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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFRONT RANGE REZONING & STRUCTURE PLAN AMEND. - 3-00 - CORRESPONDENCE - (18)9. Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a. The addresses on the buildings must be visible from a street. b. A fire hydrant must be within 300' of all buildings and hydrants must be spaced at 600' on -center. C. Fire flows of 1,500 gallons per minute at a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch must be provided. d. A Hazardous Materials Impact Study may be necessary if there are uses proposed that require and use hazardous materials. Please see Section 3.4.5 of the LUC. If required, the HAZMATS Study will be reviewed by the Poudre Fire Authority. Please contact Ron, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 10. Ken Waido and Clark Mapes of the Advance Planning Department stated that the ODP assumes that the current rezoning request before the City will be approved. There are still outstanding issues on the rezoning and staff is not supporting the rezoning of the property. 11. This development request will be subject to the City's development review fee and the Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fee is due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the Overall Development Plan, Project Development Plan, and the Final Compliance phases of development review by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies. 12. This development proposal is subject to the requirements as set forth in the City's LUC, specifically Articles 2. Administration (Development Review Procedures), Article 3. General Development Standards, and Article 4. [Zoning] Districts. d. The wetlands must be surveyed to determine if the Ute Lady Trusses Orchid is present on this site. e. An Ecological Characterization Study must be done for the ODP on this property. f. The existing Cottonwood trees on the site must be identified and shown on the ODP. g. A copy of a memorandum and additional information is attached to this comment letter. Please contact Kim, at 221-6641, if you have questions about these comments. 7. Mark Jackson of the Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a. The impact of traffic on Trilby Road and the intersection of Trilby and South College Avenue must be studied. b. A TIS will be required with your ODP submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224-6062, and Mark, at 416-2029, to determine what information is needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. It may also be necessary to contact GayLene Rossiter of Transfort, at 224-6195, for information regarding transit service in the area. C. Bicycle and pedestrian connections should be provided within the development and to surrounding properties. Please contact Mark, at 416-2029, if you have questions about these comments. 8. Alison Brady of the Parks Planning Department stated that the residential portions of this development will be subject to the City's neighborhood and community parkland fees. The fees will be assessed on each dwelling unit and are based on the square footage of the unit. f. The outfall from the southeast corner runs between buildings and has a very limited capacity. The Ridgewood Hills developer worked with the property owner'on some improvements and easements so the Ridgewood Hills files and drainage report will contain drainage information. g. One outfall, which may be the one discussed above, was recently modified with a development project under Larimer County jurisdiction that outfalls into Huntington Hills. There may be some information available about capacity and easements for the outfall from that drainage study (reviewed by Larimer County). There may be three (3) outfalls but they are not shown on City inventory maps since they are in.the County. Please contact Glen, at 224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Bruce Vogel of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. The closest power to the site is only available on the north side of Trilby Road, with no power around South College Avenue and Skyway Drive. b. The normal electric charges will apply to this development. Please contact Doug, at 224-6152, if you have questions about these comments. 6. Kim Kreimeyer, the City's Natural Resources Planner, offered the following comments: a. If there are prairie dogs on this site they must be relocated or humanely eradicated prior to any construction occurring. b. There are existing wetlands on -site that must be preserved and protected or mitigated. They do not have to be jurisdictional wetlands to be mitigated under City regulations. C. The wetlands must be delineated on the ODP and there must be a 50' — 100' buffer around the wetlands. i. A Development Agreement (between the City and the developer) and a Development Construction Permit, issued by the City Engineering Department, will be required. Please contact Tim, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department stated that service in this area will be provided by the Fort Collins - Loveland Water District and the South Fort Collins Sanitation District. 4. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is located in the Fossil Creek Drainage Basin, where the development fee is $2,274 and subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. The site is in Inventory Grid #7T. b. 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. C. On -site water quality extended detention is required to treat the runoff. d. There are limited outfalls in place, so on -site detention is needed unless other outfalls are built across South College Avenue. These, then, would need to be analyzed downstream until their effects are not having a negative affect on downstream facilities. e. Off -site easements and improvements may be required. The previous proposal on the northeast corner of the site had worked with downstream property owners for an easement and some improvements, but then the project was abandoned. C. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development. These fees are based on vehicle trip generations for the proposed land uses in the development plan. Please contact Matt Baker, at 224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. d. Improvements to the intersections of South College Avenue & Trilby Road (a major intersection) and South College Avenue and Skyway Drive will be necessary with development of this property. The extent of improvements will be determined by the TIS for the project(s) and they must be escrowed in the amount of 150% of the estimated cost of improvements. e. Development of this property must include street connections to adjacent properties that are potentially developable or redevelopabie, as set forth in Section 3.6.3 — Street Pattern and Connectivity Standards of the LUC. f. The South College Access Management Plan is currently being amended by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the City of Fort Collins. This plan identifies the allowable access points along South College Avenue. Please contact Kathleen Reavis of the City Transportation Planning Department for information on the status of the access plan. g. A State Highway Access Control Permit, issued by CDOT, will be required with this development. The permit process should be initiated through the City Engineering Department. h. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) will be required with the ODP submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224-6062, and Mark Jackson of the Transportation Planning Department, at 416-2029, to determine what information is needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. MEETING DATE: August 21, 2000 ITEM: Timan Property Overall Development Plan APPLICANT: Jim Sell Design c/o John Barnett 153 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 LAND USE DATA: Request for an Overall Development Plan (ODP) on the Timan Property, which is approximately 48 acres in size and is located at the northwest corner of South College Avenue and Trilby Road. The ODP would be for 15.4 acres to 21.4 acres of NC - Neighborhood Commercial uses and 26.3 acres to 32.3 acres of MMN - Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood uses. The property is currently in the C - Commercial Zoning District. The proposed ODP would require rezoning of the property and an amendment to the City's Structure Plan. COMMENTS: 1. Gary Lopez of the Zoning Department stated that the property is in the C - Commercial Zoning District in the Land Use Code (LUC). 2. Tim Blandford the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. Dedication of additional street right-of-way for all 3 streets (South College Avenue, Trilby Road, and Skyway Drive) adjacent to the property will be required. b. Development of this property will require improvements to all 3 adjacent streets. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. PO. Box580 Fort Collins, CO80522-0580 (970)221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT Commu• v Planning and Environmental F Current Planning City of Fort Collins August 28, 2000 Jim Sell Design c/o John Barnett 153 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear John, t vices For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff s comments concerning the request for the Timan Property Overall Development Plan, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on August 21, 2000. This is a request for an Overall Development Plan (ODP) on the Timan Property, which is approximately 48 acres in size and is located at the northwest corner of South College Avenue and Trilby Road. The ODP would be for 15.4 acres to 21.4 acres of NC - Neighborhood Commercial uses and 26.3 acres to 32.3 acres of MMN - Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood uses. The property is currently in the C - Commercial Zoning District. The proposed ODP would require rezoning of the property and an amendment to the City's Structure Plan. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6341. Si erely, eve Olt, Project Planner cc: Stormwater Utility Streets File 281 \orth College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (Q70) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020