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Project Development Plan
Planning Objectives
June 30, 2014
(i) Statement of appropriate City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan.
There are three existing buildings on the 300 Hickory Street site, all of which will be sustainably recycled.
1. The first is an open storage building that will remain on site, and has already been structurally
upgraded.
2. The second is an enclosed storage building that will also remain onsite and has been structurally
upgraded as well as insulated, re-roofed and re-sided.
3. The third is a retail office building that contained asbestos, which has been abated.
The site has historically been used for retail use and storage, thus there will be no change of use. This
current use is permitted by city code.
1. Economically, the move to this site permits a successful long-time Fort Collins business to
continue operating. The larger size of this new location will allow for future growth in both sales
and number of employees.
2. Environmentally, insulating the enclosed storage building and re-lamping with energy-efficient
lighting will provide greater energy efficiencies. In keeping with sustainability, the retail building
will be removed and re-used as storage on a local rural site. This building will be replaced on the
site with a newly constructed energy-efficient building that will meet or exceed all local energy
codes.
3. Developmentally, the site is located within the North College Corridor, and the improvements to
this site are consistent with the North College Corridor Plan.
(ii) Description of proposed open space, wetlands, natural habitats and features, landscaping,
circulation, transition areas, and associated buffering on site and in the general vicinity of the
project.
This renovation of the existing property will have no effect on open space, wetlands and natural
habitats. The existing trees on the south property line will remain and there will be an additional
landscaped area south of the new building. For new landscaped area see Landscape Plan.
(iii) Statement of proposed ownership and maintenance of public and private open space areas;
applicant's intentions with regard to future ownership of all or portions of the project development
plan.
The owner of this site will maintain all onsite landscaped areas. Historically and presently, there is no
public open space area on the property.
(iv) Estimate of number of employees for business, commercial, and industrial uses.
Five to ten.
(v) Description of rationale behind the assumptions and choices made by the applicant.
The owner relocated to this property and is upgrading the site and the buildings using existing
occupancy and zoning. The owner wants to continue to operate their business out of the central core
area of Fort Collins.
(vi) The applicant shall submit as evidence of successful completion of the applicable criteria, the
completed documents pursuant to these regulations for each proposed use. The Planning
Director may require, or the applicant may choose to submit, evidence that is beyond what is required
in that section. Any variance from the criteria shall be described.
The owner is submitting a site plan, plat and building plans as required per staff review of the project.
(vii) Narrative description of how conflicts between land uses or disturbances to wetlands, natural
habitats and features and or wildlife are being avoided to the maximum extent feasible or are
mitigated.
This is a continued use of retail and storage on a paved commercial property. The physical area of the
site and drainage will not change. There will be a small area of existing payment that will be removed
and landscaped to provide an outdoor break area for the employees. For new landscaped area see
Landscape Plan.
(viii) Written narrative addressing each concern/issue raised at the neighborhood meeting(s), if a
meeting has been held.
N/A
(ix) Name of the project as well as any previous name the project may have had during Conceptual
Review.
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