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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS RESCUE MISSION - FDP230022 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 November 1st, 2023 City Plan | Principles and Policies The purpose of this document is to demonstrate compliance with City Plan Principles and Policies. The Fort Collins City Pan was adopted in 2018 and is the products of several years of public outreach and community visioning: “City Plan takes the long view, identifying goals and actions the community should take over the next ten to twenty years. The implementation of City Plan is facilitated by partnerships and the City’s Strategic Plan, which provides short- and mid-term guidance. Both are supported by the City’s budgeting process, department-level functional plans and the availability of funding from many sources.” Principles and Policies are used to inform and progress the seven (7) outcome areas identified in the City plan (Neighborhood Livability & Social Health; Culture & Recreation; Economic Health; Environmental Health; Safe Community; Transportation; High Performing Community). They are meant to be used as a reference or guide when questions arise on specific topics and should help inform the decision-making process. The following select Principles & Policies are specific to the Fort Collins Rescue Mission (FCRM) Proposal: POLICY LIV 2.3 - TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Require higher-density housing and mixed-use development in locations that are currently, or will be, served by BRT and/or high-frequency transit in the future as infill and redevelopment occurs. Promote a variety of housing options for all income levels. • The FCRM Community will provide housing along a future Bus-Rapid-Transit served corridor. While the BRT is planned, several Transfort Bus Stops currently exist within walking distance. What makes this proposal unique and equitable is that it will fill an income bracket that is arguably in the most need of public transit – community members experiencing homelessness. POLICY LIV 3.1 - PUBLIC AMENITIES Design streets and other public spaces with the comfort and enjoyment of pedestrians in mind. Incorporate features such as plazas, pocket parks, patios, children’s play areas, transit facilities, sidewalks, pathways, “street furniture” (such as benches and planters) and public art as part of MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 development projects. • The site plan for the future FCRM shows an activated streetscape design and plaza that will provide a safe pedestrian connection along Mason Street on the property frontage. Street furniture, lighting, and native plantings are incorporated into the design that encourages pedestrians to stop and enjoy the environment. POLICY LIV 3.4 - DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES Maintain a robust set of citywide design standards as part of the City’s Land Use Code to ensure a flexible, yet predictable, level of quality for future development that advances the community’s sustainability goals, e.g., climate action. Continue to develop and adopt location-specific standards or guidelines where unique characteristics exist to promote the compatibility of infill redevelopment. • The proposal follows the City Landscape Design Standards and leverages a native and low- water use landscape palette with the intention of reducing the overall water needs while maintaining a sense of place in the North College Corridor. POLICY LIV 3.5 - DISTINCTIVE DESIGN & Require the adaptation of standardized corporate architecture to reflect local values and ensure that the community’s appearance remains unique. Development should not consist solely of repetitive design that may be found in other communities. POLICY LIV 3.6 - CONTEXT-SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT Ensure that all development contributes to the positive character of the surrounding area. Building materials, architectural details, color range, building massing, and relationships to streets and sidewalks should be tailored to the surrounding area. • Taking cues from both City Plan and the North College Corridor Plan, the architecture takes a creative approach to blending the building materials of the surrounding neighborhood and creating a unique form and function. This helps strengthen the unique character of the neighborhood, while promoting compatibility with surrounding properties and neighbors directly to the north. POLICY LIV 4.2 - COMPATIBILITY OF ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT Ensure that development that occurs in adjacent districts complements and enhances the positive qualities of existing neighborhoods. Developments that share a property line and/or street frontage with an existing neighborhood should promote compatibility by: » Continuing established block patterns and streets to improve access to services and amenities from the adjacent neighborhood; » Incorporating context-sensitive buildings and site features (e.g., similar size, scale and materials); and MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 » Locating parking and service areas where impacts on existing neighborhoods—such as noise and traffic—will be minimized. • FCRM shares a property boundary with an existing residential neighborhood directly to the north. An existing residential community also exists to the east across Mason Street. In