HomeMy WebLinkAboutHUGH M WOODS PUD - PRELIMINARY - 26-88D - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESSeptember 12, 1994
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Planning and Zoning Board Members
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
RE: Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. Preliminary Submittal
Planning Objectives
Dear Board Members:
The 15-acre project site is located on the west side of
College Avenue at Skyway Drive, being a part of the Timan Master
Plan approved in 1987, with by zoning. Hugh M. Woods, a 73,000
S.F. building supply center will be the first user of the 55-acre master
planned site. The site is bounded on the east by the county Kelmar
Strip Subdivision, on the north by the county Skyview 1st Subdivision,
on the west by Poudre R-I property and the Gateway Center, and on
the south by the undeveloped portion of the Timan Master Plan. This
facility is consistent with the use and circulation proposed on the master
plan, and will set the precedent for architectural and landscape treat-
ment to be followed by subsequent developers of the Timan Master
Plan.
Access and Circulation
In conformance with the Timan Master Plan and with the State
Highway Access Plan, the site will take its main entrance off of
Skyway Drive. Traffic studies have determined that the site distance is
adequate and that appropriate turning lanes justify this access point. A
secondary access point will be utilized off of College Avenue, being
right -in, right -out, as specified by the State Highway Access Plan.
Although adjacent to Skyview Ist Subdivision, no retail or delivery
traffic will pass residences in that subdivision.
Circulation within the site includes a parking lot, and an initial segment
of public street, with the potential for extension of the master planned n7 Ec�a��� 80524
circulation. The Timan Master plan provides for a public loop street �33��,_,g21
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from the proposed right -in, right -out access to an approved signalized
intersection approximately 700 feet north of Trilby Road. The master
plan also designates a fourth access off of Trilby Road.
Wetland Areas
The wetland area on the site has been surveyed, and the extent mapped.
Development will maintain this area, incorporating it into a storm
detention area, and preserving the existing trees at the site.
Open Space
Approximately 35 % of the site will be maintained as open space.
While some of this area consists of parking islands, the majority of
open space occurs as a landscaped buffer to the uses on the north and
west. Berms and landscaping along Skyway Drive will be 60 feet
wide, while those at the west property line will vary from 95 to 120
feet deep. The open space along College Avenue varies from 40 to 230
feet deep.
Buffering
Additional buffering will be provided by the grading and internal design
of the site. The yard loading area will set several feet below Skyway
Drive, and be completely screened from it by the material storage
structures which surround the yard. This configuration will also
attenuate any sound or lighting from within the yard area.
Energy Conservation
Construction techniques and equipment for this facility provide
numerous opportunities for energy conservation, and these methods will
be noted as part of the documented site plan.
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Land Use Policies
The specific land use policies achieved in the Preliminary PUD are
cited below, with policy numbers as shown in the City's Land Use
Policies Plan.
Policy 18 - exceeds minimum criteria as specified by point
chart
Policy 21 - development does not gain primary access off
College Avenue
Policy 22 - buffering mitigates potential for incompatible uses
Policy 24 - utilities exist adjacent to site
Policy 43b - existing wetland will be protected
Policy 43f - landscaping to incorporate native and drought
tolerant species
Policy 44 - site design mitigates noise impacts
Policy 46 - site design encourages energy conservation
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to working
with you throughout the development review process.
Sincerely,
JIM SELL DESIGN
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