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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOUDRE RIVER BUSINESS PARK - MASTER PLAN - 79-88 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPOUDRE RIVER BUSINESS PARK STATEMENT OF PLANNING OBJECTIVES The proposed development is located at the northeast corner of Lemay Avenue and Riverside Drive, accessed by Hoffman Mill Road. The site is approximately 19.13 acres total. Development is proposed for approximately 6.21 acres of the site, incorporating professional office buildings and associated off-street parking. The remainder of the site will be left as open space along the Cache LaPoudre River, under City ownership. The site is located in the Planned Business Zone, thus the proposed development is consistent with the adopted elements of the City of Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan. It is a vacant site within an area of the City that is being developed, given the impetus from the Riverside Plaza Shopping Center at Riverside and Lemay. It is the intent to realign Hoffman Mill Road and reconstruct the access onto Lemay (to be named Poudre River Drive) under Phase I of the development. The existing river embankment and bike path will not be encroached upon by the proposed development so as to minimize adverse environmental impacts of the development associated with steep slopes and flood plains. It is also the intent to leave the area adjacent to the bike path in as much of a natural state as possible, realizing that the Cache LaPoudre River is habitat for wildlife in the area. As proposed professional office buildings, the development should not generate noise, glare, dust or other objectionable emissions that would be detrimental to the area. Included with this Master Plan submittal is a drainage report to address the issue of storm water runoff and how it will be handled for this project. There is the potential, given the possible lot configurations, for energy conscious design of the buildings. The Traffic Impact Study indicates that development of this site will have only minor impacts on the traffic at Riverside and Lemay; that any congestion at this intersection will occur with or without the trips generated by this project. Access to parking areas will be via shared drives as much as possible. It is estimated that there would be approximately 180 employees when all phases of this development are constructed. However, the greatest impact will be the customers/clients accessing the site. The traffic study indicates that at completion, the development will generate approximately 5,242 vehicle trips per day. The site is within walking distance of a bus route, and is contiguous with access to the bike path along the Cache LaPoudre River, thus is fairly convenient to alternative means of transportation. With the Riverside Plaza Shopping Center so close to the site, it is probable that potential customers/clients/employees of the development will have reduced trip length and consolidated trips to combine visits to the businesses with errands at the shopping center. Within the lots of the development, it is anticipated that the City standards will be used in the landscaping, parking area design, setback requirements, etc.