HomeMy WebLinkAboutGATEWAY APARTMENTS - PDP230001 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUEST
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January 4, 2023
City of Fort Collins
Mr. Clark Mapes
281 N College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Re: Gateway at Prospect Apartments– Alternative Compliance Request
Dear Clark,
On behalf of the applicant, please consider this letter our formal request for alternative compliance for the following
standard:
Section 3.2.2.(K)
(1) Residential and Institutional Parking Requirements. Residential and institutional uses shall provide a minimum
number of parking spaces as defined by the standards below.
(a) Attached Dwellings: For each two-family and multi-family dwelling there shall be parking spaces provided as
indicated by the following table:
Number of Bedrooms/Dwelling Unit Parking Spaces Per Dwelling Unit
One or less 1.5
Two 1.75
Three 2.0
Four and above 3.0
Per section 3.2.2(K) of the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code, the decision maker may approve an alternative
parking ratio, other than the minimum required in the TOD Overlay Zone per subparagraph 3.2.2(K)(1)(a)(1), that
may be substituted in whole or in part for a ratio meeting the standards of this Section.
Section 3.2.2(K)(2)(b)
(b) Review Criteria. To approve an alternative plan, the decision maker must first find that the proposed alternative
plan accomplishes the purposes of this Section and the TOD Overlay Zone (3.10) equally well or better than would
a plan which complies with the standards of these Sections. In reviewing the request for an alternative parking
ratio plan in order to determine whether it accomplishes the purposes of this Section, the decision maker shall
take into account the objective and verifiable results of the Parking Impact Study, Transportation Demand
Management proposal, or Shared Parking Study together with the proposed plan's compatibility with surrounding
neighborhoods in terms of potential spillover parking.
Response: To supplement the application materials, a Parking Impact Study has been included which shows the minimum parking requirements in the Land Use Code on the site result in an overparking of the site. Although the Land Development Code will not be implemented in its original form, this development project meets the parking requirements included therein and meets the requirements of the Land Development Code changes. This project has the ability to develop housing stock without increasing auto dependence and providing alternative modes of
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transportation, a goal in line with the City Plan and Transportation Master Plan. The applicant is pursuing Alternative Compliance in the form of a Parking Impact Study to achieve this goal.
We appreciate your review and careful consideration of this request. Please feel free to reach out if you have any
questions by email, rmcbreen@norris-design.com.
Sincerely,
Norris Design
Ryan McBreen
Principal