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Home My WebLink About223 WILLOW STREET - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2004-07-20SCHRADER OIL COMPANY OFFICE FACILITY Planning Objectives Schrader Oil Company currently resides on the subject property and has for many years. During those years the need for additional and modern office space has increased significantly. The proposed project is an attempt to address this need. The project will consist of constructing approximately 8,145 s.f of new office space, remodeling an existing monitoring station structure, razing the existing office building, existing shop and existing fuel pumping structure. As well, a new parking area, seating plaza, storage fence and landscape improvements will be made. The current structures are antiquated in terms of accessibility, character, and general use and will be replaced with structures which, are in compliance with current building and accessibility standards and are of a character which is consistent with the downtown character. This project will serve to "clean-up" several existing undesirable characteristics. Namely, the removal or remodeling of the existing building structures, the removal of several existing fuel related structures, the removal of a substantial amount of highly visible chain - link fencing and the inclusion of better storage area screening and proper landscaping throughout the site. Furthermore, the existing parking and storage areas immediately adjacent to Willow Street will be relocated to more desirable areas. This site is presently zoned T — Transition and the Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a variance and a variance extension to allow the construction of the new facilities consistent with Section 4.9(13)(I)(b) of the Land Use Code. This site is currently under the ownership of Schrader Oil Company and for the foreseeable future would remain under this ownership. Facilities are being designed to provide full time office space for 27 employees with there being an additional area for approximately 5 field personnel normally not in the office on a daily basis. It is believed that this site has been designed to be in compliance with the current Land Use Code and therefore no Variances or Modifications of Standards are proposed. The only element which probably requires some explanation is the position of the building as it has not been placed within 15' of the Willow Street right-of-way as required by section 3.53(B)(1)(b) of the L.U.C. However, it has been placed in conformance with exception I to this section. In meeting the requirements of the exception, an outdoor plaza has been provided consisting of bench seats and a decorative scoring pattern radiating around a central flagpole. This plaza will be surrounded by a masonry retaining wall, tree canopies and lower plantings. In addition to providing space for the plaza, the positioning of the building away from the "Build -to" line permits the building to avoid a conflict with the existing sewer main and the required new utility easement for this main, provide a desired amount of landscape that would not have not been able to be provided due to the new Schrader Oil Company Office Facility Planning Objectives Page 2 utility easement and provide an area for a new detention basin in the only position that is not "bucking" the existing grades. Furthermore, it should be noted that the existing street right-of-way is of a rather awkward configuration due to the many reconfigurations of streets and railroad tracks in this old part of town. This configuration restricts the ability to get "close" to it as it "bows" out into the existing street improvements. This project in conjunction with the previously submitted truck wash addition on the adjacent property to the east, on Willow Street will need to take place in a series of events. Specifically, the truck wash addition will need to be completed prior to any work on the office facility. It is anticipated that construction for the truck wash would occur immediately upon City approval, which is anticipated in the next few weeks. Following completion of the truck wash addition, the functions located in the existing shop would be relocated to the existing facility adjacent to the truck wash. Then, following City approval of the current proposal, the existing shop on the office site would be razed. Upon the razing the new office facility would be constructed. Once the new office is ready, functions in the existing office building would be relocated to the new office and the existing office would be razed. Upon this razing, all of the new site improvements would be completed. It is anticipated that City approval of the current proposal would occur before the end of this year and that the new office facility could begin construction in early 2004 and be completed by the end of 2004. SCHRADER OIL COMPANY TRUCKWASfI ADDITION Planning Objectives Due to the previous relocation of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and the associated condemnation of Schrader property adjacent to their existing shop and truck wash facilities at 320 North College Avenue the need for a new truck wash facility has occurred. That need would be filled by the currently proposed truck wash addition to an existing shop and storage facility the Schrader's own adjacent to the 320 North College facilities at 223 'Willow Street. This addition would consist of 1800 s.f of nearly identical construction to the existing 5,100 s.f. building. The addition would be located on the backside of the existing building. No improvements would be made to the site other than the construction of the building, a sanitary sewer connection to an existing sewer stub and some minor regarding of the existing yard to make it more maneuverable. This site is zoned T — Transition and the Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a variance and a variance extension to allow the addition to occur consistent with Section 4.9(B)(1)(b) of the Land Use Code. This addition would not normally be occupied by any employees throughout the bulk of a typical day. Construction for the facility would begin upon City approval and it is anticipated that construction would take approximately 90 days. Oct 22 03 09:51a Greg Fisher (970) 484-2229 p.2 Oct 21 03 05:471c Thomas W. Hartmann 1(970)229-9984 p.l TwHARTMANN, INC. October 21, 2003 Mr. Greg Fisher, Architect via facsimile 494.2229 3115 Clyde Street Fort Collins Colorado 80524 Dear Greg, Northern Engineering requested that I observe an existing grated inlet near Schrader Oil Company 320 North College. This grated inlet is about 250 feet east of College on Willow in a proposed concrete driveway. The inlet consists of 318x4" galvanized steel grating supported on a cast -in -place concrete box. The grating bears directly on an embedded angle cast into a ledge in the concrete_ My calculations indicate that the grating will support a 20 kip wheel load (HS-25 vehicle) at a calculated 20 ksi bending stress. Current roadway design standards would use either a 16 kip (HS-20) or 20 kip (HS-25) vehicle loading Based upon experience, the steel allowable stress would be at least 24 ksi, indicating that there would be a significant margin of safety when considering the HS-25 design load I did not check the capacity of the concrete box section directly, but the concrete boxes used for inlets generally are more conservatively designed than the supported grate since the wheel loading is more uniformly supported on the subgrade. Please forward a copy of this to the appropriate agency as evidence of my engineering review. Thanks for the opportunity to be of service. Be s, omas W. Hartmann, cc: Megan L. Keefe, N T " Hartmann Inc. (970) 690-6931 263) Linle Beer Court a Fort Collins • Colorado . 90525 NOV 0 3 2003 MARCH & OLIVE, P.C. [BY:-_.1 A"I TORNFYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW ItRADI'ORIJ MAR( If 110 EOAK STRLLL'r. SCITE 300 --ARTHLR G. MARCH. —190819fl1 511]VAHI W. OIJVH PORT COLLINS, COLO RAN) fl024 ?NNO (990 ARTHUR L. MARCH, JR . 482835_2 P;u (9)70) £"119 Refired, 2002 October 31, 2003 Dave Stringer Development Review Manager Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Dave: Accompanying this letter is the proposed Memorandum of Understanding for the Schrader property cast of the railroad tracks which we discussed in our meeting of Friday, September 241h. As I would assume the storm drainage requirements associated with the truck wash property arc minimal, the required amount to be posted under the Memorandum of Understanding will be minor and Schrader will therefore likely post a cash escrow rather than a letter of credit or bond. 1 may need to tweak this provision based upon the amount that the City feels needs to be escrowed. 1 have not yet obtained the legal descriptions of the property to be held by Schrader Oil and Wayne Schrader, but understand those will be provided by Greg Fisher and Northern Engineering if the proposed format is acceptable. Please forward me an email with any comments you may have. Upon provision of the legal, I will sec ground is conveyed from Schrader Oil to Wayne Schrader. I have also enclosed a proposed fonnat for deeds for the stonn drain easements. Sincerely yours, MARCH & OLIVE, P.C. J. Brad March JBM:pb Enclosures c: Paul Eckman Greg Fisher (by email)