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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORTY-THREE PRIME - FDP210019 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVE MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 July 28, 2021 Project Narrative 43 Prime The Applicant, Harvest Land Company, is proposing to construct 43 multi-family units and two commercial units on 4.87 acres located southeast of the intersection of Autumn Ridge Drive and East Trilby Road. The property is zoned Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood District (LMN) and is part of the Province Town PUD Filing Three. The LMN zoning allows nine dwelling units per gross acre of land for housing projects. The development proposes 8.8 units per gross acre. 43 Prime seeks to provide attainable housing options for the people of Fort Collins. In addition, a mixed use building with ground floor commercial units has been provided at the intersection of Trilby and Autumn Ridge. Access is from two existing curb cuts. One along Autumn Ridge Drive and a second along Candlewood Drive. Both access point lead in to the parking area for both the residential and commercial portions of the site. There will be an emergency access easement throughout the parking lot providing emergency access to all units. A Traffic Impact Memo has been provided showing that the existing roadway network is sufficient to handle the project’s proposed traffic impact. There are existing public street sidewalks surrounding the site along East Trilby Road, Autumn Ridge Road, Brittany Drive and Candlewood Drive. A 275’ long major walkway spine has been added for the residential units in the north east portion of the site providing pedestrian access to the East Trilby Road sidewalk. The pedestrian spine includes a 5’ wide sidewalk lined with trees. Amenity spaces have been provided. Amenities may include a playground, a shelter with grills, a bocce ball court and fire pit. MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 The site drains to the east into an existing regional detention system. The storm water flows will be diverted into a central rain garden serving both as LID and a site amenity. Within the existing detention a wetland has developed. The ECS provided recommends a 50’ buffer per the land Use Code. That buffer has been respected with the plan submitted. The project as designed meets all the performance standards in the LMN District. The General Development Standards in Chapter 3 of the Land Use Code are also met.