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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE ON HORSETOOTH (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) - PDP - PDP160025 - MINUTES/NOTES -Village on Horsetooth Neighborhood Meeting #2 – Open House Format August 8, 2016 Stations Included:  Site Plan (note the changes snice meeting #1!)  Traffic and Circulation  Design and Construction  Financing  Population and Property Management  Fort Collins Housing Authority  City of Fort Collins  Poudre School District and Safe Routes to School FCHA changes made to site plan snice meeting #1  Moved buildings 60’ further from north property line  Reconfigured site plan to reduce number of buildings and units on north side  Eliminated 16‐unit buildings; now only have 8 and 12‐unit buildings  Increased patking form 175 to 180 spaces with potential for 30 additional spaces  Oriented parking so headlights directed away form neighbors, everywhere possible  Added walkways as alternative to Birmingham Drive  Added fencing and screening  Now showing new travel lane on Horsetooth with bike lanes and connecting sidewalk  Now accommodating right and left turns in and out of property  Birmingham Drive access limited to emergency vehicles and bicycles/pedestrians  Eliminated the barriers at Birmingham Drive and improved landscape design  Demonstrating coordination with Poudre School District Community Feedback  Thank you for changes  Satisfied.  How many buildings will face north?  Increase setback on Horsetooth  Can a ped signal be installed at entry across Horsetooth?  Glad you are listening to neighborhood concerns. We need affordable housing.  Keep lighting at low level, concern for night sky and wildlife  Traffic delay on Seneca in AM with school  Happy that Birmingham does not go through  What will happen to my property value and taxes?  Will it compete with my single‐family house? Should I decide to rent my house?  Hard to get onto Horsetooth now. Very concerned about the addition of 200‐350 cars  Concern for kids crossing Horsetooth at Seneca. More cars = less safety  Turn lane on Horsetooth (will call Matt Delich)  Make sure balconies do not become storage areas  Screen headlights from neighbors  Likes grey color better than red  How do property values increase/decrease relative to comparable neighborhoods that do/don’t have affordable housing – provide studies and materials  Doesn’t think red tone matches neighborhood  Doesn’t like matching the horse property theme  Bring wood to clubhouse building  Modify single‐sloped roof – match other roof forms  Comparison in numbers about how affordable housing affect property values  Increase notification time for Planning and Zoning Board.  Should there be another bike‐ped crossing for Big Ben to Crescent – lots of kids cross but no sidewalks  How will kids be directed to cross at Seneca?  Better traffic calming on Seneca  Bike/ped bridge crossing canal at Downing?  Are there safety issues in woods along Pleasant Valley canal? Transient camping?  Are there other trail improvements that can be made? Is the trail properly maintained?