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Home My WebLink AboutRIVERSIDE COMMERCIAL - PDP/FDP - 9-07/A - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)2. Please consider fronting the buildings onto Riverside Avenue to enhance the streetscape. As oriented now, the north elevation of Building A and south elevation of Building B are the rear elevations and will be exposed to prominent views from Riverside. Fronting the buildings will place the back of the buildings to the east and out of view from the street. If these buildings cannot be re -oriented, then these two blank walls will need architectural embellishment. 3. Staff acknowledges that the 30-foot deep landscape yard is required by the Industrial zone standard Section 4.28(E)(a)2. This standard is intended to apply to industrial buildings but Buildings A and B are not industrial. Staff may be willing to consider a Modification to reduce this 30 foot depth to 25 feet which is the maximum build -to line as stated in Section 3.5.3(B)(2)(c) for commercial buildings located along an arterial street. 4. Staff is concerned that Building G crowds the south property line. This comment works in conjunction with the requirement from Stormwater that a swale be placed along this property line. The relationship among the building, swale, setback and landscaping should be discussed in depth with all the affected parties so that the design solution is practical and effective. Please note that the recycling center to the south is an interim use. Future development to the south needs to be further buffered from the back of an enclosed mini - storage building. 5. Since the electrical transformer is located between the building and the street, it must be screened from view from Riverside Avenue by a solid enclosure meeting the clearance specifications of Light and Power, or by landscaping that will reach sufficient height at maturity. Is there any possibility that this transformer could be placed in a more discreet location? 6. Regarding fencing, the Prospect Road Streetscape Program recommends that ornamental aluminum fence with dark colored enamel finish and pickets spaced four inches apart is the preferred material and style for fencing that is visible along Prospect Road. This concludes Staff comments at this time. Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit. If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project, please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750. Sincerely Ted Shepard Chief Planner Page 7 Number: 47 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07]Some issues to revise: Review impact at Prospect & Riverside. Need to evaluate site and nearby intersection per Section 4.4 of the LCUASS. Traffic distribution and assignment discussion/diagrams. Department: Zoning Issue Contact: Jenny Nuckols Topic: ZONING Number: 2 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Elevations: Please note the building height at the peak of the roof. Number: 3 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Elevations: Note colors on elevations: stucco, metal siding, c.m.u. veneer. Number: 4 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Site Plan: Chain link fencing is not allowed. 3.8.11(B) Another type of fencing will need to be used - wood, masonry. Please show elevation of proposed type of fencing. Number: 5 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Site Plan: one of the handicap parking spaces needs to be van accessible - an overall width of 16' and signed as "van accessible". Number: 6 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Site Plan: Note the building dimensions, footprint and setback to property lines ... for office buildings as well as the storage unit buildings. Number: 7 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Landscape plan: There are no street trees being shown - street trees are between the sidewalk and the curb - in the "parkway" area. No landscaping is being shown in this area. How wide is the sidewalk - does it meet Engineering requirements? Number: 8 Created: 5/11/2007 [5/11/07] Landscape Plan: Parking lot landscaping, in the form of islands, for Buildings A and B only, is required to be 6% of the total parking lot area. Department: Current Planning Issue Contact: Dana Leavitt Topic: Landscape Plan Number: 51 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Kentucky Bluegrass is not the preferred type of grass for the detention pond. Use a water tolerant grass species, less water intensive. Comments from Ted Shepard — Current Planning 1. The site is located within the "Developed Urban District" of the Prospect Road Streetscape Program. This area is envisioned to develop in conformance to the "Business Park Style." For 1640 Riverside, this means that the sidewalk should be detached with a formal row of street trees planted in the parkway. The plan adequately provides the street trees but the sidewalk should be detached. Page 6 Number: 43 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Label clean -outs in drive as "traffic rated". Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Roger Buffington Topic: Landscape Plan Number: 44 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Resolve tree / Fire Hydrant conflict. Department: PFA Issue Contact: Carie Dann Topic: Fire Number: 32 Created: 6/6/2007 [6/6/07] FIRE LANES: The storage structures are out of access to emergency vehicles. Therefore, all drive aisles shall be designated on the plat as Emergency Access Easement (fire lanes). The Emergency Access Easement shall begin at the drive cut from Riverside and include all drive aisles. The fire lane shall be visible by painting and signage, and maintained unobstructed at all times. A fire lane plan shall be submitted for approval prior to installation. In addition to the design criteria already contained in relevant standards and policies, any new fire lane must meet the following general requirements: ❑ Be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface (asphalt or concrete) capable of supporting fire apparatus weights. Compacted road base shall be used only for temporary fire lanes or at construction sites. ❑ Have appropriate maintenance agreements that are legally binding and enforceable. ❑ Maintain the required minimum width of 20 feet throughout the length of the fire lane. If a fire lane cannot be provided, the buildings shall be fire sprinklered. 