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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCITY OF FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES FACILITY - PDP - 29-05 - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)35. The building will be assessed a Capital Expansion Fee of $0.53 cents per square foot based on the "commercial" category. The fee is collected at the time of building permit issuance. Please note that the fee is adjusted annually based on the Denver -Boulder consumer price index. 36. If the building exceeds 40 feet in height, then a shadow analysis will be needed. 37. If there are any prairie dogs on the site, they should be eradicated in a humane manner. It will not be necessary to trap for Preble's Jumping Mouse. 38. The new office building will be subject to the architectural requirements of Section 3.5.3(D) of the Land Use Code. 39. Recycling of construction waste is encouraged. 40. For further information on energy conservation, please contact Doug Swartz, Energy Service Engineer, City of Fort Collins Utilities, 221-6700, and Sandy Hicks, Environmental Planner, 221-6600. 41. If there is to be communications tower, then information on height and location should be provided. The tower should be set back as far from Timberline Road as possible. Ground equipment should be screened and landscaped. For further information, please refer to Section 3.8.13 of the Land Use Code. 42. A neighborhood information meeting would be required. 7 4 26. The northerly driveway on Nancy Gray may be too close to the north -south street. 27. Be sure to indicate handicap access ramps within the parking lot. 28. A Development Agreement will be needed prior to recording of the Final Plan. In addition, a Development Construction Permit will be needed prior to breaking ground. For further information, please contact Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer, 221-6605. 29. Be sure to provide a bicycle rack near the public and employee entrances. 30. This site is in two drainage basins. Most of the site is located within the Foothills Drainage Basin where the new development fee is $6,525 per acre subject to the runoff coefficient. A portion of the site drains north into the Spring Creek Drainage Basin where the storm drainage fee is $2, 175 per acre. The standard drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. Onsite detention is required with a two-year historic release rate for water quantity and extended detention is required for water quality treatment. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6700. 31. A drainage and erosion control report and. construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a Professional Engineer registered in Colorado. 32. Onsite detention is required with a 2-year historic release rate for water quantity and extended detention is required for water quality treatment. The issue with draining the site to Spring Creek is that there isn't an outfall system to Spring Creek. There isn't really even a borrow ditch to drain into. So an outfall would need to be constructed and easements obtained if it was not built in the Timberline R.O. W. The issue with draining to the south into the Foothills basin is again there is no outfall and the release rate is essentially zero since the North Tributary Storm Sewer was not sized to take the flow from this area. The previous development proposal could accommodate it because the rest of their site drained to the North Tributary Storm Sewer so the runoff from this site was stored in their pond system. They used the allowed release rate from the rest of their site to drain the system. They were also regarding this site to get it to drain south since it now drains north. 33. This site is on the Stormwater Utility inventory map 11L. 34. There is an irrigation ditch on the south side of the site that was to be relocated and graded over with the previous proposal. So unless that is done it may be difficult for this site to drain to the south. Also the irrigation ditch owner will need to approve the plans. 0 www.fcQov.com.) Independent of the consumer price index, City Council may raise the Street Oversizing Fee at any time. 17. Timberline Road is classified as a "major arterial' street which requires an ultimate right-of-way of 141 feet. Therefore, there must be 70.5 feet of right-of- way from property line to centerline of the roadway. Additional right-of-way dedication may or may not be needed depending on how much right-of-way exists now. A separate southbound right -turn lane may be needed as well. In addition, a 15-foot wide utility easement is needed behind the right-of-way line. These dedications may be made by subdivision plat. Please note that the centerline of the roadway shifts back and forth so the 70.5 feet needed on the western one-half may not be the exact width required. Please verify the design of Timberline Road Widening Project with Matt Baker, 221-6605. 18. Even with the City contributing capital funds to the project, Police Services would still be financially obligated for the construction the local street portion of all four public streets, including the Timberline Road frontage. For further information regarding this project, please contact Matt Baker, 221-6605. 19. For Iowa Drive, the new east -west connector local street, Police Services would be obligated to construct the entire roadway. When the property to the south of the roadway develops, then Police Services would be repaid for the southern one- half of the improvements. 20. A southbound right -turn lane on Timberline would likely be needed. If so, then this auxiliary lane must be 12-feet wide. This must be dedicated in addition to the standard one-half width of the major arterial cross-section. 21. Be sure to check with Matt Baker on the roadway classification and right-of-way cross-section for Nancy Gray Drive on the west side of Timberline Road. 22. The new east -west public street will be classified as a connector -local street. The project would have to dedicate the full width of the standard cross-section plus the nine -foot wide utility easement. 23. The street connectivity standards require that there be a street stubbed to the north property line for the future extension of the public street network. 24. Be sure that the sidewalk on Timberline is seven feet wide and the walks on the other public streets are 4.5 feet wide. All walks are detached. Internal sidewalks in front of head -in parking must be a minimum of six -feet wide. 25. The Transportation Impact Study will provide data on the anticipated volume at the parking lot driveways. Depending on this volume, driveways will be designed to be either straight approaches or turning radii approaches. 5 for an estimate of the development charges, please contact Bruce Vogel at 221- 6700. 10. A Lighting Plan must be included in the P.D.P. submittal. 11. The site is served by the City of Fort Collins Water and Wastewater Department. There is a 24-inch diameter water main in Timberline Road and likely located on the western portion of the roadway. A repay is due for this line. There is no sanitary sewer to the property at this time. The development to the east, Sidehill, is planning on extending sanitary sewer west to Timberline Road. A three-story building will require an automatic fire sprinkler system. There is a fee associated with cutting and patching a roadway surface. This fee is based on a sliding scale with the fee being higher the newer the pavement. For an estimate of this fee, please contact Rick Richter, 221-6605. 