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PROJECT INFORMATION AND DESIGN NARRATIVE
September 9, 2020
1) Project Title; TIMBERLINE — INTERNATIONAL A.P.U.
2) Past Meeting Dates; CONCEPTUAL REVIEW - 7.10.2020, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING - 8.13.2020
3) General Information;
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE NWC OF S. TIMBERLINE AND INTERNATIONAL BLVD. . THE SITE SIZE
IS APPROX. 1.39 AC. (GROSS) & 1.25 AC. (NET). THE SITE HAS BEEN ANNEXED AND ZONED I –
INDUSTRIAL.
THIS PROJECT REQUESTS TO BUILD TWO 1-STORY BUILDINGS, THE SOUTH BUILDING WOULD BE A
624 SF. COFFEE SHOP DRIVE/WALK-UP SERVICE & A SECOND 2,500 SF. NORTH BUILDING WITH
POTENTIAL RETAIL, OFFICES, SERVICES AND/OR OTHER PERMITTED I – INDUSTRIAL USES.
THERE ARE 10# PROPOSED OFF STREET PARKING & 7 FUTURE SPACES (INCLUDING ONE HC VAN
ACCESSIBLE), WITH AN ADDITIONAL 18# D/UP STACKING SPACES, TOTALING 35#. A MINIMUM OF
8# PARKING SPACES & 8# DRIVE-UP STACKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED, EXCEEDING BOTH.
THE BUILDING EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS REFLECT A CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL THEME WITH
BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL MATERIALS.
THE BUILDINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED.
THE SITE INCLUDES INTERNAL SITE LANDSCAPING, LAWN AND STREET FRONTAGE TREE DESIGN WITH
EXTENSIVE DITCH/WILDLIFE CORRIDOR BUFFER SCREENING IN THE REAR, WEST SIDE OF THE SITE. IN
ADDITION, SOLID LOW WALL MASONRY SCREEN WALLS ARE INCLUDED TO MITIGATE VIEWS OF
VEHICLES, HEADLIGHTS WHILE PROVIDING A BUFFER FROM ADJACENT PEDESTRIANS.
THERE ARE 2 LUC MODIFICATONS REQUESTED; LANDSCAPE YARD/BULDING FRONTAGE ALONG
TIMBERLINE AND ROAD WIDENING TAPER LENGTH, BOTH DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROJECT BEING
AN INFILL SITE, LIMITED SITE SIZE, EXISTING WEST RAW WATER DITCH LATERAL AND EXISTING
ADJACENT SITE DEVELOPMENTS. ENHANCED LANDSCAPE BUFFER PLANTING ALONG THE FRONTAGE,
LOW STONE WALLS PARKING SCREENING, EXTENDED LANDSCAPE SETBACK AT THE DRIVE-UP USE &
EXPANDED PEDESTRIAN WALK CONNECTOR, PUBLIC PLAZA ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
4) Proposed Owners; FR HOLDINGS, LTD.
5) Existing Owners;
FR HOLDINGS, LTD. 125 S. Howes St., Fort Collins, CO 80521
Optional items;
6) Transportation Improvements;
TIMBERLINE ROAD WILL BE WIDENED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SOUTH-BOUND THRU LANE
(ULTIMATE SECTON), STRIPED AS RIGHT-TURN LANE ONTO INTERNATIONAL IN THE INTERIM.
ADDITIONALLY, ASSOCIATED NORTH/SOUTH SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED.
A TRAFFIC TIS MEMO. HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND STATES THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT
HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT ROAD SYSTEMS. A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN-IN IS
NOT REQUIRED.
7) Neighborhood Meeting;
THIS PROJECT IS A SITE PLAN TYPE II REVIEW WITH A PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW, ULTIMATE
APPROVAL. A ‘VIRTUAL’ NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD WITH A SINGLE ATTENDEE WITH
LIMITED QUESTIONS. SIMILARLY, FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED VIRTUAL DISCUSSION, STAFF WAS
CONTACTED BY ANOTHER NEARBY TIMBERVINE RESIDENT WHO HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY
TIMBERLINE IMPROVEMENTS. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT A NEW S.B. THRU LANE AND RIGHT TURN-
LANE, W.B. ONTO INTERNATIONAL WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL DESIGN. BOTH
CONVERSATIONS ENDED IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
STAFF CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMBERLINE-INTERNATIONAL INTERSECTION COULD EVENTUALLY BE
SIGNALIZED BUT NO TIMELINE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.
