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PROJECT INFORMATIONAND DESIGNNARRATIVE
March, 2021 (Revised)ProjectTitle;TIMBERLINE—INTERNATIONALA.P.U. Past MeetingDates;CONCEPTUAL REVIEW - 7.10.2020, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING -8.13.2020GeneralInformation;
THEPROJECTISLOCATEDATTHENWCOFS.TIMBERLINEANDINTERNATIONAL BLVD.. THE SITE SIZE IS APPROX. 1.39 AC. (GROSS) & 1.25 AC.(NET). THE SITE HAS BEEN ANNEXED AND ZONED I – INDUSTRIAL.
THIS PROJECT REQUESTS TO BUILD TWO 1-STORY BUILDINGS, THE WEST BUILDING WOULD BE A 624 SF. COFFEE SHOP DRIVE/WALK-UP SERVICE & A SECOND 2,900 SF. EASTBUILDING WITH POTENTIAL RETAIL,
OFFICES, SERVICES AND/OR OTHER PERMITTED I – INDUSTRIAL USES.
THERE ARE 14# PROPOSED OFF STREET PARKING SPACESINCLUDING TWOHC ACCESSIBLE ANDEXCEEDING THEREQUIERD MINIMUM OF 11# PARKING SPACES.AN ADDITIONAL 15# D/UP STACKING SPACES, MORE THAN DOUBLING
THE MINIMUM TOTAL USEABLE ON SITE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THERE WOULD BE NO CONFLICTS WITH D/UP STACKING FOR NEITHER PARKING SPACES NOR TIMBERLINE TRAFFIC STREET BACK-UP.
THE BUILDING EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS REFLECT A CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL THEME WITH BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL MATERIALS. A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS, PARAPET HEIGHTS, OVERHANGS,
OTHER ELEMENTS ARE INCLUDED WITH BOTH BUILDINGS. THE SCALE AND CHARACTER ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH.
THE BUILDINGSARE NOTREQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED.
THESITEINCLUDESEXTENSIVE TIMBERLINEWALK, LAWNANDSTREET-TREE DESIGN. SECONDARILY, THE INTERNAL & WEST SIDE OF THE SITE WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ENHANCE THE DITCH AND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR
BUFFER AREAS. BOTH NATIVE AND WILDLIFE ENHANCING PLANT MATERIALS OCCUR INTHEREAR,WESTDITCH-SIDEOFTHESITE. IN ADDITION, SOLID LOW WALL SCREEN WALLS ARE INTEGRATED TO MITIGATE VIEWS OF
VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND HEADLIGHTSWHILE PROVIDING A BUFFER FROM ADJACENT PEDESTRIANS & DITCH AREAS.
THEREIS A SINGLE LUCMODIFICATONREQUESTED; THE TIMBERLINEROAD WIDENING TAPER LENGTH IS REDUCED WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A NUMBER OF RESTRICTING ELEMENTS; THE PROJECT IS AN INFILL
SITE, LIMITED SITE SIZE, EXISTING WEST RAW WATER DITCH LATERAL AND EXISTING ADJACENT SITE DEVELOPMENTS.WEST INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC WILL BE LIMITED IN THE FUTURE.
THE PROJECT WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THE COUNTYAREA DEVELOPMENTS, OFFERING SERVICES NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDED. THE PROJECT WILL HELP TO STIMULATE FURTHER RE-DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. QUALITY
BUILDING DESIGN, LOW SCALE ARCHITECTURE, ENHANCED LANDSCAPING, TIMBERLINE & INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, EXPANDED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS, OTHER PUBLIC ENHANCEMENTS, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.Proposed
Owners; FR HOLDINGS,LTD.ExistingOwners;
FR HOLDINGS, LTD. 125 S. Howes St., Fort Collins, CO80521
Optional items;Transportation Improvements;TIMBERLINE ROAD WILL BE WIDENED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONALSOUTH-BOUND THRU LANE (ULTIMATE SECTON), STRIPED AS RIGHT-TURNLANEONTO INTERNATIONAL
IN THE INTERIM. ADDITIONALLY, ASSOCIATED NORTH/SOUTH SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED.A TRAFFIC TIS MEMO. HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND STATES THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE
IMPACT ON THE CURRENT ROAD SYSTEMS. A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN-IN IS NOT REQUIRED.NeighborhoodMeeting;
THIS PROJECT IS A SITE PLAN TYPE II REVIEW WITH A PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW, ULTIMATE APPROVAL.A ‘VIRTUAL’ NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD WITH A SINGLE ATTENDEE WITHLIMITED QUESTIONS.
