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Home My WebLink AboutLINK-N-GREENS 4TH (ENCLAVE) ANNEXATION & ZONING - 49-87F - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTES• � The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by Chairperson Bell. Roll Call: Weitkunat, Gavaldon, Chapman, Colton, Bell. Members Byrne and Davidson were absent. Staff Present: Olt, Shepard, Ludwig, Lawrie, Blandford, Wamhoff, Herzig, Stanford, Bracke, Jones, Schiueter, Duvall, Blanchard and Deines. Agenda Review: Director of Current Planning Bob Blanchard reviewed the consent and discussion agendas. Those agendas consisted of: 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. #5-97 #6-97 #42-89 F #40-94D 6. #22-94A 7. #47-95A 8: 9. 10. 11. #9-97 12. #49-87F 13. #5-87B Minutes of the May 24, 1997 Planning and Zoning Board Hearing. (Continued) Sterling House PUD - Preliminary and Final Doerr PUD and Subdivision - Preliminary and Final Harmony School Shops PUD, 1st Filing - Final Lincoln East PUD, Diamond Shamrock Convenience Store - Preliminary Dellenbach Auto Storage PUD - Amended Final Shenandoah PUD, First Filing - Final Resolution PZ97-5 Easement Vacation (Continued) Resolution PZ97-6 Easement Vacation Modifications of Conditions of Final Approval Burlington Northern at Mcclelland Drive - Enclave Annexation 8� Zoning Link N Greens, 4th, Enclave Annexation and Zoning West Drake Road, 2nd, Enclave Annexation and Zoning Discussion Agenda: 14. #36-96 Mulberry Lemay Crossing - Overall Devetopment Plan 15. #32-95C Amendment to the Registry Ridge Overall Development Plan 16. #32-95B Registry Ridge PUD, Phase I- Final . 17. #41-95B Dry Creek, Phase I- Referral of a Minor Subdivision Plat • • Planning and Zoning Board Minutes March 24, 1997 Page 2 18. #54-87AL Oak/Cottonwood Farm - Amended Overall Development Plan 19. #54-87AM Oak/Cottonwood Farm, Miramont Self Storage Pud - Preliminary 20. #46-88G Park South PUD, Third Replat - Final 21. #40-91 B Timberline Enclave Annexation and Zoning (To be heard April 14th) 22. �#51-91B K-2 Enclave Annexaiion and Zoning (To be heard April 14th) 23. #29-96 Four Seasons Condominiums PUD - Preliminary (Continued) 24. #3-94H Willow Springs PUD, 5th Filing, Country Store - Preliminary 25. #3-94G Willow Springs North PUD - Preliminary Member Colton pulled for discussion agenda item #10, Modifications of Conditions of Final ApprovaL Member Gavaldon moved for approval of consent items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. Member Chapman seconded the motion. Member Gavaldon noted the variances �n items 3 ar�d 5. Member Chapman seconded. The motion was approved 5-0. Member. Gavaldon moved to move items 15, 16 and 20 to the Consent Agenda including approval of a variance on item 20. Member Chapman seconded the motion. Member Colton commented on Registry Ridge stating that the agreements worked out by the neighbors and the developer were a big improvement on this site. Member Colton asked about the completion of the bike trail and would like to see it completed with this project. Eric Bracke, Transportation Services replied he was not sure when that section would be done, but if they are working on it, they will try to keep the road open during the construction period. The motion was approved 5-0. s Pianning and Zoning Board Minutes March 24, 1997 Page 3 • Member Gavaldon moved to recommend to Cify Council the approval of Consent Agenda items 11, 12, and 13. Member Coiton seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5-0. Member Colton moved to approved consent items 15, 16 and 20, including the variance to item 20. Member Gavaldon seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5-0. Discussion Agenda: Mulberry and Lemay Crossings (formerly Lemay Towne Center) - Overall Development Plan. #36-96. Ted Shepard, City Planner gave the staff report on the proposed project recommending approval. Mark Goldberg, Goldberg Properties gave the applicant presentation. Mr. Goldberg spoke on the location of the project and the areas they hope to serve with this development. He stated that the majority of development has happened on the south side of the community, and would like to serve the market place in the north. Mr. Goldberg stated that Fort Collins has an outreach for affordable housing and they have an affordable housing component in their project. He stated that they will invite them in, but yet will buffer and provide a safe and comfortable haven for the residents. Mr. Goldberg stated he is aware of the traffic issues with the project and does have their traffic engineer there to speak. He stated that generally they find and concur with the staff that this is an appropriate location in the comprehensive plan for the style of development that they do. PUBLIC INPUT Cherylynn Morgan-Morrow, lives 2 miles east in Vista Bonita. She stated that their neighborhood got together and had a meeting and not one person was against this development. She stated that this development was needed 10 years ago. She spoke �J Planning and Zoning �oard Minutes March 24, 1997 Page 4 �J on the hours and expense it takes to drive to south Fort Collins to shop. She also spoke on the air pollution created by driving so many miles to shop. She felt this development would accommodate the people that were already here. She felt we have a chance to make this development attractive and has see Mr. Goldberg's developments in Denver and felt he does an outs#anding job. She felt this would improve the mess now along Mulberry Street and would also help the downtown area. Louise Stitzel, 521 E. Laurel, spoke on affordable housing. She applauded this development for mixing housing with business and felt it fit into the City Plan. She suggested that the developer make the units affordable for the area median income citizens. Laurie McGregor, lives in north Fort Collins. She stated that this was exciting to have something like this come to the north side of Fort Collins. She also has seen work done by Mr. Goldberg and felt he does a nice job. She felt this would be a great asset to the City of Fort Collins and would fill a niche for north Fort Collins. She spoke on the amount of trips per week she makes to south Fort Collins to shop and this development would be accessible and easy for not only north Fort Collins, but LaPorte, Wellington and Waverly. She referenced the recently opened Albertson's on North College and felt more development in north Fort Collins would help in the multi-model goals of the City. She encouraged the Planning and Zoning Board to approved this project. Sally Craig, resident of Fort Collins stated that this project is that it is the same size as a regional center on the Harmony Corridor that goes from Sam's Warehouse east past Steele's Market. The Harmony regional center already had a transportation infrastructure that would handle the enormous increase in traffic. Harmony is a State Highway that has four lanes, with a median both east and west extending miles beyond fhe site. The Mulberry Lemay regional center is being built where it's main access is off of Lemay, a two-lane road that is already below the standard needed to support the existing traffic. This is an example of putting development before the transportation infrastructure has been put into place. Ms. Craig stated that the applicant will not be responsible for all the improvements needed to bring Lemay up to the standard necessary to handle the 11,000 more cars a day. Ms. Craig questioned whether the City has the funds or intentions to have Lemay up to the standard needed to accommodate a development of this size by 1998? Will there be four lanes and a median? There will be no public transportation to this site, when will that be implemented? Lack of sidewalks and bike lanes along Lincoln beyond this site make access by other modes of transportation very limited. How will that be solved? �