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748 WHALERS WAY • BLDG E, SUITE 200 • FORT COLLINS • COLORADO' 80525 • (970) 223-1820
June 19, 1995
Planning and Zoning Board
City of Fort Collins
300 W. LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
RE: Planning Objectives
Freight Depot P.U.D.
City of Fort Collins, Colorado
Project No. 9522
Dear Planning and Zoning Board:
The following planning objectives have been used in the site design of the Freight Depot P.U.D.:
1. The 1906 Burlington Northern Freight Depot will be restored for use as administrative office
space for the City of Fort Collins' Stormwater Utility. The structure, adjoining freight dock
and a portion of the platform have recently received local historical designation by the
Landmark Preservation Commission. A 3,800 sq. ft: addition will be constructed to the east
of the Freight Depot, in response to preserving the historic view corridors toward the original
structure from the south and west.
2. The west half of Block 22 will be replatted into three lots: the restored Freight Depot,
addition and associated staff and customer parking will be platted as Lot 2, configured to
preserve pedestrian and vehicular access points to LaPorte Avenue and North Mason Street
and to permanently preserve the historic view corridors; Lot 1 will provide a temporary surface
parking lot for the staff and customers of the city's 281 N..College office building, until.
replaced by a new 60,000 sq. ft. City Administration Facility in 5-10 years; Lot 3 will create
a building site where the Colorado and Southern Passenger Depot stood at the corner of
LaPorte Avenue and North Mason Street until it was demolished in 1952.
3. The future City Administration Facility is being master planned so that its footprint and
massing respect the scale of the Freight Depot.. The footprint steps back to preserve the
historic view corridor toward the depot from the northwest, as well as respond to the master
planning of future city and/or county facilities to the southwest, west and northwest of Block
22 across North Mason Street. The height and massing of the future City Administration
Facility is proposed to step up from 2 to 4 stories to the north, in respect to the scale of the
Freight Depot and to allow long expanses of windows and terraces with southern exposure.
4. The building site being proposed for Lot 3 will be restricted in size, massing, height, materials
and colors to allow a future building to be developed where there is historic precedence for
such, and at a scale harmonious with the original Passenger Depot and the restored Freight
Depot.
5. The west half of Block 22 is being master planning to provide safe and convenient pedestrian
access onto the site and enhance pedestrian connections to other parts of downtown: The
existing north -south alleyway behind 281 N. College is proposed to become a pedestrian
walkway to link the restored Freight Depot, 281 N. College and the future City Administration
Facility with downtown, while preserving limited vehicular access for building services,
maintenance and fire protection.
6. The Stormwater Utility desires to demonstrate a variety of stormwater handling and water
quality enhancement techniques in the site design of their facility.
7. The design team is currently working with the City of Fort Collins' Light and Power Utility on
a comprehensive energy analysis for the Freight Depot restoration and addition. The results
of this analysis have not been finalized; upon completion of our analysis, results and a
completed Energy Conservation Worksheet will be submitted for review.
8. All land proposed as a part of this planned unit development will remain under public
ownership, except that Lot 3 may be sold for private development at some time in the future.
Thank you for your consideration of the proposed Freight Depot P.U.D.
Sincerely,
ALLER•LINGLE ARCHITECTS P.C.
David B. Lingle
DBL/mr