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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY II - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA150001 - CORRESPONDENCE - APPLICANT COMMUNICATION (2)� SLATERPAULL hord � coplan ! macht January 12, 2015 Ted Shepard Chief Planner Development Review Center 281 North College Avenue Ft. Collins, CO 80524 RE: Global Village Academy - Ft. Collins - Phase 2 Addition Dear Mr. Shepard: 11469.000 It is our interest and request to construct a final addition to the Global Village Academy Public Charter School located at 2130 W. Horsetooth Road that would serve an estimated 400 additional students to total an estimated 780 students ranging from pre-school through eighth grade. The building addition, to account for the current growth and future enrollment of the school, would be approximately 28,000 square feet in size and two stories in height. It is our intent to design a pleasant and welcoming school and to comply with the spirit of the Ft. Collins Planning regulations in order to come together in mutual agreement for the benefit of the neighborhood and the City of Ft. Collins. The process to achieve this intent is three-fold. Through the architectural experience, the landscape design and the traffic design. The architectural addition is designed to enhance the educational experience of the current and future students and to accommodate the current growth and educational need of the neighborhood and City of Ft. Collins. The addition design will include a Gymnasium, Performance space, expanded Cafeteria and Serving area, additional Preschool classrooms, a science classroom and additional general classrooms. The site design wiil include an expanded preschool play area, an expanded apparatus play area, a hard surface multi-use play area and a multi-use athletic play field. The landscape design intent is to generally comply with the Ft. Collins landscape requirements. As the properry has been developed in phases, the second phase allows for development of the property to include a substantial additional landscaping to surround the building, compliment the architecture, and provide for a welcoming environment for students, parents and staff. Xeriscaping principles have been incorporated throughout the design process, resulting in low maintenance and low water using landscape. The tree canopy as designed contributes to the visual quality and continuity of the development of streetscapes in the City of Ft. Collins. The new traffic design on campus should enable the traffic aspects of Phase 2 to operate more efficiently and reduce/mitigate the neighborhood impacts. The updated circulation design includes an enlarged 4 lane private driveway with bus drop off and increased parking areas with 48 additional spaces to allow for an onsite circulation system for student drop-off and pick-up traffic. Additional levels of circulation service accommodate pedestrians to provide to a level of connectivity to the City, bicycles, and transit modes based on transportation guidelines. As a whole the development of GVA Phase 2 is feasible from a traffic engineering standpoint. Through these three components we are excited to provide a pleasant and welcoming school to benefit the neighborhood and the City of Ft. Collins. Please refer to the previously submitted planning submittal for Global Village Academy - Ft. Collins - Phase 2 Addition for expanded design information, design drawings and the traffic report. We welcome your feedback and thank you for your time and consideration. 1331 Nineteenth Street � Denver, Colorado 80202 � P 303.607.0977 F 303.607.0767 � www.slaterpaull.com • BALTIMORE I DENVER � ALEXANDRIA • Ted Shepard Global Village Academy - Ft. Collins - Phase 2 Addition Sincerely, SLATERPAULL � HCM Joel Pehrson, LEED AP Architect cc: Owner, GVA, Contractor � January 12, 2015 Page 2 of 2 O:\O Drive\ Forms\SPA HCM Letterhead.docx