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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIRST CHOICE BANK OF FORT COLLINS - Filed CS-COMMENT SHEETS - 2003-10-29CONCEPTUAL REVIEW MEETING DATE: April 11, 1994 ITEM: First Choice Bank APPLICANT: Steve Steinbicker The Neenan Company 2290 East Prospect Road Fort Collins, CO. 80524 LAND USE DATA: Request for a bank and possibly two small retail uses on a 2.5 acre site located at the southeast corner of South College Avenue and Horsetooth Road. COMMENTS: 1. The property is in the HB - Highway Business Zoning District. The proposed uses are permitted in this district. A request may be reviewed as a "use -by -right", subject to the absolute requirements of the zoning district. The parking code requirements would be enforced and a minimum of 6% interior landscaping must be provided. If variances to the requirements of City Code are desired or required then the request may be reviewed as a Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). 2. There are requirements for the ground sign on the wall at the northwest corner of the site. The requirements are available at the Zoning Department. 3. This property is not "legally subdivided" at this time. City Code requires that the property be platted before development can occur on it. A plat can be done as a minor subdivision if this is reviewed as a "use -by -right" or the plat could be reviewed as a document with the P.U.D., if the request is submitted as such. 4. There is existing 3-phase power on South College Avenue. There is an existing electric vault on the northwest corner of the property that may have to be moved. Any relocation would be at the developer's expense. Power is available to the site and normal electric development charges would apply. Please contact Janet Perry of the Light & Power Department if you have questions about electric service to the property. Janet can be reached at 221-6700. 5. There is an existing water main in Mitchell Drive that will have to be extended north to serve this property. There is an existing sanitary sewer main in South College Avenue and an exiting sewer main to the east that must be extended to Mitchell Drive with the Little Caesar's Pizza P.U.D. Either sanitary sewer main can be used for this development. Please contact Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department if you have questions about water and sanitary sewer services to this property. Roger can be reached at 221-6681. 6. The building is planned to exceed 5,000 square feet in size and, therefore, must be compartmentalized of totally fire sprinkled. 7. The ,City is now using the 1991 Uniform Building Code that requires every entry within 6" of grade to be handicapped accessible. Any handicapped individual must be able to access all of the services provided in the building. Please contact Sharon Getz of the Building Inspection Department if you have questions about the building code requirements. Sharon can be reached at 221-6760. 8. There must be a fire hydrant within 400' of the building. Fire flows of 1,000 gallons per minute, with a 20 pound per square inch residual pressure, must be provided. The emergency access requirements must be met. Please contact Mike Pretz of the Poudre Fire Authority if you have questions about fire prevention and emergency access. Mike can be reached at 221- 6570. 9. The property is in the Foothills Storm Drainage Basin and is subject to the basin fees of $6,525 per acre, based on the runoff coefficient for the proposed land use. The fees can be reduced .if on -site detention is provided and approved by the Stormwater Utility. On -site detention will probably be required for this development. Underground detention is possible, if that should be considered as an alternative. This site will drain to Warren Lake along East Horsetooth Road. Any proposed basements on this site are rather "shakey" due to the groundwater situation. The normal submittal requirements of a drainage report, grading and drainage plans, and an erosion control plan will apply, whether this is reviewed as a "use - by -right"' or a P.U.D. Please contact Glen Schlueter at 221- 6589 if you have any questions about the storm drainage for the site. 10. A traffic study will be required for this request. It is being suggested that you meet with the Transportation Division and the Engineering Department to discuss the extent of the study. There are 3 or 4 previous studies that have recently been done for this area: Chili's, Toys R Us, Little Caesar's, and Matterhorn P.U.D., just to name a few. The southbound left turn into this site from South College Avenue .is still a difficult issue to resolve. There is a City version and a State version of how this situation should be dealt with, and they do not necessarily coincide. A northbound right turn bay is necessary from South College Avenue onto East Horsetooth Road. Access to this site through the existing Showtime Video parking lot is acceptable. A unified, area -wide transportation approach, with the City as a partner, is necessary to accomplish the goals and objectives of the City and the businesses in the South College Avenue corridor. Please contact Rick Ensdorff at 221-6608 if you have traffic -related questions. 