HomeMy WebLinkAbout800, 808 & 814 W. PROSPECT RD. MIXED-USE (OBSERVATORY PARK) - PDP - 41-02A - CORRESPONDENCE - (30)with the south exposure. We suggest that softer, more conservative and traditional building
materials be selected allowing the project to blend in as unobtrusively as possible.
A second neighborhood meeting will be required. The mailing list provided by A.P.O.
Colorado was in error as most addresses on the south side of Prospect were not included. We
have received a corrected list. At strategic time to hold the meeting will be after the
applicant and consulting team have had sufficient time to respond to these comments. Please
provide two weeks advance notice of when you are prepared to hold this meeting so we can
send out the letters with sufficient notification.
Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit.
As always, please call if you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues
related to this project at 221-6750.
SPmcerely*-
Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
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Department: Water Wastewater Issue Contact: Jeff Hill
Provide separate water/sewer services for each type of use in the proposed building (I.e.
residential/commercial).
Provide proposed demands for the domestic water and fire systems and the estimated flow
rates for the sanitary sewer line for our review. The existing water mains and sanitary sewers
in Prospect may not have adequate capacity. Developer may be required to make offsite
improvements to these systems.
Include a note that the fire line and water services must be extended into a mechanical room
with a back flow prevention device and a floor drain sized to accept the discharge from the
back flow prevention device.
Meter pits may not be located in detention ponds. Retaining walls may not be located in
utility easements.
See site, landscape and utility plans for other comments.
Department: Zoning
Issue Contact: Jenny Nuckols
Proposed site plan - very confusing at initial viewing. Would prefer to see building envelope
only on site plan, possibly a second site plan sowing the underground portion layout - a 2-
layer view.
Show the back-up distance for parking stalls both underground as well as outside.
The number of parking stalls is misleading in the underground section - there are 15 standard
stalls and 2 HC stalls, please revise.
Textured pedestrian crossing - will it be brick, stamped? Please clarify.
Show distance to property lines from building envelope.
Remove landscaping form the site plan - please show it on the landscape plan.
Department: Current Planning
Staff is concerned about the use of corrugated black metal siding on the south elevation.
This is not a typical residential building material found in most neighborhoods and yet the
south elevation will be the most visible. While we are keenly aware that the H-M-N zone
encourages the proposed housing type, we cannot help but think that such a contemporary
building material represents a radical departure from the existing character of the
neighborhood. We are concerned that the generous use of metal may cause glare, especially
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Knox Box: Poudre Fire Authority requires a "Knox Box" to be mounted on the front of every
new building equipped with a required fire sprinkler system or fire alarm system.
97 UFC 902.4; PFA Policy 88-20
Department: Stormwater Utility Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque
Topic: drainage
The detention ponds, or any drainage structures specific to this site, can not be in the future
right-of-way for Prospect Road.
Please add water quality outlet structure detail. The detail should be similar to UDSCM, Vol
III detail with the trash rack at a 3 or 4 to 1 slope.
Please add basin summary, detention pond tables on the drainage plan.
Please investigate if off -site flows from the west will enter the site. Also, the grading does
not match existing contours on the west property boundary and some proposed contours are
missing.
Please provide a drainage easement for detention ponds when looation is determined.
Topic: Erosion/Sediment Control
1. Erosion control notes and schedule need to be on the plan.
2. Your EFF calculations don't contain all the BMP's you are using and as a result, the EFF
doesn't exceed the PS for your plan, which it must.
3. Please add a note to the plan that states the information contained in your report relating to
the fact that the detention areas need to be excavated first and will act as sediment traps, etc.
Department: Transportation Planning Issue Contact: Tom Reiff
It is recommended that a meeting be set up with Transportation Planning to discuss the future
circulation pattern for this area as it redevelops for higher intensity according to the
neighborhood plan.
Please be aware that this driveway may become a right-in/right-out access in the future as
improvements to Prospect occur.
The existing attached sidewalk will need to be widen to a minimum of 7 feet. It is
recommended that the sidewalk be widened to an 8 foot minimum since the sidewalk in this
location of town also serves as the bike way, especially for CSU students.
Please explain further how this project ties into the surrounding transportation system, such
as walkways, drive aisles, etc...
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The plat should not be included in the numbering of the plan set sheets.
Please provide a reference to the soils report on the cover sheet.
Department: Light & Power
Issue Contact: Doug Martine
Location of the electric transformer shown on the utility plan must be changed due to
inadequate space (both horizontally & vertically).
It appears an elevator is planned for the building. Most elevators require 3 phase power
which is not available at this site.
