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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLINDEN STREET PARKING LOT (FORMERLY JEFFERSON STREET PARKING LOT) - PDP - PDP150001 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESland planning  landscape architecture  urban design  entitlement Thinking outside of the box for over two decades. 401 W. Mountain Ave., Suite 100  Fort Collins, CO 80521  tel. 970.224.5828  fax 970.224.1662  www.ripleydesigninc.com Planning Objectives The site is located on approximately 1 acre of land at the northeast intersection of Linden Street and Jefferson street. Currently, Union Pacific Railroad owns the property and is leasing the site to the City of Fort Collins for use as Jefferson Street Park. The project is located in the River Downtown Redevelopment (R-D-R) District, and a parking lot is an allowable use. Blue Ocean Enterprises, a local developer, is under contract to purchase the lot and convert the site into a parking lot that will be combined with the adjacent lot at Rodizio Grill. The existing access points at Linden Street and Jefferson street will remain and the lot will be two-way. The current Rodizio Grill lot consists of 14 spaces and this project will add 33 spaces. The combined lot features 47 parking spaces that will be used by several projects that Blue Ocean is developing in the immediate area. In addition to serving the needs of the nearby projects, this will free up 33 spaces on the surrounding streets and parking areas, helping to reduce parking pressure and making it easier for employees and customers to find parking and visit the area. Most of the spaces are 90 degree parking, but due to the narrowness of the site, several parallel parking spaces are provided along the northeast portion. The required 2 accessible spaces are being provided, one of which is a van accessible space. Union Pacific Railroad is requesting a 25’ setback from the centerline of its existing tracks. The area within the 25’ setback will be platted as Outlot A, while the remaining property will be Lot 1. The parking lot is proposed within Lot 1 with an access easement running through a portion of the Rodizio Grill Lot to the Jefferson Street access point. A vinyl picket fence will be added on the north portion of the lot to act as a buffer from the tracks and improve safety. Along Jefferson Street, there is approximately 30’ from the property line to the parking edge. There is a 10’ minimum, and 22’ maximum, landscape setback from the back of the sidewalk. This landscape setback zone exceeds the required average setback of 15’ and will feature ample attractive landscape to help buffer the parking lot and screen the headlights. In addition, three 20’ wide walls will provide additional screening. The walls will be 30” high, doubling as seatwalls. They are proposed to be brick with a sandstone cap, similar to the planters in front of Rodizio Grill. This will help to extend a consistent streetscape character along this portion of Jefferson Street and encourage pedestrian activity. Three walk connections are provided between the edge of the parking lot and the Jefferson Street sidewalk. The recently upgraded streetscape along Linden Street will remain as-is. A bike parking area is being provided and will feature a double sided rack that will fit approximately 16 bikes. Projects that this lot serves are providing their required bike parking on-site, so the 16 spaces in this lot are additional to the requirement. There are several large trees on site that the design tried to be sensitive to. Many of the trees are being preserved and the ones that are to be removed will be mitigated as directed by the City Forester. All of the existing street trees are to remain. A modification is being pursued for code section 4.17(D)(3)(b)3 Street Frontage. This section states that proposed parking lots and/or vehicular use areas located within fifty (50) feet of any street right-of-way shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the street frontage of the parcel upon which the parking lot or vehicular use area is proposed. The modification is included with this submittal. Grading and drainage concepts have been designed to best accommodate existing conditions, while also respecting the City’s drainage master plan for the area and other applicable stormwater requirements. This includes minimizing grade change near existing trees that are to be preserved. A permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) system has been designed to satisfy the City’s Low-Impact Development (LID) Ordinance, as well as to provide stormwater detention and water quality treatment to mitigate the increased parking lot area.