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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOOM FILING TWO - FDP230002 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION Filing Two – Public Benefits Agreement Conformance Narrative Fort Collins, CO | January 18, 2023 Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance 1. Affordable Housing a. At least 15% of the total dwelling units will be affordable for households earning 80% of AMI or less. A minimum of 240 affordable units will be built (15% of the target 1,600 total units). The requirement for affordable housing applies to the entirety of the Bloom Community. At this time, Filing Two does not include affordable units. Bloom Filing Three is currently under review by the City and includes a significant amount of affordable housing. b. At least 40 units will be for-sale units and affordable to families earning 80% or less of AMI and will be dispersed throughout the community. Other units will be affordable rental units affordable to households earning 60% of AMI, on average, based on CHFA methodology. Filing Two is planned to be predominately market rate, for-sale. The developer is committed to meeting and/or exceeding this requirement within Bloom. As part of the development of Filing Two, the developer is working with Habitat for Humanity to identify the appropriate timeline and products to meet the 40 for-sale unit requirement. Potentially, up to 10 units within Filing Two could be developed by Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, as previously mentioned Filing 3, currently under review, is planned to fulfill the affordable rental requirement. c. All affordable units must have a minimum of a 20-year minimum affordability covenant. This criterion is not applicable to Filing Two. All affordable housing will comply with the affordability standards in the PBA. d. The PBA establishes multiple ways this could be achieved. The PBA establishes that affordable units are permitted throughout the entire community. If any affordable units are proposed in Filing 2, they will be developed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. 2. Critical On-Site and Off-Site Public Infrastructure The Bloom Filing One includes core backbone infrastructure necessary for the development of the project as a whole. Specific infrastructure elements are identified in the PBA and their connection to the PUD is detailed below: a. Fund, design, and construct a pedestrian and vehicular railroad crossing for Greenfields Dr. Filing One includes the right-of-way dedication for Greenfields Drive from Mulberry to Vine, including the ROW that forms the railroad crossing. Filing Two does not include the design of the crossing, as that is moving through the design and approval process as an independent submittal reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission. b. Fund design, and construct the Greenfields and Mulberry roundabout The roundabout was designed as part of Filing One and will be constructed as part of that first phase. c. Contribute to the improvements at Vine and Timberline, with a minimum contribution of $250,000. It is the Applicant’s understanding that these improvements will begin in 2023 and it anticipated this contribution will occur in tandem with that project commencing. Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance d. Contribute to the design (or design and construct) of improvements in the median of Mulberry at Greenfields, with a minimum contribution of $800,000. This will be completed with a later phase of development. e. Contribute to the design (or design and construct) of a city entry feature, including landscaping and monumentation, within the area west of Greenfields, south of the frontage road, and north of Mulberry, with a minimum contribution of $500,000. Filing One included initial landscape design for this parcel and designates where future signage and monumentation will be constructed. The timing for the design and development of a City entry feature will be at the discretion of the City of Fort Collins. In developing this site as a landscape parcel, as shown in Filing One, the developer is formalizing forgoing any commercial development parcel, the loss of which meets the agreed upon $1,250,000 value for such development established in the PBA. 3. High-Quality and Smart Growth Elements The Filing Two PDP includes many of the High-Quality and Smart Growth Elements discussed in the PBA. Below these changes are addressed. a. An increase in density for the LMN areas from the current standard of 4 du/ac Filing Two is planned to have 2- and 3-story condo units in buildings with 8 units (2-story buildings) and 20 units (3 -story units), each. This will further increase the density within District 1 and is consistent with the desire for increased densities in these areas and what is permitted by the Mulberry & Greenfields PUD Master Plan. b. Alley-loaded access to at least 40% of the total dwelling units One hundred percent of garage units within Filing Two are accessed within alleys and internal parking areas. There are no front load garage units within Filing Two. c. Added utility services and raw water dedication Utility services are being extended as required to serve Filing Two. Raw water dedication requirements will be met. d. Enhanced pedestrian crossings No enhanced pedestrian crossings are being developed at this time. e. A central pedestrian-oriented greenway spine through the center of the neighborhood Filing Two includes 2, 8-unit buildings that will front the pedestrian parkway established along Aria Way as part of Filing One. Included are direct connections from the residential units to the pedestrian parkway along with enhanced landscape treatments to create a welcoming and user- friendly space for residents and guests alike, pollinator plantings that carry forth the vision in the Bloom Pollinator Master Plan have also been integrated into the design. f. A secondary bicycle path to provide a more direct route for cyclists Filing Two includes internal connections to the greater Bloom neighborhood. More extensive and direct routes for cyclists have been identified as part of Filing One and wider 10' sidewalks on Greenfields and International were included in Filing One. Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance g. An enhanced east-west greenway to connect the railroad crossing to the Cooper Slough This element will be included in future Phases north of the railroad tracks. h. Mixed-use design Filing One includes multiple single-family home types, including front-loaded homes, small rear- loaded homes, cottages, and ADUs which were proposed in the Housing Strategic Plan and the Land Use Code Audit. Filing Two is proposing two additional distinct housing types in the 2-story, 8 unit condos and 3-story, 20-unit condos to add further diversity of housing in Bloom. Additionally, the planned units will serve to further attract non-residential uses that desire proximity to rooftops. i. Neighborhood parks, pocket parks adjacent to the greenway spine, and a commercial center promenade. Filing Two is providing extensive amenities including passive and active areas internally with connections to the pedestrian parkway. 4. Environmental Sustainability a. One or more Final Plan will include a solar power generation system that will generate, at a minimum, 800 kilowatts. Rooftop solar generation is planned as part of the future Filing 3, but nothing is planned at this time. The developer is committed to meeting this standard within Bloom and will provide this as part of the appropriate phase. b. Water conservation through a non-potable irrigation system. A non-potable system developed as part of Filing One will be utilized to provide irrigation water to landscape areas in Filing Two. c. Sustainable landscape design, including xeric planting. Filing Two landscape has been designed with sustainability and reduced water use in mind. Extensive use of xeric, native, and plants well suited for the Colorado climate populate the proposed plant palette. A mix of formal and informal design is provided that blends the formality and structure of the more urban layout with natural areas that permeate this part of the City. An extensive integration of rain gardens as well as pollinator habitat further diversify the overall design for the neighborhood, doing their part to be more sustainable and further blur the lines between the natural and manmade environment. d. Enhanced community resiliency through: • Improvements to Cooper Slough to reduce runoff and lower peak flows through upstream planning and mitigation Filing Two does not provide improvements to Cooper Slough, as any necessary improvements were made as part of Filing One. Additional improvements will be made (as applicable) with future development applications in those areas adjacent to Cooper Slough. • Improvements to Lake Canal to bring it out of the current floodplain Filing Two does not impact the Lake Canal. • Landscape architecture designed to support flight distances and migration patterns of applicable pollinators Filing 2 - Public Benefits Conformance Filing Two carries forth the direction established within the Bloom Pollinator Master Plan created as part of Filing One. This master plan provides guidance for pollinator design within each phase while considering the whole of Bloom. This includes: • Clustering habitats and making sure they are in proximity to each other to encourage ease of travel and use by pollinators; • Placing habitat in areas with good sun exposure; • Use of a diverse palette of pollinator-friendly plants to provide good foundation of habitat that provides continuous blooms in spring, summer, and fall and the implementation of a variety of colors as well that pollinators are attracted to; • Attention to the use of plants that attract a full range of pollinators that live in Colorado or migrate through. Pollinator habitats have been integrated into the overall landscape design theme of the project, improving habitat, and providing food and shelter opportunities.