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Home My WebLink About215 N. COLLEGE AVENUE - PDP - 4-07 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW1. Ensure that your addressing is visible from College using at least 6 inch high numerals on a contrasting background. Response: Understood. 2. Water supply —The project needs to be within 300 feet of a hydrant capable of delivering 1500psi water. Response: There is an existing fire hydrant on College Avenue and within 70' to the south of this building. 3. Sprinklers —Since the building is 3 stories, sprinklers will be required. Response: Understood. Transportation Planning Contact Info: Dave Averill, 416-2643, daverill@fcgov.com 1. Please keep us informed of your plans for the access on this site. Advance Planning Karen McWilliams, 224-6078, kmcwilliams@fcgov.com (not present at meeting) 1. The buildings on the west side of the 200 block of North College (including this building) are not eligible for Landmark designation. The proposed development will not need to go through the Demolition/Alteration Review Process. However, the new construction should be designed to be sympathetic to and compatible with existing nearby historic structures (LUC 3.4.7). If you have any questions, please contact Karen. Response: Understood. no 12. Alley improvements may be required. Rick Richter will do a site visit and respond to Susan. 13. The project is on College which is a state highway so CDOT will also review this project. CDOT may require the closure of the College drive aisle. This item will be on the next City/CDOT meeting to discuss. Light and Power Contact Info: Judy Dahlgren, 221-6700, jdahlgren@fcgov.com 1. There is existing 150 kvh service and a transformer in the alley. There is also three phase power available in the alley. 2. Please coordinate with the City on meter locations. 3. Normal development fees apply. Natural Resources Contact Info: Doug Moore, 224-6143, dmoore@fcgov.com (not present at meeting) 1. Your trash enclosure needs to be designed to accommodate recycling services. The City of Fort Collins Design Considerations Guidance Document may be found at http://www.fcqov.com/recycling/pdf/enclosure- quidelines08O4.pd Stormwater Utility Contact Info: Glen Schlueter, 221-6700, gschlueter@fcgov.com 1. Since the entire lot is the building there would not be any requirements for Stormwater except to document no impacts to the drainage system and the general comments in this basin are as below. 2. This site is in the Old Town drainage basin where the new development fee is $4,150.00/acre which is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. This fee is to be paid at the time the building permit is issued and is charged only when there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 350 square feet. 3. A drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a Professional Engineer registered in Colorado. In the Old Town drainage basin these are required if there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 5000 square feet. Water quality treatment would be required if the site were totally redeveloped. Water Wastewater Contact Info: Roger Buffington, 221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com 1. Existing mains: 6-inch water and 8-inch sewer in College, 6-inch water and 8-inch sewer in Laporte. 2. This property shares the water service and likely the sewer service with the property to the south on the corner. Service for the two properties will need to be separated as a part of this project. The City will assess fees for all new services. 3. Separate water and sewer services will be required for the residential and commercial uses on this site. 4. A CDOT utility access permit will be required for any utility work in College. 5. Development fees and water rights will be due at time of building permit. Poudre Fire Authority Contact Info: Ron Gonzales, 416-2864, ronzales@poudre-fire.org 5 16. You will need to set up an appointment to submit your application with our Planning Tech in Current Planning at 221-6750. Incomplete submittals will not be accepted. Zoning Contact Info: Jenny Nuckols, 416-2313, jnuckols@fcgov.com 1. Mixed -use dwellings are a permitted use in the D-Downtown District, subject to a Type 1 (Administrative) Review. 2. Residential parking requirements are minimums. They are based on bedrooms per unit. Requirements can be found in Section 3.2.2 (K). You will be required to provide a van accessible handicap parking space as well. Response: Refer to Current Planning comment #7 above. 3. The maximum height allowable is 168 feet. Response: Refer to Current Planning comment #10 above. Engineering Contact Info: Susan Joy, 221-6605, sjoy@fcgov.com 1. Street Oversizing fees will be approximately $1120 per dwelling unit for this development. Contact Matt Baker at 224-6108 or mbaker @fcgov.com for more information. Response: Understood. 2. Larimer County Road Impact Fees apply to this project. Response: Understood. 3. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required for this project. Please contact Eric Bracke in Traffic Operations at 224-6062 for further information. Response: Understood, TIS is attached. 4. The applicant may need to dedicate additional right-of-way or easements, if needed. If you decide to tear the existing building down and start from scratch, you will be required to dedicate additional right-of-way to bring the alley up to standard width. Response: Our survey indicates that the existing alley is a full 20' wide. 5. A repay may be due for the recent North College Avenue improvements. Contact Matt Baker at 224-6108 or mbaker @fcgov.com for more information. Response: Understood. 6. The drive access must be constructed to standards in LCUASS. The design of the drive access will need to take into account the safety of pedestrians along College, including landscaping and sight distance triangles. Staff will review the design upon formal submittal. Response: The drive access has not been incorporated in the design. 7. The roof drains will need to be designed such that they do not drain over the sidewalks or allow extra water to drain from the parking area to College. These will also be reviewed by staff upon submittal. Response: Understood. 8. Utility Plans, a Development Agreement (DA) and a Development Construction Permit (DCP) will need to be prepared for this proposal. 9. Staff suggests a utility coordination for this project. Please contact Susan to arrange. 10. Applicant is responsible for repairing/replacing any damaged curbs, gutters or sidewalks on the property. 