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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOOM FILING TWO - PDP220002 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Filing Two – Public Benefits Agreement Conformance Narrative Fort Collins, CO | February 2, 2022 Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance Note: That document has been highlighted and resubmitted to show which Filing PBA benefits exceed those of the underlying code. 1. Affordable Housing a. At least 15% of the total dwelling units will be affordable for households earning 80% of AMI or less. A minimum of 240 affordable units will be built (15% of the target 1,600 total units). The developer is working with Habitat for Humanity to identify the appropriate timeline and products to meet the 40 for-sale unit requirement. Potentially, up to 10 of the condo units within this PDP could be developed by Habitat. Future filings will continue to address the affordable housing requirement of the PBA. b. At least 40 units will be for-sale units and affordable to families earning 80% or less of AMI and will be dispersed throughout the community. Other units will be affordable rental units affordable to households earning 60% of AMI, on average, based on CHFA methodology. The developer is working with Habitat for Humanity to identify the appropriate timeline and products to meet the 40 for-sale unit requirement. Potentially, up to 10 of the condo units within this PDP could be developed by Habitat. c. All affordable units must have a minimum of a 20-year minimum affordability covenant. All affordable housing will comply with the affordability standards in the PBA. d. The PBA establishes multiple ways this could be achieved. All affordable housing will comply with the affordability standards in the PBA. 2. Critical On-Site and Off-Site Public Infrastructure The Phase 1 PDP includes core backbone infrastructure necessary for the development of the project as a whole. Specific infrastructure elements are identified in the PBA and their connection to the PUD is detailed below: a. Fund, design, and construct a pedestrian and vehicular railroad crossing for Greenfields Dr. This criterion is being addressed separately from the Filing 2 application. b. Fund design, and construct the Greenfields and Mulberry roundabout The roundabout is included in the Filing One PDP and will be constructed with the first Phase. c. Contribute to the improvements at Vine and Timberline, with a minimum contribution of $250,000. This will be completed with a future Phase providing a connecting to Vine Dr. d. Contribute to the design (or design and construct) of improvements in the median of Mulberry at Greenfields, with a minimum contribution of $800,000. It is anticipated this will be completed with the development of the commercial area. e. Contribute to the design (or design and construct) of a city entry feature, including landscaping and monumentation, within the area west of Greenfields, south of the frontage road, and north of Mulberry, with a minimum contribution of $500,000. This criterion is being addressed separately from the Filing 2 application. Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance 3. High-Quality and Smart Growth Elements The Phase 1 PDP includes many of the High-Quality and Smart Growth Elements discussed in the PBA. Below these changes are addressed. a. An increase in density for the LMN areas from the current standard of 4 du/ac Filing Two is planned to have 2- and 3-story condo units in building with 8 units (2-story buildings) and 20 units (3 -story units). This will further increase the density within District 1, and remain consistent with the density permitted within the Mulberry & Greenfields PUD Master Plan. b. Alley-loaded access to at least 40% of the total dwelling units 100% of the 152 units proposed by the Filing Two application are alley-loaded. c. Added utility services and raw water dedication Utility services are being extended as required to serve Filing Two. Raw water dedication requirements for Filing Two were met as part of Filing One. d. Enhanced pedestrian crossings Filing Two does not include development of the pedestrian parkway, so no enhanced pedestrian crossings are being developed. e. A central pedestrian-oriented greenway spine through the center of the neighborhood While Filing Two will have homes fronting the pedestrian parkway, all improvements to the pedestrian parkway are being made as part of Filing One, with the exception of pedestrian connections to those homes fronting the pedestrian parkway. f. A secondary bicycle path to provide a more direct route for cyclists Filing Two is filling in tracts created as part of Filing One. No secondary bike paths are planned as part of this Filing. g. An enhanced east-west greenway to connect the railroad crossing to the Cooper Slough This element will be included in future Phases north of the railroad tracks. h. Mixed-use design Filing One, currently under review, included multiple single-family home types, including front- loaded homes, small rear-loaded homes, cottages, and ADUs which were proposed in the Housing Strategic Plan and the Land Use Code Audit. Filing Two is proposing two additional distinct housing types in the 2-story, 8-unit condos and 3-story, 20-unit condos to add further diversity of housing in Bloom. i. Neighborhood parks, pocket parks adjacent to the greenway spine, and a commercial center promenade. Filing Two includes amenity spaces to serve further residents of Bloom. 4. Environmental Sustainability a. One or more Final Plan will include a solar power generation system that will generate, at a minimum, 800 kilowatts. All the Filing Two condo buildings will be solar-ready. Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance b. Water conservation through a non-potable irrigation system. A Non-potable system developed as part of Filing One will be utilized to provide irrigation water to landscape areas in Filing Two. c. Sustainable landscape design, including xeric planting. Filing Two landscape has been designed with sustainability and reduced water use in mind. Extensive use of xeric, native, and plants well suited for the Colorado climate populate the proposed plant palette. A mix of formal and informal design is provided that blends the formality and structure of the more urban layout with natural areas that permeate this part of the City. An extensive integration of rain gardens as well as pollinator habitat further diversify the overall design for the neighborhood, doing their part to be more sustainable and further blur the lines between the natural and manmade environment. d. Enhanced community resiliency through: • Improvements to Cooper Slough to reduce runoff and lower peak flows through upstream planning and mitigation Filing Two does not provide improvements to Cooper Slough, as any necessary improvements were made as part of Filing One, additional improvements will be made, as applicable with future development applications. • Improvements to Lake Canal to bring it out of the current floodplain Filing Two does not impact the Lake Canal. • Landscape architecture designed to support flight distances and migration patterns of applicable pollinators Careful design has been implanted to ensure the highest quality pollinator habitat has been created. This includes: • Clustering habitats and making sure they are in proximity to each other to encourage ease of travel and use by pollinators; • Placed in areas with good sun exposure; • Use of a diverse palette of pollinator-friendly plants to provide good foundation of habitat that provides continuous blooms in spring, summer, and fall and the implementation of a variety of colors as well that pollinators are attracted to; • Attention to the use of plants that attract a full range of pollinators that live in Colorado or migrate through. Pollinator habitats have been integrated into the overall landscape design theme of the project, improving habitat, and providing food and shelter opportunities.