HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSU PARKING LOT - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA150002 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVEOffice of Facilities Management
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523‐6030
6030 Campus Delivery
March 18, 2015
Jason Holland
Current Planning
Development Review Center
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: CSU Research Boulevard Parking Lot
Dear Jason,
The Research Boulevard Parking lot would be a new +/- 900 space surface lot on the CSU south
campus. As redevelopment occurs in the core of the campus, parking relocates to the periphery of the
campus per the University Master Plan approved by the Board of Governors.
The site is approximately 11 acres in total. The north and portions of the east edges of the project are
adjacent to the Larimer #2 ditch system. Approximately 3.5 acres of the 11 have been under the
continued ownership of Colorado State University. The remaining 7.5 acres have transferred ownership
over the years between Colorado State University and Colorado State University Research Foundation.
Currently all 11 acres are under the ownership and control of Colorado State University and its Board of
Governors.
The proposed parking lot would not only serve the immediate south campus veterinary medical campus
but also the greater campus community. Parking in these lots would be managed by CSU Parking and
Transportation Services and would require permits or payment at meters. Currently there are 2 Transfort
bus routes that serve this area, 1 specifically funded by CSU, with a combined 15 minute headway. The
parking lot as proposed includes a bus pull out area and a shelter with bathrooms at our existing Tennis
Court complex. Users of the lot could access either of these busses and connect to the main campus
via this service.
A new connection between Research Boulevard and the Veterinary Medical Campus is proposed in
these plans. This will allow for greater access to the Medical Campus and supports access for the
Transfort bus system. Future plans of Drake Road suggest that access to the facility from its current
entry point will be greatly limited by a median. This connection becomes a critical access point in the
future for staff and clientele of the campus.
This project addresses the Character, Location and Extent requirements of pertinent State Statute and
evolving City of Fort Collins SPAR requirements in the following ways:
Location- the parking lot is situated along two major city collector streets, Research Boulevard to the
West, Centre Avenue to the North. North and East of the project site is the Larimer #2 ditch. East of
the project is the existing CSU Tennis Court Complex.
Character- The project will conform to the landscape, lighting standards, and materials spelled out in the
CSU Aesthetic Guideline and CSU Facilities Construction Standards Manual. Landscape character
would be compatible with the existing west parking lot of the adjacent Veterinary Medical Center and a
mature landscape along Research Boulevard is preserved.
Extent- The site will be a change from existing open space to a paved parking surface. Traffic patterns
are expected to change in the area with the addition of this lot. The parking lot will be in support of
immediately adjacent CSU functions as well as the Main CSU campus.
Sincerely,
David Hansen,
Campus Landscape Architect
Facilities Services Center North
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-6030
970.491.0318 970.491.0105 - fax