97UFC 901.2.2.1; 901.3; 901.4.2; 902.2.1 Number: 33 Created: 6/6/2007 [6/6/07] OFFICE BUILDING CONTAINMENT: PFA will allow the two, two-story, 6,000 SF office buildings to be built with fire containment, instead of automatic sprinklers, if these structures are completely fire contained, which requires minimum one -hour fire separation between floors (fire door assemblies, dampers, heating, etc). Number: 34 Created: 6/6/2007 [6/6/07] FIRE HYDRANT: The fire hydrant that was added internally among the storage units is not required. Department: Traffic Operations Issue Contact: Ward Stanford Topic: Traffic -TIS Number: 45 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Submitted TIS does not conform to LCUASS standards and needs to, be revised to standards. Number: 46 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] As far as I can tell a Scoping Session was not conducted but needs to be held to discuss the scope of the TIS. Page 5 Number: 30 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] The developer will need to complete a Commercial Service Information (C-1) form for each electric service. Also we will need to coordinate electric facilities and development charges with Light & Power Engineering (221-6700). Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque Topic: Stormwater Number: 36 Created: 6/7/2007 [6/7/07] An off -site drainage easement is required for the outfall storm sewer. This easement should be 20 feet wide with the pipe centered in the easement. Number: 37 Created: 6/7/2007 [6/7/07] Please revise the outfall storm sewer to be 12-inches in diameter and to include a total of 2 cleanouts. Normally, our minimum size storm sewer is 15-inches, but due to the small flow and an additional cleanout, 12=inch diameter is OK. Ours crews indicated that 12-inch diameter is the minimum size they can flush a storm sewer effectively. Number: 38 Created: 6/7/2007 [6/7/07] Please provide the water quality volume in addition to the quantity detention. The City is OK with this reducing the freeboard, as long as there is still enough elevation for the emergency spillway to operate without flooding any of the buildings. This should raise the 100-year high water line only a few one -hundredths. Number: 39 Created: 6/7/2007 [6/7/07] The northern edge slopes to tie the contours to the property to the north are very steep, 1:1 or greater. See redlines. Number: 48 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] The south property line in the proposed condition will block flows that currently travel northeast.. There should be a swale designed to City standards that intercepts these flows and carries them to the east along the property boundary. Number: 49 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] A drainage easement is required for the limits of the detention pond. Number: 50 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Please identify and show on the drainage plan the pond emergency spillway. Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Roger Buffington Topic: Water/Wastewater Number: 40 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Move sewer services to north part of the drive. Number: 41 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Install water main in south part of drive (10 feet from sewer services and 5 feet from curb and gutter). Number: 42 Created: 6/8/2007 [6/8/07] Eliminate east portion of water main and east Fire Hydrant. Page 4 Number: 16 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/071 Please dimension from the flowline on Riverside Ave. to the first parking space on -site. The minimum standard parking setback per LCUASS 19-6 is 75 feet. This is based on the avg. ADT of 193 presented by your traffic engineer. Any setback less than 75 feet will require a variance request supported by adequate justification. Number: 17 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Please widen the on -site sidewalks behind the office buildings to a minimum of 6 feet wide. Sidewalks must be at least 6 feet wide where they are directly adjacent to parking stalls. Number: 18 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Curb & gutter or a ribbon gutter is recommended at the rear of the site (easterly edge of pavement) to direct all sheet flows to the proposed rip -rap pads. Number: 19 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/071 Small retaining walls are proposed at the northeast and southeast corners of the site. Please provide simple cross sections of the walls at the property lines to show that these wall foundations will not encroach across the property lines. Any retaining walls over 30 inches high will require a separate building permit and should be labeled on these plans (under sep. permit by Building Dept.) Number: 20 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Detail sheet 7 does not meet LCUASS Appendix E requirements for text size and scanability. Please revise the details on sheet 7 so they will scan well and be legible. Number: 21 Created: 5/21/2007 [5/21/07] Please add the following LCUASS standard details to sheet 8 for sidewalk, vertical curb & gutter, drive approach .... 