1. 1 Renewing Fort Collins Together: A Team Approach April 14, 2011

2. 2 Agenda Topics 1.North College Urban Renewal Plan Area 2.Mason Corridor 3.Midtown Existing Conditions Survey 4.Prospect South 5.Foothills Mall 6.Sustainable, Flexible, Predictable Planning Tool

3. 3 North College Urban Renewal Plan Area

4. 4 URA Commitments  Landscaping/trees/wetlands enhancements  Stormwater improvements  Sewer expansion/infrastructure  Streetscapes  Sidewalks  Utilities  Green building features  Demolition/site prep  Façade enhancements  $80 M invested  $14 M in TIF grants  $26 M in TIF generation TIF Quick Facts

5. 5 North College Marketplace Union Place Rocky Mountain Innosphere JAX Kaufman and Robinson Valley Steel

6. 6 www.renewfortcollins.com

7. 7 Mason Corridor

8. 8  Linking community, lifestyle, and business  Enhancing environmental quality  Providing economic development opportunity  Offering convenience and choice

9. 9 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)  “Rubber tired light rail” –Flexibility & convenience –Speed & comfort –High frequency service –Compressed natural gas  Purchasing six North American Bus Industries (NABI) BRT Vehicles

10. 10 Mason Express BRT Corridor

11. 11 Downtown CSU: Old Main to Laurel Prospect to Drake and Horsetooth to Harmony

12. 12 South Transit Center

13. 13 Project Status  90% final BRT design completion  Construction late 2011  Operational late 2013  Howes two-way conversion complete  Mason two-way conversion begins 2011

14. 14 Next Steps 2011 Complete BRT final design, obtain FTA Grant Agreement 2011-13Mason Street conversion, STC construction, and BRT construction (includes Troutman and NRRC) 2013Begin MAX service

15. 15 Midtown Existing Conditions Survey

16. 16 Step 1 Existing Conditions Survey – Finding of “blight” Creation of Urban Renewal Plan area Enable TIF as funding tool Revitalization & Improvements Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 PROCESS

17. 17 What is a Blight Study?  Inventory existing conditions – Visual and non-visual observations  Assess which observations qualify as factors of blight according to Urban Renewal Law in C.R.S. – Four of the eleven factors must be present  Document evidence to support a “finding of blight” by City Council

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19. 19 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

20. 20 Blight Factors Identified  Slum, deteriorated or deteriorating structures  Defective or inadequate street layout  Faulty lot layout  Unsanitary or unsafe conditions  Deterioration of site or other improvements  Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements  Health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of services or underutilized buildings/sites

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24. 24 Non-Visual Observations  535 nuisance code violations from 1999-2010  Level of Service at major intersections at C/D  33 average annual traffic accidents at major intersections  Spring Creek floodway/floodplain  Surface drainage and flooding  Multiple ditch crossings

25. 25 Next Steps  April 20 – Open House  April 26 – Council work session to review Study  May 17 – Council hearing to declare blight and submit Urban Renewal Plan (URP) to P&Z, PSD, and County  June 16 – P&Z hearing to determine if URP is aligned with City Plan policies  July 19 – Council hearing to approve URP

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28. 28 Prospect South  Existing Conditions Survey updated  Capstone – Choice Center student housing project –220 units –Break ground in July, open Fall 2013  July 19 – plan area adoption  Property owner “Charette” – corner of Prospect and College

29. 29 Foothills Mall

30. 30 Foothills Mall Redevelopment  Existing Conditions Survey updated  Continued dialogue with General Growth Properties  Working towards a redevelopment agreement  Likely a phased program over several years  More to come over the next six months

31. 31 Sustainable, Flexible, Predictable Planning Tool (SFP) Sustainable Flexible Predictable SFP

32. 32 Why do we need the SFP?  Modifications to the Code are becoming the norm, not the exception  Projects just meeting the code minimum, not above and beyond  Infill/redevelopment sites are heavily constrained  Interim uses are challenging under the Code

33. 33 What is the SFP? What is the SFP? PREDICTABILITY REVIEW PROCESS static Flexible zoning LEAST Prescriptive zoning MOST Discretion/Neighbor Input LEASTMOST LAND USE CODE dynamic L.D.G.S. SFP! The SFP is…  Voluntary  Planned Development Approach  Performance-Based  Defined Location  Incentivized

34. 34 Defined Location  Targeted Activity Centers  Targeted Redevelopment Areas  Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay Zone

35. 35 Incentivized  Use flexibility (addition of a permitted use)  Extended plan approval timeframe  Funding  Fee delay  Density bonus

36. 36 Next Steps Research (Feb - Apr)  Develop (Apr - May)  Test & Refine (May - Jun)  Adopt (Jul - Aug)  Monthly Planning & Zoning Board (P&Z) work sessions  July 21 – P&Z recommendation  Aug 16 – City Council action

37. 37 Issues and Opportunities Survey

38. 38 Thank you for coming today! Questions? www.renewfortcollins.com