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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOSSIL CREEK OFFICE PARK, LOT 5 - PDP - 3-08 - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)Comment Number 39 — See revised landscape plan. Comment Number 19 — See revised plans. Comment Number 20 — 1. Added Porous Landscape detention for the area that drains to Cameron Drive. 2. Yes, the 100-year storm will be conveyed in the 10" pipe. 3. Added notes stating that the wall will not disturb the neighbor property. 4. Added typical cross section showing that stormwater will not be conveyed to neighbor property. 5. By others to provide documentation. 6. Acknowledged. 7. Added notes to state temporary seeding shall be used. 8. Added pipe profile sheet with HGL. CinrPrPly 3944 JFK Parkway, 12E, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (970) 226-5000 • Fax (970) 226-5125 FADocumentsTossil Creek\Lot 5\Submittals\2nd SubmittahResponse to Staff Comments.040308.doc 5 4/23/2008 3:54 PM Comment Number 11 — See revised plans. Comment Number 12 — See revised plans. Comment Number 7 — See Landscape Plan sheet 3 of 5, planting note #11 for information on temporary seeding. Temporary seeding is to match the Redtail Development. Comment Number 8 — See revised plans. Comment Number 9 — See revised plans. Comment Number 23 — See revised plans. Comment Number 25 — See revised plans. Comment Number 26 — See revised plans. Comment Number 29 — Added an overall sheet to show the existing features a minimum of 150' from the property boundary. Comment Number 34 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 36 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 35 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 27 — See revised Cover Sheet. Comment Number 30 — See revised plans. Comment Number 31 — See revised plans. Comment Number 32 — See revised plans. Comment Number 28 — See revised plans. Comment Number 33 — See revised plans. Comment Number 1 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 2 — See revised plans. Comment Number 37 — Relocated fire hydrant within 150 feet of building. Comment Number 38 — Acknowledged. 3944 JFK Parkway, 12E, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (970) 226-5000 • Fax (970) 226-5125 FADocumentsTossil CreekU.ot 5\Submittals\2nd SubminahResponse to Staff Comments.040308.doc 4 4/23/2008 3:54 PM Walls have a relation to human size in the respect that the roofline comes down to one story at the front of the buildings. Walls facing the street (as well as side and rear walls) have windows. The sides of the buildings include materials and design characteristics consistent with those on the front, namely siding, stucco and architectural glass. 3.A. Section 3.5.3(D)(3) Facades require that: Facades that face streets shall be proportioned using such features as windows... Our two buildings are in full compliance with this requirement with a balanced pattern of windows and architectural glass in the facades that face the street. 4.A. Section 3.5.3(D)(4) requires that: Primary building entrances be clearly defined and recessed. 4.13. Our proposed two buildings are in full compliance. The entry area is clearly defined and recessed. The foregoing, in particular Section 3.5.3(13)(1), relating to site -specific design, are in conflict with Section 3.5.3(D)(6) requiring facades to have a recognizable base. It is a reasonable interpretation, and our interpretation, that the Section 3.5.3(D)(1) Site Specific Design requirements are general project, neighborhood and building design requirements that are paramount, because a) they come as subparagraph No. 1 in this 3.5.3(D) Character and Image section, b) they are general, and c) the subsections that follow all deal with specifics. It clearly is most important that our buildings a) contribute to Cameron Park's uniqueness, b) be designed and constructed with predominant materials, elements, features and colors tailored to the site and context, and c) include the predominant materials, elements, features and colors which are shared by all buildings in Cameron Park so that the Cameron Park neighborhood forms a cohesive place. Accordingly, it is reasonable, and our interpretation, that we are in compliance with Section 3.5.3(D) Character and Image section, in particular 3.5.3(13)(1), Site Specific Design subparagraph. In addition, it should be noted that we are in compliance with every other subsection in this section except for the one relating to facade bases. Comment Number 15 — See revised plans. Comment Number 16 — See revised plans. 3944 JFK Parkway, 12E, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (970) 226-5000 • Fax (970) 226-5125 FADocumentsTossil Crcek\Lot 5\Submittals\2nd Submittal\Response to Staff Comments.040308.doc 3 4/23/2008 3:54 PM With predominant materials elements features, color range and activity tailored specifically to the site and its context. In the case of multiple building development, each individual building shall include predominant characteristics shared by all buildings in the development. So that the development forms a cohesive place within the zone district. I.B. Our proposed small office buildings for Cameron Park Lot 5 are in full compliance with these site -specific design requirements: Uniqueness - The major uniqueness of the Cameron Park area zone district and Cameron Park office neighborhood is that it is a small office park comprised of small office buildings with the average size of each being about 6,000 SF. Accordingly, we have planned the Lot 5 site to have buildings, which are consistent with this major uniqueness. We have designed the site for two 6,100 SF buildings instead of one much larger building. We have used a walkout to keep the height of the buildings down, and as a result, the buildings are two stories high, however, with a sloped roofline coming down to one story. Another uniqueness is that none of these building exceed two stories — many one-story and some two-story with walkouts. We are using materials, elements, features and colors, which are predominant, both in the immediate vicinity of the proposed buildings and in the entire office park context. These include siding, columns, entrance designs and windows and architectural glass. Since the foregoing in the case, the buildings in the neighborhood/office park help form the office park as a cohesive place, and the two buildings we have proposed contribute to same. 2.A. Section 3.5.3(D)(2) Facade Treatment requires: That building bays be a maximum of 33 ft. in width. And be visually established by architectural features. That walls have relation to human size and have windows. And that materials and design characteristics on the sides of building be consistent with those on the front, and no inferior materials used for sides or rear. 2.13. Our proposed buildings are in full compliance with the foregoing: Our building bays are about 24 ft., and are defined by stucco columns and architectural glass. 3944 JFK Parkway, 12E, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (970) 226-5000 • Fax (970) 226-5125 FADocumentsTossil Creek\Lot 5\Submittals\2nd Submittal\Response to Staff Comments.040308.doc 2 4/23/2008 3:54 PM To: Shelby Sommer From: Jon Prouty Re: Response to Comments for Fossil Creek Office Park Lot 5 Date: April 23, 2008 Comment Number 22 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 4 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 6 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 10 —See revised plans. Comment Number 17 — Added, this easement will be conveyed by separate document. Comment Number 18 — See revised plans: • Added notes to abandon the existing tap at the main. • See plans for location of fire hydrant. • Removed retaining wall from sanitary sewer easement. • Checked vertical clearance and there appears to be sufficient room for installation of the storm pipe. • The review packet has been completed and included in submittal. Comment Number 21 — Acknowledged. Comment Number 24 — See revised plans. Comment Number 13 — See revised plans. Comment Number 14 — I.A. Section 3.5.3(D)(1) Site Specific Design requires: That the building design contributes to the uniqueness of its own district. 3944 JFK Parkway, 12E, Fort Collins, CO 80525 • (970) 226-5000 • Fax (970) 226-5125 FADocumentsWossil Creek\Lot 5\Submittals\2nd SubmittahResponse to Staff Comments.040308.doc 1 4/23/2008 3:54 PM