701, 706 or 707, 1602. Department: Light & Power Issue Contact: Janet McTague Topic: General Number: 1 Created: 5/10/2007 [5/10/071 The transformer location looks good as shown on the landscape plan. Department: Light & Power Issue Contact: Doug Martine Topic: Landscape Plan Number: 31 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/071 The street tree in the R-O-W (2nd tree from the south) needs to be relocated to be a minimum of 40 ft. from the streetlight (15 ft. if the tree is an ornamental type). Topic: Utility Plan Number: 29 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Relocation of the existing streetlight will be at the developer's expense, in addition to normal electric development charges. Page 3 Number: 26 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Details on sheet 5 LCUASS 701, 1602 and 1601 do not meet LCUASS Appendix E requirements for text drafting and scanability. These details should really be removed from the Site Plan and added to the Utility Plan details. Topic: Engineering - Utility Plans Number: 11 Created: 5/18/2007 [5/18/07] Please re -title the Plan Set FIRST REPLAT OF PROSPECT RIVERSIDE SUBDIVISION - RIVERSIDE STORAGE. The City does not like to use address numbers in the title and the subdivision name is the best alternative for filing purposes. Update month and year on the cover sheet at next submittal. Number: 12 Created: 5/18/2007 [5/18/07] Please list all consultants information on the cover sheet (geotech., traffic, owner, developer, architect etc...) Number: 13 Created: 5/18/2007 [5/18/07] Since this development will not include a replat, we will require a minimum of 4 dedications by separate document. 1. ROW dedication; 2. Utility Easement dedication; 3. Drainage easement dedication on -site detention area and, 4. Off -site drainage easement for outlet pipe and rip rap pad. The 15 foot wide U.E. behind the ROW and the water/fire line U.E. across the site may be combined into one legal description and dedication if desired or they may be separated into two separate documents. Each dedication is a stand alone document and will require a deed of dedication and legal & map exhibit. The review fee of $250 per document must be submitted to the City with the next submittal and prior to scheduling a hearing. If you cannot get a deed of dedication signed by the adjacent owner for the off -site drainage easement in time for a hearing, you may submit a letter of intent signed by the owner as long as the review fee has been paid. Deed of dedication templates have been provided with the redlines for your use. I can also email them in Word Doc. format if requested. Number: 14 Created: 5/18/2007 [5/18/07] Comments in the conceptual review meeting indicated that a standard width detached sidewalk is required for this development along the Riverside Ave. frontage. The City Land Use Code or the LCUASS do not provide for an option to widen existing attached walks where detached walks are feasible. The City cannot likely support a variance request for attached walks in this location without reasonable justification. Please revise the plans to show a standard width 6 foot detached walk in the ultimate location (back of walk adjacent to future ROW limits). The detached walk shall radius bend to match existing adjacent attached walks to the north and south. Street trees shall be planted in the ultimate location in the parkway between the sidewalk and street. Please revise all plans as needed TYP. Number: 15 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] PFA commented that all portions of all buildings need to be within 150 feet of a dedicated fire lane. I do not see any emergency access easements being dedicated with this project. Please consult with PFA and submit an emergency access easement deed of dedication and legal description if required. Page 2 ia STAFF PROJECT REVIEW City of Fort Collins WG Architects Date: 06/12/2007 Robert Gustafson 1449 Riverside Fort Collins, CO 80524 Staff has reviewed your submittal for RIVERSIDE COMMERCIAL PDP TYPE I AND FINAL COMPLIANCE, and we offer the following comments: ISSUES: Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Randy Maizland Topic: Engineering Number: 10 Created: 5/18/2007 [5/18/07] Utility Plans need to be at 90 percent prior to scheduling a hearing since this is a PDP-FDP combined submittal. Topic: Engineering - Landscape Plan Number: 27 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Please revise all sidewalks and parking spaces on the Landscape Plan per the comments provided under Utility Plans regarding widths and locations. Street trees along Riverside Ave. shall be placed in the parkway between the street and sidewalk in the ultimate location. Number: 28 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Please show and label all access, drainage and utility easements on the Landscape Plan. Show the off -site drainage work proposed and any re -vegetation of the area disturbed during construction. Topic: Engineering - Site Plan .Number: 22 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Please revise the Legal Description on sheet 1 of the Site Plan. Lot 1, First Replat, Prospect -Riverside Subdivision. Number: 23 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Please adequately show and label all on -site and off -site proposed easements on sheet 2 of the Site Plan. Number: 24 Created: 5/21 /2007 [5/21/07] Revise the Site Plan to show a standard 6 foot wide detached walk in the ultimate location. Revise parking spaces to meet the minimum setback required by LCUASS 19-6 (75 feet min. from flowline). See Engineering- Utility Plan comments for clarification. Number: 25 Created: 5/21 /2007 (5/21/07] Please show and label the existing and proposed right-of-way limits on the Site Plan measured from centerline of Riverside Ave. Page 1