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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS RETAIL CENTER PUD - Filed CS-COMMENT SHEETS - 2003-11-03M E M O R A N D U M Bob Snow Mountain Bell -Engineering 124 W. Magnolia TO: Fort Collins, CO 80521 FROM: Bonnie Tripoli, Development Coordinator RE: Utility Plans C,Q DATE: / o?� /(/S Submitted for your review and comment are utility plans for Please respond by PROJECT COMMENT SHEET City of Fort Collins DATE: 29 Oct 91 DEPARTMENT: 0791 tea r( ITEM: #50-85F FT COLLINS RETAIL CENTER- APPLEBEE'S - Preliminary Please respond to this project by Friday, November 8, 1991 Planner: Ted Shepard No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) — Pro✓�o�it roo� 2120"4 SA04 'I dOG 5 N6t e Wfo Ycge.,, ,f oY easew Date: i vh/ Signature: 11,� CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: X El PLAT SITE LANDSCAPE UTILITY I'LANNING DEPARTMEN'P 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 PORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580(303)221-6750 M E M O R A N D U M Bob Snow Mountain Bell -Engineering 124 W. Magnolia Fort Collins, CO 80521 TO: FROM: Bonnie Tripoli, Development Coordinator RE: Subdivision Utility Plans DATE: 6 Seo 85 Submitted for your review and comment are utility plans for: Fort Collins Retail Center Please respond by: September 20, 1985 DATE: DEPARTME► JT: ITEM: c - C- 7lu 3 d' No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) Pq-n.64wr,5 Date Signature ITEM : 71�,oa&�� :?dazeCtj-7.�A - 74, ?Qtxt,�- F )ad / � 4 / No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) Date U/i Signature . c Develc lent Services Planning Department October 26, 1988 Mr. Ralph Snyder Pouw & Associates 1860 Blake Street Suite 200 Denver, CO. 80202 Dear Mr. Snyder: Thanl: you for promptly meeting our ad hoc submittal deadline for the November Planning, and Zoning hearing. Staff has reviewed the request for Prcliminanv and Final P.U.D. for Pad A of the Pavilion at the _Fort Collins Retail Center and offers the following comments: Staff is concerned about the location of the 11 parking stalls on the west side of the building, along the College Avenue frontage. Such is not the case with the Black -Eyed Pea which has parking on the south side of the building. It is recommended that the building be shifted accordingly to the west to delete the parking along College Avenue and to add the stalls to the cast side of the building. This would present a consistent strectscape bcl��ccn Pads A and C. 2. The sidewalk serving the entrance to the store should be extended north to intersect with the sidewalk on Troutman Parkway. 3. The north elevation should be softened with foundation plantings 4. Staff applauds the use of similar architecture as with the balance of the Center. Thcrc is, however, one aspect that is particularly troubling. The heavy reliance on additional signagc on the backlit awning detracts from the overall quality of not only Pad A but of the entire Pavilion Center. Using words such ❑s "VIDEOS", "RECORDS", etc. tends to add unnecessary Clutter to the site. Since the present and proposed architecture is of high quality, such signagc would counteract the intent of the overall design. In working with other national retailers on signage, Staff has consistently discouraged the use of window signagc, spanner boards, or other secondary signagc that includes information beyond that contained in the primary signagc. This is based on the concept that signagc on major streets should rely on simple graphics and serve to "index" the retail environment. Informational overload tends to compete with other stimuli that vie for the motorist's attention. Please keep in mind that South College Avenue is a six lane arterial street with speeds ranging from 35 to 50 m.p.h. As a result, the typical motorists has anywhere from 5 to 10 seconds to observe 100 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80b22-0580 • (303) 221-6750 Page 2 and process information. By simplifying the graphics, signagc actually has a better chance of accomplishing its major purpose - getting a motorist to make a turn movement into the retail center. Staff, therefore, feels very strongly that secondary signagc on the backlit awning be eliminated. 5. Staff is supportive of the use of blue neon lighting. This is an excellent use of graphic design that unifies the entire Pavilion Center. 6. Since Staff is strongly recommending that secondary signagc be deleted off the backlit awning, is it necessary that the backlit awning wrap three sides of the building? Perhaps the backlit awning could be reduced to the west elevation only. Or, perhaps, the width of the awning could be reduced to narrower profile. The use of the awning appears overdone and tends to overpower the quality of the architecture. 7. The building must conform to the fire containment area limitations of the building code. A single tenant user may require more than 5,000 square feet of unseparated area, a fire sprinkler may be required. This concludes Staff comments at this time. In order to stay on schedule for the November 21, 1988 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, please note the following deadlines: Plan revisions are due November 3, 1988. PNIT's, colored renderings, and 10 prints are due November 14, 1988 Final documents are due November 17, 1988. Please call to discuss these comments or to set up a meeting at your convenience. Sincerely, --X� --f-k Ted Shepard City Planner cc: Joe Frank, Assistant Planning Director Mike Herzig, Development Engineer Citv of Fort Collins Deg -)pmenl Services Planning Department M E M O R A N D U M FROM: Mike Herzig, Development Coordinator DATE: November 8,, 1988 RE: Subdivision Utility Plans Submitted for your review and comment are utility plans for: The Pavilion, Pad A Please respond by: November 18,, 1988,, Friday ND z%/er5 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 i Dex )pnicm Services Planning Department Citv of Fort Collins - MEMORANDUM TO: GARY HUETT PUBLIC SERVICE FROM: Mike Herzig, Development Coordinator DATE: November 8,, 1988 RE: Subdivision Utility Plans Submitted for your review and comment are utility plans for: The Pavilion, Pad A Please respond by: November 18,, 1988, Friday NOY 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 Citv of Fort Collins TO: Y De\ rpment. Services Planning Department MEMORANDUM BOB SNOW MOUNTAIN BELL -ENGINEERING 124 W. Magnolia Fort Collins, CO 80521 FROM: Mi<e Herzig, Development Coordinator DATE: November 8,, 1988 RE: Subdivision Utility Plans Submitted for your review and comment are utility plans for: The Pavilion, Pad A Please respond by: November 18, 1988, Friday /- /a- gg- E 300 LaPorte Avenue • PO. Box 5S0 • Port Collins, CO 50522-0580 • (303) 221-6750