both instances the proposal provides a context sensitive design that reflects a similar materiality and scale to what is existing. The proposed building is predominantly one story with a second story on only the north wing of the building. Adequate parking is provided on site and setback to LCUASS standard from Mason. There is also an existing mobile home park to the west which is buffered by a large open space reserved for the future City of Fort Collins Stormwater Management facility. POLICY LIV 5.1 - HOUSING OPTIONS To enhance community health and livability, encourage a variety of housing types and densities, including mixed-used developments that are well served by public transportation and close to employment centers, shopping, services and amenities. • The housing spectrum covers all forms of housing needs. With the FCRM being a shelter, it fulfills the first ladder rung in the housing spectrum, and is a much-needed stepping-stone to help people transition from being houseless and getting access to much needed services. POLICY LIV 5.6 - EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS Expand housing options in existing neighborhoods (where permitted by underlying zoning) by encouraging: » Infill development on vacant and underutilized lots; » Internal ADUs such as basement or upstairs apartments; » Detached ADUs on lots of sufficient size; and » Duplexes, townhomes or other alternatives to detached single-family homes that are compatible with the scale and mass of adjacent properties. • The proposal is considered an infill development. As the land is currently vacant within an existing neighborhood, it is a good opportunity to provide housing with services and transit options nearby. Again, the proposal puts a lot of emphasis on compatibility with what is existing in the neighborhood. POLICY LIV 6.1 - BASIC ACCESS Support construction of housing units with practical features that provide access and functionality for people of all ages and widely varying mobilities. • The design of the future shelter is centered around accessibility and mobility. People experiencing homelessness disproportionately struggle with mobility (and can be the reason MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 for them being unhoused in the first place), the FCRM will play an important role in the community from this standpoint. POLICY LIV 6.2 - SPECIALIZED HOUSING NEEDS Plan for populations who have specialized housing needs. Integrate residential-care and treatment facilities, shelters, permanent supportive housing, group homes and senior housing throughout the GMA in areas that are well served by amenities and public transportation. City Plan, page 43. A shelter is a specialized housing need the community is facing, the future shelter will house 200 men, which had been clearly identified as an urgent community need. POLICY LIV 6.10 – MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT IMPACTS. Consider mitigation strategies to assist residents displaced through the closure of manufactured housing parks or conversion of rental apartments, including single-room-occupancy units, to condominiums or other uses. • The FCRM provides the critical social safety net for those displaced from other housing options. POLICY LIV 7.1 - ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION AND RESPECT MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 Identify opportunities to promote acceptance, inclusion and respect for diversity. Discourage all forms of discrimination, in addition to the specific characteristics that are protected by law. • As equal members of our community, the future guests of the FCRM deserve to be treated equitably and with acceptance, inclusion and respect. Providing shelter to meet their most basic needs is a small way our community can do that. POLICY LIV 7.4 – EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS Include considerations for equity in decision-making processes across the City organization to ensure that the benefits and/or burdens of City actions or investments are shared fairly and do not disproportionately affect a particular group of geographic location over others. The FCRM supports this objective by encouraging the work of private non-profits that address critical community needs rather than solely relying on City investments to address the needs of un-housed Fort Collins community members. POLICY LIV 8.3 - PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Partner, fund and collaborate with local service providers to ensure adequate levels of assistance for human-services needs, including affordable childcare; homelessness services; mental illness and substance use disorders; food access; workforce development; and education. • The FCRM will be partnering with service-providers and local non-profit organizations to provide much-needed assistance to the guests. The Shelter itself is a need identified in City Plan. POLICY LIV 8.6 - HOMELESSNESS Continue to collaborate with partner organizations on the implementation of Fort Collins’ plan to make homelessness rare, short-lived and nonrecurring. • The FCRM proposal will house more than 200 adult men experiencing homelessness, an order of magnitude determined by outreach and data. As part of the housing spectrum, a shelter is often the first step to moving into more stable housing, and through that lens can be viewed as part of the solution. POLICY LIV 9.1 - EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION Reduce net energy and water use of new and existing buildings through energy-efficiency programs, incentives, building and energy code regulations, and electrification and integration of renewable energy technologies. • The development will be designed through the lens of environmental stewardship and is anticipated to meet or exceed sustainability requirements. MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 POLICY LIV 9.2 - OUTDOOR WATER USE Promote reductions in outdoor water use by selecting low-water-use plant materials, using efficient irrigation, improving the soil before planting and exploring opportunities to use non-potable water for irrigation. • The landscape will be designed to include a native plant palette that is low-water use and drought tolerant. POLICY ENV 6.7 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Utilize stormwater facility design criteria that follow national Best Management Practices (BMPs). • Best practices will be implemented and designed into the project plans. The applicant is working with a qualified engineer to design creative stormwater facilities on site. POLICY ENV. 9.3 – OUTDOOR LIGHTING Use development regulations to promote best practices: lighting only where needed, lighting only when needed, shielding lights and directing them downward, minimizing glare and light trespass, selecting lamps with warmer color temperatures, and selecting the most efficient lighting methods for both energy and lighting purpose. • Exterior lighting and site lighting will be directed downward. In some cases, it will be under an exterior roof, further shielding it. Warm spectrum color temperatures and energy efficient fixtures will be prioritized for the project. The photometric plan complies with code, and light spillage into the nearby natural habitat buffer zone is limited. POLICY SC 1.2 – PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH DESIGN Provide a sense of security and safety within buildings, parking areas, walkways, alleys, bike lanes, public spaces and streets through creative placemaking and environmental design considerations, such as appropriate lighting, public art, visibility, maintained landscaping and location of facilities. • FCRM’s shelter provides a sense of security and safety by providing a well lit, monitored, secure space for its guests. This is accomplished with intentional landscaping, strategically placed windows, fencing, and a building form that creates a variety of places and environments. FCRM has also worked closely with local police departments and support agencies to develop response plans should an issue arise. Inside the building, access is controlled and monitored by staff and all guests must check in at the lobby before proceeding further into the building. • Being a 24/7 shelter, guests are invited and allowed to stay on the property at all times of the day, giving people a place to go during the day. MINIMAL RISK. PAINLESS PROCESS. BEAUTIFUL SPACES. o: 970.224.5828 | w: ripleydesigninc.com RIPLEY DESIGN, INC. | 419 Canyon Avenue, Suite 200 | Fort Collins, CO 80521 • FCRM will be designed to meet ADA requirements. Additionally, all grades within the drive aisles and parking lots will be designed so that when snow and ice build up it limits the potential for slipping and falling. Lastly, all stormwater runoffs will be directed towards the regional detention pond to ensure there is no flooding around the building and adjacent amenity spaces. POLICY T 1.4 – PUBLIC FACILITIES Continue to require that development projects provide public facilities in accordance with their traffic and transportation impact and required standards. • FCRM will provide enough parking spaces for the staff, visitors, and residents which will comply with the traffic study, parking study, and the Land Use Code. All sidewalks, drive lanes, and parking aisles will comply with LCUASS, Land Use Code, and ADA requirements. POLICY T 1.6 – INTERFACE WITH OPEN LANDS. Design transportation corridors that are located adjacent to open lands and community separators in a manner that avoids and minimizes negative impacts. • FCRM is adjacent to the City’s identified regional stormwater management facility which will be a city owned and maintained regional pond for the North Mason Corridor. The pond will be designed to meet City of Fort Collins Stormwater requirements as well as City of Fort Collins Forestry and Environmental requirements. There is a NHBZ on the northern portion of the regional pond. The FCRM proposal acknowledges the open space and will use the opportunity for future guests to benefit from the connection to nature and view to the west. POLICY T 2.4 – STREET DESIGN CRITERIA Keep street and sidewalk design standards current with community values, new modes of travel, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, and new technical and safety standards. • Mason St. Has 6’ sidewalks which are 1’ larger than the required width per LCUASS standards. FCRM will be providing several pedestrian connection points to the Mason St. ROW. All on- site sidewalks will be designed to meet both LCUASS and ADA requirements. • FCRM is adjacent to Mason Street which is designed as a Modified Collector and will meet LUCASS and ADA standards. Additionally, Mason Street was designed to adequately handle the anticipated future traffic flows and should not be adversely impacted by FCRM traffic.