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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCROWNE AT SUNIGA - FDP230023 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVENovember 15, 2023 City Planner Community Planning and Development 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins Colorado 80524 Crowne at Suniga (9th and Suniga at Concept Review) Concept Review: July 21, 2022 Neighborhood Meeting: February 8, 2023 Planning Board Hearing September 21, 2023 General Information Crown at Suniga is a proposed multi-family development at the northwest corner of East Suniga Road and Lemay Avenue. Location: This site is at the northeast corner of East Suniga Road and Lemay Avenue. The site is bounded by Ninth Street to the west, Lemay Avenue to the east and north, and East Suniga Road to the south. Size: 11.07 acres Zoning MMN, existing and proposed Dwellings: 267 Commercial: None other than a clubhouse/ leasing center Off-Street Parking: 451 On-Street Parking: NA External Garages: NA Number of Stories: Three Modifications: None Proposed and Owners Crowne at Suniga Limited Partnership C/O Cary Levow 505 N. 20th Street, Suite 1150 Birmingham, AL 35203 Existing Owners Crowne at Suniga Limited Partnership C/O Cary Levow 505 N. 20th Street, Suite 1150 Birmingham, AL 35203 Transportation Improvements The transportation improvements surrounding this site have all been constructed. Most recently this included the realigned Lemay Avenue and East Suniga Road, both arterials. Ninth Street is being constructed by the Northfield development. No specific public improvements are proposed with this development. Page of 1 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com Project Description This site is proposed to have six buildings, all three stories in height. There will be 27 to 60 units per building, for a total of 267 units. Of this, there will be (111) 1 bedroom units, (123) 2 bedroom units, and (33) 3 bedroom units. There will also be some garages located within the buildings, and a community/ leasing center located within building 4000. All six buildings proposed are different types with variations in building shapes, corner patios, roof lines, and materials. There are two basic exterior elevation styles. Style A has a predominately pitched and gabled roof, applying to buildings 1000, 4000, and 6000. Style B has a predominately flat roof style and applies to buildings 2000, 3000, and 5000. These styles are placed to keep each style from being placed next to each other. Amenities and Open Space The development will have a well rounded amenity and open space package. Landscaped open space is located throughout the community. Central to the development, and easily accessed by all residents is a community gathering area. This area is 15,000 square feet in size, and includes a swimming pool, grills, seating and dining areas, gardens, open lawn, and more. It is immediately adjacent to the clubhouse and leasing center. In addition to this, but located in a separate area is a dog park to serve the residents of the community. Vehicular Access Our site is bisected by in internal private street that provides two vehicular access points from the adjacent public streets. One each from Lemay Avenue, and one from Ninth Street. This private street has parallel parking, detached sidewalks, and street trees. All vehicular access to the buildings will be from internal circulation as the central private street. All buildings face directly onto adjacent public streets. Fire Access All of the private streets and other internal access drives are designed at 26 foot widths to accommodate fire access. Some internal drives that primarily provide access to parking areas are 24 feet in width. In addition, we have made sure that at least one side of each building is within 30 feet of a fire access since these buildings will be over 30 feet in height, including the roof. Pedestrian Access This site has been designed with a complete pedestrian access system that will provide all residents access to the external streets as well as easy and direct access to all internal amenities. All buildings that abut public streets will have pedestrian access from those streets to the internal corridors of the building, as well as to the parking areas and other pedestrian connections. Architectural Design The buildings within the development are designed with a contemporary theme with simple but elegant forms. All six buildings proposed are different types with variations in building shapes, corner patios, roof lines, and materials. There are two basic exterior elevation styles. Style A has a predominately pitched and gabled roof, applying to buildings 1000, 4000, and 6000. Style B has a predominately flat roof style and applies to buildings 2000, 3000, and 5000. These styles are placed to keep each style from being placed next to each other. Page of 2 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com Building materials are a blend of lap, board and batten, and metal siding with brick and stone accents Roofs are primarily asphalt, with several accent areas having standing seam metal roof. The building forms themselves are heavily articulated with indentations and bump outs on all elevations. There are porches and balconies on most sides of all buildings, and several buildings have wrap-around porches on the corners. Trash and Recycling Each building has a trash and recycling room within the building. There are trash chutes located on each floor that residents can place their trash and recycling into that will then land in the appropriate containers. At the end of each trash chute is a compactor which allows for trash to accumulate inside each trash bin until trash trucks come for pickups. Bins will then be rolled out and attached to the back of trash trucks for retrieval. Neighborhood Meeting A neighborhood meeting was held on February 8th,2023, with a handful of attendees from the adjacent neighborhoods. The only real concern was overall traffic, particularly with the recently realigned Lemay Avenue and the new Suniga Road connection. There were some concerns that the traffic speeds on Lemay would not allow vehicles to adequately turn into the development. There was some discussion about the need for a left turn lane into the off of Lemay into the development. It was discovered that this development does not meet the threshold for a left turn lane. Staff also discussed the parameters of how traffic studies are done, how background traffic is included, and distribution patterns. It was noted, there will be a traffic light at the intersection of Lemay Avenue and Suniga Road which will help with traffic calming and speeds. Planning Board Meeting A planning board meeting was held on September 21, 2023. A detailed presentation was made by the applicant and staff. With minimal board discussion, the project was unanimously approved including the sole modification of standard which was applied for. There were no conditions of approval. Development Phasing This project will be constructed in a single phase. Specific timing of development may vary with timing of approvals, and the general market. Page of 3 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com