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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAK/COTTONWOOD FARM PUD - MASTER PLAN - 54-87 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES . • © j7C ® oê - utmca D e urban design, inc. • • • • OAK/COTTONWOOD FARM Statement of Planning Objectives September 4 , 1987 Discussions between the Fort Collins City. Staff and representatives of the Oak and Cottonwood Farms have led to the mutual conclusion that , although no definite plans for development of the subject properties exist at this time, it is • appropriate that a Master Plan be formulated and approved. This Master Plan is intended to be a tool to assist in: . Determining the general street system serving the site and • adjacent properties . Areas of concern regarding the street • system include : * The extension of Boardwalk south of Harmony Road , connecting with Keenland Drive at Lemay. * The extension of Fossil Creek Parkway connecting with South Ridge Greens Boulevard at Lemay. * Possible extensions of Oak Ridge Drive and Rule Drive. * Improved future access to Werner Elementary School The. colle.ctor streets indicated on the proposed Master Plan are consistent with the City's Master Street Plan. - Define service area boundaries for City and private district water and sewer utilities. - Determine the general land use pattern anticipated with the future development of the area. - Begin to explore a possible location for a neighborhood park serving the residents of the area. Considerations affecting the proposed neighborhood park location include : * Because of the topography of the site , and the close proximity of Fossil Creek Community Park, a combined school/park site is not practical in this area. * The existing neighborhoods to the. . west are in unincorporatedLarimer County, and each includes large common open space areas . - 1 - • • ® • p e urban design, inc. • * The proposed park location is central ts;:L the residential areas that will pay for it through the parkland fees collected with. building - permit applications . [There is no neighborhood park serving the Oak Ridge Village area east of Lemay. This park is anticipated to serve the needs of the residents of. Oak Ridge Village , Oak/Cottonwood Farm, and the . non-contributing neighborhoods to the west. • * The proposed location represents a logical extension of the open space area included in the Healthcare International site to the east . * Irrigation with raw water is possible at the proposed location; either through a shared well with the HCI property , or creation of an irrigation pond coordinated with the anticipated drainage improvements at the southeast corner of the site. * The proposed site can be designed to : gain adequate access from future local streets . All other possible locations would be adversely impacted by the extension of Boardwalk Drive. The land use pattern indicated on the Oak/Cottonwood Master Plan is consistent with the adopted Land Use Policies Plan of the City of Fort . Collins , both with regard to neighborhood planning and locational criteria for various land uses. There is no definite phasing or development schedule for the site . It is estimated that development of the subject properties may begin as early as 1989 , and continue beyond 1995. The land uses indicated would provide employment for an estimated 2 ,000 persons . • • • - 2 -