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Home My WebLink AboutTOLMAR SUBDIVISION (BLDG EXPAND.) - PDP - 38-07 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTTolmar Subdivision (Expansion of Building) - Project Development Plan, #38-07 February 4, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 4 the Minor Amendment currently in the City's development review process. C. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(C) Public Sites, Reservations and Dedications in that: 1) An applicant shall be required to dedicate rights -of way for public streets, drainage easements and utility easements as needed to serve the area being platted. The rights -of -way (ROW) for Centre Avenue and Worthington Avenue were dedicated by previously approved and recorded subdivision plats. Drainage, utility, access, and emergency access easements necessary to serve this lot will be dedicated with the Tolmar Subdivision plat, if approved and filed. 2) Reservation of sites for flood control, open space and other municipal uses shall be made, as necessary, in accordance with the requirements of this LUC. 5. Findings of Fact/Conclusion A. The Tolmar Subdivision, PDP contains existing permitted uses in the E - Employment Zoning District. B. The Tolmar Subdivision, PDP meets the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 - General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 - Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Section 2.4 - Project Development Plan in Article 2 - Administration of the LUC. C. The Tolmar Subdivision, PDP meets the plat standards located in Section 3.3.1 - Plat Standards of Article 3 - General Development Standards of the LUC. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Tolmar Subdivision, Project Development Plan - #38-07. Tolmar Subdivision (Expansion of Building) - Project Development Plan, #38-07 February 4, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 3 reviewed under the City's Minor Amendment process that is running concurrent with this subdivision request. Staff has determined that there is no detriment to a development plan associated with the platting of the one lot. 3. Article 2 - Administration The Tolmar Subdivision, PDP complies with the applicable requirements of the LUC, specifically the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 - General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 - Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Section 2.4 - Project Development Plan in Article 2 - Administration. 4. Article 3 - General Development Standards The Tolmar Subdivision, PDP complies with the applicable requirements of the LUC, specifically the plat requirements located in Section 3.3.1 - Plat Standards in Article 3 - General Development Standards. A. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(A) General Provisions in that: 1) The subdivision plat will be filed and recorded only after having been approved by the Director of Planning, with such approval evidenced in writing on the plat and signed by the City Clerk. 2) No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for construction of any new principal building, enlargement of any principal building used for nonresidential purposes by more that 25% of the existing floor area of such building, or no act which changes the use of any building shall be permitted until a subdivision plat is filed and recorded in the City of Fort Collins. B. The subdivision plat is in compliance with Section 3.3.1(B) Lots in that: 1) The lot has direct vehicular access to public streets (Centre Avenue and Worthington Avenue). Lot 1 fronts on public streets (Centre Avenue and Worthington Avenue). The side lot lines are substantially at right angles or radial to the street lines. 2) The general layout of parcels, driveways, utilities, drainage facilities and other services within the proposed subdivision PDP have been previously established by other means or are being reviewed with Tolmar Subdivision (Expansion of Building) - Project Development Plan, #38-07 February 4, 2008 Administrative Hearing Page 2 COMMENTS: I. Background The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: E; existing educational use (National Technological University in the Centre for Advanced Technology) S: E; existing and planned offices (Market Center Office Park in the Centre for Advanced Technology) E: E; existing offices (Centre Tech in the Centre for Advanced Technology) W: NC; existing healthcare and retail (Columbine 90-Bed Rehab. Facility and various businesses) The property was annexed in September, 1965 as part of the Fourth College Annexation. The property is a part of the Center for Advanced Technology Overall Development Plan (ODP) that was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board in September, 1983 for "high tech" uses. There have been 3 subsequent amendments to the ODP, each showing this parcel to be industrial/office/R&D uses. The northerly 2/3 of the property (5.0 acres) was platted in March, 1988, and replatted in January, 1993, as the Centre for Advanced Technology, Eight Filing. The entire property (7.71 acres) was platted as Atrix Laboratories in May, 2002. It was approved for 57,184 square feet of office & industrial uses in one 1- and 2-story building. 2. Purpose of the Subdivision The purpose for the replatting of the approved and recorded Atrix Laboratories subdivision is to create one (1) lot on the property, under different ownership, instead of the two (2) lots currently platted. The new subdivision plat will create one lot that is 7.71 acres in size. The applicant is proposing additions and improvements to the existing building and site, and these improvements are being ITEM NO. MEETING DATE A t-- STAFF GNejQ-V St�L 0 LT CitV of Fort Collins HEARING OFFICER STAFF REPORT PROJECT: Tolmar Subdivision (Expansion of Building) - Project Development Plan (PDP) - #38-07 APPLICANT: JR Engineering, LLC c/o Timothy Halopoff, PE 2620 East Prospect Road, Suite 190 Fort Collins, CO. 80525 OWNER: W.P. Carey and Co., LLC 50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY. 10020 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a replat of the approved and recorded Atrix Laboratories subdivision plat. The 7.71 acre property is located at the southeast corner of Centre Avenue and Worthington Avenue, in the Centre for Advanced Technology, and contains an existing 57,184 square foot building (1- and 2- stories in height) with associated parking. The property is in the E - Employment Zoning District. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This request is to create a 1-lot subdivision plat for a property that presently is platted as two (2) lots. The request complies with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code (LUC), specifically the procedural requirements located in Division 2.1 - General Procedural Requirements, Division 2.2 - Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications, and Division 2.4 - Project Development Plan located in Article 2 - Administration; and, standards and requirements located in Section 3.3.1 - Plat Standards in Article 3 - General Development Standards. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. PO. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT