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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL AT OAK RIDGE WEST - PRELIMINARY - 23-87A - - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITEM NO. 15 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING OF June 22, 1987 STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Healthcare International at Oak Ridge West— Preliminary #23-87A APPLICANT: Healthcare International OWNER: Everitt Enterprises, Inc. Vaught * Frye Architects 3000 South College Avenue 2900 South College Ave. Suite LC Fort Collins, CO 80525 Fort Collins, CO 80525 PROJECT PLANNER: Debbie deBesche PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Preliminary plan request for a 102,000 square foot medical clinic on 13.03 acres, located on the west side of Lemay Avenue and approximately 1/4 mile south of Harmony Road, zoned b-p, planned business and r-p, planned residential district. RECOMMENDATION: Approval with conditions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting preliminary approval of a 102,000 square foot medical clinic facility which includes: psychiatric care units, administrative offices, medical offices, a gymnasium, and a pool. The site will be developed in two phases. The project achieves ade- quate points on the "Business Service Uses" point chart and is in confor- mance with the Land Development Guidance System. OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O. Box 580 o Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6750 SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT HCI at Oak Ridge West - P & Z Meeting - June 22, Page 2 1. Backg pund: Preliminary #23-87A 1987 The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: b-p; farmland (Oak Ridge West PUD) S: r-p; farmland E: r-p; single family/duplexes (Oak Ridge PUD) W: r-p; farmland The property was annexed and zoned in the City on June 23, 1980, as part of a larger property known as the Keenland Annexation. The applicant is also requesting approval of a PUD Master Plan which is #23-87 on the agenda to reflect the proposed project. The property to the east is Oak Ridge PUD Master Plan which originally included a site for a health care facility. In April., Everitt Enterprises amended the Master Plan to substitute duplexes and single family residences in place of health care center. The applicant is proposing a medical clinic facility consisting of 102,000 square feet on 13.03 acres. 2. Land Use: The proposed land use is supported by the Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan with the following: 74. "Transitional land uses or areas (linear greenbelts or other design elements) should be provided between residential neighborhoods and. commercial areas in order to enhance the concept of a mixture of land uses." 43f."Encouraging landscaping of open spaces with appropriate native or drought resistant varieties of vegetation along with attractively developed green areas to provide a balanced and pleasing city scope." The project will promote the efficient utilization of the existing and pro- posed street and utility systems. Lemay Avenue, a designated arterial, and Harmony Road, a state highway, provide the project with excellent local, community, and regional access. The project achieves adequate points on the "Business Service Uses" point chart and is in conformance with the Land Development Guidance System. 3. Design: The elements of the site plan e.g. buildings, circulation, open space and landscaping are designed and arranged to produce an efficient, functionally HCI at Oak Ridge West - Preliminary #23-87A P & Z Meeting - June 22, 1987 Page 3 organized, planned unit development. The design and arrangement of build- ings contribute to the overall aesthetic quality of the site configuration. Street trees are proposed along Lemay Avenue and will screen the parking spaces and buildings. The site will allow for 55% to 60% of the total area to be green space. A pedestrian connection has been provided from all buildings with in the site to the public sidewalks along Lemay Avenue and Rule Drive. 