8) Site design;
THE BUILDINGS FRONT THE TIMBERLINE FRONTAGE ALONG WITH A WIDE CONNECTING PUBLIC
SIDEWALK AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PLAZA AREA. THE NORTH COMMERCIAL USERS WILL HAVE
THEIR PARKING LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE, FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS. THE COFFEE SHOP DRIVE-
UP STACKING SPACES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE REAR/WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDINGS, ALOWING
FOR SCREENING OF THOSE VEHICLES FROM THE TIMBERLINE TRAFFIC & ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
OVERALL, THE BUILDINGS OCCUPY LESS THAN 6% OF THE SITE, THUS ALLOWING FOR 65% OF SITE
TO BE OPEN SPACE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE TIMBERLINE FRONTAGE IS DEDICATED TO
OPEN LANDSCAPE SPACE, DETENTION & SCREENING. STREET TREES ENHANCE THE TIMBERLINE
FRONTAGE AND BUFFER TO THE PARKING AREAS IN ADDITON TO THE LOW MASONRY SCREEN
WALLS. SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE BUFFERING WAS INCORPORATED ALONG THE WEST/DITCH SIDE
PROVIDING WILDLIFE CORRIDOR/DITCH SEPARATION. LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS WERE CAREFULLY
SELECTED TO COMPLEMENT THE POTENTIAL WILDLIFE WITH COVER , MOVEMENT & FOOD.
9) Natural habitats and/or wildlife; AN EXTENSIVE NATIVE AND WILDLIFE ENHANCING
LANDSCAPE/VEGETATION BUFFER AREA HAS BEEN PROVIDED ALONG THE WEST DITCH PERIMETER.
THERE ARE 2 SEAPRATE ROWS OF BUFFERING TO MITIGATE ANY WILDLIFE IMPACTS AT THE DITCH.
THE BUFFER AREA HAS SEPARATIONS GENERALLY AT THE 50’ LINE BUT EXCEEDING IN SEVERAL
AREAS. THE MINIMUM SETBACK IN ONE AREA IS 42’, THE MAXIMUM SETBACK IN ANOTHER AREA IS
APPROX. 142’, WITH AN OVERALL AVERAGE DEPTH OF 72’. TREE MITIGATION OFFSETS HAVE
INCREASED THE OVERALL PLANTING INTENSITY & EXCEEDING ALL MINIMUM LANDSCAPE
REQUIREMENTS.
10) Transition techniques; LARIMER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL ZONING IS EXISTING ON ALL SIDES OF THE
DEVELOPMENT. AS SUCH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY COMPATABILITY
ISSUES, IN FACT WILL SET THE ENHANCED STANDARDS FOR FUTURE RE-DEVELOPMENT,
CONNECTIVITY AND IMPROVEMENTS TO TIMBERLINE, WHILE LOCALIZING SOME NEEDED
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TO THE AREA, NEARBY RESIDENTS AND OTHER PASSER-BY TRAFFIC.
11) Architectural Design; THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE TWO, ONE-STORY BUILDINGS
WITH VARIATION OF SCALE, MATERIALS, CANOPIES AND ROOF PARAPETS, DETAILING.
THE SOUTH SINGLE-STORY IS A PROPOSED DRIVE & WALK-UP COFFEE SHOP. THE SEPARATE
NORTH BUILDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, OFFICE,
PERSONAL SERVICE AND/OR OTHER INDUSTRIAL PERMITTED USES.
THE CONNECTING PUBLIC PLAZA AREA & WIDE SIDEWALK CONNECTION WILL ENCOURGE AN
'INVITING' OUTDOOR PEDESTRIAN SCALE AND USE. THE SITE WILL INCORPORATE LOW SCREEN
STONE WALLS FOR VEHICLE PARKING, BLOCKING CAR LIGHTS & PEDESTRIAN PLAZA SEAT WALLS,
WHILE INCORPORATING THAT SAME MATERIAL INTO THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE.
THE DESIGN INCORPPORATES A BLEND OF RESIDENTIAL & COMMERICAL MATERIALS AND SCALE.
ADDITIONAL FINISHES, DETAILS, EARTHTONE COLORS INCLUDE PRE-FINISHED ACCENT METAL
SIDING, HARD-COAT STUCCO, STOREFRONT WINDOWS & OVERHANGING CANOPIES. THIS
VARIATION IN EXTERIOR DESIGN WILL A PROVIDE ADDITONAL DETAILS SHADOWING AND DEPTH TO THE
ELEVATIONS, SOFTEN THE SCALE AND FORMS OF THE BUILDING AND VISUAL INTEREST.
THERE IS NO HISTORICAL COMPONENT TO THIS PROJECT.
Development Phasing Schedule (if applicable);
PENDING PROJECT APPROVAL, THE PROJECT WOULD POTENTIALLY START CONSTRUCTION IN LATE
FALL OF 2020, COMPLETING IN THE SPRING OF 2021. THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO COMPLETE THE
SOUTH COFFEE SHOP BUILDING FIRST WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT,
PUBLIC/PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, OTHER, IN THE INITIAL PHASE.
ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING THE TIMBERLINE SIDEWALK, THRU-LANE, ADDITIONAL SBW
TURN-LANE, FUTURE PUBLIC & TIMBERLINE STORMWATER PIPING WOULD BE COMPLETED IN A
SINGLE PHASE. LATER PHASING FOR THE NORTH STANDALONE COMMERCIAL BUILDING WOULD BE
INITIATED, PENDING CONFIRMATION OF ADDITIONAL USER/TENANTS.
ALL SITE IMPROVEMENTS, PARKING, LANDSCAPING, BUFFER AREAS & NORTH BUILDING PAD
WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE FIRST PHASE.
END OF PROJECT NARRATIVE.
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