HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAK HILL APARTMENTS PUD - PRELIMINARY - 54-87L - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESurban design, inc.
OAK HILL APARTMENTS PUD
Preliminary Plan
Statement of Planning Objectives
February 7, 1994
Oak Hill Apartments PUD is planned as one of several neighborhood housing areas
included within the Oak/Cottonwood ODP; a planned community comprising the following
general planning areas:
The Harmony Market Commercial Area
Made up of ODP parcels R and S, this area provides community -regional
shopping opportunities, auto related commercial, and business services, being
developed in accordance with the design guidelines found in the Harmony
Corridor Plan.
The Fairway Estates Buffer Area
This area - which includes ODP parcels T, U, and V - restricts land uses
according to the provisions of a deed restriction negotiated with the adjacent
neighborhood.
The Mixed Use Transitional Area
ODP Parcels N, P, and Q form an area. appropriate for multi -family,
office/business services, and recreational uses as a transition between the
planned low density neighborhoods to the south and west, and the more
intense uses in Harmony Market, OakRidge West, and OakRidge Business Park.
TheMiramont Residential Area
This area - including ODP parcels A through L - is really designed as a
coordinated series of neighborhoods comprising a full range of housing types.
Multi -family, patio homes, conventional (2 to 4 d.u../ac. t.) single family lots,
and larger estate lots are planned to help create a successful, diverse, high
quality community. To the extent practical, each neighborhood cluster is
planned to have its own identity features and local circulation system, with
open space corridors and the main. collector/connector street system forming
the primary unifying design elements in the overall community.
Oak Hill Apartments - a portion of the ODP Parcel Q - is situated in the mixed use
transitional area between the Miramont residential areas and the Harmony Market and
Oakridge West commercial areas. This project is bounded to the north by Harmony Market,
on the east by the proposed Miramont Tennis Center, on the west by a potential office park
and The Upper Meadow at Miramont, to the south by a proposed patio home/townhome area,
and a proposed neighborhood park.
urban design, inc.
The Oak Hill Apartment buildings are of an appropriate residential scale with 12 and
15 unit, 2 %2 story buildings. The buildings are situated on the periphery of the project to take
advantage of the views; and to screen much of the parking from the view of surrounding
projects. Vehicular circulation is contained within the site with open parking and garages
situated in smaller "motor courts". Pedestrian links area provided to the adjacent proposed
tennis center and the future park to the south via the public walks along Oakridge and
Boardwalk Drives.
The proposed Oak Hill Apartments PUD represents a further step in implementing a
neighborhood area achieves a significant number of the City of Fort Collins' adopted Goals and
Objectives, Land Use Policies, elements of the Fort Collins Area Transportation Plan, and the
Neighborhood Compatibility study:
I. Create a successful mixed use development.
Work with the framework for a viable master planned community with the
potential to share amenities, storm drainage improvements, and/or other
common elements, as established with the ODP.
Plan for a land use mix with complementary uses within easy walking distance
of each other.
Allow flexibility for the development of a range of housing types, with the
ability to respond to changing market demands.
I. While recognizing traditional traffic management needs, create a circulation system
that makes bike and pedestrian access between uses convenient.
Include design characteristics - such as entry streets tailored to serve differing
land uses - which lend clarity and identity to residential neighborhoods.
Provide neighborhood street systems that promote neighborhood integrity, by
restricting extraneous motorized traffic from low density residential areas.
Design a collector street system that can gather traffic from a neighborhood
and carry it to an arterial street; yet divert "through" traffic away from local
traffic.
III. Provide land use transitions and creative relationships between uses..
Protect defined neighborhood areas from the intrusion of activities which may
have negative impacts upon residents; particularly traffic generated by more
intensive uses.
Plan transitional uses between the commercial and low density residential
areas, while avoiding conflicts - particularly in terms of traffic circulation - with
other development areas.
® oo�
urban design, inc,
The Oak Hill Apartments PUD is also consistent with applicable Land Use Policies,
including:
Policy 3. The City shall promote:
a. Maximum utilization of land within the city;
d. The location of residential development which is close to
employment, recreation, and shopping facilities.
Policy 12. Urban density residential development usually at three or more
units to the acre should be encouraged in the urban growth area.
Policy 74. Transitional land uses or areas (linear greenbelts or other urban
design elements) should be provided between residential
neighborhoods and commercial areas in order to enhance the
concept of a mixture of land uses.
Policy 75. Residential areas should provide a mix of housing densities.
Policy 80. Higher density residential uses should locate:
a. Near the core area, regional/community shopping centers,
CSU main campus, or the hospital;
b. Within close proximity to community or neighborhood
park. facilities;
C. Where water and sewer facilities can be adequately
provided; and
d. Within easy access to major employment centers..
Policy 81. Higher density residential uses should locate in planned unit
developments or in close proximity to existing higher density
areas.
Construction of the first phases of development at Oak Hill Apartments is expected to
begin in the fall of 1994, and continue through 1996._