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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKING SOOPERS FUELING STATION (CEDARWOOD PLAZA) - PDP - 40-07 - CORRESPONDENCE - (30)Architectural Compatibility, and 3.5.3 - Mixed -Use, Institutional and Commercial Buildings. Sufficient screening of the large vehicle use area, being located right at the prominent intersection of South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street, is absolutely critical. This can be done with landscaping, berming, walls, or a combination of these. City staff is adamant about this King Soopers fueling station, associated with the King Soopers Supermarket, providing internal vehicular connections to the parking lots in the Cedarwood Plaza Shopping Center. Also, there are Land Use and Development Standards specif ic to the NC District that redevelopment on this property will be subject to. Copies of Article 3 and Division 4.23 are available in the Current Planning Department or on the City of Fort Collins website @ www.fcgov.com. Go to Departments, then the Current Planning Department. 10. The City's Planning & Zoning Department will coordinate the development review process. The required submittal package will be submitted to the Development Review Center and distributed accordingly to other City departments and outside reviewing agencies involved in development review. The submittal requirements for Project Development Plans and Final Compliance Plans are available on the City's website. 11. The proposed "gasoline station" is permitted in the NC District as a Type 1, administrative review and public hearing. The applicant for this development request is not required to hold a neighborhood information meeting prior to formal submittal of the project; however, City staff will schedule a meeting if the developer/applicant thinks that there is a benefit to conducting one. Steve, and possibly other City staff, would be present to facilitate the meeting. YI b. A Hazardous Materials Management Plan will need to be filed with the Poudre Fire Authority. Please contact Dana, at (970)224-6143, if you have questions about these comments. 7. Carle Dann of the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) offered the following comments: a. A fire lane may need to be dedicated on this site. b. A fire hydrant must be located within 300' of the building and it must provide fire flows of 1,500 gallons per minute. C. The clearance under the proposed canopy must be at least 14' from the pavement surface to the bottom of the canopy. d. A Hazardous Materials Impact Analysis must be provided to PFA for review with the PDP submittal. e. A permit is required to remove/install fuel tanks. Cut sheets for the new tanks will be required. Please contact Carie, at (970)416-2869, if you have questions about these comments. 8. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the appropriate development review process by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies. 9. This development proposal is subject to all the requirements set forth in the City's LUC, specifically Article 2. Administration (Development Review Procedures), Article 3. General Development Standards, and Article 4. Districts (specifically Division 4.23 - Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District). The most pertinent sections of Article 3 (relative to this "gasoline station" redevelopment) are Sections 3.2.1- Landscaping, 3.5.1- 1 e. The requirement for extended detention for water ggglin treatment should be met. A potential pipe outfall for a discharge from the site can be to an existing storm line in the existing parking lot to the west. A drainage easement across that property would be needed to drain into that existing system. There may be an existing easement to the inlet. Also, if no new construction is needed to get the runoff to the inlet and the contributing flow to it is the same as exists today, then there would be no need to get an easement. f. A containment area that could prevent any spill from discharging into the storm sewer system must be designed as part of this development. Please contact Glen, at (970)224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Janet McTague of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. The City has existing 3-phase power available in the area. b. A transformer location must be coordinated with Light & Power. Transformers can be located no more than 10' from a paved area that can be accessed by City trucks and equipment. C. The standard electric development charges will apply to this development request. This property has 2 street frontages; therefore, the charges could be relatively high. Some or all of the charges may have already been paid. If you have questions in the future, please contact Janet at (970)224- 6154. 6. Dana Leavitt, the City's Environmental Planner, offered the following comments: a. The trash enclosure needs to be designed to accommodate recycling services. The City of Fort Collins Design Considerations Guidance Document may be found at: http://www.fcgov.com/recycling/pdf/enclosure-guidelinesO8O4.pdf E Please contact Randy, at (970)221-6750 or (970)221-6605, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following comments: a. There is an existing 12" water main in West Elizabeth Street and an existing 6" water main in South Taft Hill Road. b. There is an existing 8" sanitary sewer main in West Elizabeth Street. C. It appears that there may be a conflict between the existing water & sanitary sewer services and the proposed location of the underground fuel tanks. d. If there is no change in the size of the water service to the site then no plant investment (development) fees will be due. Please contact Roger, at (970)221-6854, if you have questions about these comments. 4. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is located in the Canal Importation Drainage Basin. The design of this site must conform to the drainage basin design of the Canal Importation Master Drainage Plan, as well as the City's Design Criteria and Construction Standards. b. The City-wide development fee is $3,070 per acre for the new impervious area over 350 square feet. Normal development fees would apply for additional impervious areas only, no fee is charged for existing impervious area. This fee, if any, is to be paid at the time of issuance of building permits. C. The site in on Stormwater Inventory Map #3J. A copy of the map can be obtained from the Utility Service Center at 700 Wood Street. d. The standard drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado. 4 (LOS) for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. e. This property will have to dedicate additional street right-of-way (ROW) and necessary easements behind the ROW for both South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street. The ultimate ROW for South Taft Hill Road must be 57.5' from the street centerline + a 15' wide utility easement. The ultimate ROW for West Elizabeth Street must be 42' from street centerline + a 15' wide utility easement. f. Any public improvements associated with this development will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS). g. This site is part of Tract A of the Miller Brothers Foothills Subdivision, Sixth Filing. Additional street ROW and necessary easements could be dedicated by separate documents or a replat of Tract A could be done to dedicate ROW and easements. h. A Development Agreement and a Development Construction Permit will be required for redevelopment on this property. i. The proposed access driveways from South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street do not meet the standard minimum separation distance requirements, per LCUASS, and propose safety concerns for the City's Traffic Operations Department. The City is requesting that the new fuel station be served by internal access only from the Cedarwood Plaza (King Soopers) parking lot. j. The property owners for redevelopment of this property will need to construct standard detached concrete sidewalks on South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street in the ultimate locations, being back of walk @ the new street ROW. k. The Transportation Development Review Fee will apply and will be collected by the Engineering Department at time of submittal of the change -of -use request. Please contact Randy for the exact amount of fee to be paid. 3 d. The canopy associated with the proposed kiosk structure is subject to the specific canopy design standards set forth in Section 4.23(E)(3) of the LUC. e. City staff really wants to see internal vehicular connections between this site and the parking lot for Cedarwood Plaza Shopping Center. f. This development will be in the City's Residential Neighborhood Sign District; therefore, locations only for exterior building wall signage must be shown on the building elevations that are submitted for development review. The actual size and content of signs should not be shown. Please see Section 3.8.7(E) of the LUC. g. Any trash enclosure in this development must be designed and constructed to accommodate recycling. This is set forth in Section 3.2.5 of the LUC. Please contact Peter, at (970)416-2355, if you have questions about these comments. 2. Randy Maizland of the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. The standard utility plan submittal requirements will apply to this development request. b. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development request. The fees are based on vehicle trip generation for the proposed land use in the development plan. Please contact Matt Baker of Engineering, at (970)224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. C. The Lorimer County Road Impact Fees will apply to redevelopment on this property. d. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS), addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at (970)224-6062, to determine what information will be needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service 2 MEETING DATE: June 18, 2007 ITEM: King Soopers Fuel Center @ Cedarwood Plaza APPLICANT: Galloway c/o Jeremy Friesen 5350 DTC Boulevard Greenwood Village, CO. 80111 LAND USE DATA: Request for a King Soopers Fuel Center at the southwest corner of South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street, in front of the Cedarwood Plaza Shopping Center containing a King Soopers Supermarket. The site is 0.38 acre in size and currently contains a multiple bay service station with fuel sales and a car wash. The property is in the NC - Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District. COMMENTS: 1. Peter Barnes of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. This property is in the NC - Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, which is Division 4.23 of the City's Land Use Code (LUC). The NC District permits "gasoline stations", subject to an administrative (Type 1) review and a public hearing in front of an administrative hearing officer. b. The maximum parking allowance for a "gas station" (vehicle servicing & maintenance), if any is proposed, is set forth in Section 3.2.2(K)(2) of the LUC, specifically the table in Section 3.2.2(K)(2)(a). C. The building in this development will be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3.5.3 - Mixed -Use, Institutional and Commercial Buildings of the LUC. This section deals with setbacks, build -to lines, design. [Steve Olt - King Soopers fuel center at Cedarwood Plaza Page 1 t . 1 From: Steve Olt To: Basil Hamdan; Cameron Gloss; Peter Barnes; Randy Maizland; Sheri Langenberger; Ward Stanford Date: 8/27/2007 11:47:52 AM Subject: King Soopers fuel center at Cedarwood Plaza As background information for our meeting this Thursday, August 30th, at 8:30 a.m., attached are the conceptual review comments from June 18, 2007, regarding the proposed King Soopers fuel center at Cedarwood Plaza. Steve