12. Plant Investment Fees and Water Rights (or cash -in -lieu) will be due at the time of building permit issuance. Please note that fees are adjusted annually. Water conservation standards will apply. There is also a Water and Sewer Plan Check Fee. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 221-6681. 13. A three-story building, or any open floor area that exceeds 5,000 square feet, will require an automatic fire extinguishing system. A fire flow test can be set up with Poudre Fire Authority. The building must be within 300 feet of a fire hydrant capable of delivering the required minimum amount of pressure at 20 p.s.i. residual pressure. All portions of the building's exterior must be within 150 feet of the designated fire access lane. Fire access lanes for three-story buildings must be a minimum of 30 feet wide. The address must be visible from the public street on which the building fronts. For further information, please contact Ron Gonzales, 221-6570. 14. A Transportation Impact Study will be required. To determine the scope of this study and which intersections to analyze, please contact Ward Stanford or Eric Bracke, 221-6630. Keep in mind that all modes of travel must be analyzed, not just vehicles. The T.I.S. should address the shift overlap situation. 15. Under the previous plan for the site, Mansion Park, the intersection of Timberline Road and Nancy Gray Drive would be signalized. Please check with Matt Baker, Street Oversizing Coordinator, 221-6605, regarding any potential cost -sharing for this signal by the Street Oversizing Fund. 16. The Street Oversizing Fee will be based on square footage and anticipated trip generation for the new office building. The City also collects the Larimer County Road Impact Fee. Please contact Matt Baker for an estimate of these fees which are payable at the time of building permit issuance. Please note that fees are adjusted annually based on the Denver -Boulder consumer price index. (There is information on the Street Oversizing Fee on the City's website at n 3. Since the parking lot exceeds 100 spaces, 10% of the interior must be in landscape islands. 4. Street trees, on 30 to 40-foot intervals along Timberline, should be located to accommodate the future ultimate major arterial cross-section of 141 feet. Street trees will also be needed along both Nancy Gray and Iowa Drives and the north - south street. Foundation shrubs will be needed along the sides of the building that are visible from the public streets. 5. The trash enclosure must be constructed to match the predominant material of the building and be sufficiently sized for containers for recyclable materials. 6. The "build -to" line standard will require that the building be brought up to the comer of Timberline and Nancy Gray Drive. An exception can made for outdoor spaces such as entry plazas. The set back from Timberline should be no more than 25 feet and such that there is no intervening parking lot or drive aisle between the street and building. A sidewalk connecting the building's main entrance to the street sidewalk is also required. The site plan presented meets this standard. 7. The site will be served electricity by the City of Fort Collins Light and Power Department but there is no primary power along Timberline Road at this time. (Electrical facilities were expected to be extended by the proposed Mansion Park P.D.P.) Therefore, right-of-way would need to be dedicated and primary electrical facilities would have to be extended to the site. The source of power is on the east side of Timberline near the intersection with Drake Road. Power will be extended north to the site in conjunction with the Timberline Road widening project. This may not be until the summer of 2006. Due to the constraints of construction sequencing, electrical facilities cannot be installed underground until curb and gutter are poured. Vaults will be installed at every public street intersection. Temporary power for construction could be provided by overhead poles. 8. The location of the transformer must be coordinated with Light and Power such that is it within ten feet of hard surface for emergency change -out. Also, since the source of power is along the roadway, and if the transformer is visible from the street, then it must be screened with either a solid enclosure (meeting the clearance specifications) or with sufficient landscaping. 9. A Commercial One ("C-1") Form will be required to be completed by an electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. Normal electrical charges will apply. These fees are based on square footage of the parcel and linear front footage along public streets. Since the site has frontage on four public streets, the linear front foot charge may be relatively high. Any system modification would be at the developer's expense. A utility coordination meeting recommended with natural gas, telephone and cable t.v./internet providers.For further information or 3 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins ITEM: New Police Services Building — Spring Creek Farms North MEETING DATE: March 7, 2005 APPLICANT: City of Fort Collins Police Services c/o Mr. Terence Hoaglund, Vignette Studio, 144 North Mason Street, Suite 2, Fort Collins, CO. 80524. LAND USE DATA: Request to construct a new Police Services building on 7.5 acres of Spring Creek Farms North, at the southwest corner of Timberline Road and Nancy Gray Drive (extended), north of Drake Road. The proposed building would be three -stories in height. There would be approximately 31,000 square feet per floor for a total of 93,000 square feet. The site is divided by the building. On the north side of the building, there would be the public entrance, entry plaza, community meeting room and approximately 100 parking spaces. On the south side of the building, there would secured parking for approximately 230 vehicles and an employee entrance. The stormwater detention pond is on the south side of the site along the future extension of Iowa Drive. A small pocket park is located on the western edge of the site. COMMENTS: The property is zoned M-M-N, Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood. A Police Services Building would be considered a Community Facility which is a permitted land use subject to Administrative Review. 2. The maximum number of parking spaces for general office is 3.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. The requested parking is 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Additional parking spaces may be allowed based on occupant load, square foot per employee, or other factors unique to the applicant's request such as shift overlap or the provision of a community meeting room. Please refer to Section 3.2.2(K)(4) for further information on allowances for increased parking for offices. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ?1 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT N Commu..ity Planning and Environmental cervices Current Planning City of Fort Collins March 8, 2005 Mr. Terence Hoaglund Vignette Studio 144 North Mason Street, Suite 2 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Terence: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff s comments for New Police Services Building — Spring Creek Farms North - which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on March 7, 2005. The comments are offered 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 970-221-6750. Sincerely, /..��1 Ted Shepard Chief Planner m 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020