ConocoPhillips Staff Report Prelim PUD & Zoning_02 25 2010 Planning Commission Packet

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2.Application for Rezoningof 310 acres from City of Louisville Agriculture and Industrial zoning to Planned Community Zone District,Commercial. 3.Preliminary Subdivision Plat for 390 acres. 4.Preliminary PUD development plan for 390 acres, with height waivers. The applicant/ownersarerequesting authorization of the required land-use entitlements to develop a390 acre campuswith a total build out of 2.5 million square feet. The integrated campus will be comprised of four major land uses including a corporate learning center, a global technology center, general offices, and noncommercial support services for employees and guests. Development of the campus will be in three phases:Phase 1 will construct approximately 1.6 million square feet with initial occupancy scheduled for 2013; the remaining .9 million square feet will be divided between Phases 2 and 3 with the initial occupancy of Phase 2 scheduled for 2018 and build out estimated for 2032.The campus will be located on land that was formerly occupied by the StorageTek Corporation.The following table provides a comparison between the previous StorageTek campus and the proposed ConocoPhillips campus. ProjectLand AreaFloor AreaFARMaximum Height StorageTek310 acres1.6 million SF11.8%45’ ConocoPhillips390 acres2.5 million SF*14.7%65’ –95’ * 2.5 million SF is total buildout. Phase I is for 1.6 million SF, which mirrors theStorageTek development that existed on the property prior to demolition. Phase I will be a total of 9.4%FAR. The campus layout and design isdriven by a number of factors. A primary factoris the need for the campusto maintaina secure perimeter between public and private use of the campus. Design details pertaining to both access and perimeter security systems will be forthcoming as part of the final PUD development plan submittal. This design constraint results in a private internal road and trail circulation system.Proposed public use areas on the campus are located aroundthe perimeter of the campus. A second factor is the emphasis placed on the landscape plan to promote clustered development and preservation, restorationand enhancementof the native landscape. Approximatelyone-half of the private campus will be held as private open space. Site and Vicinity 310 acres of the 390acre parcel was formerly occupied by StorageTekCorporation which began development of their campus in 1978while it was stilllocated inunincorporated Boulder County.The majority of the site was annexed into the City of Louisville in 1978. In September of 2008 ConocoPhillips began a phased deconstruction of the existing structures to razethe entire campus for redevelopment.This work was completed in 2009. th South 96Street and the Northwest Parkway border the property on theeast. Immediately to the east of the Northwest Parkway,located in the City and County of Broomfield,is a phased development comprised of multi-family, commercial and retail developmentknown as the Broomfield Business Center PUD.These multi-family residential developments, includingthe Broomfield Business Center Apartments, Parkway Circle Apartments, and the Terracina Apartments range between 23 and 30 units per acre and are 40 to 60 feet in height. The Broomfield Business Center PUD comprising the northerly 120 acres includes permitted uses for research and development, corporate and professional offices, light 5