Department: Natural Resources
Issue Contact: Doug Moore
The applicant needs to contact Tim Buchanan, City Forester to see if the trees that are
proposed to be removed may and if their loss will need to be mitigated. 3.2.1(F)
REQUEST: Please consider designing your trash enclosure to accommodate recycling
services.
Department: PFA
Issue Contact: Michael Chavez
Required Access: A fire lane is required. The fire lane shall be visible by painting and
signage, and maintained unobstructed. 97 UFC 901.2.2.1; 901.3; 901.4.2; 902.2.1; FCLUC
NOTE: With buildings three (3) stories in height a 30 foot fire lane is required on one side of
the building to facilitate aerial operations.
PFA Policy 85-5(B)
Dead -End Access: Dead-end fire apparatus roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be
provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire apparatus. 97 UFC
902.2.2.4
Address Numerals: Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property,
and posted with a minimum of 6-inch numerals on a contrasting background. ( Bronze
numerals on brown brick are not acceptable) 97 UFC 901.4.4
Water Supply: No commercial building can be greater then 300 feet from a fire hydrant. Fire
hydrants are required with a maximum spacing of 600 feet along an approved roadway. Each
hydrant must be capable of delivering 1500 gallons of water per minute at a residual pressure
of 20 psi. 97 UFC 901.2.2.2
Sprinkler Requirement: This proposed building shall be fire sprinklered. 97 UFC 1003.2.9
NOTE: The project has more then 16 units. The project is three(3) stories in height and a
minimum 6-inch fire line is required.
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Topic: Grading Plan
It appears that temporary construction easements will be needed on the north, east and west
edges of the site for the placement of the silt fence and the construction of the pan along the
edge of the property. Please provide letters of intent for these easements prior to hearing, and
provide copies of the completed easements prior to signing of mylars.
Topic: Overall Utility Plan
Please provide a standard 7' attached sidewalk along Prospect.
Prospect has been recently rehabilitated, and street cut fees will be accordingly high.
Driveways onto arterials are required to use the radius -style drive approach.
Please submit a variance to not design the ultimate widening of Prospect.
Please show the spacings of the next closest driveways on both sides of the street. Most
likely a variance will be required for this driveway location. Also, is there an existing
driveway cut to be closed?
A 30' wide fire lane is required adjacent to 3-story or higher buildings. The lane shown is
insufficient.
Where will the fire trucks turn around? Any private drive greater than 150' in length is
required to have a turnaround 100' in diameter at the end for emergency vehicles.
Topic: Plan
The standard 15' utility easement needs to be dedicated behind the Prospect ROW.
An emergency access easement needs to be dedicated on the plat.
The title shown is incorrect, please rework title (for example: Frazier Sub, being a replat
of...).
Please label all adjoining properties.
Are there any existing easements?
Topic: Utility Plan cover sheet
Please include the legal description of the site below the title.
The title does not match the titles shown on the site and landscape plan.
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AWN 6
STAFF PROJECT REVIEW
City of Fort Collins
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VF RIPLEY Date: 10/31/2002
DON BROOKSHIRE
401 W. MOUNTAIN AVE., #201
FORT COLLINS, CO 80521
Staff has reviewed your submittal for 808 & 814 WEST PROSPECT MIXED USE PDP, and
we offer the following comments:
Department: Advance Planning Issue Contact: Clark Mapes
Please note that Section 4.24(E)(2)(b) requires that there be no vehicle use area in the front
yard. The relationship of building to street must consist of doorway and front yard. The
zone was specifically written to capture the positive urban relationship of a building face to a
street and to place parking lots and drives to the side and rear.
Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Katie Moore
Topic: Detail Sheet
Please use detail 7-29B for the drive approach and use detail D-10 for the sidewalk culvert.
Topic: General
Additional Right of Way must be dedicated along Prospect. In this location, Prospect is
considered a constrained arterial, with a corresponding total ROW of 102'. (The constrained
arterial cross-section is as follows: A 6'sidewalk, 8'parkway, ?'bike lane, five 12'vehicle
lanes, another 7' bike lane, 8' parkway, and 6' sidewalk.) Accordingly, this project must
dedicate an additional 21' of ROW for Prospect. Retaining walls and drainage facilities will
not be allowed within the ROW, so the site must be reconfigured.
The access point onto Prospect may become a right -in, right -out only access in the future.
The street trees need to be placed in the ultimate location.
The parking setback needs to be measured from the ultimate flowline of Prospect.
Is it possible to share access with adjacent properties? (highly recommended)
Where is the proposed ped/bike connection to the North?
The driveway cut width shown is too narrow; a minimum 28' width is required for access to
12 or more multifamily units.
Please see the redlined plans and utility plan checklist for any additional comments. (FYI -
The checklist should have been submitted with this initial round of review and is required of
every project.)
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