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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGRIT ATHLETICS FACILITY - PDP - PDP160024 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTS (10)Page 1 August 16, 2016 GRIT Athletics Training Facility Statement of Planning Objectives This proposal is for a property located at 822 SE Frontage Road in Fort Collins. The site is currently platted as Lot 13 of the Interchange Business Park Subdivision. The parcel is located in the CG – General Commercial zone district. GRIT Athletics is a non-profit wrestling club formed in 2008. GRIT provides year-round training and wrestling opportunities for individuals as young as 5 years old with programs supporting wrestlers progressing from middle school, high school, university and senior level competition. The one-story building will contain 4,784 sq. ft. of Limited Indoor Recreation, 1,694 sq. ft. of office and 1,067 sq. ft. of storage for equipment. Main access to the site will be from an existing driveway off of the frontage road. 20 off-street parking spaces are provided, with overflow parking in the rear in a gravel lot. The project will install a new 5’ sidewalk along the SE Frontage Road frontage with a continuous walkway connecting to the main entry to the building. The building is located on the site to be out of the Boxelder 100-year flood plain. Uses surrounding the properties consist of the following: South: Vacant land and Boxelder Creek West: Interstate Honda North: Air Care Colorado East: Parker Store and MFCP Fort Collins (i) Statement of appropriate City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by the proposed plan: Economic Health Principle EH 3: The City will support local, unique, and creative businesses. Policy EH 3.1 – Support Programs Emphasizing Local Business Principle EH 4: The City will encourage the redevelopment of strategic areas within the community as defined in the Community and Neighborhood Livability and Neighborhood Principles and Policies. Constructing a new building will continue to promote and sustain local business thereby further enhancing the economic health of Fort Collins. Page 2 Environmental Health Principle ENV 19: The City will pursue opportunities to protect and restore the natural function of the community’s urban watersheds and streams as a key component of minimizing flood risk, reducing urban runoff pollution, and improving the ecological health of urban streams. Policy ENV 19.2 – Pursue Low Impact Development The project is implementing LID by incorporating a rain garden, which will treat runoff from the new construction. Community and Neighborhood Livability Principle LIV 34: General Commercial Districts will include a wide range of community and regional uses, in various sizes and scales, designed for convenient access by all modes of travel, efficient circulation, and a comfortable pedestrian environment. Policy LIV 34.2 – Mix of Uses Principle LIV 35: Community Commercial Districts will be community wide destinations and hubs for a high-frequency transit system. They will be quality mixed-use urban activity centers that offer retail, offices, services, small civic uses, and higher density housing, in an environment that promotes walking, bicycling, transit and ridesharing. Policy LIV 34.2 – Mix of Uses The project is located in the Interchange Business Park Subdivision, which provides a mix of uses, with platted lots, streets, sidewalks, and infrastructure already in place. The district is located away from residential neighborhoods with adequate buffers. The project will construct a new sidewalk along the Frontage Road frontage, providing additional accessibility for pedestrians. (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. The site is located just to the north of the Boxelder Creek, which is within 500 feet. An ECS has been submitted 10 days prior to the PDP submittal. (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 property is owned by RSW Holding LLC. All maintenance for common areas, landscape, trash removal, stormwater infrastructure, and snow removal will be performed by the property owner. (iv) Estimate of number of employees for business, commercial, and industrial uses. The number of employees is approximately 3 Page 3 (v) Description of rationale behind the assumptions and choices made by the applicant. Our assumptions are based on the following rationale for the proposed use: The building is a new 7,545 sq. ft. building which includes limited indoor recreation and office space. The building fronts towards the SE Frontage Road and the main entrance to the building is emphasized with a covered roof structure. Windows are located on the north and west sides of the building providing for natural light. Three overhead doors are provided on the west side of the building. Building materials consist of a combination of ground face and split face CMU, Stucco finish, embossed metal panels and a standing seam metal roof. (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. At this time the project is not proposing any variance from any City of Fort Collins criteria. See above for applicable criteria. (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. An ECS is provided with the submittal. Due to the Boxelder 100-year flood plain, the building is located away from the natural habitat area so disturbance will be minimized. (viii) Written narrative addressing each concern/issue raised at the neighborhood meeting(s), if a meeting has been held. There was no neighborhood meeting required. (ix) Name of the project as well as any previous name the project may have had during Conceptual Review. The PDP is called GRIT Athletics Training Facility. The project was called 846 SE Frontage Rd. – Unlimited Indoor Recreation for the PDR.