HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOOM FILING FOUR - PDP230003 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUEST (2)
June 7, 2023
City of Fort Collins
Mr. Kai Kleer
281 N College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Re: Bloom Filing 4 PDP– Alternative Compliance Request: Parking
Dear Kai,
On behalf of the Applicant, Hartford Acquisitions, LLC, please consider this letter our formal request for
alternative compliance to 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
In lieu of the current required parking standards laid out above, the Applicant is requesting that the
following minimum parking standards be utilized in determining the appropriate number of parking
spaces for the Bloom Filing Four multi-family neighborhood:
Number of Bedrooms/Dwelling
Unit
Parking Spaces Per Dwelling
Unit
One or less 1
Two 1.5
Three 2.0
Four and above 3.0
The Applicant believes this reduction to be “nominal and inconsequential” and will allow for this
newest Bloom neighborhood to provide an “equal to or better than” condition. This requested revision
to the minimum parking standards allows for this neighborhood to more closely align with the goals
and objectives of the Bloom master plan to provide for a more urban community feeling as well as
providing a better overall pedestrian experience.
Filing Four has been thoughtfully site planned to create a livable neighborhood with extensive walks
and trails provided to make internal and external connections. The pedestrian amenities proposed
throughout the entire Bloom community support multi-modal transportation, with enhanced
connections to commercial and mixed-use areas and the pedestrian parkway along the new Aria Way.
The enhanced pedestrian amenities and the mixed-use nature of the community should be considered
to meet the “equal to or better than” the required parking spaces in the approved Land Development
Code (Section 3.2.2.(K)).
To further create an improved pedestrian and user experience parking is provided in many varied ways
to further reduce impacts, with requirements being met by utilizing surface parking, on-street parking
and tuck under garages. Additionally, some of the tuck-under garages include a tandem space (101
spaces provided) to further supplement the total available parking, but do not count towards meeting
parking requirements. As such, tandem parking spaces are not listed in the table below, which details
the rest of the planned parking:
PARKING
PROPOSED REQUIRED*
STANDARD SPACES** 251
COMPACT SPACES 119
GARAGE SPACES 130
ON-STREET SPACES 101
TOTAL 601 666
* REQUIRED SPACES ARE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
STUDIO/1 BEDROOM = 1.5 SPACE PER
UNIT 300 345
2 BEDROOM = 1.75 SPACES PER UNIT 272 321
3 BEDROOM = 2.0 SPACES PER UNIT 0 0
** INCLDUDES REQUIRED ADA SPACES
It should also be noted that the parking standards proposed with this Alternative Compliance request are
consistent with those in the recent Land Use Code update, and while we understand this update has
since been repealed many aspects, including revised parking ratios, were supported by Staff, Planning &
Zoning Commission, and the City Council. We anticipate that future land use code amendments will be
more likely to fall in line with these proposed standards. Additionally, in order to support this request, we
are providing an updated Traffic Memo that includes a section on parking, outlining that the provided
parking is sufficient to meet the needs of future residents and their guests.
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 F. McBreen
Principal