11. All public improvements must be made according to Larimer County Urban Areas Street Standards (LCUASS) which can be found on the City's website at: http://fcgov.com/engineering/street-standards.php. rd 6. You will need to provide a connecting walkway to link street sidewalks with the building entry. Response: Agreed. The existing sidewalk has a driveway Vol, from College into the auto shop This will be reconstructed into a typical, connecting side walk. 7. Parking requirements are based on bedroom counts per unit. One bedroom units require 1.5 spaces, 2 bedroom units require 1.75, 3 bedroom units require 2 and 4 bedroom units require 2.5. All amounts need to be rounded up. At least one van accessible handicap space must be provided. All parking spaces must be dimensioned to meet standards contained in Section 3.2.2 (L). Response: By eliminating the existing driveway onto College, 3 new, off-street parking spaces can be added in front of the 215 ri�l�2 building. One will be van accessible handicap, 2 will be standard spaces. Eight new, on -site parking spaces will be provided for the 3-two bedroom, and 1-one bedroom residential units in the enclosed parking garage. lighting for 8. You will need to submit a plan this project, showing a photometric plot and cut sheets for the lighting fixtures chosen. All lighting must meet the standards contained in Section 3.2.4 of the Land Use Code, including down -directional, fully shielded fixtures. Response: Since the building footprint occupies virtually the entire site, and public street lighting already exits beyond the property lines, only a few cutoff type lights will be on the front and rear facades. 9. This project needs to be architecturally compatible with the surrounding uses, such as Mikal Torgerson's office. Similar proportions, materials and colors should be employed as set forth in Section 3.5.1 of the Land Use ,�, Code. Additionally, the project will be subject to the building standards of • Section 3.5.3 for Mixed -use buildings, including facade and base and top standards. Response: We have responded to these comments with our materials, colors, and facade design choices. Refer to the Elevations. 10. If the building proposed is over 40 feet tall, it will need to go through the ✓ special height review process spelled out in Section 3.5.1 (G) of the Land Use Code. Response: We have included the view analysis and the shadow study per Section 3.5.1 (G) of the L.U.C. 11. Neighborhood and community parkland fees will be assessed on this V/ project. Contact Craig Forman for more information at 221-6618 or cforeman(c-)fcgov.com. Response: Understood. 12. In your submittal, be sure to include a plan for the parking level of your / project for review. Show and dimension parking spaces, walkways and V elevators/stairs. Response: The 8-car parking garage is on the ground floor, refer to the Site Plan for detailed dimensions. ✓ 13. More detailed comments will be made once we have more detailed plans to review. 14. Be sure to contact the Building Inspection Department early on in the design process to review your plans with them. This is especially important since I/ your project shares walls with the flower shop next door and may propose a garage structure on the ground level. Response: We have met, (September, 2006) with the Building Department to review plans and building code issues and have received and incorporated their comments. 15. Contact me if you have any questions about the code requirements or submittal requirements, which can be found at: http://fcqov.com/currentplanning/pdf/protect-dev-plan.pdf. 3 ITEM: Redevelopment of the existing auto shop at 215 N. College into a mixed use project MEETING DATE: September 19, 2005 APPLICANT: Dan Bernth 338C E. Pitkin Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 LAND USE DATA: Request to redevelop the existing auto shop at 215 N. College into a mixed -use project with retail and parking on the ground level, commercial office on the second floor and residential lofts on the third floor. The property is within the City of Fort Collins and is zoned D-Downtown, Civic Center Sub district. COMMENTS: The following departmental agencies have offered comments for this proposal presented orally to the review team: Current Planning Contact Info: Anne Aspen, 221-6750, aaspen@fcgov.com 1. The entire Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC) is available for your review on the web at http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/begin.htm 2. This development proposal is subject to all applicable standards of the Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC), specifically Article 3 General Development Standards, and Division 4.12 D- Downtown District. 3. A neighborhood meeting is suggested but not required before submitting your formal application. If you choose to hold a neighborhood meeting, please contact me to arrange the meeting. 4. Based on the Downtown District Standards, storefronts need to be designed to integrate with the upper floors. Outdoor spaces such as arcades, balconies and terraces need to be incorporated. There is an excellent example next door at Mika] Torgerson's mixed -use office. Response: Upper floor alignments have been considered and included. Balconies and terraces have been incorporated. Flower boxes will be added to the balconies and terraces to add color and vibrancy to the project. 5. Please refer to Section 3.2.1 Landscaping and Tree Protection of the Land Use Code (LUC) for landscape planning and design standards. Specifically, you'll need to provide street trees in tree grates and foundation plantings if possible. Response: We will provide protection during construction for the 2 existing street trees. Trellage with climbing plants has been included on the north fagade. FA September 26, 2005 Dan Bernth 338C E. Pitkin Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 and via email: danbernth@frii.com Dan: 7e7oo) J ��'17r1sGytfJ For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments for the proposed redevelopment of the auto shop at 215 N. College into a mixed use project, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on September 19, 2005. These comments are informally offered by staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of a project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. The City's Current Planning Department coordinates the development review process. I am the Project Planner for your project. I will be commenting as well as assisting in the coordination process. If you 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, Anne H. Aspen City Planner cc: Project File Project Planner cc: (via email): Jenny Nuckols Susan Joy David Averill Judy Dahlgren Glen Schlueter Roger Buffington Doug Moore Ron Gonzales Karen McWilliams