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HomeMy WebLinkAbout220 E. OLIVE ST. - ADDITION OF PERMITTED USE - APU110001 - CORRESPONDENCE - (8)Thanks, Marc P. Virata, P.E. Development Review Engineering Community Development & Neighborhood Services City of Fort Collins 970 221-6567 mvirata@fcgov.com -----Original Message ----- From: Ted Shepard Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 2:10 PM To: 'Bradley J. Florin' Cc: Marc Virata Subject: RE: 220 E. Olive St parking Hello Brad, I received the sketch. Normally I would run this by Marc Virata, our civil engineer, but he is tied up today with the attorney from Choice Center Apartments finalizing their Development Agreement. He should be available on Monday. Adding the diagonal parking (and one space for bikes) is very positive. I did note, however, that the sidewalk transitions from detached to attached as it moves from east to west thereby creating space for the proposed outdoor patio. The standard is for the sidewalk to be detached continuously which also provides for uniformity for street trees in the parkway. But we can have a discussion as to the pros and cons with Engineering and Transportation Planning based on the unique circumstances of the site and building placement. Thanks, Ted ----Original Message ----- From: Bradley J. Florin [mailto:brad@florinitd.com] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:49 AM To: Ted Shepard Subject: 220 E. Olive St parking Ted, Attached is a preliminary engineering drawing for proposed parking and sidewalk improvements to 220 E. Olive Street. The net result is 10 new on -street parking spaces on Olive Street (including one handicap and one proposed for a full- sized bike rack) and one new on -street parking space on Mathews (also proposed for a bike rack). Let me know if you have any questions or comments, or would like to sit down and review. Thanks, Brad Ted Shepard From: Marc Virata Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:26 PM To: 'Bradley J. Florin' Cc: Ted Shepard Subject: RE: 220 E. Olive St parking Hi Brad, I'm following -up from our meeting last week as City staff has had -the chance to review the proposals under your "sketch plan". We'd like to pass along the following feedback as a result for your thoughts and consideration. I'm indicating this in outline form below for perhaps ease of description purposes. My apologies if this appears too formal as a result: 1. Bike racks a. The concept of the placement of bike racks on Olive Street and Mathews Street were met with general support b. No details would need to be provided on a plan set for these. c. A note on the plans should be provided with language stating to the effect that the bike rack placement and design shall be coordinated with DK Kemp (416-2411) through the Bike Facility and Program Sponsorship and Advertising Policy. d. You'll want to coordinate with DK Kemp in terms of any costs that might be associated for the bike racks. e. The bike rack shown on Mathews Street should be moved one spot to the north as a handicap parking stall should be provided in the currently proposed bike rack location (leads to next item) 2. Handicap Parking a. Mathews Street i. A handicap parking stall is needed per Randy Hensley (416-2058) at the location where the bike rack is presently situated. b. Olive Street i. The handicap parking space shown will need to move to the west approximately 1 space over (I'm unable to give an exact distance at this time as the Traffic Operations Engineer is out of the office this week) in order to address a concern of this parking in being too close in proximity to the crosswalk (and resulting in backing maneuvers onto the crosswalk) ii. The moving of the parking space to the west would also perhaps serve better for the next item below as the lack of existing curb, existing grades, and moving away from the inlet and tree would make implementation of an access ramp easier. c. Access ramps are needed directly in front of the striped out areas for both Olive and Mathews to allow direct wheelchair access without needing to use the access ramps at the Olive and Mathews intersection. 3. Outdoor dining/future patio a. Plan indication i. The plans submitted to the City should not show the future patio as it is reviewed and evaluated in conjunction with an application for outdoor dining through the Engineering Department (Tracy Dyer at 222-0855) rather than through the plan review process. ii. The plans submitted to the City should show the area currently indicated as a "future patio" as part of the concrete sidewalk network for now. This would mean that it would need to be designed such that there is no change in grade occurring from this area compared to the rest of the sidewalk system. A concrete slab with partial elevation from the rest of the sidewalk would not be allowed to be indicated with the plan set. b. Outdoor dining permit and process i. Tracy Dyer indicated that the building of a concrete deck as part of the outdoor dining permit process would not be allowed. ii. The implementation of outdoor dining would need to utilize the existing sidewalk grade to establish the outdoor dining. If this proves to be problematic, options may potentially be considered, such as the placement of a wooden deck. iii. Any outdoor dining ultimately approved through this process would require 9.5 feet of sidewalk Width clear instead of the indicated 7 feet due to the concerns of vehicle overhang onto the sidewalk making the effect width much less than the original 7 feet proposed. 9.5 feet helps ensure that the 7' of clear space is maintained when vehicles overhang onto the sidewalk. Again let us know your thoughts and concerns on these items. You may wish to contact DK, Randy, and Tracy for more detail thoughts or concerns on the bike parking, handicap parking, and outdoor dining, respectively.