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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLORADO IRON & METAL - PDP - 20-09 - CORRESPONDENCE - (7)Department: Zoning Issue Contact: Jenny Nuckols Topic: Zoning Number:1 Created:4/30/2009 Pending [4/30/091 Parking. The maximum number of parking spaces is based on the number of total employees. 63 proposed spaces exceeds what is allowed. If you are seeking "alternative compliance", please review section 3.2.2(K)(3) for the process to request alternative compliance Response: Note that the maximum parking of .75 spaces per employee refers only to industrial employees and is silent on the recycling customers. Because it is silent on a maximum for recycling facilities, we assume there is no maximum for that portion of the project. Also, the parking code is silent regarding customer parking for the fabrication portion of the business, which also need quite a few parking spaces. Our assumption is that this interpretation avoids the need for alternative compliance, however if City staff disagrees, we can provide an alternative compliance request to take to hearing. Number:2 Created:4/30/2009 Pending 14/30/091 Please show bicycle parking and locate near the main entrance. Response: See the revised submittal. Number:3 Created:4/3012009 Pending [4/30/091 Handicapped parking spaces are based on the overall number of parking spaces. 34 Parking spaces would require 2 handicap spaces, 63 parking spaces would require 3 handicap spaces. Of those HC spaces, one needs to be van accessible with an overall width of 16' and signed as "Van Accessible" Please note parking stall dimensions on the site plan and label all HC spaces. Response: See the revised submittal. Number:4 Created:4/3012009 Pending [4/30/091 On the site plan please show and label the new building envelope since there is proposed changes to the north side. Response: See the revised submittal. Number:5 Created:4/30/2009 Pending [4130/09] There are some parking spaces to the East that seem to be located on two lots. Are they part of this development? Response: We are no longer proposing parking. The existing use of shared loading zones will remain. Number:6 Created:413012009 Pending [4/30109] Please show building height at the top roof line on the elevation drawings. Response: Please see the revised elevations. Number:7 Created:4/30/2009 Pending [4/30/09] How will trash and recyclables be handled? Will there be an exterior enclosure? If so please note location on site plan and provide an elevation on the elevation sheets. Response: See the trash enclosure on sheet 2 of 9 in plan and elevation on the site plan. Number:8 Created:5/1/2009 Pending [4/30/091 Please note colors, materials etc of the buildings on the elevation drawings. Response: Please see the revised elevations. Number:43 Created:5114/2009 Pending HMIA: The requested Hazardous Materials Impact Analysis is excellent. Thank you. Response: No, thank you. Number:44 Created:5/14/2009 Pending FUEL TANK: The proposed diesel/gasoline tank is required to meet all applicable requirements set forth in the 2006 IFC. Response: Acknowledged. Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque Topic: Stormwater Number:45 Created:5/15/2009 Pending [5/15/091 Retention ponds are only allowed after all other options for detention have been exhausted. There is still the option of expanding the existing detention pond, which detains the existing site. Also, groundwater in this area is most likely higher than the 12-foot deep proposed retention pond, which would make this pond not feasible. In general, retention ponds need to still have an outfall. This could be percolation only if a soils report confirmed acceptable percolation rates. A backup option would also be required, like a gravity or pumped delayed release to an irrigation ditch. Response: The retention pond has been changed to a detention pond with a discharge pipe. Please see the revised drainage plan and report. Number:46 Created:5/15/2009 Pending [5/15/09] Drainage easements are required for all ponds and other drainage improvements. The proposed drainage pan along the east side of the property would need a drainage easement for the on -site and off - site portions. For any off -site drainage easements, a letter of intent is required before the public hearing. Response: The pond and the pan along the eastern drive aisle are located within proposed drainage easements. Please see the revised plat. Number:47 Created:5/15/2009 Pending [5/15/09] Please include all hydrology calculations in the drainage report. Please compare existing flows with proposed flows as well. Response: Acknowledged. Number:48 Created:5/15/2009 Pending [5/15109] All detention calculations need to include half of Buckingham Street along the site's frontage. Response: The western portion of Buckingham drains to the new detention pond. The eastern portion drains through existing drainage systems to the existing pond located behind the building to the east. This pond was designed for the entire project site, so the drainage basin for the existing pond will be substantially reduced with the project. Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Roger Buffington Topic: WaterMastewater Number:49 Created:5/15/2009 Pending [5/15/09] The sewer service for the proposed building must connect at a manhole. Response: Acknowledged. Response: See the revised plat. Department: Light & Power Issue Contact: Rob Irish Topic: General Number:9 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] Please show existng transformer on site plan. Also, show existing electric oval vault adjacent to this site on Buckingham. Coordinate with Light & Power if either of these will need to be relocated. Response: See the revised Site & Landscape plans. Number:10 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [51121091 Any relocation or modification to existing electric facilities will be at the owner's expense. Response: Acknowledged. Number:11 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] Owner will need to submit a C-1 form and One -Line diagram for any increase or change in power requirements. If a new transformer is needed owner will need to coordinate a transformer location within 10' of an all weather driveover surface with Light & Power. Response: Acknowledged. Number:12 Created:5/1212009 Pending [5/12/09] Owner is responsible for Electric Capacity Fees and Building Site charges for the unpaid area where the Infultration/Detention Pond will be and any additional increase in power requirements. Response: Acknowledged. Department: PFA Topic: Fire Issue Contact: Carle Dann Number:42 Created:5/1412009 Pending REQUIRED ACCESS: Fire access roads (fire lanes) shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the PFA's jurisdiction when any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus access as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. This fire lane shall be visible by painting and signage, and maintained unobstructed at all times. A fire lane plan shall be submitted for approval prior to installation. In addition to the design criteria already contained in relevant standards and policies, any new fire lane must meet the following general requirements: • Be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface (asphalt or concrete) capable of supporting fire apparatus weights. Compacted road base shall be used only for temporary fire lanes or at construction sites. • Have appropriate maintenance agreements that are legally binding and enforceable. • Be designated on the plat as an Emergency Access Easement. • Maintain the required minimum width of 20 feet throughout the length of the fire lane (30 feet on at least one long side of the building when the structures are three or more stories in height). If the building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic fire -sprinkler system, the fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet. NOTE: Please contact me to determine specific EAE location. 2006 International Fire Code 503.1.1, 503.2.3, 503.3, 503.4 and Appendix D Response: Acknowledged. 0 Response: See revised plat. Topic: Landscaping Number:14 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 The parking spaces on the east side of the property straddling the property line are not currently shown existing or to be constructed on the utility plans. To construct these, a construction easement will be needed from the adjacent property owner. You might also want an easement or agreement with them regarding the use of the spaces. Response: They are no longer proposed to be parking spaces. They are intended to remain the same as the existing condition, which is loading and unloading zones used by both properties. Number:15 Created:5112/2009 Pending [5/12/091 There are several GATES indicated on the plans. Are these new or existing and is there any other fence that is new or existing? Currently as labeled there are only gates and no fences on the site. Response: See sheet 5 of 9, the "Fencing Plan." Number:16 Created:5/12/2009 Pending 15/12/09] The office trailer is not shown on the utility plans. Is this a temporary or permanent structure? Response: See the revised submittal. Number:17 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] The truck scale has not been shown on the utility plans. Response: See the revised submittal. Topic: Plat Number:18 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] The plat indicates that there is 58 feet of existing row on Buckingham Street. From prior plats and that dedicated by separate document last fall I calculate that it is 76 feet in width. Response: See the revised plat. Number:19 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] Label the additional row that was dedicated last fall by this property. Response: See the revised plat. Number:20 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 The very west portion of the property — row needs to be dedicated so that it is in line with the rest of the property. Response: See the revised plat. Number: 21 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] What part of the drainage and access easement is proposed for vacation? And before the access easement can be vacated need to see some sort of verification that x-access is not necessary for the property to the south. Response: