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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIVERSIDE COMMERCIAL - PDP/FDP - 9-07/A - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)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. Ornamental fencing will be used at the west end of the property where it is visible from Riverside Avenue. Chain link will be used on the east end of the property around the detention pond. Department: Current Planning Topic: Landscape Plan Number. 51 Kentucky Bluegrass is not the preferred type of grass for the detention pond. Use a water tolerant grass species, less water intensive. Low water requiring turf grass mixture is proposed for the detention pond and re - vegetation of the offsite storm sewer pipe. , Comments from Ted Shepard- Current Planning 1. The site is located within the "Developed Urban District' of the Prospect Road Streetscao 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. A 6' detached sidewalk with landscaped "parkway" has been provided. 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. North elevation of Building A and south elevation of Building B have been modified to include additional architectural elements. 3. Staff acknowledges that the 30-foot deep landscape yard is required by the Industrial zone standard Section 4.28(17(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. Developer does not feel the additional 5' is worth the extra time and expense of a modification that does not significantly enhance the development. 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. Building G moved north to allow drainage `swale and landscaping to be installed along south property line. 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? Landscape shrubs are proposed to be installed around the transformer to work as a buffer. Number. 34 FIRE HYDRANT. The fin: hydrant that was added internally among the storage units is not required. The fire hydrant has been removed. Department: Stonnwater-Water-Wastewater Topic: Stonnwater Number. 36 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. Developer is attempting to obtain drainage easements from adjacent property owners for the proposed outfall storm sewer. Contact: Roger Buffington Topic: WaterMastewater Number. 40 Movesewer services to north part of the drive. Sewer services positioned as requested. Number. 41 Install water main in south part of drive (10 feet from sewer services and 5 feet from curb and gutter). Water main positioned as requested. Number. 42 Eliminate east portion of water main and east Fire Hydrant. Fire hydrant and water line removed as noted. Department: Stonnwater-Water-Wastewater Topic: Landscape Plan Number. 44 Resolve tree / Fire Hydrant conflict. Fire hydrant moved so there is no longer a conflict. Department: Traffic Operations Topic: Traffic -TIS Number. 45 Number. 46 Number. 47 Traffic Impact Study requirements are being waved per Ward Stanford. Number. 48 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. South storage building moved north to allow drainage swale and landscaping to be installed along south property line. Number. 49 A drainage easement is required for the limits of the detention pond. Drainage easement provided as requested. Topic: Utility Plan Number. 29 Relocation of the existing streetlight will be at the developers expense, in addition to normal electric development charges. Existing street light will remain. Ornamental trees will be installed at15' (minimum) from the existing light pole. Number. 30 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). C-1 form will be submitted with Building Permit application. Coordination of electric facilities and development charges will be discussed with Light and Power at that time. Department. tight & Power Topic: Landscape Plan Number. 31 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). Ornamental trees will be installed a minimum of 15' from the existing street light. Department: PFA Topic. Fire Number 32 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 sprinldered. 97UFC 901.2.2.1; 901.3, 901.4.2, 902.2.1 Fire Lanes have been established throughout the property to allow emergency vehicle access. Fire Lanes are part of a combined Utility/Fire Lane Easement dedication. Number. 33 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). Office buildings will be divided into approximate 3000 square foot spaces as prescribed by local building codes. Number. 18 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. Curb and gutter has been added to the east side of the drive to direct stormwater flow. Topic: Engineering - Site Plan Number. 22 Please revise the Legal Description on sheet 1 of the Site Plan. Lot 1, First Replat, Prospect - Riverside Subdivision. Legal description has been revised as requested. Number. 23 Please adequately show and label all on -site and off -site proposed easements on sheet 2 of the Site Plan. Easements are shown and noted as requested. Number. 24 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 clamcation. A 6' detached sidewalk along Riverside Avenue has been shown. A 75' vehicle stacking area is provided on the exit side of the drive though the parking spaces are located less than 75' from the flowline of Riverside Avenue. Number. 25 Please show and label the existing and proposed right-of-way limits on the Site Plan measured from centerline of Riverside Ave. Existing and proposed ROW limits have been shown on the Site Plan. Number. 26 Details on sheet 5 LCUASS 701, 1602 and 1601 do not meet LCUASS Appendix E requirements for text drafting and scanabii* These details should really be removed from the Site Plan and added to the Utility Plan details. This detail sheet has been removed from the plan set. Topic: Engineering - Landscape Plan Number. 27 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. Landscape Plan has been revised to reflect changes to Site Plan. Number. 28 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. All easements and re -vegetation of off -site storm drain are shown on the Landscape Plan. 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. A total of six (6) easements are proposed with this project: ROW dedication; 15' Utility Easement; 20' Utility/Fire Lane Easement, Detention Pond Easement; 2 off - site Storm Sewer Easements. We are in discussions with affected property owners to obtain these easements. Description of these easements included. Number. 14 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. A 6' detached sidewalk has been shown on the plans. Sidewalk returns to the existing sidewalks on adjacent properties to the north and south. Number. 15 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. Fire lanes have been added to the property to allow emergency access to all buildings. A Utility/Fire Lane Easement is included in this resubmittal package. Number. 16 - 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 justfication. A 75' vehicle stacking area is provided on the exit side of the drive though the parking spaces are located less than 75' from the flowline of Riverside Avenue. Number. 17 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. All sidewalks on site are a minimum of 6' in width. Topic: ZONING Number. 2 Elevations: Please note the building height at the peak of the roof. Building height noted at peak of roof. Number. 3 Elevations: Note colors on elevations: stucco, metal siding, c.m.u. veneer. Color of building materials noted on elevations. All building colors are of a neutral hue. Number. 4 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. A decorative fence will be used at the west end of the property where it is visible from Riverside Avenue. Chain link will be used on the east end of the property around the detention pond. Number. 5 Site Plan: one of the handicap parking spaces needs to be van accessible - an overall width of 16' and signed as 'van accessible' Both handicap parking spaces are van accessible and will be signed as such. Number. 6 Site Plan: Note the building dimensions, footprint and setback to property lines... for office buildings as well as the storage unit buildings. Building dimensions, setbacks, etc are noted on the Site Plan. Number. 7 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? Street trees are shown between the street and detached 6' sidewalk in the "parkway" area. Sidewalk does meet Engineering requirements. Number. 8 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. The parking lot landscaping for buildings A and B is 16.5%. Topic: Engineering - Utility Plans Number. 12 Please list all consultants information on the cover sheet (geotech., traffic, owner, developer, architect etc..) Project team participants listed on cover sheet. Number. 13 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 waterkre line U.E. across the site maybe combined into one legal description and dedication if desired or they may be separated into two separate documents. architecture planning design Vyvc� ARCHITECTS September 20, 2007 Mr. Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 RE: 1640 Riverside Riverside Commercial Dear Ted, Following please find response to staff comments for the above referenced project. Revised plans are included for your use. Please let me know if you require any additional information. Reg , Robert Gustafson 1449 riverside ave. ft. collins, co. 80524 970 493 2025 970 493 2026 www.wgarchitects.com