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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIRAMONT PUD, PHASE 3 - PRELIMINARY - 54-87M - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES._ y so - @@P@ urban design, inc. MIRAMONT PHASE THREE Statement of Planning Objectives February 7, 1994 Miramont Phase Three is planned to comprise several neighborhood housing areas consistent with the approved the Oak/Cottonwood ODP a mixed use development evolving as 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 neighborhood scale 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. The Miramont Residential Area This area - including ODP parcels A through L - is really designed as a coordinated series of neighborhoods comprising a wide 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. It is the continuing intent of the developers of Miramont to provide neighborhoods that reflect the best plan for each parcel. Miramont Phase Three is planned to provide a wide range of housing opportunities corresponding to the ODP and designed with sensitivity to the site's topography, mountain views, visibility from the adjacent neighborhoods, existing vegetation; the Mail Creek Ditch, Mail Creek, and the adjacent Werner Elementary School. Housing types include patio homes (ODP Parcel E) and large residential lots (ODP Parcel C and a portion of D) on a ridge just south of the Mail Creek Ditch, immediately adjacent to Oak Ridge Estates. The hillside north of Southridge Greens Boulevard (ODP Parcels B and D) has been terraced with larger lots on the upper portions of the slope and smaller on the lower portions. so (JRYAP@P@ urban design, inc. The area South of Southridge Greens Boulevard and North of Mail Creek. (ODP Parcels J and K), a relatively flat portion of the site) has been planned with additional single family lots at a somewhat higher density. These lots are similar in size to many of the lots at Oakridge and many other south Fort Collins neighborhoods. Several planned open space corridors separate the various housing types, while unifying the Miramont project. It is proposed that these open spaces and the streetscapes along Highcastle Drive, Lemay Avenue, and Southridge Greens Boulevard will be landscaped with the quality and type of landscape improvements that are being established at the Upper Meadow and Castle Ridge. The applicant's project goals are consistent with the adopted Goals and Objectives and the Land Use Policies Plan of the City of Fort. Collins with regard to neighborhood planning, compatibility, mixed use development, and locational criteria for various land uses. Applicable policies 'include: 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 of 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 for a mix of.housing densities. Policy 79 Low density residential Uses should locate in areas: a. Which have easy access to existing or planned neighborhood and regional/ community shopping centers; b. Which have easy access to major employment centers; C. Within walking distance to an existing or planned elementary school; and d. Within walking distance to an existing or planned neighborhood park and within easy access to a community park; and e. In which a collector street affords the primary access. Development of Miramont Phase Three is expected to begin in the fall of 1994, and be completed by 1997.