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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTOWNHOMES AT TIMBER CREEK PUD - PRELIMINARY - 16-89N - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES(aL��Q •� II1��� �Q�NIT��TS pC. Statement of Planning Objectives 748 WHALERS WAY • BLDG E. SUITE 200 • FORT COLLINS. CO 80525 March 24, 1999 (970)223-1820 General The proposed Townhomes at Timber Creek is a single-family attached development to be located on a 5.19 acre site in southeast Fort Collins. The site is located at the northeast corner of Timberline Road and Timber Creek Drive, approximately Y4 mile south of Harmony Road. The site has been designated for duplexes, patio homes, or townhomes as a part (Tract "B") of the Timber Creek P.U.D. overall development plan (O.D.P.). The tract was then, incorrectly, zoned RL - Residential Low Density during the implementation of City Plan. After discussions with the City planning staff, and as a part of this planning process, the tract's zoning has been changed back to reflect the originally intended uses in keeping with the O.D.P. Further, since the Timber Creek O.D.P. build -out has exceeded 20%, the submission for the Townhomes at Timber Creek has been cleared for processing under the (old) Land Development Guidance System (L.D.G.S.). An original conceptual review meeting was held on June 30, 1997, under the name, "Hamlet at Timberline." A neighborhood meeting for the Townhomes at Timber Creek was held on January 20, 1999, at Preston Junior High School. Approximately 10 persons attended. All units will be for -sale marketed and will be conveyed on individually -platted lots. The completed development will be controlled by a homeowners association formed under declarations and covenants drafted and recorded in accordance with the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCOIA). Land Use The project design incorporates sixty-six (66) two-story townhomes in 4- and 6-plex building configurations, for a gross density of 12.7 units/acre. Proposed are twenty-six (26) three -bedroom units with attached single -car garages; and forty (40) two -bedroom units with single -car detached garages contained in buildings of two, three, or four garages. Each unit will be conveyed on an individually platted lot, with zero lot lines at the common walls. Each detached garage building will sit on a platted "out -lot", with individual garage use designated and conveyed to an assigned dwelling unit by, "exclusive use of Limited Common Element... ". The remainder of the site will be platted as common elements for green belts, utility easements, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas and private streets. Design Concepts Building designs are proposed to be traditional, stick -built units, employing conventional residential materials. Finished square footage range from a 1,130 s.f. 2-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath townhome to a 1,350s.f. 3-bedroom, 2-1 /2townhome. Design elements include 90%-efficient furnaces, direct -vent gas -fired fireplaces, covered entry porches, large double -pane windows, and gable -end vents. Exteriors will be constructed of horizontal hardboard siding with lap exposure widths decreasing from 8" at the base to approximately 4" at some second level locations. Roofs will be of Class A fiberglass or asphalt shingles with a standardized color and profile used throughout entire development. Exterior color schemes will be primarily earth tones for siding and trims, with brighter accent colors employed for entry doors, gable -end vents, and other architectural accents. Overall height and scale of the living structures has been reduced through the use of steep roof pitches at certain locations, offsetting the shallower pitches used to cover long spans of the main portions of the structures. The maximum structure height above grade will be 35'-0", including exposed foundations. Wherever possible, second floor bedroom windows have been oriented to face inward (toward the project) rather than directly into the backyards of adjoining, existing single-family residences. Second floor balconies have been omitted to, again, enhance privacy. Detached garage buildings will be similarly constructed, with the same siding and roofing materials. Garage building roofs will be hipped to reduce their profile, and each garage stall will have a person - door allowing access/egress without use of the overhead door, and thus negating the need for residents to walk in or near the streets. Exterior lighting for the development has been designed to afford vision and security for homes, garages, walk, parking, and streets while maintaining unobtrusive levels for both private areas within the development as well as for adjoining single-family homes. Circulation and Parking All units and garages are served by a private street which is approximately 610' long with a 28'-0" flowline-to-flowline dimension. This aligns with the existing curb cut onto Timber Creek Drive. Turn- around bulbs are provided at the midpoint of the project and at the (east) end. The street is intentionally centered within the project to concentrate noise and light within the project and allowing the buildings themselves to serve as buffers to adjacent single-family homes to the east and south. Planning provides for 127 off-street parking spaces (66 in attached or detached garages, plus 61 in marked exterior stalls), including 2 handicapped accessible spaces. All detached garages are sited so no homeowner will have to cross the private street to reach their individual unit. Concrete sidewalks will provide complete internal circulation, connecting all living units to the private street and to the detached garages. Walkways will also provide access to Timberline Road on the west and Timber Creek Drive on the south. Bicycle/pedestrian paths, meeting City standards, will connect the development with Pole Pine Lane to the east and the Poudre Valley Hospital property to the north. Landscaping/Buffering The development will be landscaped in accordance with City site development standards, including minimum plant materials sizes. A minimum of 80% of the common open space will be landscaped with living plant materials and irrigated with underground sprinkler systems. The homeowners association will maintain all landscaped areas. Existing trees and shrubs along the Timberline Road and Timber Creek Drive frontages will be protected to the maximum extent possible during development and construction. Landscaping within Tract "D" to the east of the development will also be completed as a part of this development. M • Buffering along the south and east lines of the development, adjacent to existing single-family homes, will receive particular attention. Materials will be selected to provide both fast-growing coverage as well as effective and attractive year-round visual screening. Existing wood fencing in the areas, which has been installed by single-family homeowners, will remain but may need to be adjusted if drainage elevations have been adversely impacted. No additional fencing is proposed at this time. Splayed stone columns and intermediate wood fencing will be constructed on the east side of the development entry, to mimic that existing to the west. A lighted, monument -style entryway identification sign is proposed for the median within the entryway drive.