination
restaurant or other commercial uses.
C. This compatible adaptive reuse of Feeder Supply Building is an important
example of sustainability.
D. Stimulate relatively dense growth in an infill area, the River District, with
economic benefits both for the River District and the adjacent Old Town Fort
Collins.
E. Intense residential development in the River District to provide more living
quarters proximate to Old Town jobs and other adjacent area jobs.
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F. Location of residential development close to many private sector and
government sector employers in order for employees to be able to get to work
by bicycle or on foot. This goal is coupled with the reality that most
apartment dwellers will have a car and therefore we will include one parking
space per apartment to provide for this reality.
G. Related to the Apartment, we have developed an exciting new concept in
bicycle storage, which is for every apartment to have, conveniently located as
you come in the apartment’s front door, a “sports equipment alcove” designed
specifically for storage of bicycles, skis, kayaks, etc. Also, Apartment will
have 5 ft. wide halls and larger elevators in order for the convenience of
getting one’s bicycles from his apartment to the street.
H. Private open space in the form of decks for every apartment unit and in the
form of a rear common courtyard outside the main lobby/mailbox area for
informal gathering and socializing.
I. Public open space in the form of two major outdoor patios for the restaurant.
J. Landscaping of the courtyard and the balance of the project will make use of
low water intensive plants and hardscape in order to make efficient use of
water resources.
K. The innovative design of the apartment building emulating a turn-of-the-
century industrial mill building is very important in both honoring past and
existing industrial uses along Willow Street and establishing the precedent for
redeveloping in this genre, complementing such existing industrial buildings
as Ranch Way Feeds, Harmony Mill Building, Union Pacific Freight Depot,
Feeder Supply, Giddings Machine Shop and Municipal Power Plant.
L. Attention to sustainability in the form of balancing the objectives of human,
environmental and economic objectives. Human objective: attention to
lifestyle, health and recreation considerations, in particular being able to bike
or walk to one’s destination. Economic objective: Construction, restaurant
management and other employment in both restaurant and apartment
management jobs. Environmental objective: some on-site water quality
design features, low water requirement grass and landscaping, and Green
Building Code considerations.
M. Creating affordable housing by efficient building and relatively smaller
apartment sizes.
N. Compact infill development.
O. Decks to be maintained by residents. Apartment courtyard to be maintained
by HOA. Restaurant patios to be maintained by restaurant. Public space in
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the form of sidewalks to be maintained by apartment management company
and restaurant.
P. Estimated 60 employees for Restaurant and 4 employees for Apartment, after
both are constructed.
Q. Assumptions:
1. That restaurant owner will appreciate the extraordinary historical
uniqueness and value of Feeder Supply as a restaurant site.
2. That unique destination restaurant at this location will be an attractive
restaurant to go to for consumers.
3. That relatively smaller one- and two-bedroom apartments, together with
decks, parking space and secure bicycle storage, will be an apartment
product that will be attractive to the market.
4. That decision-makers will find the Feeder Supply Building with two
additions and demoing a small amount of structurally deficient square
footage with little historical significance, to be in an acceptable and
extraordinary compatible adaptive reuse for this site.
5. That decision-makers will find the design and architecture of an apartment
building in the style of a turn-of-the-century mill building to be exciting
and appropriate for the River District area.
R. See three enclosed narratives, each of which addresses respective project
descriptions criteria and objectives:
1. Restaurant/Commercial Uses Narrative
2. Apartment Narrative
3. West Additions Demo Narrative