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Home My WebLink AboutBAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION REMODEL ADVISORY REVIEW - 36 92 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITEM NO. 1 MEETING DATE 8/3/92 STAFF Albertson -Clark - PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD -- STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Bauder Elementary School Addition/Remodel, Advisory Review - #36-92 APPLICANT: Poudre R-1 School District c/o Facilities Services Department 2407 Laporte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 OWNER: Same PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for 20,019 square feet of additions to Bauder Elementary School. The proposed additions are for gymnasium and Kindergarten space, boiler room and additions to the southeast and southwest wings. The site is located at 2345 W. Prospect Road. The zoning is R-L, Low Density Residential. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The new additions to Bauder Elementary include additional space for Kindergarten and gymnasium purposes, boiler room and additions to the southeast and southwest wings. The school use and proposed expansion are permitted under the current zoning. A curb cut relocation on Prospect Road is proposed, with the bus loop expansion. The project is considered compatible with the surrounding residential area. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (303) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Bauder Elementary School P & Z Meeting - August 3, Page 2 COMMENTS: 1. Background• - Advisory Review #36-92 1992 The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: R-L; existing single family homes (Fuqua Arbogast Subdivision) S: r-p; existing single family homes (Fairbrooke 3rd Subdivision) E: R-1; undeveloped W: r-p; existing farmhouse (Brown Farm) 2. City's Right to Advisory Review: The City's right to conduct an advisory review of school facilities can be found in two sections of the Colorado Revised Statutes: A. Section 22-32-124, C.R.S., as amended, addresses the right of the School District to construct schools within a municipality and the location or manner of construction of such schools. The statute specifically limits the municipalities' participation in the process to a limited right of review and appeal to the Board of Education. In addition, Section 22-32-124, C.R.S., calls for the Planning and Zoning Board to review and comment upon the site development plan for the proposed school site and, if it desires, "...request a public hearing before the Board of Education relating to the proposed site location or site development plan" prior to any construction of structures or buildings. Also, the Planning and Zoning Board may review the details of the site development plan itself. B. Section 31-23-209, C.R.S., provides that no public building shall be constructed or authorized in a city until the "... location, character, and extent thereof" has been submitted for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. In the case of disapproval, the Planning and Zoning Board shall communicate its findings to the School District. The disapproval of the Planning and Zoning Board may be overruled by the School Board by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. Under Section 31-23-209, C.R.S., the Planning and Zoning Board should make a finding as to the location, character, and extent of the public building and structures relative to the adopted Master Plan of the City. Such findings help ensure Bauder Elementary School - Advisory Review #36-92 P & Z Meeting - August 3, 1992 Page 3 that the proposed site and structures conform to the adopted plan of the community. 3. Land Use• Public schools are a permitted land use in the R-L, Low Density Residential Zoning District. Elementary schools, in particular, are considered compatible with residential areas since they reduce the need for bussing, provide recreation and open space and act as a focal point for a neighborhood. 4. Desian• The proposed additions total 20,019 square feet. The existing school is approximately 43,000 square feet in size. The additions include kindergarten classrooms (8,400 square feet) at the northwest corner of the school, a gymnasium addition (5,735 square feet) on the east side of the building, a 424 square foot boiler room on the west side and 2,730 square foot additions to both the southeast and southwest wings of the building. The additions will necessitate the relocation of existing play structures and benches on the site, as well as construction of a new volley ball court east of the gymnasium addition. The existing bike paths will not be affected by the proposed additions. All exterior materials of the additions will match the existing building, including brick and composition shingles. The gymnasium is proposed as a two-story element, to match the existing two-story portion of the building. All other additions are one story in height. Additional plant materials are proposed along the north side of the Kindergarten addition. These materials consist of six coniferous trees, to provide visual interest, as well as a wind buffer for the north side of the building. The addition of coniferous plant material will complement the existing deciduous trees along the Prospect Road frontage. Twenty additional parking spaces (including 2 handicapped stalls) are proposed along the southern edge of the existing parking area. 5. Neighborhood Compatibility: All additions are taking place on school property. The addition to the northwest corner of the building, for Kindergarten classrooms, is the largest (8,400 square feet), expanding the building a Bauder Elementary School - Advisory Review #36-92 P & Z Meeting - August 3, 1992 Page 4 maximum of 90' to the west. The addition on the east side of the building, for a gymnasium addition, expands the building by approximately 60' from the edge of the existing building. The two additions on the south side of the school propose to extend the southern edge of the school by approximately 301. Because the proposed additions appear to have no impacts on the adjacent property owners, no neighborhood meeting was required. 6. Transportation: There are three curb cuts on Prospect Road: two for the current bus loop and one for the parking lot to the east. The western most curb cut on Prospect is proposed to be shifted to the west to line up with Fuqua Drive to the north. This curb cut shift would provide for a longer bus loop, bringing buses into the site at the western edge and exiting at the middle curb cut. This proposed change facilitates improved access to and from the site and reduces the potential conflicts at the western curb cut, by shifting it to align with Fuqua Drive. Relocation of the existing sandbox would be necessary with this curb cut shift. RECOMMENDATION Staff finds that the request conforms to the adopted plans and policies of the City. Therefore, staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Board advise the Poudre R-1 School Board that the design, location and character of the Bauder Elementary School Additions/Remodel, #36-92, is appropriate. •le ID 0 1 F-1 13,rAIr M-ML Al-r' 7, M6 L..5'r rXF"5" 14 FI-16 Lllllrls- M-1W F \000or 0 C. �'11(0 o FE+. /'1 I o- I I ,Y, .i-t •`� c.a ill II -,-TAtL- I al T z IT w. RMB 4,f t-�- E-16 Ml-AIL, k:LoLL- �ET �ME YLNEIRAL N9nS.- SLMM 1.2 1 A-1 edTr CLAN A-16 -MrklL 11.11 . - Q0QFj ANALYSXS - BAUDIB E&MENTAgy SCHOOL EXISTING BUILDING - 43?000 s.f. AMMONS Base, Bid Alternate 18g8;30 sq. ft.. 20g019 sq. ft. EXISTING. BQ,1LDING Type,-N Con6tructi-6xi-'�-1----."--- ADDITION& ---t-Type 11-N !Construction NOTES: A-11 additionb'. (S thus) are separated from the 'existing building by� two hour area separation walls;.; -1rudividual additiona area as follows: Add it Ions Base Bid ''Alternate Kindergarten 81400 424 424 Southeast Addition 2,730 2,,730 Southwest Addition 21730 2,730 Gym Addition 4,546 5,735 16,830 20,,019 All corridors in New Addition are rated. 4= C; M Building is not fire sprinkled. M 0 CODE INFORMATION'