4. Transportation: The major access to and from the site will be from Lemay Avenue with two additional accesses proposed off of Rule Drive. Off -site improvements to Lemay will be required and will be addressed in the development agreement at the time of final approval. To help facilitate the improvements to Lemay Ave., Staff is requiring the Developer to submit construction draw- ings of Lemay to City Staff for review and approval prior to final approval. The City Traffic Engineer has reviewed the project and has concerns with the design of the entrance to Lemay. Staff requests that prior to final, the Developer review the design and propose an entrance with an easily traffic flow. 5. Neighborhood Compatibility: A neighborhood meeting was held on April 28, 1987, at the Evangelical Cove- nant Church of Fort Collins. Approximately 29 people attended the meeting. A summary is included in this report. Staff finds that this proposal is compatible with the mixed use established with the Oak Ridge PUD to the east. The project is compatible with and sensitive to the irmnediate environment of the site and neighborhood rela- tive to architectural design, scale, bulk, and building height, disposition and orientation of buildings on the site. Staff finds that the project is supported by the City's Land Use Policies, and is in conformance with the Land Development Guidance System, therefore, Staff recommends approval of the Healthcare International at Oak Ridge West - Preliminary with the following conditions: 1. Prior to final approval, the Developer shall submit, to the City for review and approval, construction drawings of Lemay Avenue. 2. Prior to final approval, the Developer shall re=design the entrance off of Lemay Avenue to achieve a smoother flow of traffic. 0 ITEM OAK RIDGE WEST Healthcare International C NUMBER 23-87 A No Text IAMICAL OFFICE BIADMO E EVA7M SCALE 11161.1. PA7@!f lM ELEVAMN SCALE 1HS�•1' ,< t °�.Q2J 6:A.��>L;�-3a��+�.�{t�IM�d•",..5't.xrss • a�...:. a..c c -:i., �J . ELEVATION -SCALE 1/1S'•t' L ED"TK N / GYt1NA." ELEVAMON SCALE 1/1S'•1• WGHT FILYE HKS 11RKOR0 K SmM i PYhwa ad�ec6 d ar wee Rohn .� 'o"r'.. n.r rexa auneacwu Yamv �am� PRELIMINARY BUILDING ELEVATIONS QAJ<RIDC7E MI NE,,%)S PAW 10 THFIL* •TREES ELEVATIONS ARE LAWNRY W DEMON AND Y BE REVISED NON BUK.0 APPOPao. ``----YY fTGY1111W1G ®s� - I 1 1 O 6N 1E0 International RRo.�.-r Rn Ases SKEET qn P OF P m- LAND USE BREAKDOWN Area Gross Net Coverage Buildings Street R.O.W. Parking 8 Drives Open Space Floor Area Parking Provided Standard Average Compact Handicapped Subtotal Motorctcie Bicycle Total Vehicles Max. Building Height 567,570 sq. ft. 514,660 sq. ft. 102,000 sq. ft. 52,910 sq. ft. 88,000 sq. ft. 324,660 sq. ft. 102,000 sq. ft. 222 spaces 0 spaces 0 spaces 9 spaces 231 spaces 3 spaces 12 spaces 246 spaces 40 feet 13.03 acres 11.81 acres 17.91 % 9.32 % 15.50 % 57.20 2.26 / 1000 sq. ft. 2.41 / 1000 sq. ft. 0 Date: May 1, 1987 Client: Harwood K. Smith & Partners Job: Healthcare International at Oakridge Description: Psychiatric Hospital A tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 6 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado being more par- ticularly described as follows: Considering the East line of the Northeast Quarter of said Sec- tion 1 as bearing_ South 0*10100" West from a found rebar in a valve box at the Northeast corner to a found rebar in a valve box at the East Quarter corner of said Section 1 and with all bear- ings contained herein relative thereto: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 1; thence along the said East line, South 0*10100" West, 1708.21 feet; thence, North 89° 50'00" West, 63.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being on a curve concave to the Northwest, having a central angle of 90*00100", a radius of 20.00 feet and the chord of which bears, South 45*10100" West, 28.28 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 31.42 feet; thence, North 89° 50100" West, 240.00 feet; thence, South 00°10'00" West, 68.00 feet; thence, North 89°50'00" West, 332.00 feet to a curve con- cave to the Southeast, having a central angle of 90°00'00", a radius of 11.00 feet and the chord of which bears, South 45° 10'00" West, 15.56 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 17.28 feet; thence, South 00*10100" West, 838.13 feet; thence, South 89° 56'50" East, 615.16 feet to a point on the West right-of-way of South Lemay Avenue, said point also being on a curve concave to the West, having a central angle of 0°47'39", a radius of 8816.97 feet and the chord of which bears, North 1°06'49" West, 122.20 feet; thence along said right-of-way and the arc of said curve 122.20 feet; thence, North 1°30'38" West, 200.00 feet to a point on a curve concave to the East, having a central angle of 1° 40'38", a radius of 8340.87 feet and the chord of which bears, North 0040'1.9" West, 244.15 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 244.16 feett thence, North 0°10'00" East, 369.70 feet to the Point of Beginning. The above described tract of land contains 12.221 acres more or less and is subject to all easements and rights -of -ways now on record or existing. RBD, Inc. Gerald D. Gilliland Colo. Reg. No. 14823 Healthcare International The goals and objectives of the proposed facility can best be described by Healthcare's objective and mission