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HomeMy WebLinkAboutISLAMIC CENTER OF FORT COLLINS - PDP - PDP110011 - CORRESPONDENCE - (8)0 Prospect Street 4. ISSUE: To widen Prospect Street or not, as part of the development: The frontage on Prospect Street is 136 feet. The existing attached sidewalk is approximately 6.8 feet wide. If a 4 lane constrained arterial has a 35 foot half road width, the street widening from the existing flowline would be approximately 2.6 feet. The existing street width from right of way to flowline is approximately 32.4 feet. We propose, since there are no proposed improvements for this frontage at this time and since it is so short and seems to have adequate sidewalk width, that nothing be done at this time/phase. S. ISSUE: To provide landscaping as required on Prospect frontage. The sidewalk is currently attached, if street trees are to be provided they might not be located properly for future street widening and detached sidewalk. In addition, providing irrigation would not be impossible but would require a long travel distance from the northern Phase One of the development. We propose that street trees be provided at the time the southern portion of the site is developed. We appreciate your attention in this matter. If you have any questions or comments please contact me. Truly, LOCKWOOD ARCHITECTS, INC. Dana W. Lockwood, Architect President Page 2 of 2 LOCKWOOD ARCHITECTS, INC., 1027 W Homtooth Rd., Ste 200B. Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 p: 970.493.1023 u • January 20, 201 1 LOCKWOOD Ted Sheppard, Chief Planner ARCHITECTS City of Fort Collins 281 N. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80522 SUBJECT: Islamic Center of Fort Collins, 925 West Lake Street — Mini Conceptual Review Dear Ted: Per your request, Jeff Olhausen with Landmark Engineering, and I have put together some of the issues we need to have addressed to go forward efficiently with the site design in anticipation of submitting the PDP. If you could schedule a meeting with the key city staff to assist in providing insight on these issues it will be very helpful to us so that we are not going down a path of major revisions later on. The primary issues are as follows: Lake Street 1. ISSUE: To widen Lake Street or not, as part of the development: The centerline of Lake Street is approximately 3 feet north of the centerline of the right of way. If the flowline of Lake Street on the frontage of the Islamic Center were to be built at the ultimate width based on the centerline of the right of way, the existing flowline would want to shift approximately 4.5 feet south. Existing striping on Lake consists of I I foot travel lanes, 4 foot bike lanes and 7.8 foot of parking on either side of the street. We are proposing to maintain the existing flowline of Lake Street rather than have a transition across a 360 foot frontage. 2. ISSUE: Curb Cuts or Curb Retums: It is proposed to install the east access, for a future phase, with curb returns to the point of tangent on the Islamic property and put up type 3 barricades. An attached sidewalk could be installed on the east side of the entry at the same 6.5 foot width as the existing attached sidewalk to the east for connectivity. Likewise on the west entrance, a 5 foot attached sidewalk would be installed on the west side of the entry and taper into the existing 2.3 foot attached walk to the west. Both of the attached walks would line up with the detached 5 foot walk between the accesses where ramps would be installed for connectivity. We are proposing to use curb returns that would better facilitate sidewalk transitions from existing to new. Summer Street 3. ISSUE: How to transition from Public Street to Private Parking Lot to provide through access: Summer Street is approximately 40 feet wide from flowline to flowline. It is currently a dead end street with no turn around. The Islamic Center connection to Summer Street is 24 feet wide between flowlines and is proposed to be centered on Summer Street. The 8 foot gap between the flowlines of the connection would be posted with OM4-2 end of roadway type 4 object markers or type 3 barricades. The ends of the sidewalks on Summer Street would have access ramps installed for the crossing of Summer Street. A sidewalk could be installed around the south end of the parking lot and connect into the proposed walk of the Islamic Center for connectivity. The proposed layout maintains a visual separation between the existing local dead end street and the Islamic Center parking lot with EVA (emergency vehicle access) provided. Appropriate access easements would be provided. Page I of 2 LOCKWOOD ARCHITECTS, INC., 1027 W Horsetooth Rd., Ste 2008, Fort Collins. Colorado 80526 p: 970,493.1023