See the revised plat. We continue to have an access easement to the property to the south. Number:22 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5112/091 A detention easement needs to be dedicated for the new pond area and overflow path. [5/12109] Few grade lines at the property lines do not tie to anything. Response: Acknowledged. Number:27 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] This project is shown tying into an existing detention pond to the south and east of the site. From what I could find on the existing plats and documents that we have on file a drainage easement does not exist to tie these two sites together. A prior plan seemed to indicate that an easement existed, but I didn't find a record of it in our files. If it exists please provide a copy of the recorded document. If it doesn't exist an off -site drainage easement(s) will need to be dedicated and a letter or letters of intent from the adjacent property(ies) will be needed prior to being able to schedule the hearing. Response: This easement was shown on the construction drawings for the adjacent property, but for some reason was not included on the plat. This easement was later provided by separate instrument. Number:28 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 For the south profile to the east of the site. What is being shown? It looks as if you are tying into the existing curb and gutter in the plan view, but the profile appears to be all new and not matching the existing grade. Response: The east end of the interim street improvement ties in to the right (south) existing flowline/curb and gutter in plan view. The profile also ties in at this point. Towards the east, past the interim improvements, the ultimate flowline diverges from existing because the existing flowline profile in this area does not meet the minimum slope requirement. This design will allow for both a tie to existing or future reconstruction of this portion of the street to meet current minimum standards. Should this section of street be built in the future, the designer would have the choice of either using a design that meets current standards, or asking for a variance from the minimum slope requirement. Our proposed design will allow either case. Number: 29 [5/12/09] The street cross section provided is incorrect. Street in this section. Response: Acknowledged. Created:5/12/2009 Pending Buckingham is considered a Minor Collector Number:30 Created:5112/2009 Pending [5/12/09] A soils report will need to be submitted with the final submittal. Response: Acknowledged. This will be provided at final. Number:31 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] A striping plan will need to be submitted with the final plans. Response: Acknowledged. This will be provided at final. Number:32 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] Technical Services had the following comments - 1. Boundary Closes, legal closes, but which one reflects the limits of the property? 2. Please remove "PDP" from the title and statement of ownership and subdivision. 3. Please add the legal description to the site plan. 4. Scanning issues on Landscape, Site and Plat. 5. Please change subtitle. See note on the Plat for changed verbiage. 4 Topic: Site Plan Number:36 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5/13/09] Please add the following to the Site Plan: __Pdorth Arrow on Vicinity and Site Plan percentage and square footage of driveway and parking percentage and square footage of landscaped area Aow # of spaces and decipher handicap here is bicycle parking? Please label existing and proposed s.f. on footprint nohow some context, what is beyond these boundaries (150') What is the proposed treatment of the perimeter, fencing? i Please label land uses, heavy ind, recycling... iWhat are Recycling Roll-ons? /What is happening with the temporary parking spaces on the west side of the building? Response: See the revised submittal for answers to most of these questions. Recycling Roll -offs are the same type of containers that the City uses for public recycling drop-offs. They are called roll -offs because the truck that picks them up is a flat bed truck that has a hydrolic tilting bed that the container rolls onto and off of when loading and unloading the container from the truck. We are no longer proposing any temporary parking. Department: Current Planning Issue Contact: Dana Leavitt Topic: General Number:41 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5/13/09] No comment. Response: Acknowledged. Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Sheri Langenberger Topic: General Number:13 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/09] See plans for additional redline comments. Response: Acknowledged. Number:23 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 Is the sidewalk shown along the frontage of the property the existing sidewalk? Response: The existing sidewalk is being removed and a new detached sidewalk is included in the plan. Number:24 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 Need to label the drainage pans and widths. Response: Acknowledged. Number:25 Created:5/12/2009 Pending [5/12/091 IF you are planning on phasing construction you will need to include phase lines and notes as a part of the final plans. Response: Acknowledged. This will be provided at final. Number:26 Created:5/12/2009 Pending Full stocking of trees not met in front of Building 2. may need mod. of standard. Response: Please see the revised landscape plan. Recycling Roll-ons in place of potential landscaping, There is a fence and gate shown, what type please describe. Response: Please see the new fence and gate details on sheet 5 of 9, the "Fencing Plan" Parking lot perimeter trees and street trees are not adequate, there needs to be shrubs and trees between sidewalk and parking lot. There are too many street trees, street lights are not shown, street canopy/shade trees need to be 40' from street lights. Response: Please see revised landscape plans. Landscape islands shall have a shade tree with at least 80 s.f. of ground to support. Response: Please see revised landscape plans. Is there fencing along the sides and rear of the property? Response: Yes. Please see sheet 5 of 9, the "Fencing Plan". Show existing street lights Response: Street lights are now shown. Show where bike parking is. Response: The bike parking is now shown near the northwest corner of building #1.. \ Is the walk through the parking lot raised? *5, �—>.e—, • 3• Z • i i Response: We hadn't intended it to be raised, unless s required to be, which we are thinking it is not. Let us know if we are mistaken. Please label existing trash enclosure. Will this still be used? Response: Please see the resubmittal. Yes, the existing trash enclosure is intended to be used, however it will be moved. Zr pic: Lighting Plan mber:38 Created:5/13/2009 Pending 13/09] Where are the existing street lights? Is there no lighting at the north entrance? Response: Street lights are now shown on the revised submittal. See the revised lighting plan. Topic: Planning Objectives Number:33 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5/13/09] Please provide a short summary paragraph of what you are proposing. Explain the uses please. Response: The outdoor industrial yard has the uses of "Heavy Industrial", and "Recycling Facility". The big building's uses are "Light Industrial (Metal Fabrication)", "Recycling Facilities", and "Offices." Building 2 (as named on the site plan) has a use of "Recycling Facility'. Building 3 is partially a machine shop which is an accessory use to the Heavy Industrial and Recycle Facilit, and partially a use of "Recycling Facility". 2 RI Colorado Iron & Metal Response to Comments 9/30/2009 ISSUES: Department: Current Planning Issue Contact: Emma McArdle Topic: General Number:34 Created:5/13/2009 Pending 45/13/09] Is this property under single ownership? If multiple owners please provide information on each. / Response: The entire property is owned by GTG Investments. The ownership is a bit confusing because there were two lot -line adjustments that were done recently. Peter Barnes was involved in the review of the lot -line adjustments. Let me know if you need further clarification. Number:35 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5113/091 When do you expect facilities to be up and running? Response: The offices and fabrication shop are already up and running. These uses were approved by a minor amendment about 9 months ago. This PDP proposes site improvements to bring the outdoor uses of the Colorado Iron & Metal business to the site. The construction will be in 2 phases, as shown on the site plan. The first phase will commence immediately after the final compliance approval. The timing of the construction of the second phase depends on market conditions, but will most likelybe within thins. Number:39 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5/13/09] Is recycling done on site? Are the Roll -offs for the public to bring recycling? Response: Recycling is collected on -site and bailed into bulk loads and shipped to Denver. The intent is that the roll -offs are available for public recycling drop-offs, and are reflected in the traffic study. Note the roll -offs will be in the construction phase 2. Number:40 Created:5/13/2009 Pending [5/13/09] Is the north parking lot for employees, customers, all? Or will west parking be maintained for employees? Please make clear on plans what the plan is, reference note. Response: All parking areas are for all users, including employees and customers. Note that there is no longer any "temporary" parking being proposed. All proposed parking is permanent, however some is proposed in the first construction phase, and some is proposed in the second construction phase. Number: 50 Created: 5/13/2009 13/09] The proposed additions to the existing building will enhance the character of the building. Response: Thank you. Thank you very much. Topic: Landscaping �C Number.37 Created:5/1312009 Pending J5/13/09] Please address the following issues on the Landscape Plan: Are there any trees to be removed? Response: Yes. There are a few trees being removed. See the sheet 4 of 9 of the resubmittal called the "Existing Tree Plan". Hard to decipher sidewalk, label or use fill. Response: See revised submittal.