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Home My WebLink About1.0 Application• P. U. D. APPLICATION COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE SPRING VALLEY The following narrative and supporting documents are in accordance with the Planned Unit Development Amendment to the Garfield County Zoning Resolution dated November 11, 1974. The proposed P. U. D. is in conformity with the County's general plan. Ownership - All the property included in the proposed P. U. D. is solely owned or in the process of ownership by the Colorado Mountain Junior College District with the exception of a five (5) acre tract. owned by David and James Watts who purchased the property, built and operate a student apartment complex. The Watts Brothers have given the College written consent for this P. U..D. application. Plan - The planning concepts supporting the request are for the purpose of allowing the College to develop in accordance with our Master Plan which was completed September, 1972 by a firm called "Inter Plan" and recent revisions to this plan by the architectural firm of Caudill Associates. There are 622 acres to be included in the proposed P. U. D. The principal use for this property is to support a two year community college. The buildings now on the property and those to be built would be: class- rooms, laboratories, teaching and administrative offices; student recreation, social and housing; learning center and ancillary buildings for college maintenance. Dwelling Units - The term dwelling units in this application is intended to mean student apartments. The college has previously sold five (5) acres to a private commercial developer who built and rents apartments to our students. k is the intention of the college to continue this practice. The present apartment complex called the Fitton Alps is composed of two apartment buildings and a supporting recreation center, It has forty- four (44) one bedroom units and twenty-nine (29) two bedroom apartments with a total student capacityof one hundred ninety-six (196) students. Our planning projects a need for apartments to house an additional one hundred -twenty (120) students for the 1975-76 academic year, another one hundred -twenty (120) students by 1980-81, and an additional one hundred -forty-seven (147) for our maximum capacity during the year 2000. This will give us student housing for 583 students and will require construction of 193 new apartment units. Our student housing is pro- jected on housing one-third of our full time students on campus. Common Open Space - The twenty-five per cent minimum will be greatly exceeded. Acres a. Proposed Uses - Educational Facilities 80 13 Student Apartments 20 03 Common Open Space 522 84 622 100 Internal Circulation Systems - See Map # Three School Sites - This is not applicable to our request, Commercial -Industrial Uses - Not applicable with the exception of student apartments owned and managed by private enterprise. Utilities - The present utilities are now in existence and in use: Water - four wells, with a combined capacity of 940 gpm exist of which two are being used to serve our present operation. A 600,000 gallon storage tank, booster pumps, chlorination equip- ment as well as a 25,000 gallon back-up storage tank. Sewer - The system is comprised of 8" trunk mains falling into two sewage lagoons. The primary lagoon has aeration equipment -2- for use when future, increased loads require. Presently only One lagoon is in use with evaporative disposing of all waters. Gas Supplied by Rocky Mountain Gas Company through high pressure mains. Electricity - Supplied by Holy Cross R. E.A. 480/217V-3 phase service. Telephone - Mountain Bell Other Restrictions - Architectual Review Committee The purpose of the committee is to ensure that future buildings con- structed in the P. U. D. conform to the objectives set forth in the college is Master. Plan. The Committee will be composed of college staff members and reprem sentatives of the college architectual firm. The Committee will require approval for: a. Schematic plans b. Preliminary design plans c. Final design plans The Committee will be concerned with the following considerations in any building projects: a. Location and site exposure b. Setting on property c. Parking d.. Exterior lighting e. Underground utilities f. Animal restrictions (no pets) g. Encourage the use of solar energy h. Acoustical treatment L Exterior finish j. Fire alarm system The college has final authority for approving all plans and specifications for any building. PARKING The College presently has parking spaces for approximately 350 automobiles. Our master plan projects a need for around 900 parking spaces to accommodate the needs of the school which include parking around the student apartments. The following .schedule is from the original master plan, modified to be more realistic to known student enrollment projections: Spaces required for 1975-76 Group Number Demand Factor Total Students 685 . 5 342 Faculty/Staff 65 1.0 65 Visitors 10 1.0 10 417 . Spaces required for 1980-81 Students 841 5 420 Faculty/Staff 92 ' 1.0 92 Visitors 10 1.0 10 522 3. Spaces required for maximum size Students 1,450 • 5 725 Faculty/Staff 134 1.0 134 Visitors 10 1.0 10 869 The present parking requirements are satisfied as .follows Lot #1 80 spaces Lot #2 50 Lot #3 35 Lot #4 60 Lot #5 50 275 Apartment site #1 - Pinon Alps 75 Total available 350 Master plan projections: Lot #1 80 Lot #2 80 Lot #3 80 Lot #4 100 Lot #5 105 Lot #6 60 Lot #7 75 Lot #8 20 600 Apartment site #1 Pinon Alps 75 #2 75 #3 75 #4 75 300 Total parking for proposed P. U. D. 900 Note: Parking space is calculated at 9 x 18 feet -3b- Regional Location Map - See Map # One Site Map - See Map # Two Site Topographic Map - See Map # Two . Legal Description - See Attachment # One Written Statement - Objectives: Through a voluntary decision to comply with County Zoning Ordinances Colorado Mountain College is applying for a Planned Unit Development to permit the orderly development of the West Campus. • DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE --COLLEGE FACILITIES Existing Structures: Academic Buildings 48, 479 sq. ft. Dormitory Building 18,672 Student Center " 4.080 Animal Health Tech. Building 960 Natural Resources Building 2,400 Total Existing Phase I, 1975-1976: Existing Space 74,591 Learning Center Building 12,500 Photo Studio Addition 2,400 College Center Building 6, 270 Total Phase I Phase II, 1980-1981: Existing Plus Phase I 95,761 General Academic Building 31,160 Less Dormitory Building (18,672) Total Phase II Maximum Phase, 2000-2001: Existing Plus Phase I and II General Academic Building Total Replace Academic Building New Academic Building Total Maximum Phase 108,249 .82, 460 74,591 sq. ft. 95,761 sq. ft. 108, 249 sq. ft. 190,709 -48, 479 142,230 75,430 217,660 DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE --APARTMENTS Existing Units Students Pinon Alps 73 196 Phase I, 1975-1976 60 120 Phase 2, 1980-1981 60 120 Maximum Phase, 2000-2001 73 147 Totals 266 583 SPECIAL COVENANTS - CONDITIONS The information presented, on page three of this application is intended to satisfy the requirement for this section. The purpose of the architectual review committee is to ensure that future buildings constructed in the P. 1.1. D. are in agreement ' with the objectives of the College. The architectural review committee will be concerned with building setbacks, height limits, access requirements, and grade or slope restrictions for future construction within the P. U. D. f