which is to be the best provider of health care services in each area it serves, requiring a commitment to quality in facilities, programs and people. Allowing for community needs and each community's personality, Healthcare translates its philosophical principles into the design of new -facilities and the development. of treatment programs. Healthcare is committed to becoming a good citizen in each community it serves through sensitivity to local needs and environments, In with community leadership and agencies, and collaboration with medical professionals. The proposed. Fort Collins facility will be located on a campus of approximately 13 acres and consist of between q(^C)op and 1.oQ non square feet of.new single story construction. In order to present the full potential of the proposed facility and its site, submittal is being presented as Phase I and Phase II. Overall masterplanning for the site, in keeping with the non-institutional/residential facility design, will maintain 55% to 60% of its total area as green space. Phase I, consisting of approximately (,,Csquare .feet will have a prospective capacity ranging from 64 to 80 beds. Currently, program plans include services for children, adolescents and adults. The primary objective of the proposed facility is to create a professional and therapeutic environment, milieu, centered toward effective treatment of individuals requiring impatient psychiatric treatment. As stated previously, this milieu will be residential in character. The treatment milieu will offer an array of supportive professional programs ranging from individual and group therapies, activities therapy, occupational and physical therapies, dance and music therapies, community living skills, expressive art therapies, outdoor experiential therapies, professional continuing .education programs, and community education programs. The proposed facility will have a community orientation utilizing an open medical/professional staff. Patients treated at the proposed facility will primarily represent a voluntary population. Treatment programs will follow closely the interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary treatment team approach which involves a range of professional expertise. One of the most effective results of this model is to provide a community tool or treatment milieu to which local mental health professionals can refer their patients and follow their progress through the continuum of treatment as a vital and integral part of the treatment team. The aggregate average length of stay (all age groups combined ) at the proposed facility is expected'to be between 20 and 30 days. P.O. Box 4(lu8 Austin, Texas 78765 512/346-43(X) An Affiliate of The Brown Schools Another of the proposed facility's objectives is to actively seek a role in the areas higher education system by formulating methods, internships, rotations, etc. through which training professional can broaden their educational experience. Overall, the goal of the facility will be an active integration into the mental health providers network of Fort Collins and the surrounding areas as well as to become an integral part of and asset to the communities it will serve. Phase II of the proposed project, when and if required, will be initiated as a result of.demand being placed upon Phase I. Current '.best case" planning shows the proposed facility, as represented by Phase T, reaching maturity in three to six years. Healthcare International, Inc. is a National health care company offering a broad range of healing and rehabilitative services. Healthcare is built on the 45-year reputation of the Brown Schools and has continued the commitment to quality, professionalism and integrity in the delivery of superior health services. The company is dedicated to developing the finest programs and facilities in the communities it serves and to maintain the highest quality standards in the facilities it operates. Its' corporate offices are located in Austin, Texas. HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL at OakRidge Statement of Planning Objectives May 5, 1987 The Healthcare International proposal for a psychiatric hospital on Lemay Avenue, south of Rule Drive, is in kee.ping with adopted City Policies, and the major planning goals established for the Oak Ridge area. These include: Provide a well planned multi -use community with integrated residential, industrial, recreational, business and service uses. * Health care - physic.a:l and psychiatric - must be included among the services needed by the community. This proposal represents an opportunity to plan a needed facility offering psychiatric services in an appropria.te clinical environment integrated into the