SIMILARLY, FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED VIRTUALDISCUSSION, STAFF WAS CONTACTED BY ANOTHER NEARBY TIMBERVINE RESIDENT WHO HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY TIMBERLINE IMPROVEMENTS.IT WAS CONFIRMED
THAT ANEW S.B. THRU LANE AND RIGHT TURN-LANE, W.B. ONTO INTERNATIONAL WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL DESIGN.BOTH CONVERSATIONS ENDED IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
STAFF CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMBERLINE-INTERNATIONAL INTERSECTION COULD EVENTUALLY BE SIGNALIZED BUT NO TIMELINE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.Sitedesign;
THE BUILDINGS FRONT THE TIMBERLINE FRONTAGE ALONG WITH A WIDE CONNECTING PUBLIC SIDEWALK AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PLAZA AREA. THE BUILDING USERS WILL HAVE THEIR PARKING LOCATEDON THENORTHSIDES,
FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS. THE COFFEE SHOP DRIVE-UP STACKING SPACES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE REAR/WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDINGS, ALOWING FOR SCREENING OF THOSE VEHICLES FROM THE TIMBERLINE
TRAFFIC & ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
OVERALL, THE BUILDINGS OCCUPY LESS THAN 6% OF THE SITE, THUS ALLOWING FOR 64% OF SITE TO BE OPEN SPACE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE TIMBERLINE FRONTAGE IS DEDICATED TO OPEN LANDSCAPE
SPACE, DETENTION & SCREENING. STREET TREES ENHANCE THE TIMBERLINE FRONTAGE AND BUFFER TO THE PARKING AREAS IN ADDITON TO THE LOW MASONRY SCREEN WALLS. SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE BUFFERING
WAS INCORPORATED ALONG THE WEST/DITCH SIDE PROVIDING WILDLIFE CORRIDOR/DITCH SEPARATION. NATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS WERE SELECTEDTOCOMPLEMENTTHE POTENTIAL WILDLIFE WITHCOVER, MOVEMENT
& FOOD.Natural habitats and/or wildlife; AN EXTENSIVE NATIVE AND WILDLIFE ENHANCING LANDSCAPE/VEGETATION BUFFER AREA HAS BEEN PROVIDED ALONG THE WEST DITCH PERIMETER. THERE ARE 2
SEAPRATE ROWS OF BUFFERING TO MITIGATE ANY WILDLIFE IMPACTS AT THE DITCH IN ADDITON TO LOW INTERMITTENT SOLID SCREENING. THE BUFFER AREA HAS VARIABLE SEPARATIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE
MINIMUM SETBACK IN ONE AREA IS 35.5’, THE MAXIMUM SETBACK IS APPROX. 106’, WITH AN OVERALL AVERAGE DEPTH OF 64’, EXCEEDING THE50’ & A 28% INCREASE. TREE MITIGATION OFFSETS(+22#) HAVE
INCREASED THE OVERALL PLANTING INTENSITY &SUBSEQUENTLY EXCEEDALLMINIMUM LANDSCAPEREQUIREMENTS.Transition techniques; LARIMER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL ZONING IS EXISTING ON ALL SIDES OF THE
DEVELOPMENT. AS SUCH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY COMPATABILITY ISSUES, IN FACT WILL SET THE ENHANCED STANDARDS FOR FUTURE RE-DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTIVITY AND IMPROVEMENTS
TO TIMBERLINE, WHILE LOCALIZINGSOMENEEDEDCOMMERCIALSERVICESTOTHEAREA, NEARBY RESIDENTS AND OTHER PASSER-BY TRAFFIC.ArchitecturalDesign;THEPROPOSEDDEVELOPMENTWILLINCLUDETWO, ONE-STORY
BUILDINGS WITH VARIATION OF SCALE, MATERIALS, CANOPIESAND ROOF PARAPETS, DETAILING.
THEWEST BUILDING IS A PROPOSED DRIVE & WALK-UP COFFEE SHOP. THE SEPARATE EASTBUILDINGWOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE OR MOREPOTENTIAL COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, OFFICE, PERSONAL SERVICE AND/OR
OTHER INDUSTRIALPERMITTED USES, TOTALING 4 USERS.
THE CONNECTING PUBLIC PLAZA AREA &WIDE SIDEWALK CONNECTION WILL ENCOURGE AN 'INVITING' OUTDOOR PEDESTRIAN SCALEAND USE. THE SITE WILL INCORPORATE LOW STONEWALLS FOR PARKING SCREENING
& PEDESTRIAN PLAZA SEAT WALLS. THAT SAME STONE MATERIAL IS ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE.
THE DESIGN INCORPORATES A BLEND OF RESIDENTIAL &COMMERICAL MATERIALS AND SCALE. ADDITIONAL FINISHES, DETAILS, EARTHTONE COLORS INCLUDE PRE-FINISHED ACCENT METALSIDING, HARD-COAT STUCCO,
STOREFRONT WINDOWS & OVERHANGING CANOPIES. THIS VARIATION IN EXTERIOR DESIGN WILL A PROVIDEADDITONALDETAILSSHADOWING AND DEPTH TO THE ELEVATIONS,SOFTEN THE SCALE AND FORMS OF THE BUILDING
AND VISUAL INTEREST.
THERE IS NO HISTORICAL COMPONENT TOTHIS PROJECT.
Development Phasing Schedule (ifapplicable);
PENDING PROJECT APPROVAL, THE PROJECT WOULD POTENTIALLY START CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER OF 2021, COMPLETING LATE2021. THE DEVELOPER WOULD COMPLETE BOTHBUILDINGS AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT,
PUBLIC/PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, TIMBERLINE SIDEWALK, THRU-LANE, ADDITIONAL SBW TURN-LANE, TIMBERLINE STORMWATER PIPING IMPROVEMENTS, OTHER,SIMULTANEOUSLY.
END OF PROJECT NARRATIVE.
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