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INTERSTATE LAND MASTER PLAN
Statement of Planning Objectives
April 5, 1988
The 192 acre Interstate Land property is located at the
Prospect Road/Interstate 25 interchange - an important entryway
to Fort Collins. A number of activities by public and private
agencies have indicated the need to formulate a Master Plan for
the property. The activities include:
- The State Division of Highways is scheduled to complete the
Prospect interchange in 1988. The ramps on the north side of
the interchange will be constructed and the frontage road
realigned in the northwest quadrant.
- The City of Fort Collins planning department has begun work
on a study of the Prospect entry corridor. The study will
establish preliminary streetscape design guidelines and
provide an overview of development opportunities and
constraints. The proposed Master Plan in consistent with
the in -progress Prospect Corridor Study.
- The City of Fort Collins has indicated a desire for the
property to be annexed, and an annexation petition has been
submitted.
- Drainage studies, planned future utility extensions, and
future collector street patterns are being evaluated by the
City. All of these infrastructure elements are directly
affected by the Interstate Land property and its future
development. A Master Plan will help in making decisions
about future capital improvements in the area.
The Interstate Land Master Plan is intended as a tool to assist
in:
Avoiding creation of traffic problems that typically result
from frontage roads located too close to freeway ramps.
Allowing an on -site circulation system that can focus
traffic toward Prospect and the I-25 frontage road.
Provide a desirable mix of land uses in an attractive park
setting with high traffic generating uses located at the
arterial interchange. A mix of residential densities
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provide a transition to the existing neighborhoods to the
west.
- Providing Fort Collins with a site that can compete for the
next major regional shopping center in northern Colorado.
* Although there is currently not an adequate market to
support another regional shopping center; it is logical
to believe that such a market will eventually exist.
When another regional center is proposed, it will
likely be intended to serve the entire northern
Colorado market, and is therefore likely to locate at
an I-25 interchange. We feel that Interstate Land, at
the Prospect Interchange represents:
- Fort Collins' best chance at capturing this
significant source of sales tax
- An opportunity to create a high quality image,
(both in visual and economic terms) at this key
entryway
- An excellent location to deal with regional
traffic with minimal impact on local streets, on a
site that is within convenient driving distance
for local shoppers
The land use pattern indicated on the Interstate Land Master
Plan is consistent with the adopted Land Use Policies Plan of the
City of Fort Collins. Examples of appropriate policies are:
- Regional/community shopping centers may locate in less
hazardous flood fringe classifications provided proper
mitigation of the flood hazard is provided.
- Regional/community shopping centers should locate in areas
which are easily accessible to existing or planned
residential areas.
- Regional/community shopping centers should locate near
adequate transportation facilities.
- Transitional land uses or other urban design elements should
be provided between residential neighborhoods and commercial
areas.
- Residential areas should provide for a mix of housing
densities.
- Higher density residential uses should locate:
* Near regional/community shopping centers
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* Within close proximity to park facilities
* Where water and sewer facilities can be adequately
provided
* Within easy access to major employment centers
* In areas with provisions for alternative modes of
transportation.
There is no definite phasing or development schedule for the
site. It is estimated that development may begin in the early
1990-s and continue beyond the year 2000. The land uses indicated
would provide employment for an estimated 3,000 persons.
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