plans for the surrounding properties and land uses. - Promote efficient utilization of the existing and proposed street and utility systems. * Lemay Avenue, a designated arterial, and Harmony Road, a state highway and major arterial, provide the selected site with excellent local, community, and regional access. The proposed use is an appropriate use to be located along. Lemay at this location, and, presents an attractive streetscape of low profile, quality buildings complemented by generous landscaped areas. Provide logical transitions residential densities and various intensities of non-residential land uses. * The proposed plan uses the office and administrative uses as a physical transition from Lemay to the patient unit buildings, and provides very large open space buffers between on -site facilities and future development to the north, west, and south. Healthcare International will be a needed, attractive, low impact, addition to the area. When completed, the facility will provide between 80 and 120 jobs in an environment that will continue and enhance the high level of quality that has been established at OakRidge. A general de.seription of the. function and operation of the Healthcare International hospital is attached. Construction is anticipated to begin in the summer of 1987; with .the first buildings ready for occupancy in late 1988. Full construction of all proposed facilities is projected in the early 1990's. �M BUSINESS SERVICE USES POINT CHART E For All Critera Applicable Criteria Only Criterion Is The. Criterion Applicable Yes No I II III Iv Circle The Correct Score Yes \ W' No Multiplier Points Earned 1x11 Maximum Applicable Points a. Transit route X 210 -2 0 b. S. College corridor X X 2 01 4 8. 8 c. Part of center X X 2 0 3 0 6 d. Two acres or more X X 2 0 3 ( 6 e. Mixed -use X X 210 3 6 f. Joint parking 1 210 3 N* g. Energy conservation X 1 2 0 4 0 8 h. Contiguity X X 2 0 5 l® 10 i. Historic preservation 1 210 2 0 J. 1 210 k. 1 1 2 0 I. 1 2 0 • VW — very well Done Totals 50 V W Percentage Earned of Maximum Applicable Points VM =V11 (og % -24- pp-a-b-Z C, a".C_ &' 11__� a, ® 0 QURSTIONS AND ANSWZRS ABOUT COLLINWOOD WHAT 18 COLLINWOOD? Collinwood is a proposed, short-term, in -patient psychiatric treatment facility to be built in the OakRidge Business Park West, south of Harmony Road and adjacent to and west of Lemay Avenue in Fort Collins. Collinwood will consist of approximately 65,000 square feet of single story construction on a 13-acre site. It will have a capacity of 64-80 beds. The residential -campus design of the facility will leave 55% to 60% of the site as attractively landscaped green space. Non -institutional appearing, the facility itself is designed to be compatible with other residential development in the area. Construction should be completed by late spring or summer of 1988. WHO IS ZZHXND COLLINWOOD? Collinwood will be built and operated by Healthcare International, Ind.,.a national health care company with corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. Healthcare International is built on the 45-year reputation of the Brown Schools and has continued the commitment to quality, professionalism, and integrity in the delivery of superior health services. In Colorado, the company already operates Cedar Springs, a psychiatric facility in Colorado Springs. Many health care professionals, social workers, and religious leaders in Fort Collins believe there is a definite need for an in -patient psychiatric treatment facility here. Overall, the goal of Collinwood will be to interact with.the psychiatric health care providers already in Fort Collins and the surrounding areas, and to be an asset to the communities it will serve. Since Col.linwood's programs are family and community oriented, family members and local professionals will be able to continue to support the patient during treatment and recovery. The patient will remain in the community, rather than being sent to an out-of-town facility. Through internships, rotations, and development of new methodology, Collinwood also will be a training ground where local professionals can broaden their educational experience. NON WILL COLLINWOOD BB STAFFRD? There will be an overall staffing ratio of at•least two persons per patient. The staff positions will include an array of professionals such as psychiatrists, registered nurs.as, social workers, psychologists, mental health workers, occupational and recreational therapists, etc. Since the facility will have, on site, an accredited school program which is affiliated with the state as well as Poudre R 1 district, there will also be teaching staff. page 1 mug 1987 11 WHAT TYPE OF PATIENTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO COLLIBIHOOD? WILL IT TREAT THE CADMINALLY INSANE? Patients treated at Collinwood will include children, adolescents, and adults --primarily admitted voluntarily --whose average length of stay will be between 20 and 30 days. Patient care does not include the criminally Insane. Collinwood will not admit homicidal patients. The patients who are admitted are not "bad" people trying to be "good". They are sick people trying to get well. The treatment programs are oriented toward those who require relatively short lengths of stay before making a.successful transition back into the community. WILL COLLINNOOD TREAT DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL ABUSERS? Collinwood is not a detoxification center. Fort Collins already has several drug and alcohol treatment centers, including New Beginnings and Seven Lakes. Rather, Collinwood will concentrate on the mentally ill, using an interdisciplinary, multi -disciplinary treatment team approach which involves a range of professional expertise. Lf an individual patient should have an alcohol and/or drug problem secondary to his or her psychiatric problem, it will be addressed at Collinwood as part of the total treatment effort. WILL COLLINWOOD PATIENTS POSE A DANGER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR TO CHILDREN ATTENDING THE URN WARNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? Absolutely not! At Collinwood, no patients are allowed to leave the facility during their stay except under carefully supervised conditions. As mentioned before, this is a facility for treatable patients who can return to the community as productive members within a relatively short period of time. The criminally insane are not accepted at Collinwood and it is not a primary care drug/alcohol treatment center. Collinwood patients will pose no danger to others. WILL COLLINNOOD AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? only in a positive way. Healthcare International stresses attractive design and landscaping for its facilities. Collinwood will have a campus -like appearance that will enhance the surrounding properties. Neighbors of similar Healthcare International facilities in Colorado Springs and others throughout the country, have found they actually help to stabilise the neighborhoods. The Everitt Companies, developers of oakRidge Business Park --where Collinwood will be located --are also building up -scale homes surrounding OakRidge. Obviously they feel that Collinwood presents no threat to the sales or property values of their residential developments. In addition, Thomas C. Glossi, Pastor of the nearby Evangelical Covenant Church, has stated: "My only regret is that they page 2 (Healthcare International) aren't developing the land directly adjacent to our property. I would enjoy having them as next door neighbors.00 (Letter to the Fort Collins Planning & Zoning Board Members, dated April 30, 1987.) WHY SHOULD 11H HZLCONZ AN IN-PATXZNT RENTAL HBALTH FACILITY IN FORT COLLINS? Twenty percent (1 in 5) of all Americans will experience in their lifetimes a mental illness which should be treated. One in three families --including those in Fort Collins --will experience the anguish of having a mentally disturbed member. It makes sense to have a local treatment facility where the entire family can be involved in the recovery process without the expense of out-of-town travel and lodgings. Collinwood offers an array of supportive professional programs ranging from individual and group therapies, activities therapy, occupational and physical therapies, dance and music therapies, community living skills, expressive art therapies, outdoor experiential therapies, professional continuing education programs, and community education programs. Some of Collingwood's activity rooms and exercise facilities will be available for community use. 28 COLLINVOOD GOING TO 88 AWOTHBR DRAIN OR THB TASPAYRR? On the contrary. Collinwood will be entirely supported by private paying or insured patients. In addition, it is expected that Collinwood will contribute to the economic base of Fort Collins by providing between 80 and 120 jobs, and by using local suppliers of goods and services whenever possible. As a matter of fact, -since Collinwood is private, it will contribute substantially to the state and local tax base through property, sales and use taxes. t N SF ROAD Healthcare International, Inc. is a national health care company offering a broad range of healing and rehabilitative services. Healthcare is built on the 45-year reputation of the Brown Schools and has continued the commitment to quality, professionalism and integrity in the delivery of superior health services. The company is dedicated