SOUTH CAMPUS PARKING LOT PROGRAM PLAN

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

SOUTH CAMPUS FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

Jan 5, 2015

Summary of Information: Name of Project: South Campus Parking Garage Program Plan

Applicant: Colorado State University, Facilities Management Department

Contacts: Shelly Carroll, Fred Haberecht File Location: K:\Planning\Program Plans\

Rev. Date A 1/5/2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 2

2.0 JUSTIFICATION....................................................................................................... 3 3.0 PROGRAM INFORMATION……………………………………………...……………….6 4.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION………………………………………………………………….6

4.1 Alternatives Considered ................................................................................. 7

4.2 Benefits .......................................................................................................... 7

5.0 FACILITIES NEEDS ................................................................................................. 7

5.1 Space Requirements ...................................................................................... 7

5.2 Conceptual Plan ............................................................................................. 7

5.3 Existing Site Analysis ..................................................................................... 7

5.4 Floodplain Analysis ........................................................................................ 8

5.5 LEED Goal/Sustainability ............................................................................... 8

5.6 Acquisition of Real Estate .............................................................................. 8

6.0 PROJECT BUDGET.............................................................................................................. 9

7.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE ............................................................................................. 9

8.0 RELATION TO MASTER PLAN AND OTHER PROJECTS ...................................... 9 APPENDICES APPENDIX A –Parking Lot Conceptual Design APPENDIX B – Project Budget 1

SOUTH CAMPUS PARKING LOT PROGRAM PLAN

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

SOUTH CAMPUS FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

January 5, 2015 Prepared by:

Colorado State University Facilities Management Department

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document provides planning information for a proposed surface parking lot CSU’s South Campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. The location of the lot is west and south of the CSU Tennis Complex, as shown on the diagram below.

The parking lot is expected to accommodate approximately 900 cars. Access to the parking lot will be from Center Ave. and Research Blvd. to the west, and a new bridge over the Larimer #2 Ditch will provide access to Gillette Drive and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital complex to the east. Increased bus service will link this parking lot with main campus, and the permits for this lot will be discounted

New parking lot

CSU Tennis Complex

CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital

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as compared to Main Campus lots. Estimated cost of the parking lot and bridge is $5.4M. The overall schedule to complete project is 6 months. The lot will be funded through bonds supported by Parking Services revenues. 2.0 JUSTIFICATION The parking lot is needed to replace surface parking lost to construction projects on Main Campus, and to add new parking as CSU’s enrollment grows to 35,000 students. The Parking adequacy analysis is discussed below.

Parking Utilization

Parking occupancy surveys were conducted in the morning, midday, and in the afternoon on weekdays over a two-week period by university personnel for most of the Main Campus parking during the Fall 2012 semester. The results are summarized by area in Table 2. As indicated in Table 2, of the 10,339 parking spaces included in the occupancy survey were on average 70% occupied in Fall 2012. Parking occupancy ranged from a low of 59% in Zone 6 to a high of 84% in Zone 3. The busiest parking areas overall were Areas 3, 4 and 5.

Type/Permit Designation Main Campus Off Campus Total

Fac/Staff A, B, D, F 2,447 524 2,971Res Student X, W, Q 1,928 0 1,928Commuter Student Z 2,876 37 2,913University Village I 0 175 175Aggie Village T 0 304 304University Village S 0 624 624Handicap 146 71 217Handicap Meter 42 2 44Motorcycle Zones 32 14 46Load Zone 179 43 222Time Zone 29 10 39State and Service 285 67 352Car Pool 17 0 17Restricted 0 158 158Reserved 195 0 195Multi-Use X/Z 705 562 1,267Trailer 0 18 18(STP) Short-Term Parking/Meters 815 7 822Leed Stalls 52 0 52Motorcycle Stalls 131 28 159

Total: 9,879 2,644 12,523

Current Parking Inventory 2013 - Core Campus and Off-CampusTable 1.

