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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE LODGE AT MIRAMONT PUD - PRELIMINARY - 54-87AP - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES� September 21, 1999 Fort Collins Planning Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 RE: Planning Objectives for The Lodge at Miramont PUD, Preliminary • The applicant is proposing 88 condominiums on approximately 7.7 acres. The site is located at the northwest corner of Boardwalk Drive and South Lemay Avenue and is referred to as Parcel N in the approved Oak/Cottonwood Farm ODP. Being part of an existing ODP allows this project to be submitted under the Land Development Guidance Systein. The surrounding land uses include a proposed City owned park to the west, Collinwood Assisted Living Facility to the north, Oakridge Village residential on the east side of Lemay Avenue and The Hamlet at Miramont on the south side of Boardwalk Drive. At the southeast corner of the site there is an existing entry feature/sign for the Miramont development surrounded by an existing pond. Also a one-acre regional detention pond exist on this site along Lemay Avenue. Tlle primary access to the site is from Boardwalk Drive. A secondary, emergency access is proposed from Lemay Avenue at the northeast corner of the site. This drive will be an all-weather surface wide enough to accommodate emergency vehicles and will have bollards at each entrance. An internal circulation loop drive creates a main street for pedestrians and serves the 11 buildings and the central recreation space. This drive will consist of 20 feet of asphalt paving with a 4 foot scored concrete pan, thus creating a 24' wide driving surface. All sidewalks, crosswalks, and driveways will be scored concrete, placing emphasis on the pedestrian. A 5-foot wide loop walk circles the perimeter of the site, with connections to existing sidewalks on Lemay and Boardwalk. The central pedestrian/recreation area is proposed to have a meandering path through the middle, with connections to the 6 buildings fronting the open space. A gazebo provides a comrz�on recreational area for gatherings. There are 162 parlcing spaces provided. Of the 162 spaces, 66 garage spaces are located within the buildings, 42 garage spaces are included in freestanding 2-car �arages located throughout the site. Surface parking spaces total 54. The proposed buildings will maintain a pedestrian oriented scale facing out in all directions. Buildings on the site are oriented to provide visual interest and to enhance tl�e overall character of the site. The building architecture is a Colorado lodge design with accents of log details and stone. The building concept is to create a lodge-like big house with each unit having a private ground floor entrance. Six units will have attached garages that are directly connected to the unit. The majority of garages are clustered on the ends of buildings in parking ` �n,. ,«:: _;:�; ' ' �;�:. :�.• y �!�� _ s� '� � RIPLE ti'�SOCIATES I;� l.:iud�c[i��r Archilrci� rban 1�,-i„ �'lannin, I I 13 Stonr� Hiil 1��: I �n7 Collins. Color:���. F=i��ar�nF= r47n� ,,,; < • i courts, thereby minimizing the visual impact of garage doors on the street elevation. However, the building design is intended to relate to the loop sidewalk at the perimeter and to the courtyard sidewalk in the center as much as it does to the street. The buildings therefore have no front or back and the design and materials are consistent on all exposures. The design objectives of the landscape plan are to screen parking and service areas, to provide an attractive streetscape and also to enhance the pedestrian and vehicular experience within the site. Existing street trees are already in place along Lemay and Boardwalk?. Deciduous trees, coniferous trees and foundation plantings will be used to enhance architectural character, provide shade, spring color and winter interest. The project scores 78% on Point Chart E, Residential Uses, gaining points for being within 4000 feet of an existing community/ regional shopping center (Harmony Market), for being within 3,500 feet of a Publicly owned, but not developed neighborhood park (proposed park, west of site), for being within 2,500 feet of an existing school (Werner Elementary School), for being within 3,500 feet of a publicly owned golf course (Southridge), for its boundary which is contiguous to existing urban development and for connection to the nearest city sidewalk. Though the project is being submitted as a Planned Unit Development under the Land Development Guidance System, the project exemplifies many of the Principals and Policies of City Plan. Those policies that focus on compact urban development, pedestrian and bike linkages, utilization of alternative transportation modes, and community visual character are particularly evident in the proposed plan. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to working with you during the development review process. Sincerely, VF Ri ley Associates, � r Frank