to developing the finest programs and facilities in the communities it serves and to maintain the highest quality standards in the facilities it operates. Its' corporate offices are located in Austin, Texas. Cedar Springs Hospital, in Colorado Springs, has been operated by the company since 1984. Healthcare has been actively involved with professionals in the Ft. Collin's area for the past two and a half years. The Ft. Collins facility will be located on a campus of approximately 13 acres and consist of between 45,000 to 50,000 square feet of new single story construction. The residential - campus design of the facility will leave 55% to 60% of the site as green space. The facility design and site work will support treatment programs oriented toward shorter lengths of stay and a successful transition back into the community. Currently, program plans include services for children, adolescents and adults with a prospective capacity ranging from 64 to 80 beds. The overall goal of the facility will be an active integration into the mental health providers network of Ft. Collins and the surrounding areas as well as to become an integral part of and asset to the communities it will serve. Healthcare's goal is to be the best provider of health care services in each area it serves, requiring a commitment to quality in facilities, programs and people. Allowing for community needs and each community's personality, Healthcare translates its philosophical principles into the design of. new facilities and the development of treatment programs. Healthcare is committed to becoming a good citizen in each community it serves through sensitivity to local needs and environments, interaction with community leadership and agencies, and collaboration with medical professionals. We look forward to the Neighborhood Meeting as an opportunity to introduce the Healthcare team as well as area professionals who have been active in the creation of these plans. This forum will serve as the beginning of a community dialogue which will insure that the Ft. Collins facility will represent a degree of quality and integrity unsurpassed in the area. For additional information regarding Healthcare International or the Ft. Collins project, you're invited contact Mr. Wiley Barnet, Manager Market Development at the following address: Healthcare International 2135 Southgate Road Colorado Springs, Co. 80906 1-800-331-3059 ExWgelical Covenant Ch&ch of Fort Collins Thomas C. Glossi, Pastor Planning & Zoning Board Members Box 580 Ft. Collins, CO 80522 Dear Ms. DeBesche, After attending"an-hour and in our church April 28th", I woul' sonal comments. I wai t'to" suppo only in locating in Ft Co11i-ns", posed site one -block $'outh',of:" ou The concern was voiced that this location would make"resale',, seems however, that the -dye has ning and dove lopmentof-"the" Oakr process for many years,:" Nearby - near an area that will be develo trial buildings, low profile zed ing. The well designed facility on the 28th will be far from "ini asset to the Oakridge business p with the business plans for this April 30, 1987 223-6507 P 7 RECEIVED Y 4 1987 PLANNING DEPART MENT =he neighborhood meeting here xbmit some ;unsolicited per- _-4 International Inc., not Lcally 1"ocating on the pro- Lemay �alth facility .waf,. any kind in Jr, homeowners in"the area. It i previously cast in the plan - park that has been in the iaT be living adjacent to or or two level light indus- lgs and multiple family hous- zpare International presented fact it will be an ascetic location seems consistent Healthcare International has, in my estimation, adequately demon- strated that there is no threat to the surrounding community as a result of the Oakridge location. Their patient care does not include the crim- inally insane. The patients who are admitted to their program are not "bad" people trying to be good. They are sick people trying to get well. And that wellness will benefit our community in much the same way that Poudre Valley Hospital benefits and serves us today. Ft. Collins will be a more effective and complete community as a result of our efforts to care for the whole person; body, mind and spirit. Although I cannot speak yet for the Evangelical Covenant Church as a whole, as an individual and as a pastor committed to this city, I support the need and the site selection of this Healthcare International 4825 South Lemay 0 Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 0 0 page 2 Ms. DeBesche facility. My only regret is that they aren't developing the land direc- tly adjacent to our property. I would enjoy having them as next door neighbors. Sincerely, Thomas C. Glossi Pastor TCG/lg CC: Wiley Barner Healthcare International Inc.