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Projected Parking Losses

indicated in Table 3, future development will result in the net loss of approximately 4,049 parking spaces on the Main Campus between 2013 and 2024 based on the 2020 campus master plan. This would equate to 39.1% reduction in parking spaces on the main campus. 2,299 spaces are projected to be eliminated between 2013 and 2018. Future Parking Adequacy Projections Increased Demand In addition to the projected losses of existing parking, new housing construction projects have added significant parking demand generators. These projects include:

Area Capacity Occupancy % Occupied

1 1,929 1,193 0.612 1,952 1,191 0.613 1,196 1,011 0.844 1,710 1,394 0.815 2,473 1,787 0.726 1,079 639 0.59

Total: 10,339 7,215 0.70

Table 2.Fall 2012 Parking Occupancy By Area

Parking

2013 -6572014 -532015 -3212016 -4002017 -1732018 -6952019 -2962020 -1732021 -1732022 -3622023 -5732024 -173

Total: -4,049

Table 3.Main Campus Parking Losses by Year (Per the 2020 Plan)

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• Laurel Village – Comprehensive revitalization of existing student dining and student services

building (Durrell Center) and complete site redevelopment for approximately 600 new student bed residential/academic village.

• Parmelee Hall Renovations - The Parmelee Hall renovation project added a 4th floor to each of the four residential wings, along with additional community and academic support spaces. The addition added approximately 30,000 gross square feet with 80 residential rooms per building comprised of 50% double occupancy (4 beds/bath) and 50% single suites (w/bath) for an overall increased building capacity of 120 students.

• Braiden Hall Renovations - The Braiden Hall renovation project added a 4th floor to each of the four residential wings, along with additional community and academic support spaces. The addition added approximately 30,000 gross square feet with 80 residential rooms per building comprised of 50% double occupancy (4 beds/bath) and 50% single suites (w/bath) for an overall increased building capacity of 120 students.

• Aggie Village North – This project is in program planning to redevelop current student family apartment complex to a higher density apartment configuration for upper classmen. This project will add approximately 1000 beds to the housing inventory.

Future Parking Adequacy Calculations A parking system operates at optimum efficiency at a level somewhat below its actual capacity. The occupancy at which peak efficiency is reached varies by user group, but is generally 85% to 95% of the actual capacity. This cushion of spaces reduces the time to search for the last few available spaces and allows for the dynamics of vehicles moving in and out of parking stalls during peak periods. It also allows for the loss of parking due to mis-parked vehicles, construction activity, snow piling, and the assignment of spaces. As a result, the effective supply is used to determine the adequacy of the parking system rather than the actual supply. Recommended for Main Campus is an effective parking supply of 90% of the actual supply. Future main campus parking adequacy calculations are shown in Table 4.

Current Parking OccupancyCore Campus Parking Supply (Table 1) 10,339Average Parking Occupancy (Table 3) 70%

Estimated Spaces Occupied: 7,215

Current Campus PopulationStudents 26,769

Faculty/Staff 6,475Total 33,244

Current Parking Demand Ratio 0.217

Future Campus PopulationStudents 35,000

Faculty/Staff 8,103Total 43,103

Future Parking Adequacy (Through 2024)

Estimated Parking Demand (Current demand plus 2020 plan student and staff additions) 17,074

Parking Supply (Current Supply less projected losses) 6,290

Effective Parking Supply Factor 0.9Effective Parking Supply 5,661

Projected Parking Deficit -11,413

Table 4.Future Main Campus Parking Adequacy

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3.0 PROGRAM INFORMATION CSU’s Parking Services Division manages more than 12,500 parking spaces on CSU’s Main and South campuses. The Parking Services Division of the Colorado State University Facilities Department manages over 12,500 parking spaces on the Main and South Campuses. Their mission is to manage parking resources in a manner that supports the campus activities and enhances life in the community. This mission is accomplished by selling permits, issuing parking citations, providing short term parking options (e.g. meters and pay stations) and by providing campus maps and information to inform customers of campus parking requirements. Parking Services is also responsible for the maintenance and construction of all parking areas of both campuses. Parking Services is located in the Lake St Parking Garage. Faculty and staff can purchase yearly, monthly and daily permits. Students can choose from yearly, semester, monthly and daily permits. Four “pay & display” machines on campus provide staff, students and visitors with a quick and convenient permit to park in “Z” parking lots. Drivers also have 674 metered parking spaces on campus for their short term parking needs. Today parking operates with approximately 200 open spaces on an average day. On days with inclement weather, career day events, sporting events and large campus visits days that number drops to zero. Parking Services maintains over 12,500 parking spaces on the Main and South campuses. Parking Services staff performs or monitors all work conducted in over 100 parking lots. This work includes placing and replacing signs, sweeping, stripping, painting curbs, sealing coating, curb and gutter replacing, pot hole patching, replacing parking blocks and new lot construction. Enforcement is conducted by a combination of full-time staff and CSU student hourly employees. The number of student staff conducting enforcement ranges from 15 – 30 based on their hours of availability. Enforcement currently uses an “open bay” area of the office for their computer storage and meeting/staging area. Enforcement operations run from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Parking Services has exhausted its options to build additional parking lots on main campus. As outlined in the campus master plan, parking on the interior of the campus is to be decreased in the future and parking relocated to the perimeter of the campus in parking structures, or to South campus. 4.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The parking lot is expected to accommodate approximately 900 cars. Access to the parking lot will be from Center Ave. and Research Blvd. to the west, and a new bridge over the Larimer #2 Ditch will provide access to Gillette Drive and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital complex to the east. Increased bus service will link this parking lot with main campus, and the permits for this lot will be discounted as compared to Main Campus lots.

