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PROJECT GOAL:
The project at 220 E. Oak Street is a sustainable, high performance urban infill at the corner of Mathews Street and E. Oak Street.
It’s planning and design attributes are in alignment with the Vision and Values of the City of Fort Collins’s Comprehensive Plan,
especially in Neighborhood Livability, Environmental Health and Transportation Mobility. The project is specifically focused on
activating the street frontages of Mathews and Oak to bring eyes-on-the-street. Street frontage entrances to each unit have deep
front porches and individual front doors which create an activated “defensible space” environment. Townhouses on the alley have
front porches and entries from a leafy, engaging courtyard that can be viewed from E. Oak Street.
BACKGROUND:
The site, currently used as a church, is a corner lot (~21,000 sf) with frontage along East Oak Street and Matthews Street.
PROJECT TITLE:
East Oak Townhomes (conceptual review is under CCC Development, Townhomes at 220 Oak)
MEETING DATES:
Conceptual Review Meeting: September 22, 2023
Neighborhood Meeting: November 16, 2023
Planning and Zoning Hearing: May 16, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Project Location: 220 East Oak Street
Development Size: 20,965 SF
Existing zoning: NCB and Downtown
Proposed zoning: NCB per interpretation 01-24
Number of Single-Family Attached Units: 15
Number of off street parking spaces provided: 16 spaces
Number of building stories proposed: Two, Three and Four
PROPOSED OWNERS:
Library Park Collaborative
221 E Oak Street, Unit A
Fort Collins, CO 80524
rdavis@davisdavisarch.com
619-200-8993
Applicant:
Russell + Mills Studios
Contact: Shelley LaMastra
506 S College Ave, Unit A
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-484-8855
slamastra@russellmillsstudios.com
EXISTING OWNERS:
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
a/k/a Community of Christ
International Headquarters
1001 W. Walnut St.
Independence, MO 64050
Attn: Office of General Counsel
afritton@cofchrist.org and legalservices@cofchrist.org
816-833-1000, ext. 2272
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TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS:
ROW sidewalk shall be replaced and widened (to 5’-0”) along East Oak Street. Mathews Street sidewalks will be replaced (5’-0”) to
accommodate new grades and due to utility connections. The alley on the west side of the property will be removed and replaced
to meet all LCUASS and ADA requirements. The northwest corner of the of the property will have a driveway access for 6 of the units
that front Mathews Street.
The one (1) ADA space along Mathews Street have been relocated further to the south. Restriping is shown on plans.
7. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Meeting was held on November 16, 2023. Participants were supportive of proposed development. One participant asked if units
were going to be affordable for two people making minimum wage. Ownership responded that this would be market rate housing.
Another participant pointed out there are trucks that park along the alley and sometimes cause traffic to become one-way next to
them.
A second neighborhood meeting was held on April 29, 2024. No project concerns were brought forth at that time.
SITE DESIGN
The townhomes are designed to front Matthews Street on the east and E Oak Street on the south. There is an entrance from Oak
Street into a private courtyard area where 6 additional units are located. These units have garage access from the alley. Garage
access for the Matthews units is from a gated entrance on the NW corner of the property from the alley into the interior space. The
courtyard has a defined paver courtyard area for pedestrian access from the gate on the south to the unit front doors. This area and
several planting areas for tree plantings and areas for tables and patio furniture to be brought out. Low concrete seatwalls in front of
the units (1-6) provide separation for the individual patio area and the main courtyard.
DISTURBANCES
An ECS report was not required for this site.
TRANSITION TECHNIQUES
The project seeks to continue the block frontage that is seen along Matthews Street with build to frontage and front doors along the
street. Attention to the historic buildings in the area has been addressed with chamfer of the proposed building corners, step down
in stories and increased separations.
ARCHITECTURE
The 20,965 SF corner site currently has an existing church (c.1942-2004) and an existing house (c.1906) which will be demolished.
The existing buildings have been cleared of historic significance. In the spirit of building sustainably, we are exploring the process
of deconstruction of the existing buildings with the National Center for Craftsmanship to repurpose as much of the building
materials and equipment as possible. There are two neighboring historically significant buildings that the project addresses through
massing shifts to respect the presence of these historic resources. On the north property line is the Landmark-eligible McIntyre
House. Currently, the church addition building from 2004 is ~6’ feet away from the house, 25’ high and 80’ long of a solid concrete
block wall. To provide some relief from that existing condition, we have designed our building to be half as long as the existing, so
southern sunlight will again reach the house and their residents will once again have views out of their windows. Materially, we are
also incorporating similar red brick and black accents of the McIntyre House into our project. Across the alley to the west is the one-
story former Zoric Cleaners. To respect this building and give it space, we have increased the corner setback an extra 5’ on the first
two units that face E. Oak Street as well as dropping the building height to 24’.
This 31,512.40 SF project will provide (15) fifteen two, three, and four story townhomes ranging from 900 SF to 2,700 SF with
31 bedrooms and 18 garage parking spaces. All parking is within the townhomes except for one parking spot for an EV car
share located at the north end of the site. The design and core values are based in healthy and sustainable living concepts. It
is designed with durable, non-toxic, and classic materials in an efficient building envelope to allow homes to be low on energy
use and high in performance. Natural daylighting, cross ventilation and a courtyard tree arbor are design elements to support a
healthy environment. We are targeting the DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program which focuses on building envelope
air tightness, high thermal insulation, high performance windows and efficient mechanical equipment. Along with the ZERH
certification are the Indoor Air Quality and Water Sense certifications.
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PHASING SCHEDULE
No phasing is proposed.
WATER SYSTEM
Units on the west side of the project will be serviced from a shared 2-inch water service tapped from the existing 6” water main in
Oak Street. 3/4 inch services will be tapped from the existing 8-inch main in Mathews Street to service the units on the east side of
the project.
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
The units on the west side of the project will be connected to the existing 8-inch sanitary sewer main in the alley west of the site via
4-inch sewer services. A 6-inch private, shared sewer service will be connected to the same existing 8-inch sanitary sewer main in
the alley west of the site. 4-inch services for the units on the east side of the site will be connected to the new private 6-inch shared
service line.
STORM DRAIN SYSTEM
The project will utilize Low Impact Development strategies approved by the City of Fort Collins. Roof drainage will be piped to a
proposed Stormtech water quality chamber for water quality treatment. Surface flows from the courtyard will flow to an inlet on
the north side of the site and be forced to backwater into the same Stormtech System. The outfall from the system will be through
a new chase and culverts to the Mathews Street curb. See the proposed engineering drawings and drainage report for more
information in regards to this design and grading.
LIGHTING
All lighting will meet newly approved City of Fort Collins requirements. A photometric plan has been submitted for the interior
courtyard area.
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TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICE:
Trash and recycling rolling containers will be located at the garages of the individual units (with the exception of lots 7-9 that will
store their bins in the staging area). A staging area is provided along the north property line (behind the courtyard gate and wall)
for bins to be moved out on pick up day for lots 10-15. lots 1-6 will bring their containers to the alley and stage in the 5’ apron along
their garages.
Long term storage location
(32 gallon rolling trash and
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