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HEWLETT-PACKARD BUILDING 5 PUD PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
This is a request for special PUD height review to allow the construction of a 3 story building on
the Hewlett-Packard campus to exceed the existing 48 foot height limitation. The proposed
Building 5 will have a building envelope 52 feet high with penthouse mechanical equipment that
would not exceed a 65 foot overall height. The site is the north central portion of the existing
Hewlett-Packard campus on 3404 East Harmony Road. The proposed Building 5 is sited, more
specifically, approximately 100 feet north of Building 6, the most recent addition, approximately
325 feet south of the north property line, 900 feet west of the east property line, and
approximately 625 feet southwest of the northeast property line.
HEIGHT:
The proposed Building 5 is located in the established "employment center" of the Hewlett-
Packard complex and is sited central to the overall complex. The building mass and proportions
are consistent with the balance of the existing buildings on the campus and is intended to continue
the campus feel and quality for the employees. The scale of the building is consistent with the
other buildings of the site. This building will be appropriately located central to the site to
minimize the impact of a building 9 feet taller than its campus neighbors. Through the utilization
of exterior skin fenestration, color, canopy, and landscaping, especially at entries and pedestrian
areas in close proximity to the building, the detail is provided to create a more human scale
environment. This is consistent with and will be an extension of the existing campus and a
continuation of the dense campus landscaping already in place. One needs only visit the courtyard
exterior to the cafeteria which was completed with the addition of Building 6, or the older
courtyard surrounded by buildings 1, 2, & 3 to feel comfortably at home in a forest or natural
environment in the middle of an employment center of approximately 700 employees.
VIEWS:
Building 5 will alter existing view corridors to a very minimal extent. The building will not be
visible from the Harmony road corridor. Because of the existing hill to the north-east the building
will block no views to the south-west from the development north-east of the site. Directly to the
east of the Hewlett-Packard site is dedicated open space. From the Interstate-25 corridor the
building appears as a minor addition the existing campus to the west and has only minimal impact
of the view to the west for north and south bound motorists. The accompanying illustrations
show these three views and the minimal impact Building 5 will have. It will not disturb or alter
any other established view corridors. The building while not having a negative impact on views
from off site does take substantial advantage of the existing quality views from the site of foothills
to the west and the platte valley to the north-east.
LIGHT and SHADOW:
The criteria for light and shadows indicates that it is important that the proposed PUD not have a
substantial negative impact on adjacent property. The shadow analysis accompanying this
narrative indicates that even during December 21, when the sun angles are the lowest, the building
will not cast a shadow off Hewlett-Packard property, and therefore will have no effect on the
access to light and solar energy for any adjacent property owner.
PRIVACY:
The view of the building from the north-east, shows that there may be some privacy infringement
from the third floor office windows of the north east corner of the building, looking to the north
east over the residential development in that direction. This infringement is minimal due to the
central location of the building on the site. The nearest window on the third floor would be over
650 feet from the nearest private land owner to the north east. This is over three times the
distance and relationship between office buildings and residential co -existing in other
developments in Fort Collins. At 650 feet in the worst case the privacy infringement is believed to
be extremely minimal.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE:
The building siting central to the campus, as discussed previously, is. consistent with the
neighborhood or campus scale. The set back of the building being in excess of 300 feet from the
nearest property line separates the building and campus from surrounding properties and uses.
The extension of landscaping consistent with existing site landscaping around the building and
between the building and the property lines further separates the building from surrounding
properties. This allows the building to become a part of the existing site and accentuate the
campus feel and community of the Hewlett-Packard site allowing the office complex to be its own
neighborhood with out negative impact to the adjacent properties.
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