HomeMy WebLinkAboutPVH MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING & PARKING STRUCTURE - PDP - 14-07 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONTed Shepard - Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hosr i+al new parking complex Page 4
> bumps does not quite cut the mustard either - the addition of such a
> big
> building is drastic and needs drastic compensation: for example, making
> Garfield street into a no -outlet culdesac with no access to the garage
> so
> that the quiet streets do not become the main thoroughfare.
> In any case, I am terribly concerned about the changes the parking
> structure
> might bring. Please do what you can to prevent changes to our
> neighborhood,
> our real estate value, our quiet lifestyle in an old part of town.
> Please feel free to drop by the house any time to chat about this
> further.
> Sincerely,
> Timothy E. Smith
> Homeowner at 912 Garfield Street
> Latin teacher at Ridgeview Classical School
CC: "Ben Manvel" <bmanvel@fcgov.com>, "Cameron Gloss" <cgloss@fcgov.com>, "Diane
Jones" <DJONES@fcgov.com>, "Joe Frank" <JFRANK@fcgov.com>, "Mark Jackson"
<mjackson@fcgov.com>, 'Polly Bennett" <PBennett@fcgov.com>, 'Patty Storm"
<PSTORM@fcgov.com>, "Ted Shepard" <TSHEPARD@fcgov.com>
Ted Shepard - Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hosr"- l new parking complex _ Page 3
> Dear Mr. Manvel,
> We met briefly at last year's neighborhood picnic gatherings on Morgan
> Street.
> I voted for you in the last election.
> I'm writing you to voice my concern about the plans for PVH to build a
> new
> parking complex across Lemay from the actual hospital.
> I'm very concerned since I live at 912 Garfield Street, only a few
> blocks from
> the proposed garage. My house is on the corner of Garfield and Morgan
> we've got the gardens all around the perimeter of the property.
> I hope you are aware of the plans the hospital has to build a 3 story
> parking
> garage and sky -bridge over Lemay. As a homeowner who has devoted many
> hours
> to improving the neighborhood and value of my home over the past 3
> years, you
> can imagine that I'm not thrilled about the idea of the eyesore and
> traffic
> problems this new parking facility would produce. After just two
> seasons of
> gardening, I was invited to put my house on the Jr. League garden tour.
> As
> much as I enjoy visitors and admirers, I didn't do all that work to
> have my
> house become the featured attraction of commuters to the hospital! Nor
> did I
> move into the neighborhood thinking its peace and quiet would soon come
>toan
> end!
> I can't imagine that PVH has explored all of its options for their
> parking
> dilemma if this is the best idea they've come up with. Given all the
> money
> they have to spend on such a big project, maybe there are better places
> for
> such a large structure to be built - above the existing parking lot on
> the
> east side of Lemay, for instance.
> Please do whatever you can as council member to educate yourself about
> this
> proposed building and do whatever is necessary to protect the quiet
> atmosphere and real estate value of the homes near it. If the parking
> structure must be built there, please do whatever you can to prevent a
> surge
> in the traffic on our quiet street. The developer's proposal of adding
> speed
Ted Shepard - Re' Fwd: Re: Poudre Hosr `,i new parking complex _ Page 2
> decision by the Board can be appealed to City Council. Please note that
> the Planning and Zoning hearing has not yet been scheduled at this early
> stage in the process. You will be notified by letter prior to this
> hearing.
> I encourage you to stay involved in the plan review process for this
> project. A second neighborhood information meeting is being planned but
> has not been scheduled yet. Please feel free to contact the project
> planner, Ted Shepard, in the Planning and Zoning Department. Extra
> plans are available for you to pick up and take home, and Ted is
> available to answer any questions regarding all aspects of the plan.
> His number is 221-6750 and his e-mail is tshepard@fcgov.com
> Again, thank for your interest in this project.
