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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1635 BLUE SPRUCE PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 2 90 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESGEFROH HATTMAN INC. ARCHITECTS/PLANNERS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 135 West Swallow Road Fort Collins, CO 80525 December 29, 1989 (303) 223-7335 1637 BLUE SPRUCE P.U.D. PLANNING OBJECTIVES POLICY_ 3.: The City shall promote maximum utilization of hand within the City. EXPLANATION: City services are best utilized by usage of structures currently constructed within the City. POLICY 14.: Urban Development Standards shall apply to all development within the urban growth area. EXPLANATION: Urban level streets, curb, gutter, sidewalk, lighting, utilities, and parking are provided on this site. POLICY 19.: The City shall establish a project impact assessment system as a growth management tool... EXPLANATION: The project creates no new environmental impact, it relocates uses from other North Fort Collins' areas to this structure. This project creates no negative social impact, but allows greater social awareness through new social organizations. The project creates positive economic impact but use of a near vacant building. No negative transportation impacts are caused because no new arterial or collector streets are required to service these uses. POLICY 20.: Land use, site planning, and urban design criteria shall be de- veloped to promote pleasant functional and understandable inter -relationships through and between land uses. EXPLANATION: Allowing new uses in existing structures improves the func- tionality of the City by better utilizing services. By having more fully occupied buildings in the City, a more pleasant physical and economic environ- ment is present in the City. A physical hierachy of land uses present along Willox Lane traveling East from College to Lemay is reinforced by these uses. The residential uses are still insulated from more intensive site uses with- out impact. POLICY 22.: Preferential consideration shall be given to urban development proposals which are contiguous to existing development within the City limits. EXPLANATION: This project is within an existing urban type development contig- uous. to the South and East with existing urban type development. 1637 BLUE SPRUCE P.U.D. PLANNING OBJECTIVES December 29, 1989 Page 2 POLICY 25.: Based on a fiscal evaluation and an analysis of effects on capital improvement program, the City could provide incentives such as utilities, etc. in order to direct growth in desired directions or areas. EXPLANATION: The project utilizes space in North Fort Collins where the City would like to direct growth. This project can help direct growth in this preferential City pattern better utilizing City capital improvements previously made. POLICY 26.: Availability of existing services shall be used as a criteria in determining the location of higher intensity areas in the City. EXPLANATION: The City has previously identified this area as an area of higher intensity uses. With the County's purchase of two adjacent struc- tures, the area is being redefined from industrial uses to office type use. These uses go hand -in -hand with this redefinition to alternate uses. POLICY 40.: The City should promote the utilization of existing vacant land in the Northeast. EXPLANATION: The City by allowing additional uses in this nearly vacant building is encouraging others to look at. North Fort Collins to work and live and will ultimately work to achieve City goals of balanced growth in the City. POLICY 74.: Transitional land uses should be provided between residential neighborhoods and commercial areas in order to enhance the concept of a mixr ture of land uses. EXPLANATION: These uses and the other office -type uses in this complex buffer The residential uses East of the site from commercial uses on College Avenue.