HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAK/COTTONWOOD FARM AMENDED OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 54-87AL - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES�
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TO ACCOMMODATE MIRAMONT 5ELF STORAGE PUD
I�EVISEI) STATEMENT OF PI,t�NNING OBJEC'I'IVES
JANUARY 7, 1996
This amendment concerns the existing 5.6 acre Area "V" of the Oak/cottonwood Farm ODP as last
amended 7une 29,1996. The amendment requests changes from RL uses on the entire 5.6 acres to self
storage on 4.7 acres and office on 0.9 acres. Parcel "V" has been designated as the self storage parcel and
Parcel "W" has been designated the office parcel.
As established with other findings at Harmony market, Auto Related or Roadside Commercial uses such as
self storage are appropriate at this location and consistent with the City of Fort Collins' "Goals and
Objectives" and "Land Use Policies" documents. This proposal is consistent with goals that would
locate retail and service facilities easily accessible to residential neighborhoods ("Land Use Compatibility
No. 2") and promote development of land that is contiguous to e�sting development ("Peripheral Growth
No. 2"). This proposal is consistent with policies that promote maacimum utilization of land within the city
("Policy No. 3") and promote development of transitional uses between residential neighborhoods and
commercial uses ("Policy No. 74"). A properly designed self storage facility is a good "transitional use"
due to its quiet, low traffic generating and screening nature. This proposal is also a commercial
development which does not have direct access to College Avenue or another major arterial.
The proposal is also compatible with the Oak/Cottonwood Farm ODP in that this parcel of land was
specifically intended as a buffer or transition from the Harmony Market uses to the adjacent residential
neighborhoods. Following are items which qualify this proposal as a good buffer and "transitional use"
from the adjacent residential and commercial uses:
• Both the self storage and office buildings will have a residential style architecture.
• Materials and colors will be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and roofs will be pitched.
• The self storage buildings have been placed in a way as to screen roll-up doors from the residences.
• Landscaping is heavily oriented to the adjacent residences.
• The self storage buildings will be one story with the exception of the manager's residence.
• The office building will be two story.
• Traffic generation will be minimized on this parcel, especially at night.
• Self storage office hours will be 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and access will be from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Development of the self storage parcel is scheduled for spring of 1997 with full development of both
parcels to be completed between 1998 and 1999.