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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOSSIL CREEK OFFICE PARK EAST PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 52 91B - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESSTATEMENT OF PLANNING OBJECTIVES FOR FOSSIL CREEK OFFICE PARK EAST PUD FEBRUARY 1, 1996 A. The City Land Use Policies achieved by proposed plan. 1. Promotes pedestrian access. Pedestrian access is provided by sidewalk throughout the PUD. These sidewalks also integrate this PUD with the existing office development in Cameron Park Subdivision. Furthermore, the total sidewalk network for Cameron Park Subdivision allows connection of the site to proposed open space to the south both at the southeast (frontage road) and at the southwest. The new office building site plans for lots 13 and 14, which have been adopted as a result of natural resource considerations, allow us to install an approximate 150 foot meandering walk along the west side of lot 13 parking lot with natural open space and ponds to the west and majestic trees to the east. Pedestrian access to the north will be by means of a sidewalk along frontage road./ 1t� V 2. Promote bicycle use. The internal street and sidewalk configuration in this PUD and adjacent existing Cameron Park development assure low speed traffic and encourage travel by bicycle. At such time as College Avenue has demarked bicycle lanes, these will provide bicycle access routes to this project. Most importantly, when the proposed Fossil Creek bicycle path is installed and the proposed 38 acre open space purchase is completed immediately to the south, this will provide easy access for bicycle commuters from residential development to the east and west. 3. Promotes mass transit. At such time as potential volume and usage justifies it is anticipated that Transfort will provide a new bus stop near either the office park entrance (College and Fossil Creek stoplight) or Weberg's (proposed College Ave. and Fairways stoplight.) 4. Transportation and air quality considerations. This PUD will result in the construction of this additional small office space at the south side of the city of Fort Collins which is nearby to the major residential development in the southeast quadrant of Fort Collins. This creates the opportunity for the projected 60-80 employees and owners to work at these office buildings, which is some cases will be more immediately proximate to their place of residence and therefore result in a shorter commute, less pollution and a contribution to higher air quality. If in the future they travel to work by bicycle on the proposed Fossil Creek bike path then the air quality contribution will of course be even greater. In the same fashion air quality will be enhanced by virtue of the fact that more clients and customers can drive shorter distances to the services offered by businesses at these new offices. 5 Positive environmental impact. This PUD provides a positive environmental impact by, a) aesthetic low -scale office buildings adapted to existing contours and terrain, b) small office use sensitive to existing natural resource features and open space to the west, and c) small office use transitional from more intense development at north to open space at south. 6. Economic and fiscal impact. The economic and fiscal impact of the small office buildings includes the addition of 10 - 16 new businesses, 60-80 new employees and owners, related sales and property tax revenues, and related multiplier effect in consumer goods and services. 7. Small office owner -user need. The small office buildings in this PUD provide fee ownership opportunities for small and medium size business owners with 1100- 6000 square foot office townhouses with their own front door and top quality architectural design in a first class office park. This is a need that, in our view, has not been met in the past due to challenges relating to the economics of development and construction and the challenge of financing small office buildings successfully and for a reasonable cost. 8. Protect is within the the city of Fort Collins and its urban growth area. This PUD project is within the urban growth area and furthermore all lots are fully platted and developed. This promotes maximum utilization of land within the city. 9. Contiguous to existing development and consistent with the city's phasing plan for urban growth area. This PUD is contiguous to existing commercial development to the north and to the east. 10. Availability of utilities at site. Utilities are fully available and in place including services to individual lots. 11. Transitional use. This project provides an excellent aesthetic transitional buffer between the more intense uses to the north and the east, and the proposed open space uses to the south- B. Ownership of Public and Private open space and intention with regard to future ownership of PUD. All open space will be owned by lot owners and maintained by Owner's Association. C. Estimate of number of employees. Number of employees and owners working at these eight small office buildings (16 small office units) is estimated to be in the range of 60-80. D. Description of rationale behind assumptions and choices. Some small office space users will value the opportunity to own their premises and be located in a small attractive office project of this nature. Additional rationale considerations are described in paragraph A above. E. Completed point charts. Enclosed F. Conflicts between land uses. There are no conflicts between land uses. This attractive low residential scale office park will provide an excellent compatible transitional use between more intense commercial uses to the north and east, and proposed open space use to the south. Natural open space, platted office lots, railroad right-of-way and 35 foot high railroad track berm buffer office park from residential uses located approximately 1/4 mile to the west. G. Energy conservation worksheet. Enclosed. We feel it is important to achieve the best possible energy efficiency that is economic and accordingly have designed to gain 4 of a possible 8 energy efficiency points.