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June 9, 1988
Sherry Albertson -Clark
Senior City Planner
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Sherry,
Here is our response to staff comments on PARK SOUTH P.U.D.
MASTER PLAN #8-14:
1. Informational comment noted for future development.
2. Comment noted by Stewarts.
3. Two points of access on Horsetooth. The traffic
impact analysis by our consultant shows that the second
curb cut (nearest to Manhattan intersection) actually
improves traffic at the first curb cut on Horsetooth,
and the intersection. With right -hard turn lanes at
the two curb cuts and the intersection, the second curb
cut is shown to work adequately, assuming it is limited
to a right -hard in turn only.
We cannot stress enough the economic value to the Park
South P.U.D. of the two curb cuts shown on the Master
Plan. It does not seem unreasonable to request two
curb cuts along an 850 frontage along Horsetooth. It
is understood that the western most curb cut is limited
to right -in, right -out turns, and the eastern most curb
cut to the right -in turn only.
4. Planning Objectives reflect revisions to Parcels A & B,
39 D.U. and 28 D.U., respectively.
5. Note 6 is revised, as your instructions.
6. Note 8, Phasing Schedule, is futher defined.
7. "Private Community Services" are uses such as Church,
Day Care Center, Senior Service Center, Preschool /
Kindergarten and similar uses. See Note 5 expanded.
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8. Seasonal uses are uses such as landscape, Christmas
Trees or Farmers Markets and similar short spell 2-3
weekly uses. See Note 4 expanded. The proposed land
uses have been broken out to define what falls under
commercial, office and retail, as requested.
9. Comment noted. Hotel/Motels, Hospitals and indoor
theatres have now been omitted from the list. The
developer is sensitive to staffs concern for potential
proposed uses in a neighborhood -oriented commercial /
retail project. Hospitals have therefore been removed
but a nursing home or congregate care facility
proposed. Printing and newspaper offices have been
modified to read 'small-scale' newspaper office, i.e.
weekly circulation (Triangle Review, etc.) office
copying. A Coloradoan is, of course, not envisaged.
Boat and R.V. showrooms have been left in to take
advantage of the Horsetooth Road access to the State
Park at Horsetooth. The Builders supplies have been
changed to Home Improvement Builders Center, certainly
a use compatible with a residential neighborhood.
While the developer intends this to be a neighborhood -
oriented commercial/retail project, he also wishes to
take advantage of the Horsetooth frontage, and
closeness to College. With lower rentals than
College, he therefore hopes to attract users like the
Home Improvement and Furniture Showrooms and associated
warehousing. These will serve both the neighborhood
and the community at large.
10. The Developer is particularly sensitive to neighborhood
concerns, and wants to see a gradually scaled -down
transition from retail uses at the intersection of
Manhattan and Horsetooth, to the 'softer' office and
office/commercial uses at Parcel E, and from these to
the existing homes at the West.
To this end he has proposed a landscape buffer along
his western property line, and a restriction on
building height. This is now illustrated on the sketch
section.
There would be a restriction on building height tied to
the set back of the building from the property line.
Thus a 2-story building would have a max height of 30
feet, and have a landscape set back of a minimum of 20
feet from the property line, and a 1-story building of
max 20 feet height, a landscaped set back of 15 feet,
which is the same as the Residential Zoning requirement
for rear yards.
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As the sketch shows existing grade of the homes at the
Village at Four Seasons is set approximately eight feet
above that of Parcel 'E' which means that the proposed
buildings will have less impact on their neighbors than
if the grade were the same.
We think the above restrictions on height and
landscaped setback guarantees a nice transition from
existing homes to the proposed buildings on Parcel 'E'.
Sincerely, /e4
Tony Hughes
VAUGHT*FRYE ARCHITECTS
TH/kc