> Debra Unger (for Darin Atteberry)
> Executive Administrative Assistant
> City Manager's Office
> P.O. Box 580
> Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
> Tel: 970 2216266 / Fax: 970 224 6107
> >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:24 PM >>>
> Thanks for your note, Tim.
> I can understand your concern at the possibility that Garfield will
> become a much busier street when a new parking structure exists at its
> east end, on Lemay. I recently investigated the arrangements that have
> been made to protect the neighborhood during construction, since 100+
> parking places will be temporarily out of service and found that the
> hospital has already set up a shuttle system to take people to the large
> church parking lot at the corner of Drake and Lemay to keep cars from
> parking on neighborhood streets.
> But that does not help with the question of what impacts the new
> structure will have when it opens. Apparently you have heard talk of
> speed bumps for Garfield, but that is of marginal effectiveness, and not
> a great addition for the neighborhood.
> I am sending a CC of this email to our city manager, Darin Atteberry,
> in the hope that he will forward your message to a city staff person who
> is familiar with the plans and can address your concerns. Is the
> structure necessarily going to be built at Lemay and Garfield? If so,
> what is being done about visual impacts and traffic impacts? I hope that
> you will get some informed answers soon, and that copies of those
> answers will come to me. After that happens I hope we can talk about how
> satisfactory the answers are and what steps, if any, can be taken to
> improve the situation.
> Ben Manvel
> p.s. - Congratulations on being on the garden tour. One of my favorite
> annual summer events!
> >>> <tsmith@ridgeviewclassical.com> 5/29/2007 11:45 AM >>>
Ted ShBpard - Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hosr' 'new parking complex _ Page Y
From: <tsmith@ridgeviewclassical.com>
To: "Darin Atteberry" <DATTEBERRY@fcgov.com>
Date: 06/15/2007 9:52:14 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new parking complex
Thank you for this reply. I will share this information with my neighbors.
Hope to see any or all of you at the FC garden tour tomorrow.
Tim Smith
912 Garfield Street
On Thursday 14 June 2007 09:17, Darin Atteberry wrote:
> Mr. Smith,
> Thank you for sending an electronic message to Councilmember Manvel
> regarding your concerns with the proposed Poudre Valley Hospital parking
> structure.
> This is a proposal for a four-story parking garage that could
> accommodate a maximum of 737 cars located at the northwest corner of
> Lemay Avenue and Garfield Street. The overall height would be 41 feet
> and 2 inches. This project has been submitted in conjunction with a
> four-story, 60,000 square foot medical office building proposed for the
> southwest corner of the same intersection. The development application
> was submitted to the City Planning and Zoning Department on May 16,
> 2007. ' A neighborhood information meeting was held on May 8, 2007. A
> summary of this meeting is available from the City's Planning and Zoning
> Department.
> The City is aware of your concerns regarding traffic, height, visual
> character, lighting and the overall impact on the University Acres
> neighborhood. Since the project is in the early stages of plan review,
> it is difficult at this time to anticipate how all these issues will be
> resolved or mitigated. The Land Use Code does, however, contain review
> criteria related to neighborhood compatibility.
> In addition, the applicant has submitted a Transportation Impact Study.
> This is a required element of the plan which has been reviewed by the
> City's Engineering and Traffic Operations Departments. Reviewing the
> site plan and considering eventual traffic distributions to and from the
> parking structure, there is no real expectation or significant reason
> for increased traffic on Garfield or throughout the interior streets of
> the neighborhood. The proposed parking structure will provide
> significantly more off-street parking and advanced walk programming for
> pedestrians crossing Lemay at Doctors Lane (parking structure access).
> This promotes the possibility that area neighborhood streets could
> realize a minor reduction in traffic in the immediate surrounding
> portion of the neighborhood due to a reduction of motorists circulating
> about the residential streets looking for a parking space. As with most
> types of significant improvements near residential areas, the Traffic
> Department will monitor the area for significant changes and address any
> problems if and when they develop.
> Ultimately, how the project performs when subject to the applicable
> review criteria will be evaluated by the Planning and Zoning Board. Any