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4.1 Alternatives Considered

Alternatives to constructing a new parking lot at South Campus include:

• Discourage on-campus parking and encouraging ridesharing and alternative modes of transportation

• Build structured parking on campus While the first of these alternatives is one of the goals of Parking Services, it will probably not be sufficient to offset the projected deficit of 11,413 spaces. The second alternative will be more expensive than the proposed South Campus parking lot and will likely be the next alternative to be constructed.

4.2 Benefits

The benefits of this project include: • Replace lost parking spaces as CSU construction continues • Provide additional parking for commuters and special events attendees • Adjacent connection to the BRT mass transit system • Preserve green space on Main Campus • Provide better connectivity between Main and South campuses

5.0 FACILITIES NEEDS

5.1 Space Requirements The proposed parking lot is expected to provide 900 new spaces. Landscape and lighting will be provided in accordance with CSU guidelines.

5.2 Conceptual Plan The conceptual parking lot plan is included in Appendix A.

5.3 Existing Site Analysis Site constraints include the following:

• Larimer #2 ditch • Center Avenue and Research Blvd. on the west side • Gillette Drive on the east side • CSU Tennis Complex to the north and east

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5.4 Floodplain Analysis

The site is currently undeveloped and does not reside in the floodplain, as shown on the diagram below.

5.5 LEED Goal/Sustainability

Not applicable.

5.6 Acquisition of Real Estate No Land acquisition is required, the land within the project area is owned by the CSU Board of Governors. 8

6.0 PROJECT COST The estimated cost of the project is $5.4M, to be financed by bonds issued under the Intercept program and backed by Parking revenues. The project budget is included in Appendix B. 7.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE The overall schedule is estimated at 6 months. 8.0 RELATION TO MASTER PLAN AND OTHER PROJECTS The South Campus Parking lot is identified on the updated CSU Master Plan that will be submitted for CCHE approval in April 2015.

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503 STALLS

383 STALLS

191 STALLS

DETENTION BASIN

DETENTION BASIN

EXISTING DETENTION BASIN

TENNIS COURTS

EXISTING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

PROPOSED LIGHTING

BRIDGE

SIPHON UNDER LARIMER #2 DITCH

WEST DRAKE ROAD

SOUTH CAMPUS SURFACE PARKING LOT CONCEPTNOVEMBER 1, 2013

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South Campus Parking Lot Project Budget

1/5/2015Estimated Costs

Site Survey, Geotechnical $ 5,000

Consultants - Architects, Engineers, Vibration, Acoustics $ 350,000

Advertisements $ 2,000

CSU Facilities Project Management $ 100,000

Independent Code Review/Commissioning $ 15,000

Code inspection

Total Professional Services $ 472,000

New Parking lot - approx 900 spaces $ 4,500,000

Site Work Service/Utilities $ 33,000

Construction testing $ 25,000

Subtotal Construction Costs $ 4,558,000

Fixed Equipment

Moveable Equipment

CSU Communications/AV @$9/sf

Total Equipment and Furnishings Costs $ -

Relocation and temporary space $ -

Total Miscellaneous Costs $ -

$ 5,030,000

Project Contingency 5% $ 370,000

Total Contingency $ 370,000

5,400,000$

Total Project Cost / sqft sf

Total Project Cost / space 6,000$

per space

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