11. A State Highway Access Permit will be required with this request,. This will be dealt with through Kerrie Ashbeck of the Engineering Department. Any necessary variances to the State Access Code would also be done through Kerrie. 12. Street oversizing fees of $14,005 per acre will apply to this request and will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. 13. The standard utility plan submittal will apply, whether this is reviewed as a "use -by -right" or a P.U.D. Please contact Kerrie Ashbeck at 221-6750 with your engineering -related questions. 14. Adequate buffering and landscaping must be provided on all major street frontages. Bicycle facilities should be provided. 15. A neighborhood information meeting is not necessary for these intended uses on this site. L'vlces August 23, 1994 Maurice H. Lutkin, P.E. Water, Waste & Lard, Inc. 2629 Redwing Road Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO 80526 Dear Mr. Lutkin. Staff has reviewed the Minor Subdivision application for the First Choice Bank of Bank of Fort Collins and have the following comments: 1, Review of these plans should not be construed as a commitment that telephone facilities sufficient to serve this project are present1v available. US West will provide telephone service in accordance with the rates and tariffs on file with the Colorado Public Uti'_yties Commission. 2. The owner is responsible for provis_on of all conduit, ditch and street crossings for telephone facilities within the project and the owner provides terminal room space (usua_1y 4'x 4') and power for the main terminal at one building, generally in a janitors' closet or utility room. The owner's vendor provides all facilities beyond the main terminal. Contact the US West engineer for conduit specifications for the main telephone entrance cable. 3. Anv relocation of existing telephone facilities required by these plans will be paid for by the developer. 4. The Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) does not anticipate any conflicts between this development and their existing high pressure transmission natural gas pipeline located within the southerly portion of Horsetooth Road, running in an east/west direction. However, this response is relative only to the high pressure natural gas facilities owned by PSCo. You need to verify the lack of conflict with PSCo electric transmission, distribution gas and distribution electric. PSCo reminds you that all existing utilities should be located before beginning construction. 5. The dedication statement is inaccurate. Please refer to the attached standard dedication language. 6. The lot must be called a lot and include its area. 281 North CjUege Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins. CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 Maurice H. Lutkin, P.E. First Choice Bank of Fort Collins Minor Subdivision Page 2 7. Control monuments (2) and outerboundary monuments must be described. 8. Graphic curve data must be shown on the subdivision plat. 9. The basis of bearings in the West line of the NW 1/4 will require another control monument to be shown. 10. The legal description starts at the northeast corner of the section. This should be redone to start at the northwest corner. 11. The southwest corner of Horsetooth and Mitchell should be shown as a curve on the plat as it is shown on the site plan and include dedication of the curvature. 12. The building floor area is limited to 2,742 square feet on a lot this size. 13. Since the gross parking area exceeds 4,500 square feet, a landscaped islands; must be provided to meet the Code requirement that 6% of the interior area be landscaped. 14. The 15' grass strip to the south and west of the lot is only required to be 5' wide. However, it must contain trees, shrubs and berming. The installation of plant material in this area could be guaranteed by escrow or letter of credit until the time the oermanent structure is constructed provided the construction occurs by spring of 1995. Otherwise, this area must be planted. 15. A handicap parking stall and a bicycle rack are required. 16. The combination of trees, shrubs and berming must block a 20% cross section view of the parking area during the winter which may require additional landscape materials. This applies to the landscape areas adjacent to Horsetooth Road and Mitchell Drive. 17. Please see the attached comments from Building Inspection. 18. Please see the attached drawing from Tim Buchanan, City Forester, for suggested changes. 19. Transportation, Stormwater and Engineering comments will be mailed under separate cover. Maurice H. Lutkin, P.E. First Choice Bank of Fort Collins Minor Subdivision Page 3 The next step in this minor subdivision process is for you to respond to these comments, as well as any additional comments from Transportation, Stormwater and Engineering. Your response will need to include revised plans. Once the revisions are received and reviewed, a public hearing will be scheduled. Should you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact me. Sincerely, I- 04--�f Robert E. Blanchard, AICP Chief Planner cc: Kerrie Ashh'eck, Civil Engineer